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 |
| 5 | Chronic neck pain | A little drowsy, had frequent, amazing flashback memories from my childhood. Relieved the pain long enough so my body could heal on its own. Took this medication years ago when they first started prescribing it for symptoms other than seizures. Have not had the severe neck pain since. | 51 | 1 months low | 12/1/2011 | 5 | Abdominal pain from celiac | I've been a little absent-minded, but nothing serious. | I have celiac and I've gluten-free for almost 7 years, but a large amount of pain has persisted. I've been on a lot of drugs that just made me sick, so I try to avoid them. After the first week with neurontin, the pain was all but vanished, my bowels moved better, and I was more productive at work. Wonderful! | M | 28 | 1 months 300 mg 3X day | 3/30/2010 | 4 | Neuralgia | Memory loss, weight gain, nausea (if late on dose). | I continue to take neurontin, as the pain I was in was absolutely debilitating, and I am now out of pain (most of the time). I'm ok with working out extra to combat the weight gain, and I only have the nausea waves if I'm more than a few hours late taking a dose. I am most concerned about the memory loss. I've always had a very sharp mind and incredible memory intellectually and visually. That is truly gone from me now. I have to set alarms and write notes to remind myself of everything. | F | 37 | 1 months 300mg 3X day | 11/8/2010 | 4 | Hot flushes | None so far although I was looking up "Ask a Patient" to see if weight gain was a problem as I have been craving sweets and have put on about 3 kgs. It is winter here (Australia) so it might just be hibernation. | I have been having minor gynaecological problems and saw a gynaecologist about going off HRT which I have been on since going through menopause 3 years ago. I said the most annoying symptom of menopause was hot flushes which is why I was reluctant to go off HRT. He said Neurontin has shown, in a number of studies, to be very effective in reducing hot flushes significantly - maybe reducing 8 a day to 1. He also said it would help with sleep. I have had no hot flushes - although maybe it is too early to tell - but my sleep improved immediately which is wonderful as I haven't had a decent night's sleep for years. | F | 56 | 1 months 300 2X day | 8/22/2012 | 4 | fibromyalgia | drowsiness, blurred vision | I have been taking 100 mg in morning and 200 mg at night. For a while, the night dose was very sedating, but the sedation seems to come and go (maybe it has something to do with whether or not I take it shortly after eating something or not). Has done wonders for the nerve pain and achy feelings I have with my fibromyalgia. I guess it's a "user's milage may vary" drug (meaning you may or not have a good experience with it). My grandmother and father have also taken it with no problems (both for neuropathic pain). For me, it's been a life saver. | F | 30 | 1 months | 1/27/2008 | 4 | Peripheral neuropathy | Loss of libido. Sometimes difficulty sleeping. | M | 59 | 1 months 300 3X day | 12/15/2020 | 3 | neuropathic symptoms in limbs MS | I have been diagnosed with MS in the last year. Gabapentin worked amazingly for my restless legs and arms at night meaning I am getting the best nights sleep in years. However, yet to have any effect on constant tingling in my leg and my MS nurse has suggested upping the dose. I am reluctant to do so as I feel so odd on this medication. The best way I can describe it is that my head feels disconnected from my body, like my brain is off on a separate trip of its own. I am so spaced out, and I seem to be veering from overly chilled out (really unusual for me) to angry over stupid little issues. My nurse said the side effects should decrease but I’m not sure how long I can tolerate this. | F | 44 | 1 months 100 3X day | 12/3/2019 | 3 | Damage to the meylin in my arms | constipation | M | 42 | 1 months | 8/16/2009 | 3 | tingling/burning of feet & legs | For the first few weeks and sometimes thereafter; I get like a "neurontin moment". I am totally spaced out, not sure what I'm doing, where I'm going, or what's happening around me. Severe at first; after a few weeks doesn't happen as often | Works well for my problem of tingling/burning of feet and legs. | F | 49 | 1 months | 4/3/2002 | 3 | for muscle pain (spasms) | None, except it makes me drowsy | I actually got some sleep for the first time in a very long time. This helped more than the relief of spasms (those are still coming). The tingling in feet and hands has decreased though. | F | 47 | 1 months | 12/23/2001 | 3 | MS pain ans muscle spasms | Feeling high, loss of coordination and balance. Can not focus. But helps with muscles greatly. Had a nightmare, i dont even remember what it wa but i woke everyone up because i screamed out loud. I woje up shaking. But i like th high feeling it gives me. | F | 31 | 1 months 600 mg | 1/30/2012 | 3 | fibromyalgia,headaches | insomnia, alternating with ability to fall asleep easily during the day, even when on hold on the phone. dry mouth & eyes, gas, | I took this drug 10 years ago at 600mg. I had disasterous results. At 100mg 3x/day I am getting much better results! Doctors dont know how these drugs work in your brain, or how it will affect your body. The littlest dose is safest, and easier for your body to get use to. After a month the side affects have started to subside. My headaches are less. I have been very foggy mentally until I started taking this drug. Now I feel more alert, and focused as if my brain has been turned on. My sleep pattern is still somewhat irregular, 5mg of Melatonin has helped change that. I am less dry. I have tried Pamelar, Topamax, Zoloft, Cymbalta. All of these messed me up & were detrimental to my life. I was desperate to get rid of pain. The Nuerontin at a baby dose is working. Start any of these a pediatric dose if you are sensitive to drugs. | F | 51 | 1 months 100 3X day | 12/30/2012 | 3 | nerve pain after ankle surgery | its was all good till I tried to take double the dose at night because I thought that I would be able to sleep longer without waking up to a burning foot/ankle. Well, I couldnt sleep at all for a couple hours, I was suddenly very very irritated,fearsome, and nauseated. I tried it again last night thinking it was an isolated case but it wasnt. I cannot take double doses of this thing. oh and libido? whats that? hope I can get off of gabapentin FAST! | it works for nerve pain and will continue to use. I could do without the loss of libido though . my wife doesnt like it lol | M | 32 | 1 months 300mg 4X day | 5/20/2010 | 2 | Mood Stabilizer | Horrible headaches that I had never before experienced. Feeling completely lethargic and unmotivated. I gained a significant amount 10 pounds in a month. Increased feelings of depression and feelings of rage. Unhapiness became prevalent due to the Neurontin. I staretd to not care about school, sports, friends, family, or myself. | Be careful when taking Neurontin. Monitor your weight closely and I would recomend taking this medicine only if there are no other alternatives. I find Topamax to be a much better mood stablizer with less side effects. | F | 17 | 1 months | 1/14/2006 | 2 | Chronic Pain; Fibro | Bad side effects. It made me extremely DIZZY and DROWSY. However, the worst side effect was the DOUBLE VISION. The doctor (see additional comments) wanted to increase the dose I was on, but I told him there was no way that I could function at the current dosage and I would not allow an increase. It is important to keep in mind with my case that the physician who prescribed this med for me was not taking into account the TYPE of PAIN that I had....therefore, I should never have been given Neurontin. | I was prescribed this by a physician who was listed as a "pain specialist". I discovered that he was not Board Certified in Pain, Anesthesiology nor in Neurology. He was "opiate-phobic" and tried meds such as Neurontin for off-patent use. I have seen recent studies that this medicine can be very useful for neuropathic pain, but that was not my problem. As a neuroscientist, I was interested in this medicine when the doctor first told me about it. It is related to the neurotransmitter GABA [won't bore everyone with details]. Since I have suffered from Panic Disorder for over 15 years, and this medicine was brand new at the time, I thought that it might "kill two birds with one stone". [One theory of panic disorder is a problem with the GABA levels or at the GABA transmitter site]. However, upon reading the PDR materials that I received from the pharmacist after getting it filled, it became apparent to me that while the medicine is structurally related | M | 44 | 1 months | 10/10/2006 | 2 | CHRONIC PAIN FROM CAR ACCIDENT | if tired would cause a high feeling, slurred speech, bloating, weight gain of 5# in a month, blurred vision, swelling of hands and feet | Did not take the pain away completely. Dosed up to 2700 mg every day and it didn't take the edge off. | F | 29 | 1 months | 5/19/2009 | 1 | neuropathic pain | At first I didn't feel any difference with the pain. I still don't think it helped at all. I began getting easily agitated by little things, mood swings and depression. I would feel normal then as stated in prior sentence. I stopped taking it:the side effects are too worrisome, especially at such a low dose. | I would caution anyone taking this to be vigilant in monitoring yourself. Any symptoms you never had prior to taking gabapentin, take them into serious consideration -they may be your first sign of problems with side effects. Trust yourself in your judgement, do not wait and second guess yourself. Left unheeded, the side effects will get worse in some people. | F | 37 | 1 months 300 mg | 2/20/2016 | 1 | Sciatica | While taking this drug I felt extremely dizzy, nauseous, a horrible dry mouth, malaise, and depression. | It is difficult for me to envision anyone wanting to stay on this medication, unless it is your only resort, and your last resort. Please… Please… Please avoid this medication! | M | 43 | 1 months 300 3X day | 4/27/2015 | 1 | Disc degenative disease in my back | Severe dizziness, nausea, rashes, eye pain.symptoms worse after each meal. Severe low mood, dry mouth, unable to concentrate, unable to work or drive. | Helped with pain but side effects too severe even on 100 mg. don't take this drug. | M | 44 | 1 months 300 | 9/29/2015 | 1 | fibromayalgia | Blisters in my mouth, sore throat, weight gain, scabby breakouts on my face, neck and head; ( | F | 49 | 1 months 30 mg | 3/12/2015 |