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 |
| 4 | fibro | I was originally prescribed hundred mg. made me loopy drunk feeling. I call the doctor who put me on the liquid form which is only 50 mg. it has worked wonderful. I ran out of the liquid so popped a 100 mg capsule I had, and this time it did not make me loopy. I guess my body had to adjust to the hundred mg amount | F | 46 | 10 days 50 | 5/15/2015 | 4 | herniated disks, spinal stenosis | No side effects with my (300 x 2) night dose. I wish I could take it during the day but it makes me drowsy and impairs my memory. | Neurontin has helped to decrease some nerve pain and helped my sleep as well. No weight gain, actually I've lost 20 lbs since it helped with anxiety that caused me to eat more. I'm feeling good that my weight is proportionate with my height which helps any medical condition. | F | 56 | 10 days | 4/19/2006 | 4 | Herniated L5/S1 Sciatica | I feel stoned. Stupid stoned. And where the heck did my sex drive go???? And why do my kidneys hurt so bad???? Very light headed when I stand up or move to fast. Car rides make me feel like I am "floaty" and "free". So I don't drive. And I have been spotting since I started this. | I am not really sure if I like it or hate it. I am on 100mg 2x day. Soon to be to 100mg 3x day. The extreme sciatica pain is gone (THANK GOD!!!!). It works better than narcotics for pain, but I feel so weird. The NASTY migraine that lasted 4 days is finally gone. If I could just get the words out of my mouth, I wouldn't look like such an idiot. I just stop in mid sentence and people look at me like "And???" waiting for me to finish my sentence. And I swear that I can feel the disc buldging in my back. Not painful, and not to the touch of a finger, but it feels like something is stuck inside my back. Like a big spot of pressure. It is WEIRD! | F | 30 | 10 days | 10/4/2006 | 4 | Peripheral Neuropathy/Feet | Drowsy, relaxed and a bit spaced out, can't find words (but I had that problem before). I am a recovering drug addict and I don't want to take narcotics or benzos for pain. However, I still need to be careful with this drug as the side effects make me feel a bit high. | Just started with this TX. This week taking 100mg twice a day (100 mg am/100 mg pm). Started a 100mg in the PM. Dr. is increasing the dosage gradually (100mg per week) to find the right level for me. I think that is a very good idea. Nothing has worked so far to relieve the pain in my feet. And I am bit desperate at this point. This seems to be helping. I am hopeful. | M | 44 | 10 days | 2/25/2008 | 3 | pysic med | none | it seems to be helping with my mood changes.overall i fill alot better :o) | M | 37 | 10 days | 7/10/2003 | 2 | headaches n facial pain | Abdominal bloating and pain, fatigue, weight gain, constipation and initially blurred vision. | 43 | 10 days 900 | 7/19/2014 | 2 | spinal nerve/disk damage | Major mood disturbances | M | 10 days | 12/18/2008 | 1 | Anxiety disorder | Involuntary body jerks, stuttering, slurred speech, increased anxiety, insomnia, agitation | I only took it for about 10 days, give or take. I started having the side effects within 3 days. I immediately reported them to the nurse, asking if I should stop taking it. Within 6 days it was full on life altering. Horrible..I stopped taking it on my own after that. | F | 36 | 10 days | 11/3/2016 | 1 | Took it three times, after back sur | Shaking, slurred speech, altered gait, to full blown seizures. The third time I took it for drug withdrawl from low dose zanax, same thing excpet I couldn't breathe, lips were numb and chest pain with a heart rate of 200. I have POTS, told Doc I could not take it but was forced the third time. Had to go to the ER were that Doc said I would die if I continue to try to take this drug. | Stay away from it. | F | 67 | 10 days | 11/22/2016 | 1 | Lightheadedness? Vertigo? Anxiety? | Drunken dizzy feeling, memory loss, chest and muscle pain, numbness tingling of limbs, narcolepsy, tiredness, confusion, constant thirsty and appetite, weight gain, unrestful sleep, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, crazy thoughts or odd behavior, lost feeling, and higher anxiety disorder. | If a neurologist gives you this and you tell them all these side effect a month later but they just up the dose and tell you gabapentin don't give up these side effects then you need to find a new doctor. This stuff destroyed my life and career. I can't pay my bills from all the work I lost and medical bills from constant ER visits due to side effects. | M | 38 | 10 days 600 mg | 9/7/2016 | 1 | Migraine Headaches | Chest pains, hot flashes, shortness of breath, face swelling, worsening of headaches, confusion, inability to focus, trembling, neck pains, soreness in shoulders, | F | 38 | 10 days | 11/11/2002 | 1 | Migraine Headaches | Chest pains, hot flashes, shortness of breath, face swelling, worsening of headaches, confusion, inability to focus, trembling, neck pains, soreness in shoulders, mood changes, extreme fatigue | Along with making my migraine pain worse (I had to be given steriods to control the swelling), the withdrawal of this medication was just as bad. It took longer to get the drug from my system than I was on it. I still have an altered sense of taste and soreness in my shoulders and back of neck. | F | 38 | 10 days | 11/11/2002 | 1 | To Help nerve pain post L4/5 Fusion | Developed severe joint swelling and pain in hands, fingers, wrists, ankles, knees and hips. Got so bad I could do nothing, I just wanted to scream. | This was not a posted side effect, my doctor had not heard of this, nor could he find anything about it in the PDR. The effect went away as soon as I stopped taking it. He contacted the company and they told him that it was such a rare side effect that it wasn't worth putting on the warning label. My Doctor suggested that they think about that a little more as this effect is very serious when it does happen. This was 8 years ago. I will not and have not taken it since, and would not recommend it to anyone I know. Just the fact that THEY decided that this side effect was rare did't make it any less disabling. I was disabled enough from a failed spinal fusion, I didn't need their help in making the pain I already had to endure worse. | F | 52 | 10 days | 1/25/2008 | 1 | Sciatica, herniated disc | This drug is AWFUL! After only 3 days my face, eyes and body are so swollen I look like a balloon. The pain is much worse . Plus I have additional pain that I did not have before. And yes Im a woman but the mood swings are RIDICULOUS | F | 39 | 10 days 900 mg | 12/2/2012 | 1 | Back and leg pain - car accident | Ringing in ears, no libido, extreme bloating, stomach cramps and TERRIBLE gas! | The first dose of 300 MG caused me to feel euphoric with no pain. I thought it was working for my back and leg pain. However, I developed a tolerance within two or three days and increased the dosage. A week later, I started having abdominal cramps and awful gas! Pain relief stopped working so I discontinued the drug. | M | 40 | 10 days 900 MG 3X day | 10/20/2012 | 5 | nerve pain after back surgery | occassional dizziness, mental fogginess at times (like I can't think straight, I can't think of words, etc), anxiety | I started out on 300 mg 2x daily in combination with skelaxin (muscle relaxant) 800 mg 3x daily. I have finally found relief with taking the Neurontin, 300 mg, 5x daily w/o the skelaxin. I definately know when I have missed my Neurontin dosages. With the Neurontin, I am pain free. | F | 37 | 9 days | 3/27/2004 | 3 | Rupt Disc C4/C5 extruded material | Lightheaded, Dizziness, 0 motivation. Allows greater range of motion, however, the nerves are still being affected as there is greater numbness on outside right hand, top of right hand, pinky and ring finger. | Almost eliminated all burning sensations in neck, shoulder, back and chest due to c4/c5 disc rupture with extruded material, nerve compression, significant foramen narrowing. Definitely helps ability to sleep. | M | 46 | 9 days 300mg 3X day | 11/6/2010 | 3 | Nerve pain itching 300mg 3xdaily | Sweating sun burnt face swollen eye lid more itching dry mouth confusion blurry vision | F | 56 | 9 days | 9/16/2016 | 2 | Depression/Anxiety | I gained 10 pounds in ONE WEEK. It helped with my depression and anxiety but there was no way I was going to keep taking it if I was going to gain that much weight... I was hungry all the time. | Was on 300mg three times a day. | F | 38 | 9 days | 5/9/2007 | 1 | Shingles Pain | Drug caused tremors and drunken like behavior. Stopped taking it after 9 days and now trapped in withdrawals that are causing severe chest pain and hypertension. | Can't get any help, no one wants to admit the withdrawals from this drug can cause such pain. I'm 84 already suffering from CHF and COPD. I couldn't go back on it and taper because it slowed my breathing. There is an FDA warning about this just came out. No one will help or admit responsibility. | F | 84 | 9 days 100 mg 3X day | 12/30/2019 |