NEURONTIN Reviews (GABAPENTIN)

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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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 5  RA and Neuropathy My side effects include memory problems, sleepiness and swelling of face, hands, and feet. I'm sure I had memory problems before taking the Neurotin because my pain was so severe I didn't think or care. I never slept so the sleepiness is a blessing to me. I started at 2400mg last month. That is when the swelling began. Not sure if it is related to the drug or not. Right now i just swallowed 1600 mg tonight as per doctor's orders. Feeling no pain at all but wow I'm really spaced out.Great drub for me, love being able to function somewhat in my life whereas before taking 4 pain pills a day, "percocet" and 2 xanax a day never lessened the pain like Neurotin has. I can add a couple 5 mg hydrocodone a day with the Neurotin and I'm good for the day, still some pain but part of my family again. I don't know what I will do if I build up a tolerance to it. I've went from 900 to 3200mg in 6 months. I've got to live with this the rest of my life. F 55 6 months
3200mg 4X day
1/11/2013
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 3  fibromyalgia,headaches insomnia, alternating with ability to fall asleep easily during the day, even when on hold on the phone. dry mouth & eyes, gas, I took this drug 10 years ago at 600mg. I had disasterous results. At 100mg 3x/day I am getting much better results! Doctors dont know how these drugs work in your brain, or how it will affect your body. The littlest dose is safest, and easier for your body to get use to. After a month the side affects have started to subside. My headaches are less. I have been very foggy mentally until I started taking this drug. Now I feel more alert, and focused as if my brain has been turned on. My sleep pattern is still somewhat irregular, 5mg of Melatonin has helped change that. I am less dry. I have tried Pamelar, Topamax, Zoloft, Cymbalta. All of these messed me up & were detrimental to my life. I was desperate to get rid of pain. The Nuerontin at a baby dose is working. Start any of these a pediatric dose if you are sensitive to drugs. F 51 1 months
100 3X day
12/30/2012
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 3  Peripheral neuropathy&2 rupt. discs Disorientation, dizziness, high blood pressure, itching hands & ankles, inabilty to get out the right word, some irritability, unable to focus & stay on task This med helped with the pain from ruptured spinal discs, but at higher doses(I started @ 1/day, 300mg ea. & am up to 5/day, 300mg ea.) I have begun to get severe itching spells several times/day that last 1 to 2 hours at a time. I also developed high blood pressure within a couple of weeks of starting this med & have never had any bp problems in my life. Add that to the meds I have to take for diabetes. I want to quit taking it all together, but the withdrawal horror stories are giving me pause. I did have facial edema also, but I began sleeping on 2 pillows and it has nearly completely disappeared. F 43 4 months
300mg 5X day
12/19/2012
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 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
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 5  Essential tremor dry mouth I am very pleased taken the shakes away and no side effects short of dry mouth. Its very good for me F 45 2 weeks
300mg 1X day
11/30/2012
 4  Butt down the leg to ankle pain Tired after takeing but thats a good thing !!! Knocks out the pain like it said it would do. Some dizzness but it goes away. Makes me jittery but that goes away also. It doesnt kill all the pain but really numbs it good. Great Drug so far. M 64
300mg 3X day
11/29/2012
 3  Absence seizures Dizziness, less seizures, better concentration, and better appetite. F 15 3 months
20 MG
11/28/2012
 3  herniated disc The only three bad side effects began occurring after one week of dosage. First I began having problems remembering things and expressing myself. Then, I began feeling my head spin. I cannot look to one side because the whole room spins. Also, this causes nausea, I guess this is called vertigo. F 40 2 weeks
600 2X day
11/25/2012
 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
 5  Anxiety Increased appetite, ability to focus and get things done, reduced anxiety, overall improvement in my mood. Saw results within less than 2 days. I've been on this since 2002, at different doses and frequencies; currently on 400mg 5x/day, but I'm such a scatterbrain it's hard to remember to take this so frequently. I have always responded very well to this drug, and have been on as high as 800mg 4x/day. Every time my psych increased the dose the results got better. When I first started in 02, after about 3 weeks my appetite increased, I could focus much better than before, and noticed I was brighter and more optimistic overall. Combined with this, my anxiety slowly became less and less severe. Been on this off-and-on for over 10 years, and EVERY single time gotten excellent results. Plus since its been generic for years, and I dont currently have insurance, it's pretty cheap even with the amount I get (150/month). Highly recommended to anyone with anxiety, especially when combined with an SSRI. M 29 10 years
Varies 5X day
11/8/2012
 1  Multiple Sclerosis Nerve Pain Terrible stomach ache, weight gain instantly, very dizzy Gave it my best shot at different doses and nothing. Just terrible side effects. Did nothing for pain. Pretty much a waste of $ and useless drug although I hear it's used very well for other medical issues. For this issue I had it was just a bad drug 3 months
300 3X day
10/20/2012
 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
 4  nerve damage pain Side effect include very confused , weight gain . hard to keep balance and JUdgement ,cant stay focused on task . despite all the warnings ad side effect .Neurotin allows me to walk and no nerve pain however I do take 75 mg of Lyrica with it ...very confused allot F 3 months
300 3X day
10/16/2012
 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
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 1  Fibromyalgia Terrible persistent headaches. Increased fatigue. Insomnia, nightmares when finally asleep. Ringing ears. Hearing of 'voices', (& no have never had any 'schizoid' like tendencies/experiences before starting the drug!!). Slurring of speech, and muddling of words. And sadly no pain relief whatsover, for which it was prescribed!! It did actually help with anxiety problems, giving a nice relaxed feeling. Great shame about the bad side effects and lack of neuropathic pain relief. M 40 2 months
600mg 3X day
10/5/2012
 5  GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, MDD Lethargy. This med helps me to feel so much calmer. M 16 2 years
300 M.G 2X day
9/24/2012
 4  Hot flushes None so far although I was looking up "Ask a Patient" to see if weight gain was a problem as I have been craving sweets and have put on about 3 kgs. It is winter here (Australia) so it might just be hibernation. I have been having minor gynaecological problems and saw a gynaecologist about going off HRT which I have been on since going through menopause 3 years ago. I said the most annoying symptom of menopause was hot flushes which is why I was reluctant to go off HRT. He said Neurontin has shown, in a number of studies, to be very effective in reducing hot flushes significantly - maybe reducing 8 a day to 1. He also said it would help with sleep. I have had no hot flushes - although maybe it is too early to tell - but my sleep improved immediately which is wonderful as I haven't had a decent night's sleep for years. F 56 1 months
300 2X day
8/22/2012
 5  Chronic all over joint pain Foggy head, some dizziness, feeling intoxicated with no slurred speech. More irritability and feeling like I could fall asleep any time of day, interrupted concentration and word search difficulty, especially in morning and if ignore my normal bedtime at night Nearly 100% pain relief, only had 2 times with breakthrough pain that required pain medication. The breakthrough pain was directly linked to intense weather changes. I think I can deal with the side effects for the true pain relief it offers. F 43 2 weeks
300 3X day
8/6/2012
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 1  chronic knee pain woorsening of depression, anxiety, irratibility, aggression and wild mood swings. I don't believe it was worth the side effects for the little pain relief I got from the drug. I think it depends on what you're taking it for and the other meds you're on. I'm also taking buphrenorphine (suboxone) for pain and it's awesome. I take 10mg of flexeril 2 or 3 times daily as needed. M 50 2 weeks
300 3X day
7/24/2012
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 3  Trigeminal Neuralgia due to MS Hyper Activity, Some Anxiety, Dry Mouth, Dry Eyes, Fuzzy Brain and Poor Memory .. Also very impatient, I'm guessing due to the hyperactivity. I've been snapping at my loved ones a lot. I've been taking Neurontin for about 2 months at 400mg 3x a day, I was also prescribed Trileptal but had an allergic reaction. The doc upped me to 600mg 3x a day about 2 weeks ago. It worked for about a week but now it's starting to wear off again. It definitely dulls the pain but doesn't get rid of it completely.. and I seem to get used to it pretty quickly. The pain is so severe that I would not stop taking it even with the side effects. It provides sufficient relief for now but I am considering trying another medication such as Tegretal. F 23 2 months
600 mg 3X day
7/21/2012

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