NEURONTIN Reviews (GABAPENTIN)

Average Rating: 2.9 (919 Ratings)

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NEURONTIN  (GABAPENTIN):  Gabapentin is used with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It is also used to relieve nerve pain following shingles (a painful rash due to herpes zoster infection) in adults. Gabapentin is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug.   FDA Approval Date: 1993-12-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  Neuropathy/migraine/depression spacy feeling--a little high, though not unpleasant. Memory problems. If I take too much I get a migraine--hard to get the dose right. Neurontin is an excellent drug for me as I have several different neurological problems. It helps the migraines, but if I take too much or if I don't eat enough then I get a WICKED migraine that lasts days. It is the only thing that works on my depression and I have tried every antidepressant out there. F 44 3 years
9/1/2005
 4  Severe neuropathy Beneficial results for neuropathy in both legs after 3 back surgies. Advised to take 800mg and go to bed due feeling high and out of it. F 58 3 years
800mg
2/28/2012
 4  Seizures Took several attempts to overcome side effects. Caused severe nerve pain in my arms. Discovered that by taking baclofen with neurontin that side effects diminished. Works well most of the time to control seizures. When seizures start to occur I also take lyrica. M 54 3 years
3600mg 3X day
1/11/2011
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 4  Secondary BP med, migraine mgmt I recently started taking a 600mg pill instead of the 2 300mg pills I had before. The side effects were atrocious! Brain Fog for most of the day, Dizziness severe enough to induce anxiety (the worst part), and digestive distress. Originally with the 2 300mg pills I had some brain fog that subsided after 3 months or so- nothing as severe as I have been experiencing Talk to your doctor if you are having the above issues. F 32 3 years
600mg 1X day
12/28/2010
 4  Chronic PHN Mild brain fog; Possible memory impairment, but I'm getting older, too. Lifesaver. Chronic burning pain relieved. Started on 1600 mg/day, but am now getting along w/ 600. Under heavy stress, pain is worse and I increase the dose to 1600 mg max. M 55 3 years
300 2X day
3/2/2011
 4  neck and shoulder and back pain If I dont take it consistantly I notice my pain returns and i wonder if i'm having any w/drawl symptoms? Makes me tired and hungry. I do not like the hype over this med as its the majic wonder cure all for all illness. I do not like how it make you hungry and gain weight. I've heard Topamax can help alot in the same ways but it cause problems w/eye pressure and can give you glacoma. But it does not make you gain weight and make you hungry. I stay w/Neurotin. i feel its safer than Topamax. If there is something that could help me w/o the side effects of making one hungry .I sure would like to know about it. I do find taking one other med along w/it really helps. Taking one or the other med. I take alone doesnt help. Together they help w/ my chronic syptoms. F 40 3 years
2/18/2005
 3  anxiety Side effects include memory loss, total inability to find words, complete sentences, continual lack of concentration, attitude of not caring, pain, pulling in legs, grogginess throughout afternoon. After reading others' comments about neurontin I intend to let my doctor know that I want off this medication asap. I had no idea what the reasons were for some of my side effects, thinking that it was simply changes in my body. Thank goodness I have read this. F 48 3 years
9/30/2007
 3  trigeminal neuralgia No side effects this medicine has helped somewhat but still have some pain so now the Doctor has added Vicoprofen to take when pain is severe F 77 3 years
400 mg 3X day
6/25/2011
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 3  Charcot neuropathy Significant ataxia (staggering gait). Drowsiness. I now have tinnitus, which I'm wondering might be from the gabapentin? I can't take during the day as it makes me so sleepy (and I don't take that high of a dose) At times it seems to help my neuropathic pain, at other times I'm not convinced. Studies show it works in diabetic neuropathy, I don't think they're are any for Charcot. I stay on it on the urging of my physician. F 58 3 years
600 2X day
2/27/2010
 3  Polyneuropathy Lightheadedness, orthostatic hypotention, unsteady gait, sleepiness, and dizziness (sort of). Loss of concentration. Extreme orthostatic hypotension causing lightheadedness. Lightheadedness (not exactly dizziness) was made worse by eating or standing quickly. Lack of concentration. Affected ability to read for extended periods. Unsteadiness and strange gait. Sleepiness. Did help to relieve pain -- but the symptoms relieved weren't worse than the symptoms caused. Email is daughter's. M 68 3 years
3/21/2006
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 3  for restless leg syndrome I very easily fall asleep, sometimes at the most embarrassing times (like in Church). Or I will be talking with someone face to face, and just 'zone-out'; I'm sound asleep and they very kindly just wake me up or throw a blanket over me. I take a large amount of medication which all has this effect so, by having the Neurontin (which has drowsiness as it's #1 side-effect) I really get a lot of unplanned but very restful naps - I need to be TREMENDOUSLY CAREFUL when I take it. It does do the job of controlling the involuntary leg movements; especially if I'm riding for a long time in a car. But, with it's antispasmotic characteristics working well, it also seems to like to have the patient sleep as much as possible. A WORD TO THE WISE, LET SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE IF YOU'RE ON THIS MEDICATION, YOU CAN FALL ASLEEP IN A HEARTBEAT & SAVE THE WORK WITH THE POWER TOOLS FOR A TIME WHEN YOU CAN BE WITHOUT IT IN YOUR SYSTEM, IT'S STRONG STUFF, BUT IT WORKS !!! F 55 3 years
2/26/2007
 3  Bipolar type 2 None that I'm aware of. No side effects but it only helps with the anxiety, and not very much. F 24 3 years
4/3/2009
 3  fibromyalgia, reflex dystrophy sydr Helps with burning pain of RSD but everytime I dream I have malignant hyperthermia and an increase in my pain and swelling so bad that I have looked into a way to not dream. Brain fog, headaches, forgetfulness and clumsiness are there too. Currently weaning after SCS implant but witbdrawl is terrible F 44 3 years
300
3/7/2014
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 2  neuropathy I have been taking neurontin 3 times a day for a little over 3 years now, with no help. I quit taking it(on my own), but dr put me back on them. Why? If is not helping?? I have some serious health issues that not even fentanyl helps!!! What else can I try?? F 62 3 years
300 per da
2/21/2017
 2  Stroke / Tri-geminal Neuralgia Very fatigued, uncoordinated movements, severe body jerking, facial twitching, depression, suicidal thinking, short term memory loss, burning sensation in hands and feet, metal taste in mouth, small lumps under skin, acne. I started this medication because of intense pain in the left side of my face after a possible stroke. Initially it made me very thirsty and sick to my stomach. Continued as there was not another pain med I was willing to take. Some pain in face resolved, but never had full pain relief. Started noticing I was becoming very forgetful. I forgot important things and started making mistakes. Pretty soon the memory loss affected my quality of life. I was unable to concentrate and noticed my face started to twitch like Parkinson's Disease. My feet and fingers burned constantly. Several times I tried to come off the med but had terrible withdrawal syndrome. I couldn't stand the intense panic I felt when trying to wean off. After recently reading about drug-induced dementia from psychiatric and other anti-cholinergenic drugs I decided to try again to wean myself off. Happy to report that I am now free from neurontin for one day. I went from 900 milligrams to two weeks of 600 milligrams, then two weeks of 300 milligrams a day, then two days of 150 milligrams and today none! I had severe chest pain and panic disorder while withdrawing. Several sleepless nights. But, today my face is not twiching and I did not have any full body jerks either. I have residual pain in the left side of my face. Take side effects seriously. Remember, almost every class of drugs can damage your body and/or brain function permanently. F 53 3 years
300 3X day
10/20/2010
 1  Focal Seizure. adjunct treatment 2-3 hours after intake, especially when coming up from sleep or nap. Started to be afraid to go to sleep, wake-up shivering in bed, stand- up trembling with fast breathing, speech problems. At 900 mgr per day, after 9 month, coming on slowly,started to have pressure attacks 2-3 hours after intake, especially when coming up from sleep or nap. Started to be afraid to go to sleep, wake-up shivering in bed, stand- up trembling with fast breathing, speech problems. Doctors said: I developed phobia and anxiety typical of the damage from the stroke, that I need larger doses. Started to be afraid I'll need a psychiatrist and SSR type drugs and Valium soon. I reduced and eliminated Neurontin totally. All above effects have totally disappeared within a few days after stopping. Maintaining a low dose will not do it. I have studied this drug and played the guinea pig extensively. M 62 3 years
9/1/2005
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 1  Back Pain, Sciatica, Arachnoiditis Extreme weight gain, hand, feet swelling, vertigo, ear pain,dizziness, brain fog, unable to retrieve words, sluggish, sedated, tremors, feeling of spider webs on arms,trouble swallowing,hypertension, sweating, VIVID, disturbing dreams., eustachian tube dysfunction, labyrinthitis, rashes, abnormal tooth decay, and interactions I DID NOT KNOW about that caused increased potency of this medication when taking my morphine two hours before neurotin. her doses is not known. Morphine: A literature article reported that when a 60-mg controlled-release morphine capsule was administered 2 hours prior to a 600-mg Neurontin capsule (N=12), mean gabapentin AUC increased by 44% compared to gabapentin administered without morphine (see PRECAUTIONS). Morphine pharmacokinetic parameter values were not affected by administration of Neurontin 2 hours after morphine. The magnitude of interaction at other doses is not known. The blurred vision and continually ear problems we thought were infections but never went away, did so when getting off Neurontin. Will never go back on this and I had DISTURBING dreams this time so I knew what it is. Lyrica also tends to do the same thing but will make you think you are better but side effects are accumalitve on both and gets worse the longer you take it. F 60 3 years
3X day
4/18/2013
 1  Bipolar Disorder This medication seemed like "the wonder drug" at first for me until I lost my insurance and was unable to pay for it. Approximately 3 to 5 days after stopping the medication, I developed flu-like symptoms. As the days when on, they became increasingly worse and eventually so severe I could not get out of bed. I was constantly crying for no reason. I had severe pains all thoughout my body. I wanted to die. My only option was to go back on this medication. Without it, the symptoms were not going away. I feel I would have eventually ended my life because of the way I felt. I'm still looking for an out from this medication, but I do not see one in sight. Doctors have no idea what they are talking about when they tell you this is a safe drug. I wish I had done my research to see all of the others who have had to deal with this. F 27 3 years
10/27/2007
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 1  Pain Extreme withdrawal pain - horrible. Still attempting to get off of it after 5 months with continued electrical shooting pain. F 56 3 years
5/4/2004
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 1  Neuropathy pain Last year I developed problems walking that doctors chalked up to a concussion a few months earlier. One year later, still have balance problems and have struggled with convulsions, tremors, mental confusion, lack of energy for past month or so. Been to countless doctors and accused of having mental problems. This drug has turned my life upside down! Total nightmare. F 49 3 years
200 2X day
3/30/2017
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