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 |
| 3 | Bi-Polar Disorder | Makes me feel pretty "loopy," "high" and hyper, what have you, and I can't stomach alcohol when I'm on it | F | 21 | 4 years | 4/5/2008 | 3 | Fibromyagia, other nerve pain | When I first started gabapentin I would be extremely loopy, and have brain fog which subsided after about a month. Within the last 6 months to a year, I've become very forgetful, and agitated at the slightest things, depression and anxiety have also crept up. Loss of sex drive has been another issue. | I feel this can be a beneficial drug for some, I think it shouldn't be used long term, because of the effects on the brain. It worked well for about 3 years, but the risks started to outweigh the benefits. I don't know if I'd recommend this drug, on one hand it helps with nerve pain immensely, on the other hand to Greek like you're losing your mind is gawd awful. | F | 30 | 4 years 2,400mg da | 8/13/2017 | 3 | Post Concussion Syndrome | Hyper sexuality and related risk taking. Balance issues. Manic energy, loss of inhibitions. | Helped me sleep, reduced anxiety, reduced migraines but side effects were crazy. Older males seem to have this issue the most. | M | 55 | 4 years 300 4X day | 9/15/2020 | 3 | help sleep thru hot flashes | dizziness, brain fog, blurred vision, memory loss, unable to find words & finish sentences | I did not associate any of these side effects with Neurontin since it didn't happend right away. All these things seemed to have happened so gradually I thought I may be losing my mind. After reading so many of these comments I have stopped taking it. My doctor told me it's "such a safe drug because it's half-life is so very short". It has certainly done what it was supposed to do and I slept like a baby. I don't want to take Ambien or anything like that, nor do I want to take a narcotic sleep aid. Perhaps it's time to try time release Melatonin. The side effects, if that IS indeed what was causing all these symptoms, are unacceptable. | F | 53 | 4 years | 10/8/2007 | 2 | Peripheral Neuropathy | No side effects. I'm not even sure it is working. I take 1 600mg tab 3 times a day. | M | 35 | 4 years | 12/8/2003 | 2 | nerve pain from syringomyelia | weight gain (50 pounds in four years); depression, anxiety, panic attacks; loss of sensation in legs | I feel much better off it than I felt on it | F | 32 | 4 years | 1/27/2003 | 1 | Pseudo seizures | Interaction with other RX. Drowsy. Hard time getting off of it. | F | 34 | 4 years 600 | 7/12/2012 | 1 | Off label mood stabilizer,nerve pai | Rash, insomnia for years, I eventually became a vegetable In pain. Lost memory, motor skills, slurred speech, forgetting words, dizzy, I cared about nothing & lived in pain as my true diagnosis was not addressed. I'm learning to live again. | I suffered double PE's. I had not been feeling well prior. Months later I returned to normal activities, but I had a lot of chest pain, leg pain, my Dr. Insisted on antidepressants which I vehemently refused. As an end result, he suggested neurontin as he believed I was having fantom symptoms, then added it may calm me down also. I really never thought more of it. When another Dr. Weaned me off, it was like waking up from a coma and my life ruined. Not at all worth the risk! We are vigilant in Rx/OTC med side affects, this snuck up on us in a BIG way. I hate it, I'm angry, my legit problem was ignored. I believe he was simply tired of me. | F | 52 | 4 years Max 3X day | 8/10/2016 | 1 | Neuropathy and lower back pain | It is the worse drug on the market. It has made my life a living hell. I have had horrible symptoms while taking this drug and stop abruptly and thw withdrawals are the worse ever but it still feel as if I am still taking this poison. I have suffered rapid weight gain while taking the drug. But now, I have lost a lot of weight since I no longer take it. My weight has gone in reversed. My hair has fallen out. My skin has break outs a lot. Loss of appetite. Insomnia and anxiety. I pray that God help us through the process. It isn't easy and most think the complaints from someone who has lost their mind. I wasn't this way before this horrible drug. Praying for better health and peace of mind. | F | 41 | 4 years 300 mg x3 | 4/10/2016 | 4 | Herniated discs, sciatica pain leg | Tired, weight gain, memory loss, moody, depressed, and loss of patients. | Seemed like the miracle drug for the sciatica pain. I could not walk or do anything. Started with 300mg went to 400mg four times a day. Have had surgery for back as well. I have been dosing down for past five months with side effects. My moods have been really bad and feeling depressed. Has anyone else had simliar problems? I am now down to almost no doses and feel better physically. I have begun to loss the 15 or so pounds that I put on. I would use with caution. | M | 37 | 3.5 years | 5/21/2007 | 5 | mood disorders/anxiety/ptsd | problems with word recall sometimes | this has helped my PTSD soooooooooooo much | F | 36 | 3 years | 5/4/2005 | 5 | peripheral neuropathy | No side effects experienced at low dosage and excellent pain relief, but increased pain and tremors at higher dosages. | Took neurontin for almost three years for peripheral neuropathy pain caused by a medication reaction, It worked wonders in the beginning, giving me excellent pain relief. However, as time went on I noticed that the pain was increasing, the more I took, the worse the pain became. So I decided to wean off and see how I would do without it. Maybe the neurontin was causing some of the pain. The withdrawal effects were really quite terrible and I had to wean off very slowly over a one month period with the use of xanax to control the tremors and pain of withdrawal. I am now completely off the neurontin and the xanax and feel great. No more pain or any discomfort. No neuropathy symptoms anymore! | F | 3 years | 7/13/2007 | 5 | Leg pain, twitching, shaking | First dose was -insane-. I have never felt so loopy before! Side-effects are nothing new to me, and that was the worst. Otherwise weight gain over the time period taken thus far. | I began taking this drug several years ago after finding a good neurologist. I began with 300mg/day, now on 1200mg/day. Until recently this has helped a great deal with pain, now having to augment with Lyrica. The two together may make the average patient go a bit crazy with all the side-effects. Now I'm on my way to a fibromyalgia diagnosis. Regardless, this is a VERY stabilizing drug that takes TIME. I mean a LOT of time to work. Don't give up after two months because you're in a 'fog'. It does get better, it just takes time. | F | 26 | 3 years | 1/15/2008 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | None | Neurontin (gabapentin) plays a crucial role in combating the dysphoria that many of us Manic-Depressives all too frequently experience, especially in reference to assisting better sleep quality, and when there is a rough night, gabapentin seems to act like a "buffer" for the nervous system the following morning; i.e., there is less agitation during the day. Although I do take a lot of medicine (14 Rx's), gabapentin is critical in my regimen. If anyone is tired of feeling "tired" and life is nothing more than an agonying experience, I may be able to offer some helpful advice. | M | 43 | 3 years | 9/10/2005 | 5 | Fibromyalgia/deg disc disease/nerve | Just drowsiness in the beginning, but none now. | This is a wonder drug. Before my pain was alot more severe. My fibro pain has all but gone away. As for anxiety depression use I feel thats a nono. If depressed people could exercise more that would up their natural pain killers/happy hormones and there wouldnt be a need for pills. I have had 4 seizures in my lifetime[havent for 26 yrs]and still say fibro is related somehow. I have degenerative disc in my whole spine and bone spurs on neck, plus Ra and also Oa in knees, shoulders etc. I couldnt live without as its a lifesaver. As for blaming the drug for suicides that patient shouldnt have been given a med for the central nervous system for a chemical imbalance in the brain. Id sue the dr who prescribed it. | F | 40 | 3 years | 11/29/2005 | 5 | geniculate neuralgia (ear pain) | Tired at first, jittery/restless/shakey if I forget to take it | I was tired when I first started taking this drug, but I eventually got past that. I take 300mg twice a day and has totally wiped out my ear pain. The only side effect I have now is if I forget to take it at bed time. Which is rare. About two hours later I'll wake up jittery/restless/shakey. It goes away in about 30 minutes after I take it and can go back to sleep. So my body is addicted to the medicine. If I decided to stop, I would have to ween off slowly. | F | 42 | 3 years | 7/17/2009 | 5 | nerve pain disc disease | no lasting side effects. | I felt a little sleepy and had blurred vision until I adjusted to it. It has helped a lot with some of the pain, and it stopped hot flashes. I'm long past menopause but I had severe hot flashes and shooting nerve pain like being stabbed. Both of these stopped with the neurontin. | F | 72 | 3 years 600 mg 3X day | 8/7/2017 | 4 | CRPS from venipuncture nerve injury | Significant and frequent brain fog! Difficulty finding words. Weight gain of 30 lbs the first year taking it. In general, significantly slows down my metabolism. Sleepiness. Flu-ish body aches about once a month. Difficulty concentrating. Sometimes I lose my balance. Almost constant twitches under one eye for about two weeks when dosage increased. | Although the side effects are significant, the pain syndrome is worse. In other words, the drug affects how I function, but I wouldn't be able to live with the amount of pain caused by the CRPS. I take 1800 mg/day, and for the most part it keeps my symptoms from being severe. I added Cymbalta 60mg/day this year, which helped take the edge off of symptoms even more, and helped with sleeping. It appears to be a good combination. The half-life of neurontin is short, so you need to stay on a strict schedule of taking the pills, or it will wear off quickly. | F | 42 | 3 years | 9/30/2008 | 4 | peripheral neuropathy | Son is in wheelchair and nonverbal and was in kidney failure and diabetic PRIOR to starting Neurontin. It did relieve excruciating pain & swelling in feet. Now on for 3 years, and about 18 mos ago he has had unexplained pain and some swelling in left arm, now developing in right. Extreme tendon tightness, feet turning out, floppy legs, and lack of coordination. | Even tho these side effects are listed as rare, they certainly seem to be a pattern, following increase of neurontin over time to control neuopathy. Yes, I know he needs PT, but we have been overwhelmed with home dialysis, other illnesses, and can hardly think to add another specialist to our reigime. | 3 years | 1/15/2009 | 4 | Trigeminal Neuralgia and Headaches | Weight gain! Thirsty all the time, forgetfulness, forget how to spell words or when talking to someone forget the word of something almost feel like I have alzhiemers at times...also there are times when I go to talk that my mouth doesnt want to move with the words I am trying to say...hard to explain..I have major problems sleeping, which is funny because the medicine does make you sleepy but then I am wide awake like 2 or 3 hrs later or there are times when it doesnt make me sleepy I am just plain wired! | Yes it is a good drug. Definitely decreased my pain!! Basically it is just something you will have to talk to your Dr about and then if he recommends it then just try temporarily to determine how it works for you and if the benefits out weigh the negatives. I have tried to get off the medication before or there are times when I ran out and I was SEVERELY sick!! Major headache and nausea! | F | 37 | 3 years | 3/20/2009 |