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 |
| 1 | Neuropathy/ entire rt side | I was quite frankly, stoned. I was lightheaded, dizzy,tired and zombie like while on it. I developed purple circles under my eyes and looked like a junky. | F | 59 | 4 days 100mg 3X day | 1/8/2011 | 2 | burning/tingling in feet and legs | Initially I thought this medication was great. I took 300 mg at night and it helped me sleep and did initially stop the pain from the burning and tingling in my feet and legs. However, before I realized it, I had gained 20 pounds!! I could not for the life of me figure out HOW in the world I gained that much weight so quickly, as I was doing nothing different. I work out daily and do NOT eat junk/fast food. It just hit me yesterday to google this medication and I have been on this site reading the experiences of others and I firmly believe this medication has not only caused my weight gain, but also hair loss, brain fog and other symptoms that I was not attributing to the medication until I read that others also had these side effects. I am going to immediately decrease the dosage until I am totally OFF this medication. It is not worth it. Too bad physicians these days REFUSE to prescribe pain meds to people in legitimate pain. They would rather prescribe these medications that cause m | I would NOT recommend taking this medication and I hope it is not to difficult to wean myself off of it! | F | 41 | 9 months 300 1X day | 1/4/2011 | 4 | migraines | weight gain, dizziness, memory loss, horrible nightmares if I miss the medication | Finally found something that seems to lessen the severity of my chronic daily headaches and has limited the number of severe migraines. Biggest issues with it for me are weight gain and, if I forget to take it I have horrible, extremely vivid nightmares. | F | 47 | 90 days 300 mg 1X day | 12/28/2010 | 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 | 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 | 2 | neck,lower back pain | Hair loss, night sweats, nightmares | I began losing my thick head of hair and couldn't figure out why. The only thing I could think of was my change in medication so I decided to do a little research on this drug. It was reassuring to read that others have had this same problem. I quit taking the drug a few days ago so will see what happens. I meet with my doctor today and will discuss the issue with her. | F | 59 | 3 months 300 mg 1X day | 12/22/2010 | 5 | Chron pain from surgical adhesions | First few days I felt like I'd drank 2 glasses of wine each time I took it. After a week, this stopped happening and my body adjusted. It has helped me sleep much better at night. Most of my pain is gone as well as the anxiety the pain was causing me. | I would recommend that anyone in chronic pain give this medication a try. | F | 52 | 4 weeks 300mg 3X day | 12/12/2010 | 5 | Migranes | Drowsiness, Small loss of coordination, | This is a miracle drug for me. Went from severe migranes every other day for 10 years to no migranes at all. I will live with the side effects, I have my life back. | M | 59 | 90 days 600 3X day | 12/8/2010 | 1 | CRPS | Weight gain, memory loss, no sex drive, depression, anxiety, sweats, | When you don't feel 6 abscess in your mouth leaking poison into your body, how many other issues does this medication coverup? no pain relief, off this med now, last pill 1 week ago and pain no worse or better than when on it. Will try natural therapies, never touching this stuff again | F | 50 | 3 days 300 4X day | 12/8/2010 | 5 | Refered pain from cervical spine | Anxiety and insomina if medication is forgotten. Normal level personality becomes agressive at the littlist provocation. Normally no side effects. | Love the pain stopping power of Neurontin. Combined with a good physical therapist, neurontin, is a wonderful relief from the terrible pain I was suffering. | M | 51 | 3 months 600 3X day | 12/6/2010 | 5 | Severe Anxiety and Social phobia | Listen, this is the best drug for my anxiety. if I take enough (wink, wink) I feel absolutly wonderful. Pure euphoria, no more anxiety, no more panic, no more bad days. I was social, I stood tall when I walked, and I love life now. I am also on Zoloft 100mg, and Remeron 30mg. I am a severe benzo addict, so I can't have any xanax or anything, but I would rather have neurontin, 100%. This is my opinon, but this is my favorite pharm. It has changed my life | None | M | 29 | 27 days 600mg 4X day | 11/30/2010 Patient History | 4 | Neuropathic Pain | Constipation, Large weight gain, Fluid Retention, | I have been happy with Neurontin because of the pain control it gave me after many years of high pain levels. But I'm at the stage now where I would rather put up with the pain, but loose the side effects. I've had them for too long now and nothing else can help in ridding me of those problems. | M | 66 | 5 years 1,600 mg 3X day | 11/29/2010 | 5 | pain due to 3 different causes | none | It has made a significant difference in my pain. Before, I wondered how I could go on living becuase the pain was so bad. Now, it's quite tolerable. | F | 58 | 300mg 3X day | 11/26/2010 | 1 | low pack pain 2' disc issues | serious balance issues in morning (almost staggering around for 15 minutes in am. this is on 1/3 the dose. Back pain seems worse. | Two days really not adequate time to judge to be fair, I was to start 1 at night and work up to 3 per day. Back pain is worse on wakening and balance issues, I am going to stop until I see MD. I am a medical person, and would not stop immediately if I hadn't been on for a long time..but have only had 2 doses. 2 docs have told me I need back surgery. | F | 49 | 2 days 300 1X day | 11/25/2010 | 3 | Back surgery - Lumbar Fusion | Hardly any. Very mild off balance or light-headedness | M | 74 | 9 months 300 3X day | 11/20/2010 | 3 | Migraine and Back Pain | I had a full head of hair 30 days ago and now I am completely bald. | I haven't had any pain since taking this drug | M | 48 | 30 days 600 MG 3X day | 11/18/2010 | 4 | Neuralgia | Memory loss, weight gain, nausea (if late on dose). | I continue to take neurontin, as the pain I was in was absolutely debilitating, and I am now out of pain (most of the time). I'm ok with working out extra to combat the weight gain, and I only have the nausea waves if I'm more than a few hours late taking a dose. I am most concerned about the memory loss. I've always had a very sharp mind and incredible memory intellectually and visually. That is truly gone from me now. I have to set alarms and write notes to remind myself of everything. | F | 37 | 1 months 300mg 3X day | 11/8/2010 | 2 | fibromyalgia | weight gain over 40 pounds. memory loss and inablity to concentrate. huge fatigue to point that it is ruining my life worse than pain. cannot function at work. sleep for 15 hours with no energy. ringing in ears. will wean off it. i cannot continue with these symptoms. | I would not recommend this for fibromyalgia. there are too many side effects and it does not reduce the pain significantly. | F | 55 | 2 years 600 mg 3X day | 11/7/2010 | 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 | 1 | BECAME VERY DEPRESSED ALMOST SUICIDAL. STILL HAVING BAD EFECTS FROM IT, AFTER STOPPING IT OVER 2 MONTHS AGO. | HOW DO i GET BACK TO NORMALITY. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE .THIS DRUG HAS RUINED THIS YEAR FOR ME. | F | 81 | 5 months 600 3X day | 11/5/2010 |