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 | Anxiety | Horrible Upset stomach Drowsiness Nausea Dizziness Leg and foot pain Lack of motivation Trouble concentrating | F | 22 | 100 days 1200 | 7/22/2018 | 5 | Migranes | Drowsiness, Small loss of coordination, | This is a miracle drug for me. Went from severe migranes every other day for 10 years to no migranes at all. I will live with the side effects, I have my life back. | M | 59 | 90 days 600 3X day | 12/8/2010 | 4 | migraines | weight gain, dizziness, memory loss, horrible nightmares if I miss the medication | Finally found something that seems to lessen the severity of my chronic daily headaches and has limited the number of severe migraines. Biggest issues with it for me are weight gain and, if I forget to take it I have horrible, extremely vivid nightmares. | F | 47 | 90 days 300 mg 1X day | 12/28/2010 | 4 | neuropathy | M | 57 | 90 days | 11/15/2007 | 3 | L4/L5 Ruptured, spinal stenosis | Dry mouth, slurred speech, trouble finding words while speaking, tiredness, trouble sleeping at night, short term memory loss | Not sure if it helped, with my pain. I still have pain but the sharpness is not as often. I found the side effects were more trouble, and it was effecting my job performance. I gave it 90 days to see if I would get used to the medication. | M | 51 | 90 days | 12/4/2007 | 2 | back pain and hand pain | Memory loss, like I cant find the name or word, I am normally not that spacey. The biggest issue I have is I feel dizzy. I take it at bedtime and I am always dizzy the next day. sucks. I feel like I am going to fall. | the other side effects is it makes me wake up all puffy faced which is probably the fluid retention. I am going to slowly wean down from it because I don't like feeling so dizzy. | F | 41 | 90 days 600 mg 1X day | 10/9/2012 | 1 | Off label back pain management | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG FOR ANY OFF LABEL USE. I have suffered thses side effects for almost 10 years. The drug company, Pfizer, has settled some law suits but they make literally 100's of billions of dollars on this usage, and have only paid out a few billion, so it is profitable for them to continue to market it to doctors who are encoouraged to prescribe it for any type of nerve pain and even psychiatric conditions. I developed Meniere's disease. Symptoms are vertigo, ear ringing,nausea,hearing loss. This side effect never went away, nor will it, and has rendered me disabled. It is a disease that has no cure nor any consistently effective management techniques. One never knows when it will strike and I have had acute episodes that have lasted over a month. It feels like the absolute worse case of motion illness you can imagine. Often one cannot even walk or lift one's head. One can not even move one's head slightly without making it worse. The acute symptoms are managed with l | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG FOR ANY OFF LABEL USE, or any drug for off label use. Basically "off label" means there is no verifiable data that supports that the drug is useful in any way for any conditions not specifically approved. This means there is no data nor any information being officially compiled about the off label use. The drug companies can and do just make up the idea that it is useful for other purposes other than those for which it is approved., and they are not suppose to market it for off label use but they do. Thery have had to pay the "whistle blowers" billions, but not enough that the products aren';t still profitable. If one makes $1 Billion and only has to pay out $100 million out in settlements, they will continue. This is a common business practice. The auto industry is known for this. It is cheaper to pay off the families of the dead than to fix the problem. You may recall the gas tank explosions that would have reqired a change costing less than $50, but it was still cheaper to let some consumers burn up, than to fix the car. | F | 57 | 90 days | 10/15/2009 | 2 | postherpetic neuralgia | Sedation,brain burn, head jerking, muscle spasms, acne, poor vision, poor memory/speech, chills, gastro/intestinal distress, sore kidneys, new pains, ringing ears, cluster of sores in mouth/palette, hair thinning, congestion/cough, very low blood pressure, and emotional distress over the side effects. Note: no other drugs were being taken concomitantly. Strictly Neurontin | There is an initial honeymoon period - you get relief from intolerable nerve pain, you're sleeping, so you continue with the standard dosing protocols (300mg day 1 then up)Caution: if sensitive to drugs or coming off others, start low. I was underweight and struggling on drug treatments. No doubt this was a factor, while it reduced the core pain it created new types of pain in different parts. Within 1 hr of dosing I felt the chemicals entering the brain (brain burned),ears ringing, optical noise. Tummy fireworks became tummy torture. Sores on the roof of the mouth, and bronchial inflammation and coughing. These are big red flags. You know you've got stop taking it, but you know you have to taper gradually. My sense is that drugs can/will exacerbate pre-existing conditions or weaknesses, and create new weaknesses. Some of the damage I can see, some I can only sense. Some showed up immediately, some damage will no doubt appear down the road. Sadly, Dr. was't interested in the list of | F | 48 | 72 days | 1/8/2009 | 3 | trigeminal neuralgia | F | 44 | 70 days | 12/4/2001 | 1 | Diabetic nueropathy | Every bad side effect listed dizzy restless suicidle unusual behavior | I believe this drug is very dangerous and by the time you realize you are being affected by it it can mess up your whole life | M | 62 | 68 days 600 mg | 11/15/2017 | 3 | occipital neuralgia | A) gained almost 10 pounds...I have an increased appetite; B) fatigue; C) I couldn't believe this when I read it here...but, someone who gave this a "1" rating said the bottoms of their feet hurt! The bottoms of my feet hurt, too. And it started the a few days after I started the medicine; I thought it was my shoes, but my feet have been hurting for 2 months straight and it's not my shoes; I would have never linked it to neurontin. D) drunk/clumsy feeling to the point where my co-workers ask if I'm drunk all the time. | I was diagnosed w/ chronic migraines for over 5 years. I was certain it wasn't migraines cuz I never felt sick or had sensitivity to sound (yeah, light sometimes). I finally went to see a third neurologist who said I didn't have migraines...it's occipital neuralgia. My head pain (sharp stabbing pain on left back side of head parallel to lower earlobe) has gone away; however, I do feel the pain on occasion...but, not every minute. I'm going to research this medicine more and decide whether or not I want to continue to take it. | F | 33 | 63 days | 7/1/2006 | 5 | PTSD | initially made me feel euphoric, that subsided, i have sensitivity to light, especially florescent - unsure about weight gain, seems to make me retain water | It has helped my anxiety. I can function better. It is a life-saver. I have less flashbacks, and nightmares are becoming less intense. I can't live without it. | F | 41 | 60 days 1500 1X day | 5/15/2010 | 5 | occipital neuropathy | initially on only 100 mg taken at night I experienced blurred/double vision and brain fog, but now I'm up to 300 mg taken once in the evening, and do not have vision problems anymore. Morning headaches have all but disappeared! Sometimes I still wake up in the night, but now it is with a very happy, peaceful (almost | I also alternate between flexeril and ativan at bed time for anxiety, as well as a daily dose of effexor for anxiety. | F | 45 | 60 days | 4/25/2004 | 3 | osteoarthritis of the spine | at firts only somulance which resolved in a few days but now after 2 months with no dose change I have weight gain, diziness, headaches and brain fog. It has reduced the amount of lortab I take but not eliminated it. | I thought this was going to be a good thing but to tell the truth I had no side effects with lortab it worked well at 5-6 a day for three years and it is inexpensive. I think I would just as soon go back to my old routine. | F | 59 | 60 days | 6/24/2006 | 2 | severe arthiritis | I have severe anxiety and after only 2 weeks my hair started falling out. It is increasing at an alarming rate. The pain is lessened but not worth the side effects. Between the devil and the deep blue sea currently. | F | 65 | 60 days 350 mg 3X day | 11/21/2012 | 1 | cervical disc herniation and radicu | dizzy, i cannot sleep. does not relieve pain. | uesless, worthless garbage medication | F | 51 | 60 days 900mg 1X day | 3/22/2012 | 1 | Lower back and leg pain. | Dizziness,Large mood swings,Severe anxiety or depression,Anger,irritability,Memory loss,Amnesia!Crying,Concentration problems,Suicidal behavior,Violent behavior | After a violent out burst where I attact my girlfriend and her son. I was arested for felony domestic violence and child abuse. I have never been arested or have any criminal record! This drug is dangerous!!! It has turned my life into a nightmare. It has cost me my freedom,my home,and my relationship. Be very careful when taking this drug!!! It could ruin your life! These symptoms were so gradual I did'nt realize what was happening to me. Anyone with a similar problem please contact me. | M | 49 | 60 days | 11/4/2004 | 1 | Chronic Headaches/Migraines | I was dizzy, drunk like and very moody and I'm not moody, confused, forgetful, exhausted, angry and then crying I don't cry either basically just not myself at all. | I stopped taking this medicine cold turkey and now I am really moody and having headaches from hell. If anyone can tell me when this will stop I would really appreciate it. | F | 31 | 60 days | 6/12/2007 | 1 | Diabetic Neuropathy Pain | It helped my neuropathy pain; but the horrible next day groggiest wasn't worth it. I have never felt this dreadful with any pill the next morning as I have with Neurontin. I cannot imagine how people report taking 600-1000-1200 mg. a day. | 300 mg at night about did me in. | F | 60 | 60 days | 9/3/2009 | 3 | Neuropathic Pain | Mentally sluggish, exhausted, bloating of face and abdomen, peripheral edema, constipation, depression. Very rapid weight gain. | Does seem to help the nerve pain but, unfortunately, the side-effects are so horrible I will most likely have to discontinue the medicine. | F | 35 | 50 days | 2/11/2005 |