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 |
| 5 | depression/anxiety/insomnia | None! Possibly weight gain, which I need to monitor (cannot afford to gain weight as I am already 50# overweight.) Could be post holiday. | I have suffered from mild depression, anxiety, and INSOMNIA since memory. I have tried all of the SSRI's, Wellbutrin, and Nardil. All alleviated the depression, acted some on the anxiety - but had to stop because my insomnia went from rotten to worse. I stopped taking medication for about two years and my symptoms became unbearable. Could not function at work because I was surviving on 3 - 4 hours of sleep and a nervous wreck. Klonapin worked for sleep - but I limited it to two nights a week to avoid dependency - but my insomnia was worse the nights I did not take it. Decided to have sleep study and the neurologist asked me if I ever tried Neurontin. I told him no. I then asked my shrink for a Rx. I started on weekly increments of 100 mgs and ended with a final dose of 900 mgs at bedtime. This is drug I have been waiting for! Sleep is not perfect, but if I get up at 3:30 or 4 AM I am able to fall back to sleep. Depressive symptoms gone! Anxiety reduced by about 75% - all this and able to have orgasms! This med has changed my life. I just hope the weight gain stops. I strongly recommend this med for others who "have tried everything" without success. | M | 56 | 3 months | 1/28/2010 | 3 | back and leg pain | I am finding the MEMORY LOSS a big problem, find very embarassing in front of children and other adults. I forget words, names, what I was looking for etc. Also, I say one thing and mean another. Hasn't got any better in 2 years I have taken it !! | Managed to get over the initial side effects of drowsiness, loss of appetite (lost nearly a stone in weight), over time. Slowly increased dose up to 1800mgs a day over 3 doses. Still need to take tramadol and diazepam as needed for back pain. I thin there is tachyphylaxis involved with this drug (the longer you take it the more you will need to escalate the dose) although the dr will not comment!! Certainly not the magic bullet it was at the beginning of treatement (for the first 9 motnhs or so). I would only advise use if really needed as I find explaining my memory loss to other adults at the age of 35 demeaning !! Sometimes consider coming off it but have read bads press by people trying to come off it !! | F | 35 | 2 years | 1/27/2010 | 4 | BiPolar, Cervical Radiculopathy | Nervousness/short term memory loss/ hair will not grow | It was originally prescribed for my Cervical Radiculopathy (C6 damage). It was the only medicine that seemed to help with the alternating pain & tingling/numbness in my right neck/shoulder/arm/hand. A few years later, I was treated for depression until it was discovered that I was Bipolar II. At first the Neurontin was maxed to 3000/mgs a day, being that I was on Neurontin for pain mgmt. I became mega manic. I was reverted back to 300/mg 2x/day & Lamactil was added, which I love. So many meds were tried to manage my depression episodes of Bipolar, and this combination seems to work well. I have had weight gain issues, but I have learned that I can control that with exercise & healthy eating. I will not be 125 lbs as when I was young, but I will be happy at 145 which is the weight I leveled out to on the Neurontin in 1998. My struggle is with the hair loss issue. My hair will not grow as it used to on this medicine. Prior to taking it, my hair length was to the middle of my back. Now my right side only grows to my shoulder, while the left side grows normally. I am researching on vitamin supplements to help promote my growth. I also have Fibromyalgia, and it helps with muscle pain as well. | F | 44 | 7 years | 1/23/2010 | 5 | lymph node dissection from melanoma | If I miss a dose the severe nervousness sets in. I think I gained weight and it seems impossible to take it off while continuing the drug. | This drug saved my life. I had severe nerve pain after 3 months of healing. Nothing stopped the pain not even morphine. The first few doses totally ended the nerve pain and made every day life tolerable. I would take this drug no matter what now. | F | 47 | 5 years | 1/19/2010 | 1 | Spinal Cord Nerve Pain | On the smallest dose 100mg of Gabapentin, with in hours of taking this medicine I experienced hot flashes. A few hours later I had a sunburn rash on my face. My entire face was red and my cheeks burned. These side effects lasted 2 days after the initial dose. | I've also noticed that my thinking was slowed with just this one dose. I felt like I was drunk and disconnected from my body. | F | 35 | 1 days | 1/16/2010 | 3 | Yes | Fatigue, Depression, Thoughts of suicide, nasuea. | I had my 2nd back surgery, which after 3 weeks resulted in being hospitalized again b/c I got MRSA in the incision area. I have no reflexes in my right foot and since the last surgery have been suffering from pain down the back of my legs. I was put on nuerontin, b/c I was tired of being on pain killers. I have noticed some differences in my day to day activities, but still have pain and taking pain killers. I have also been on depression meds for 4 years. It worries me that I am having such terrible thoughts. Even on how to do it so my family does not have to clean up the mess. My depression has been under control until the third week of taking the neurontin. I go in to see my doctor again here soon, but thinking I should go sooner. | F | 33 | 4 weeks | 1/3/2010 | 4 | Mastectomy Nerve Pain | Horrible trying to get off this drug. Extreme mood swings since tapering dosage down slowly. Currently down to 100mg 3xd with crying/depression/nervousness. I had problems years ago, like this, trying to get off an SRI, so I know the symptoms. | This drug did work for my nerve pain following bilateral mastectomies. After 3 weeks of intense pain following my surgery, was put on 100mg to take every few hours up to 900mg a day. The side effects were tough, most talked about already. Yet my pain was worse, so put up with it. Now that nerve pain has decreased, I want to get off of this but not easy because of increased side effects. Which probably means this drug has addictive tendencies. | F | 51 | 6 months | 1/2/2010 | 5 | anxiety, social phobia, severe OCD. | drowsiness and dizziness ( at the beginning ), chenges in libido, | it helped and helps me a lot in combo with other medications to have relief in anxiety disorders that affect me whole life. it akes me calmer, reasonable, and without fear to interact with other people. i'm on 900 mg daily and it works well. try to do not increase dosage because of extreme drowsiness. | M | 23 | 1 years | 12/28/2009 | 1 | Disc herniation | Tremors, dropping things all the time, extreme anxiety and rapid weight gain | I will not take this drug again, it didn't even help the pain, doctor wanted to increase dose, I was on 900mg per day but I refused becaue of side effects | F | 66 | 30 days | 12/23/2009 | 3 | Bipolar 2 Mood Stabilizer +GAD | Clumsiness, brain 'fog', lack of concentration, increased appetite, decreased judgement,'bad mix with alcohol (I don't drink any more, anyway), weight gain (if appetite is not kept in check), somnolence. Anxiety also increases/returns when my body adapts to the dosage. | I have been on this drug for a long time, it has been a decent medication, for the most part. It's mild, compared to the benzos and much easier to titrate off of. However, your body will adapt to the drug, as it has a short half life and works rather quickly. Increases in dosage are common for me; I have doubled the amount that I was initially prescribed over the years. A better strategy is to knock down your dosage for awhile and then increase it; you'll have better results. I take between 900mgs and 1200 mgs a day along with 200mgs of Lamictal and it has been a good combination for me. The side effects are annoying, but the mood stabilization/lack of mania is worth it. | M | 29 | 9 years | 12/16/2009 | 2 | Periferal and centr. neurop. pain | Difficulties breathing/Dysphnea. | Neurontin helped me for almost a month, but ended up with giving me problems breathing. So I had to drop it, unfortunately. Because it gave me great pain relief. | M | 33 | 30 days | 12/14/2009 | 5 | radicular leg pain | i have been taking a very low dosage (600 mg) for the past ten years. I knew it helped, but did not realize just how much until i had to discontinue it for a surgical procedure. i was in tremendous pain, which is managable now. | F | 50 | 19 years | 12/8/2009 | 5 | Severe Sciatica & Herniated Disks | It's hard to know if symptoms result from neurontin gabapentin or medical conditions. Symptoms include: intense and persistent cough (but I have allergies & asthma); cognitive decline, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, and trouble finding words and doing simple things (but I suffer from neurotoxicity to VOCs in environment--have even prior to taking gabapentin). | Neurontin is like a miracle drug; without it I couldn't function. 300 mg, t.i.d. keeps sciatic pain manageable as long as I (1) do not lean or bend forward, (2) do not lift or push more than a few pounds infrequently, and (3) keep most other physical activity to a minimum. So, even with Neurontin, herniated disks and sciatica force me to greatly limit most normal everyday activities. | F | 58 | 7 years | 12/4/2009 | 4 | Sensory Neuropathic Cough | Hair falling out at rapid rate; weight gain (40 pounds in 7 months and that is with daily assertive exercise; at times forgetful; Low energy for sure but still had enough to do things like 70 miles a week long distance bike riding until the pain in toes and calves began. **this has begun to rapidly decrease as my dosage has decreased the last 2 weeks. Possible hyperness at times as some have observed in my behavior. DO NOT drink alcohol while on this drug. | OFF LABEL USE - Took 900mg every 8 hours (2700mg) for the first 6 months. Have begun to decrease the last month VERY SLOWLY - 600mg every 8 hours during day and 900mg at bedtime. After 2 weeks of this decrease began 300mg every 8 hours and then 600mg at bedtime for this week and next. Then will do 300mg every 8 hours total of 900mg per 24hrs. Aim is to be off totally to see how the chronic cough is. For now, there has been little change since decreasing doseage except my feet no longer ache (side affect?). Dr. is using this RX as off label. Sensory neuropathic cough - have had a dry chronic cough for 5 years. They put me on everything to help solve problem. I did find much relief from using Gabapentin - about 90% improvement. I hope to go completely off this rx in the next month. Do not like taking it and believe it has helped my cough. But, wondering if cough could be something else... will know in the next couple of months. If cough returns to 100% of the time, literally was, then I will most likely return to Rx. Standing in faith and prayer. | F | 50 | 7.5 months | 12/3/2009 | 4 | nerve pain pinched nerve in neck | none noticeable | seems to help pain and also helps me sleep better at night | F | 59 | 2 months | 12/3/2009 | 1 | peripheral neuopathy | severe brain fog,personality change,short term memory problems,suicidal ideation,dry mouth, nervousness,runny nose,tremors,depression. | I would never have taken this drug had I known that it would cause permanent brain damage!It has been almost 11 months since I took it and no improvement in my condition has happened. | M | 61 | 2 days | 12/2/2009 | 1 | peripheral neuopathy | severe brain fog,personality change,short term memory problems,suicidal ideation,dry mouth, nervousness,runny nose,tremors,depression. | I would never have taken this drug had I known that it would cause permanent brain damage!It has been almost 11 months since I took it and no improvement in my condition has happened. | M | 61 | 2 days | 12/2/2009 | 4 | Migraines | Initially, moments of absentmindedness that dissipated; sleepiness | Started at 300mg, week later 600mg, then three months later 900 mg and am still at that dosage. Appears to be helping as migraines reduced from almost daily to about 10 a month. I have to admit during this same period I added Magnesium, B2, CQ10 and butterbur. I replaced Butterbur with feverfew which I couldn't take. Anyway, at this time I would say it helps. I don't plan to increase dosage. I do end up in bed by 9, but then again am up early--3-4 am-- (I'm a morning person anyway so it's not a problem). The absentmindedness is in the nature of that moment when the word's on the tip of your tongue but you can't think what it is. I forewarned my friends; initially, I had frequent moments now it's not as often. I've tried various prescriptions, acupuncture, etc. It's early to say this is my "miracle" drug (7 months). I have a history of good short term success, but rarely long term; so we'll see. | F | 45 | 7 months | 11/21/2009 | 5 | chronic migraine | weight gain, dizziness, and slowed thought processes on 1800 mg | Neurontin has changed a daily headache to a treatable weekly headache. This drug gave me pain free time to do the things I enjoy. | F | 57 | 6 months | 11/20/2009 | 2 | Nerve Entrapment Pain & poss MS | took at night, first morning, whoah, hang-on the world is spinning which lasted a few hours, didn't dare drive, extremely tired. Leg didn't hurt though. Second morning, less dizziness, still extremely tired, could drive though. Third night, had to take 2 pills 6 hours apart to get relief. Fourth night, refuse to take more than 1 pill as surgery is in two days and tomorrow I won't take it. | Interesting how quick the dose had to be increased to get relief. Other pain areas that are from irritates nerves settled down immediately and stayed settled down as long as they were not re-irritated. Was somewhat a staggering drunk the first two days on it and took several hours to feel awake. After taking the dose, the problem area became almost locked in position, not wanting to bend normally. Somewhat dulls one's perceptions and releases inhibitions, where I did stuff I ought not to have, nothing criminal, but I may later regret those actions. After halving the previous night's dose, the pain is as if I had taken nothing at all. | F | 31 | 4 days | 11/16/2009 |