NEURONTIN Reviews (GABAPENTIN)Average Rating: 2.9 (919 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NEURONTIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | it was Gabapentin for fibro | It affected my speech at times I couldn't form the words I wanted to say-it would come out as a stutter. I felt very tired and couldn't remember anything from one minute to the next | I discovered I cannot just stop the Gabapentin I need to wean myself. Gabapentin is an older version of Neurontin, although I could not take Neurontin at all-it was like a bad anti-depressant. Gabapentin is also used in epilepsy-maybe why the stuttering. | F | 56 | 12 months 900mg x2 2X day | 7/2/2010 | 4 | peripheral neuropathy | It makes me very tired, memory loss, trouble organizing thoughts | I have tried many medications to stop the electrical shocks/pain in my feet and legs. This is the only thing that has worked. I see others put that they feel high from it. I'm on such high doses, however, I do not notice any effect like that. The side effects are going to cost me my career, but I cannot live with the pain if I stop. I take 1200 mg 3X during the day and 2400 mg prior to bed. | M | 41 | 11 months 6000mg 1X AN | 9/20/2010 | 4 | Unexplained pin & Needles and pain | On commencing medication some periods of dizzyness.Twitching under the lower eyelid. | Pin & Needles cramps and pain throughout body so possibly Fibromyalgia as all tests negative now. Neurologist started me on Gabapentin, started on low dose 200mg 3x day now up to 600mg 3x day. Took a few months for body to adjust, felt odd at first, but after some months the symptoms are greatly reduced, they 'rumble' not 'roar' and the dizzy feeling diminishes. It has enabled me to continue working and caring for the family, I was pretty much bed and home bound before with limited mobility and much pain. It is worth sticking with it a while, at least 3 months to reap the rewards. | F | 49 | 11 months | 9/2/2008 | 1 | Depression | Horrible period pain | F | 19 | 11 months 100mg 1X day | 2/19/2011 | 5 | nerve pain from car accident | Weight gain, loss of sexual libido & sexual disfunction, loss of concentration and a feeling of forgetfulness | I have been taking neurontin for about 10 months now to help reduce nerve pain in my neck, arm and shoulder resulting from a car accident several years ago. I have worked up to 300mg 3 times a day and the pain relief is very good. I really notice if I miss even a single dose as the pain gets much worse. Don't like the side effects, especially the sexual ones, so much so that I tried to discontinue the drug, but after a couple days off the medication the pain got extremely intense again and I realized how much relief the drug was actually giving me. Have decided to put up with the side effects to reduce the nerve pain. | F | 43 | 10 months | 11/4/2008 | 5 | trigeminal neuralgia | sleepiness until you become used to the drug | relieved the most intense TN pain. I had to take as high as 3200mg initially and for around 2-3mos to kill the pain but I was able to taper down to 100mg a day over the next 3 months | F | 49 | 10 months | 11/8/2004 | 5 | migraines | Weight gain and frequent headaches when i wake up in the morning. | F | 70 | 10 months 300mg | 4/17/2014 | 5 | Proctalgia fugax, bunion pain, ibs- | Dry mouth, double vision | I increased the dose to 300mg a day. I also take 195mg trimipramine and 5 mg amitriptyline. I have cfs/ME since having severe viral infection 3 decades ago. Constant urgency has been very distressing. Been on numerous gut meds but this helps the most. I notice I am calmer. Still anxious about travel in case the bowels go.hopefully this will lessen over time. I now have some control over when I go. If I take a couple of cups of tea I end up going to the loo. Prior to gabapentin I was going numerous times a day and had to be very careful about what I eat. I can also eat a bigger range of foods without having to run to the loo. | M | 51 | 10 months 100 3X day | 11/16/2017 | 5 | Neuropathy | I can walk without neuropathy in my knees due to surgery. Sleep is a plus. Kind of dizzy/loopy. | M | 37 | 10 months 300 mg. | 5/24/2015 | 4 | peripheral neuropathy pain | ringing in my ears that eventually got so loud i thought i'd go insane. couldn't even hear myself think. | was a fantastic mood stabilizer. calmed me down, made me able to still be rational and logical even in intense pain. what a toss up between the pros and cons. sigh | F | 47 | 10 months | 1/16/2008 | 4 | neuropathy most of body | Dizziness, sleepiness, loss of short term memory, cotton mouth, weakness (at higher dosages), blurred vision | I hated the side effects when I first started (at 300 mg x 3 pr/day). I was feeling that it was doing more harm than good. My family saw the same thing. Then I noticed that it was actually starting to help (my feet can get so painful that I couldn't walk) and became willing to increase dosage. I should add that I take 15 mg x 3 of morphine and they really work well together for me. I still have a lot of bad days but the good days are increasing. I've had a couple of times that my pharmacy held my 'script and I have run out and it's intense, even with morphine. I realize that this is something that I'm probably taking for life. And I don't have a problem with that. | M | 51 | 10 months up to 3600 4X day | 2/13/2011 | 4 | tremors/anxiety from detox | weight gain! 35lbs in 4-5 months - drowsy and foggy at higher dosage (1800 mg a day) tired symptoms went away when reduced dosage to (600 mg a day) | I started taking Neurontin 10 months ago for help with tremors and anxiety associated with hydro/benzo detox. It worked very very well as the next step for the neurological damage that resulted from the abuse. I initially detoxed with depokote/subutex. Orginally taking 1800 mg a day and was foggy and tired and then had rapid weight gain within the next 4 months- 35 lbs - particularly in the abdomen. Was not overweight before. Cut my dosage down to 600 mg a day, drowsiness and fog went away. Started cardio and weight training 5x week and eating well but weight does not budge. I have been off Neurontin for three days now and notice that my appetite has decreased alot. Hopefully the extra lbs will come off too. | F | 34 | 10 months | 10/20/2006 | 3 | Trigeminal Neuralgia | Confusion, nausea, dry mouth, dry throat, poor memory, fatigue. | It helped a little bit with the pain but the side effects outweigh the benefits. I am having trouble remembering things and I feel tired all the time. I was on 1200mg/day for about 10 months. I am currently down to 300mg/day and hope to get off neurontin completely in a few weeks. | F | 31 | 10 months | 3/31/2009 | 1 | pain management and menoapause | This in my opinion is a very dangerous drug. I thought at first it might be helping. Looking back over my chart I realize as I increased the dose, my menopause symptoms actually got worse. I began to experience physical depression; fatigue and inability to cope. After four months on it i began to increase the dose on the advice of poorly informed doctors. I began to develop somnalence; swelling of my hands; ataxia; tinnitus and decreased immune system. Saddly, despite my complaints my doctor(s) failed to recognize the connection between the drug and the side effects. Eventually I just was not coping emotionally and psychologically. As Doctor Tom Perry says from the Therapeutics Initiative this drug can in some of us cause brain toxicity and it is hard to describe what is really going on. As I came off I too am experiencing nausea -- and sore stomache. I unfortunately came off too quickly which I would not recommend at all -- I crashed psychologically -- which felt very scary -- I am no | F | 50 | 10 months 1600 mg 1X day | 4/9/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | Dizziness - initially, but wore off; sleepiness,if too much is taken; unsteadiness (physical balance)initially, but wore off. | This drug has been dramatically effective for me; making it possible to almost completely drop lorazepam. I find it most effective on the "physical" symptoms of anxiety. I find that lorazepam seems to work better on the "mental" symptoms of anxiety - obsessiveness or rumination. | M | 46 | 9 months | 11/8/2006 | 5 | Osteoarthritis | Weight gain - about 25 pounds in less than a year - wobbly, fatigue, skin dry on hands and feet. Achy feet in morning. | Worked terrific on my pain but don't like the weight gain. Can't really say I am eating more; in fact I am skipping meals. I am craving sweets but am not overdoing it. | F | 51 | 9 months | 8/18/2005 | 5 | Nerve pain after pelvic surgery | When you first begin Neurontin, you wake up drowsy, but after about 2 weeks, that side effect goes away. | I had almost debilitating genital/pelvic nerve pain (i.e. pudendal neuralgia) after having a hysterectomy and then a bladder suspension surgery. I can tell you that the Lord really has used this drug for my benefit. You know, to be healed of physical afflictions, you need Jesus in your life as your Lord and Savior, as well. He will either heal by a miracle, or use a medication to give you relief. Either way, He heals! Thank the Lord for giving the professionals the wisdom and knowledge to make this and other beneficial medications. For those of you who say that this medication is "killing you", try Jesus instead! He will help you if you live life for Him, and ask Him for healing. He is the best medicine for any and every affliction! He sure helps me! | F | 32 | 9 months | 2/12/2007 | 5 | Neuropathic pain and suspected FM | perhaps increase in weight.Slight trmeor and drowsiness to start with. | Saved my life. Tried every NSAID on the market and nothing worked. | F | 64 | 9 months | 1/30/2005 | 5 | Essential Tremor , BiPolar Disorder | weight gain | I take 300mg three times a day. This has reduced my hand tremor significantly. It also helps with my moods. I don't get as angry as I used to. I have a lot more patience with people.I am not as anxious as I used to be and I am able to do things that used to stress me out and make me unable to enjoy outings. It also seems to give me more energy. I do seem to crave sweets now. Weight gain 17lbs....yuck. I will gladly gain a bit of weight to feel so much better. | F | 36 | 9 months | 6/13/2005 | 4 | control seizures | My biggest side effect is weight gain. Has anyone else experince this? | F | 41 | 9 months | 9/11/2002 |