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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Pinched Nerve | Completely ruined my memory and concentration. Was sleeping an extra 3 hrs a day and was still tired. Pretty much killed my ability to program. (See comment for my solution.) | Negative side effects ("brain fog", memory loss, excessive sleepiness) lasted for months after I stopped taking the drug. Trying to recover from Neurontin was worse then the pinched nerve it was trying to fix. I tried vitamins and supplements for 6 weeks with almost no mental improvement. Finally found solution: Provigil. Taking a low dosage of Provigil (50mg/day, 4x/week) completely erased the Neurontin/Gabapentin side effects while I recovered. Over time, the negative side-effects have retreated to the point I don't need the Provigil to stay functional at work. Unfortunately, insurance doesn't recognize Provigil for this use and the drug is $$$... but it worked. | M | 45 | 20 days 300 1X day | 5/5/2010 | 4 | Pain following back injury | Memory loss to the extreme. Balance problem exacerbated. Spent more time sleeping. | Worked really well at making pain bearable and greatly improved my quality of life. | F | 83 | 17 days 200 2X day | 7/14/2010 | 1 | migrains | ok when sitting still, but when moving around not dizzy enough to faint but very unsteady. Wanted to eat and drink all the time. Very sleepy felt like I needed to nap twice a day. Heart would pound if I did anything that took extra energy. I can't wait for the side effects to go away. At least the migeains are not everyday. | Started at 300 mg. for 9 days went up to 600 mg. after that. I was ok for first 16 days then side effects hit me like abrick. | F | 56 | 17 days | 10/25/2006 | 5 | chronic pain from severe med. react | at times i feel a little loopy and in a cloud and have a hard time rememebering things. | neurontin has been a wonder drug for me! before i started taking it the pain was so bad i was actually bedridden for two days. after one day of taking it iwas up and walking and feeling like myself again. i thought my life was going to be filled with pain and neurontin has given me my life back. i have only been taking it for a few weeks, i take 600-900mg 3x a day. but i have also suffered from chronic and constant migraines. i have had every med available, ev. test seen neurologist and had weekly pain shots to relieve the headaches. since the neurontin i have not had one!!!!I know the medicine is new to me but so far it is a GODSEND! | F | 35 | 16 days | 4/14/2008 | 3 | severe bone pain | Sometims it stops "words", like i can think things but they don't make it out, it takes a while, I can't even explain myself. Also, severe edema in my feet, which sucks becuase we have to pull back, since the drug works quite well otherwise but that's at 2400 mg/day which is 600mg/day more than they recommend but i was following what the doctor said because ti's so far the only thing that works on the pain. I'm really depressed to have to cut back | M | 46 | 15 days | 3/29/2007 | 3 | Pain assumed assoc. w/ adhes/endo | I have many many lapses into 'that place' I feel lost, confused, a bit frightened as a result. Driving the 1st week.(300mg)Felt floaty & dangerous. Haven't driven since 2nd (600mg) week began. Can't function at work, on leave... Afraid of 3rd week (900mg) only depressed/paniced when I think about returning to work with my lost faculties. HAS helped with pain, but as I near the end of the week of 'step up' pain returns, although decreased. | I am afraid that some of the symptoms might remain when I stop taking this drug. I am afraid of returning to work on this drug. I am afraid that Dr's have found another means of throwing medication at endo issues w/o having to actually learn how to treat it successfully. | F | 34 | 15 days | 10/2/2005 | 2 | Daily Headache over 5 weeks | Nothing | F | 26 | 15 days | 7/30/2004 | 5 | atypical trigeminal neuralgia | First few days, a bit groggy but manageable. I experienced a headache (migraine-like two times but only for a short period and pain did not require medication like Excedrin or any other headache treament). Thankfully, no other side effects (so far). I have gained about a pound or so in the two weeks I have been taking but, fortunately, I am thin to begin with. If I gain a few extra pounds, I will accept in exchange for pain relief. | Have suffered with atypical trigeminal neuralgia/myofacial pain for more than 7 yrs. Have seen dentists, endodontists,periodontists,TMJ specialists, ENT docs, neurologists. Pain in left jaw,mouth, teeth, eye. Have a deep burning, aching sensation which has gradually gotten worse over time. Has made my life miserable. Was prescribed Trileptal but did not use correctly (under dosed myself--fear of side effects!) so cannot say it did not work. I have just started on Neurontin. I have only taken it for 14 days (150 mg. twice a day). I have had wonderful results. For the first time in a long time, I feel happy to be alive. Walking around, pain free is like being reborn! I hope this drug continues to be the magic bullet that it truly is as it has given me back my life. | F | 53 | 14 days | 5/19/2005 | 5 | post-herpetic neuralgia (shingles) | exteremely blurry vision at times -but perfectly fine vision most of the time. extreme thirst, rapid speech. i have difficulty speaking what is on my mind..i know exactly what i am trying to say but when it actually comes out of my mouth it seems like all of the words come out at once. then i wish i never opened my mouth to begin with. i've managed to embarass myself quite a few times now which is a shame because ever since i began taking neurontin all i want to do is talk and socialize with people -anyone who wants to talk. before neurontin i was mostly shy, reserved and well spoken. my sleep pattern has been somewhat disrupted. i wake several times throughout the night, and can't fall asleep for hours sometimes. other times i want to sleep the day away. i am still in the process of finding the right dose to ease my back pain, but i have found that it does help a great deal with the stabbing and pins and needles sensation. | on the more positive side, people around me have noticed some positive changes. i have been told i look better, and well rested, sound perkier and am just more friendly and approachable..which makes me happy and sad at the same time because i was unaware i was so miserable to be around to begin with. i often feel like i could burst out into laughter for no reason at all. i would recomend giving neurontin a shot...for me, the good has definately out-weighed the bad. | F | 24 | 14 days | 2/22/2009 | 3 | lyme disease pain | none | F | 50 | 14 days | 12/6/2002 | 2 | low back pain | Extreme bloating and abdomin pain; constipation | Thought I was going to explode after two weeks of taking it. | F | 32 | 14 days | 4/26/2004 | 2 | PHN | relived pain but I was wired [not a good high] Could not relax. Reduced to 300 1x. Still wired, got ADD type symptoms. When writing, all my paragraphs only 2 sentences long. Couldn't really sleep,woke up constantly or had totally weird nightmares. Flushes and sweats. | Have been cutting way down. breaking capsules. reduced to 150mgs and the pain relief stopped but not the wired feeling or the restless nights with horrid nigthmares. Am tired and haven't slept well in 2 weeks now. Cut down to 1/3 capsule today and hope to quit in next couple of days. I cannot tolerate the dosage that relieves the chronic nerve pain. | F | 70 | 14 days 300 2X day | 10/23/2010 | 2 | Extreme hot flashes | Initially I did not feel any side effects however I took it for two weeks and was told it should have helped my hot flashes by then except I am on a low dose so maybe it just hasn't had time to work or I may have to up my dose. But after two weeks of not feeling any kind of relief at all when it came to my hot flashes I decided to stop taking it. Two days later I am feeling quite sick with upset nauseated stomach the shakes just an overall yucky feeling. My pharmacist said he doubts it very seriously that I am feeling sick because I stopped taking the meds but I'm not so sure about that. The pharmacist recommended that I don't give up on gabapentin yet and that I increase the dosage but I will not be doing that. | F | 53 | 14 days 100mg day | 8/4/2017 | 1 | Was addicted to Xanax Xr | Terrible serious reactions including throat closing off; swollen glands all around neck; coldness in hands and feet; ataxia of the face; swollen tongue; rapid eye movement; and severe muscle cramps in legs and arms; hyperactivity, metallic taste in swollen mouth; acne. | Was used for 2 weeks before abruptly discontined after serious side effects; to prevent possible seizures after comming off of large 8mg a day addiction to xanax xr. Professional woman 58 years old; Side effects hit me on a Saturday seemingly all at once but I was driving home from the vet at 2 weeks into 600 mg a day when I experienced severe jerking of whole head every second leaving me unable to drive any further. Of course, my doctor was not on call and resorted to the advice of his partner, my therapist and a pharmicist who all told me to discontinue. My best advise is not to use this drug if at all possible | F | 58 | 14 days | 8/2/2008 | 1 | Girdle Band Sensation | I had horrible side effects! Insomnia, weight gain, IBS symptoms, extreme migraines, severe anxiety, burning down legs and arms, and muscle spasms. | They suspect that I might have MS, but it probably B12 deficiency. Before you let the doctor make you a guinea pig, get more test!! | F | 39 | 14 days 100 2X day | 3/22/2016 | 1 | herniated disc in back pain in feet | Extremely depressed. Memory not right. | Was told that drug companies insist that neurontin be tried first and if it isn't working then another similar medication may be prescribed. I'm assuming neurontin is less expensive. | F | 67 | 14 days 1X day | 12/28/2010 | 4 | Stage 3 Lyme w/Neuropathy & Tremors | Dizziness, loss of coordination, drowsiness, word-finding difficulty, articulation errors, pooling of fluids in hands and forearms, numbness/tingling in lips and tongue, headaches. | The first couple days I felt foggy-headed, but otherwise great. Symptoms disappeared with no other side effects. I'm taking only 300mg daily, an hour before bed. After 3 days, side effects began to appear and increase steadily. Though distracting, they are still preferable to the condition they are treating, which seems to be controlled. No more seizures disrupting sleep. No more "clenched" feeling in throat. No more constant muscle tremors and random twitching. The side effects are increasingly annoying, however, particularly the poor hand dexterity and puffy feeling in fingers, making it difficult to perform precise small-motor functions. It's getting difficult to write with a pen or use the computer keyboard without frequent typing errors. | M | 52 | 12 days | 9/4/2009 | 2 | Shingles | Blurred vision, extreme brain fog, fatigue but difficulty falling asleep, abdominal pain | I had the side effects mentioned while I was taking 600 mg daily (with no apparent pain relief)so I cut that dose in half to 300 mg. I still have a little blurred vision but the other side effects have pretty much gone away. Since I didn't feel I was getting any pain relief, I called the pharmacy and asked them how long it took for neurontin to start working, and was told 7-14 days. I'm on day 12 now, and continue to take 300 mg a day on the off chance that it's providing some relief. It's hard to tell as I still need to take a celebrex every morning and tylenol in the afternoon and before I go to bed. I don't know if my pain would be worse if I wasn't taking the neurontin, and I don't want to find out, so I'll take it another week or two until my shingles pain is hopefully gone. | F | 56 | 12 days | 10/26/2008 | 5 | Sciatica | Orgasms not as strong. Some weight gain. I always suspected that my body aches and pains that have been increasing over the last few years and have culminated it seems leading to sciatic nerve pain, had everything to do with severe anxiety and depression. Miracle drug- taken away my physical and mental pain. I have a feeling of well being from decades ago and no more sciatic pain. It feels like a warm and loving hug that tells me it's ok to go out into the world and belong. I am so happy with this drug. I don't feel raw and edgy anymore. I feel safe now. | F | 43 | 10 days 300mg x2 | 6/11/2013 | 5 | intermittent explosive disorder | My concentration is out this world,I'm able to do anything for hrs....I do things and figure things out I've never even worked on before.I'm 42 yrs old...I could not do without... | M | 42 | 10 days 2100 | 7/27/2014 |