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 |
| 1 | Migraine Headaches | 300mg 1x day in the mornings: Ecstasy feeling and a great amount of energy in the morning, but by 3P I crash; by 7P I am extremely fatigued. I am unable to sleep through the night; vivid dreams; very fast weight gain and hunger; chest pains, face swelling, fatigue, bottoms of feet hurt, memory loss, very dizzy, vision problems, bloated abdomen, dry, dry skin, some speech problems | I am going to wean myself off the medication gradually. Does anyone have any suggestions for doing this? Dealing with migraine headaches may be a better solution than all the side effects from Neurontin. I wish I had not used this | F | 53 | 3 months | 11/22/2004 | 1 | Back Paiin | OMG!!! This stuff should be banned. Suicidal, anxiety, shaking, traveling aches and pain, dizzyness, blurred vision, instabillity on my feet, and the list could go on. I seriously wanted to commit suicide on this stuff...and didn't know why. It was only 4 days ago when I started reading up on this stuff that I realized what it did to people. Now I have to get OFF the stuff, which, after reading others comments won't be easy. | Don't take it | M | 49 | 3 months | 1/1/2008 | 1 | Depression/Insomnia | I had terrible side effects on this medicine. I felt "spacy" during the day, and the worst thing was developing 'night shakes'. I would shake so hard during the night that I would wake my husband up. I didn't believe it until my husband showed a video that he took at night. I shook so much & moved around a lot and I was surprised that I didn't wake myself up. Very lethargic during the day, but probably due to the events that happened while I was sleeping. | F | 29 | 3 months | 5/29/2007 | 1 | eye twitch, then back pain | Superior oblique myokymia--worked wonders for a month, then quit. Upping dose was no help. Side effects began after a month--fatigue and adhd. Later, took it for back pain (3 months) and had increased side effects-- memory problems, organization and concentration issues (making work very hard to do), weight gain, problems driving, couldn't "find" words. No pain relief. Reluctantly took it again two years later for worse back pain. (2 months) Side effects just got more problematic each time I started this drug. The third time, again no pain relief, but I felt absolutely crazy. Can't take any of the anti-seizure category meds. (Have also tried Baclofin, Gabatril, Lyrica, Tegretol with varying side effects and no pain relief.) I get none of these effects with opiates, even though they are considered more powerful drugs. They also control pain very effectively. | I think this is a powerful and sometimes dangerous drug which may esacalte in terms of side effects over time. I would never take it again. I have a friend who takes it and while he does not notice his side effects, I do. Very talkative, forgetful, lack of energy, weight gain, and impulsivity. He doesn't experience the out-of-control feelings I had. Ask other people what your driving is really like when you take this drug. I rear-ended three different people, thank goodness not seriously. It was all due to lack of concentration and poor reaction time. | F | 59 | 3 months | 3/1/2007 | 1 | Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia | So many horrendous side effects. I believe that this drug was killing me. I took myself off of it after my dr was non-responsive to alarm of side effects. This drug effects GABA levels in the brain, which is responsible for blocking messages to and from the brain. Too much gaba can be lethal as it can stop the heart from beating--not to mention hindering brain/cognative function. Takes MONTHS for effects to leave body after last pill consumed. I was not warned of any of the following problems and was dismissed when talked about them. (By the way, Panic attacks are not listed on the pharm. insert as a possible side effect. But I called the manufacturer and spoke to their resident pharmacist and was told that panic attacks are quite common from this med. but they just don't list it on the warning label or side effect list.) I experienced one full blown panic attack. Very scary, didn't even know what was happening until I called the manufacturer. I almost checked myself into a clinic. Caused distal weakness (hands, wrists, feet, ankles become inanimate and curl up like a quadrapalegic), tripping, inabliity to type, memory and consciousness greatly affected--a month would go by without being able to know/remember it--like being in a coma but being awake. Other symptoms: weight gain, mood changes, fear, stuttering, sleepiness. Also, not told that alcohol would make emotions become volitile-was laughing, crying and being vicious in short time. Problems with language, spelling. Others, too--can't remember details. Almost all functioning, except for fear and staying alive, was halted. My skin looked gorgeous, however. That aspect should be isolated and bottled, if achieved without any effect on the brain. | Took all pain away immediately and completely. Pain for TN is reportedly the most painful experience to man, so the pain relief was welcomed. But tolerance to neurontin developed quickly so needed to up dosages very rapidly to prevent breakthrough pain, and the side effects were murderous. This med should only be prescribed if one is low on gaba--otherwise it causes great functional problems. | F | 35 | 3 months | 4/18/2005 | 1 | Multiple Sclerosis Nerve Pain | Terrible stomach ache, weight gain instantly, very dizzy | Gave it my best shot at different doses and nothing. Just terrible side effects. Did nothing for pain. Pretty much a waste of $ and useless drug although I hear it's used very well for other medical issues. For this issue I had it was just a bad drug | 3 months 300 3X day | 10/20/2012 | 1 | back pain lyme disease | Swelling of legs, hands, and feet. Fuzzy thinking, mouth sores,ears feel full of fluid, sinus swelling,dizzy, skin feels like it is burning | This drug should be take off the market !!! Awful ! After only 3 months I am in a living hell. Trying to cut down to 150mg , twice a day. I feel like a hamster on a wheel spinning. If I don't take it the pain returns, if I do take it I feel awful. Also forgot to mention the awful paste taste in my mouth, that feels like a desert !! DO NOT START THIS DRUG !!! | F | 57 | 3 months 300mg 2X day | 6/30/2012 | 1 | Shingles (zoster) | Took it for pain and was on it for three months. I became severely fatigued so I had blood work done and found I was critically anemic (6 and normal is 15). Doctor ordered me to stop neurontin and the day I stopped, all my pain disappeared! It's been 6 months since I stopped. I'm still anemic and have to go for blood work twice a month. | Make sure you monitor your blood if you're on this drug. | M | 49 | 3 months | 6/25/2006 | 1 | Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome | Tiredness initially, but the bulk of the side effects did not begin until I quit the medicine cold turkey (was only taking 200 mg/day): Difficulty concentrating, memory problems, hangover feeling, vision problems, depression, anxiety, paranoia, vertigo, nausea. | When my dr. prescribed this I asked what the side effects were and he said | M | 26 | 3 months | 8/17/2005 | 1 | sleep | Gettimg off Gabapentin is Hell I just tried to go down 300mg because it syopprd working icoubld not my doctor switched me to 300 mg in morning and 600mmg at night the transition was two weeks of anxiety now i go down 300 at nightI I expect deppression anxirty and insomnia likebefor | F | 51 | 3 months 900 mg 1X day | 5/14/2010 | 5 | OCD, anxiety, probably ADD. | euphoria, increased libido, sometimes brain fog. | it is awesome... saved my life. it reduced irritability, obsessions, compulsions and delete almost whole social phobia. it raises up my mood better that an SSRI. i suggest to try for its safety too. | M | 24 | 2 months 1200 4X day | 3/24/2010 | 5 | spinal stenosis/leg and foot pain | None | I am lucky that I have not experienced any of the unpleasant side effects. I also take MSM. | M | 50 | 2 months 600mg. 3X day | 6/2/2011 | 5 | Severe Brachial and Neck Pain | Some sleepiness and dizzyness for the first week during the day then subsided. | this Drug has been a life saver for in releiving severe Neuropathic pain in my neck, thoracic spine and arms. After 18 months of agony, somewhat releived by SR tramadol which I started 8 months ago, the Neurontin has been the icing on the cake for me this year. | F | 30 | 2 months | 4/3/2006 | 5 | Nerve pain in leg after surgery | dizziness, weight gain, visual disturbances, brain fog, memory loss, feel lazy | the pain is totally gone. It's like a miracle. I spent years in excruciating pain and I can't believe 3 pills a day can make it go away. i'm in a perpetual state of fogginess and I forget a lot of things and the dizziness is a real bother but I love being able to sleep through the night and not be woken up by pain. I'm not happy with the wieght gain as i have been struggling with that before taken the medicine and now its even worse. but at least I dont hurt anymore. | F | 40 | 2 months | 3/9/2005 | 5 | Nerve pain in leg after surgery | dizziness, weight gain, visual disturbances, brain fog, memory loss, feel lazy | the pain is totally gone. It's like a miracle. I spent years in excruciating pain and I can't believe 3 pills a day can make it go away. i'm in a perpetual state of fogginess and I forget a lot of things and the dizziness is a real bother but I love being able to sleep through the night and not be woken up by pain. I'm not happy with the wieght gain as i have been struggling with that before taken the medicine and now its even worse. but at least I dont hurt anymore. | F | 40 | 2 months | 3/9/2005 | 5 | atypical trigeminal neuralgia | very dizzy, some blurry vision, difficulty concentrating (although no less than when I have severe TN pain) | I'll continue the neurontin despite the dizziness, as it has really helped with the TN. I still have mild pain, but it is bearable. 1800mg/day. | F | 36 | 2 months | 2/10/2005 | 5 | neuropathy in hands/feet from chemo | Trouble finding words, but had that from the chemo . | WONDERFUL!!! I was experiencing severe tingling (felt like needles) in my hands and feet. After approx. 2 months on it, I do not have a single complaint. I am afraid to wean down though. I don't want to feel that discomfort again! | M | 43 | 2 months | 5/30/2008 | 5 | chronic pain due to neck injury | I am so depressed and am having suicidal thoughts and am at the end of my rope. I think it's time for me to get some help. This drug has been a lifesaver so far as almost totally eliminating my pain, but recently have woke up screaming from nightmares and this depression will take my life if I don't do something soon. | F | 47 | 2 months | 9/4/2009 | 5 | ulcerative colitis | Can't communicate my thoughts easily. Spaced out. Ringing in the ears. Dropping everything. Lots of weight gain and swelling of hands/feet. Marijuana intensifies the sife effects. | Worth it all. I was unable to eat or drink anything for 2 days, when I begged my doctor to try it. Not sure how it helps colitis pain (my guess is that it's nerve related...duh), but it definitely does! | F | 38 | 2 months 600 mg/3x | 5/29/2015 | 4 | Complex migraine | Nausea - easily resolved with anti nausea medication. Insomnia - I have ADHD so even Benadryl has that effect. I started at 100 mg and titrated every 2 or 3 weeks after side effects faded completely at each dose level. | I had serious reservations adding this drug, but I am on low dose Depakote and this which has mitigated side effects. Migraines are down from nearly every day to 4-5 per month, and those go away with one dose of Imitrex (injection)! As an added bonus, I no longer have the awful breast pain and swelling I used to have every month which, for me, is reason enough to continue the medication! | F | 37 | 2 months 300 mg 1X day | 8/13/2015 |