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 |
| 3 | Chronic Pain from leg AVM | I am experiencing hair loss from taking 300 mg of neurontin a day. | F | 36 | 6 months | 12/3/2008 | 3 | chronic daily headaches | word expression difficult, confusion during conversations, insomnia and speeding feeling | I have had daily chronic headaches for over 4 yrs since my 2nd daughter was born. Neurontin has taken my headaches from a constant 7-8 level pain to around 3. I almost have a sensation like I feel the pain but perceive it less. Most people feel tired but Neurontin almost gives me energy. But I feel anxious sometimes when my mind takes a vacation when I really need it like driving or working! My decision making is horrible - being tormented by choices trying to pick out an apple at the grocery store! It is like the time/space relationship is all mixed up. Like I am on auto pilot almost an out-of-body experience. These all sound horrible but it the adverse events are much less on 100 mg taken 5 x before 5pm. | F | 41 | 6 months | 1/4/2009 | 3 | neuropathy from lower back problems | difficulty achieving orgasm, loss of sex drive, feeling depressed at time | it has helped with the neuropathy but finding i need to increase the dose...would like to find something that helps with neuropathy with no side affects | F | 57 | 6 months 300mg 1X day | 4/28/2017 | 2 | Multiple Sclerosis neuropathy | Sores on arms, legs and back. Irritability, brain fog, headaches, ear pain, tightness in neck and throat with difficulty swallowing, unable to focus. | I started taking 200 mg 3 x a day. I was a basket case. I couldn't think, sleep, or have a conversation which would end up in a difference of opinion. Couldn't make decisions. I dropped down to 100 mg 3 x a day which seemed a lot better. I started getting scabs on my legs, arms and upper back, ear pain, headaches, vision problems. What has scared me is that it feels like my throat is closing up and the muscles in my neck are so tight, I might as well be in a cast. I hope this is caused by the Neurotin and hope it will go away now that I have stopped taking it. | F | 46 | 6 months | 8/24/2008 | 2 | Sciatica/sacro-iliac severe pain | Nil that I know of. | Taken as a cocktail with paracetamol & dihydrocodeine..Still severe discomfort. | M | 65 | 6 months | 5/3/2006 | 2 | suspected crps | increased appetite, weight gain,memory loss,fogginess,sleepiness,made my toes twitch and clench. I have a sensitivity which feels like a mild sunburn over my body which at this point I don't know if from the drug or my nerve damage. Weaning down and hope to be off completely in a few months time. | Great sleeping aid and helped with menopause symptoms. Did nothing for my arthritus pain which seems to have gotten worse over the past few months. | F | 56 | 6 months 100-300mg 3X day | 7/28/2010 | 2 | arm/hand pain c5 discectomy | A little tired but nothing compared to most of the posts | It has done nothing for me. I have been taking for 6 months with current dosage at 3200-3600 /day. No noticalbe pain relief or really any other side effects. Sleep good at night though | M | 52 | 6 months | 1/23/2007 | 1 | Spinal Stenosis / Sciatic Pain | Can not remember words, legs tremble, General tiredness. I am only taking 600mg in the evening. I am told that the dose is very low, but at first 300mg worked than stopped so it was upped to 600mg. Now this is marginally working so the Dr. wants to up the dose. The side effects are horrible. | In addition to the mentioned side effects, I developed a cough. The Dr. says it is not possible to be related to Neurontin, but the longer I stay on it, the worse it gets. I AM WONDERING IF OTHER HAVE DEVELOPED A COUGH, | M | 64 | 6 months | 2/8/2008 | 1 | cervical nerve pain | Fear, anxiety, dizziness beyond belief ( feels like I am on a boat at sea all the time)Definitely promoted thoughts of dying ( and i'm not like this) | Took the lowest dosage possible . Made me crazy. Off of it for 2 weeks and I am still so dizzy that I barely can walk. This stuff is horrible. Started out with nerve pain, now have to deal with balance issues with dizziness. Seems to still linger in my system well after all reports say it should be gone. I am severely drug sensitive. Don't recommend it. | F | 53 | 6 months 100 mg 1X day | 2/12/2011 | 1 | pain and burning sensation in hand | Unable to concentrate nodding off in the middle of the day | began to build up a tolerance for the drug and symptoms were returning DR said I was on max dosage so I went off of it and found on the Neurology.org that an anti-depression drug Bupropion has been successful in the majority of patients,it sure has been GREAT for me with no side effects after 2 wks http://www.neurology.org/content/57/9/1583.abstract?sid=e4b097f6-7ed9-4eb8-b0c5-4ca35325bcc5 | M | 73 | 6 months 3X day | 3/2/2011 | 1 | trigeminal neuralgia | Extreme lethargy, weight gain, hallucinations, strange dreams, suicidal ideation, feeling that my skin "didn't fit right," paranoia, severe vertigo and dizziness, inability to do pretty much anything, insomnia, migraines, memory less, difficulty concentrating, THE WORKS. | Neurontin was a NIGHTMARE for me. To this day, I can't believe I spent that much money to feel that absolutely horrible. It did NOTHING for my pain. The only thing it did do was cause me to urinate less frequently...but it was NOT WORTH IT. I have never been suicidal before or since. The side-effects were HELL ON EARTH. This is a DEMON DRUG. Stay away from it!!! | F | 32 | 6 months | 2/12/2007 | 1 | Bi-Polar, Depression, Anxiety | OMG....This drug has caused me to gain over 30lbs and still gaining, since I have started taking it. Which has caused me to become disgusted with my appearance. It has also caused me to break out, on my back, shoulders,and face. I take 900mg a day. along with 3mg Xanax and lowered my dosage of Seroquel to 200mg per day. And I tell you. I have never felt so grossed out by myself, since starting on Neurontin. I am also more sluggish, lethargic, sleep 14 hours a day, non stop. I have no interest in anything anymore. Won't even move off the couch to get my mail..and many other side effects, way too may to name them all. I have been on disability for my condition. And believe me, I have tried them ALL!!!..My "shrink" won't take me off of them because he says they are making me better...heh, heh. Maybe in the slightest bit, but the side effects are not worth it...I can't even stand to look at myself anymore..and my idiot psychiatrist says the weight gain has nothing to do with the | Well, despite what my doctor says, I am weaning myself off of this shit..I was doing much better without it...Don't know why my psychiatrist suggested I take it in the first place...Oh, by the way, if you haven't noticed by now, they also make me very irritable...Thank you for listening. | F | 39 | 6 months | 5/1/2006 | 1 | chronic joint pain | I was prescibed this drug for chronic joint pain. It did absolutely nothing for pain, but it did cause me to gain 45 lbs. in 6 weeks. I am only 5"2' , so 45lbs. is a lot of weight for me. | Before the Neurontin I was a thin person throughout my whole life. Now, because of the qweight, I am predisposed to diabetes, heart disease and many other health problems. I cannot lose the Neurontn weight because of the chronic pain and other issues for wbhich I sought treatment/ When my now ex-doc saw the 45lb. weight gain on my chart she casually said, "Oh yeah, that always happens," Do not take Neurontin for pain because it is usesless and dangerous. Take it only if you have the seizure disorder for which it was designed. Even then, I'd get as second pinion. | F | 57 | 6 months | 7/29/2009 | 1 | Spasticity | extreme weight loss, no sex drive, head, ache's , falling all the time . I feel like my skin is crawling . I have gained 30 pounds in 5 months and no really eating that much. Feet burning and the Dr. said it was neuropathy that's funny I never had it before the back surgery . We'll after reading this blog and finding out what was the cause of my issues I am done with Neurontin . | M | 58 | 6 months 300MG 3X day | 12/23/2014 | 1 | neck pain | Burning aching feet. In a fog all the time. Very tired. Caused more pain after continued use. Withdrawal is bad | F | 53 | 6 months 1800 | 6/26/2014 | 5 | interstitial cystitis | 1st few days feel very hyper, like a speeding feeling (not that I've ever had speed). Weight gain of about 1 lb a month even after trying very hard to keep it off. | I love this drug!! No side effects, just took all my pain away like I have never had IC! Is amazing!!!! By the 3rd day I was pain free!! I'm upset about the weight gain though. 5 lbs in 5 months on a 1200 calorie diet and exercise. I am on 4 x 300mg daily. | F | 34 | 5 months | 2/17/2009 | 5 | insomnia | word retrieval problems--didn't necessarily link it to neurontin, but after reading others' side effects, I am pretty certain that's why it's happening. If I wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I am a little unsteady on my feet. Also, when I wake up in the morning, I can be a bit wobbly, but it goes away once I get up and have coffee, shower, etc. | I have suffered from insomnia for many, many years and tried klonopin, xanax, and I can't remember the names of about three other medications. None worked. The neurontin is working. I never wake up in the middle of the night and stay up for 2 hours like I used to. I am not saying that I sleep beautifully every night, but I sleep. My irritability from lack of sleep has decreased dramatically. | F | 45 | 5 months | 4/17/2007 | 5 | Chronic Neuropathic Pain | Initial drowsiness occurred but overtime this side effect faded | For weeks before starting Neurontin (concomitantly with another anticonvulsant, Lyrica) I had to go to the hospital about once a week for shooting electrical pain from my L5/S1 region all the way through my toes. The Neurontin (and Lyrica) helped control my eletrical pain, hypersensitivity/allodynia, and also acute episodes of muscle spasm in my low back which always preceded hospital trips. Neurontin is a great drug but I think the related Gaba drug, Lyrica is better (but I am a weird case because I take both, most people choose one). I do have to take flexiril for thoracic area muscle spasm, and hydrocodone for the less sharp pain that the anticonvulsants do not eliminate. | M | 20 | 5 months | 1/4/2007 | 4 | bi-polar disorder | i take this in combination with many medications. weight gain and fatigue are the most prominent side effects though this could be linked to the lithium i take as well. Used to take Lamictal but had to stop due to rash | Decent medication, set aside from cost. | F | 33 | 5 months | 12/23/2003 | 4 | anxiety and for mood | skin problems, severe constipation. | This medication was prescribed to me for anxiety and sleep. It really has helped me in this way but of course there are side effects. One of the biggest things about this med is that it seems to stop working or I became tolerant very quickly. | F | 52 | 5 months 600mg. 3X day | 8/13/2011 |