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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Chronic Pain due to herniated Disc | I had no side effects and could not even tell I was taking any drug at all | This drug was prescribed to lessen the chronic pain from a herniated disc in my neck. It took the edge off and did allow me to live more normally. I was actually able to run again and exercise like I was used to doing. I seemed to have more energy than before - but maybe this is because of the decrese in pain. I had no side effects at all and was surprised at the gentle way this drug worked for me. I took 300 mg/day (100 mg, 3x per day.) Everybody's body chemistry is different- I was kind of surprised to see all the people who had negative effects from this drug. I only quit taking the drug when the herniation became worse and I ended up needing surgery to remove the disc. After that I no longer had the pain so I didn't need the medication. | F | 39 | 1 years | 12/2/2007 | 1 | panic / anxiety | Uncontrollable shaking, almost like a seizure, scared my husband and me to death, called ambulance, but was ok in about 2 hours | Only took once, worse drug ever taken, will not take again. Very scary | F | 37 | 1 days | 11/21/2007 | 4 | post herpatic neuralgia | weight gain (18 lbs in a year), loss of concentration, forgetfulness, hard to find words in conversation | Prescribed for post herpatic pain that suddenly came on after many years and got increasingly worse. Helped pain a lot. Dosage was 300 mg. 2 x daily and I was tired all the time so bega taking it at night which helped with sleep. Cut dosage back to 400 mg. at bedtime. Having more pain issues but can control it fairly well with Aleve along with the neurontin. On occasion take 400 mg 2x day. After reading the board I'm feeling I want to begin tapering off this medication. Will get Rx for 100 mg. and taper off 100 mg at a time over many months. Been taking it for 2 1/2 years consistently so feel a slow tapering will not cause major withdrawal. Weight gain has been significant especially in the first year and this affected blood sugar readings, cholesterol, etc. So was put on other meds for that.....I just want off the Rx bandwagon!! Brain "fog" is an issue, too, and beginning to think I was starting with Alzheimer's.......mind would just go blank. | F | 66 | 2.5 years | 11/16/2007 | 4 | neuropathy | M | 57 | 90 days | 11/15/2007 | 4 | shingles PHN | Some dizziness. Not bad. | I have shingles Post Hepatic Neuralgia (PHN) and I could not have gone back to work or even remained sane without Neurontin. I have had the PHN for over five years now and take four, 300 mg tablets almost every day. Some days I only take three. | M | 5 years | 11/12/2007 | 1 | L5spinal stenosis/ multiple myeloma | I have been on this drug for 10 years now in ever increasing doses as my condition has gotten worse. I am plagued by constant weakness,tremors,severe tinnitis,spaciness,lack of coordination,inability to focus or remember anything. It took away my sex drive and my motivation. I thought that it was somehow associated with menopause or the myeloma. The memory loss and aphasia has been so bad that I was terrified that I had Alzheimers. Some days I feel almost normal but most of the time I feel pretty rotten. I kept asking my doctors,"If my cancer is doing so much better why do I still feel so bad?" Apparently information about these side effects are not well known and these subjective feelings are often associated with other problems. | This drug is a blessing for some but it has been a curse for me. I felt so guilty about how miserable,listless and depressed I have been for so long. It has robbed me of my life force, my business acumen and my relationships. Doctors and Pharmacists recommend it all the time since it has acquired a reputation for being "safe" and almost "free of side effects". I have a medical background and I still got sucked into this trap! I am currently going through a slow and careful withdrawal process and I only hope that I will be able to regain my faculties once the drug is out of my system. | F | 59 | 10 years | 11/8/2007 | 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 | 2 | diabetic neuropathy | My endocrinologist prescribed this for me back in late July after diagnosing me with neuropathy. i was a new patient. I was started at 100 mg twice a day (7/30) increased to 900mg by 8/29 and then to 1800mg by 9/26. I cut back to 1200 a day on 9/29. That was around the time i started having sleep disturbances, nightmares, and racing thoughts in my sleep, so bad i'd wake up suddenly trembling, sweating and crying (sometimes ncontrollable) also mood swings and constantly irritable with borderline personality fluctuations. Funny butall the tiem i was taking it i was still reaching for my husband's bottle of Lortab on most mornings from the pain being so bad, especially in my feet. I am in the process of weaning myself off of this drug, it will take another week and 3 days till i'm off completely. I'm explaining this to my endo on my next visit in December. Now i hope and pray that no permanent damage was done. | I would not recommend this drug to anyone, you'd be better off taking a narcotic painkiller, motrin, or tylenol. | F | 45 | 2 months | 10/14/2007 | 3 | BiPolar/Anxiety/Insomnia | Headaches, severe headaches by the 3rd dose. Fragmented sentences and inability to grasp the words I want to say while I rub my aching head. Moodiness with often homicidal.suicidal thoughts, rage, hopelessness, paranoia, lack of sexual interest and did I mention the headaches?? | 1800mg a day tried many meds for mania/depression this one continues to do something. It's ok makes me apathetic, I dont dwell on thoughts as much but I don't much of anything anymore either. I rage alot and want to do horrible things to ppl, so I avoid folks. I am no longer afraid of social situations but ppl are more afraid of me. Doc put me on Lamictal today so we'll see, but stock up on aspirin because lemme tell you about eye-bulging headaches... | M | 39 | 2 years | 10/12/2007 | 3 | bipolar disorder | weight gain, fatigue - always tired, lack of interest in anything - including sex, memory loss (short and long term), GI problems (diarrhea, bloating, gas - ended up having upper and lower scopes done), I feel like there's more... but I CAN'T REMEMBER! | This actually helped with my extreme mood swings, but all of the side effects tipped the scale for me. I ended up walking out of my job that I loved and had been at for almost 2 years (a record for me!). When I lost the job and health insurance, I started tapering off of neurontin, ativan & celexa. I've done it over a two month period and as soon as I stopped taking the neurontin completely, my world was turned upside down. I feel horrible. I'm up all night and sleep all day. I'm jittery and twitchy. I know it will pass, but be prepared if you are going to taper yourself off - do it with a doctor if you can. As you can see... I'm back to rambling incessently - neurontin did help with that. | F | 32 | 18 months | 10/12/2007 | 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 | 4 | Essential Tremor of the head | Dry mouth, dizziness, and intestinal upset first few days, then foot and leg pain once dosage was increased from 1,200 mg a day to 1,800 mg a day. | This drug was prescribed to me for an essential tremor of the head, and it did improve the shaking, but the tremor slowly increased as if the drug was losing the battle. However, I won't go off the drug, because it made my paralyzing back pain go away all together and has helped me relax in stressful situations. Ironically, it has not helped my arm pain that stems from nerve damage in the neck. It has only helped pain stemming from the lower portion of the spine. It has also consistently helped me get a full night's sleep. The benefits have outweighed the disappointments. | F | 43 | 2 months | 10/5/2007 | 3 | Fibromyalgia | Brain fog,lost for words most of the time,weight gain.If I forgot to take my medicine-BAD mood swings and pain.Motor skill quality diminished.Slower motor skills,no short term memory. | My pain was only at about 40%, which was very good for me.But after time all of the side effects seemed to cause other problems in my life.My husband would look at me sometimes like "I know your not stupid-but,what's wrong with you? Is there anyone in there?"That was very frustrating for me,as I usually am a pretty quick thinker!! Also driving at night became a little scarey!Slow to physically react,vision effected. | F | 26 | 6 months | 10/1/2007 | 3 | Chronic Back Pain | SEVERE Hair loss, Secondary amenorrhea (period will start for 1 day & completely stop.) | The back pain is gone but not worth the loss of my hair or period! I was taking 300mg/3X a day + 10mg/2X Elavil at night. I had no other symptoms except for drowsiness in the beginning. Both of these side effects were listed as rare (for both drugs) but I am concerned about the permanent hair loss. My neurosurgeon doesn't seem to be so I'm weaning myself. I'm done w/the Elavil and I'm down to 100 mg. of Neurontin a day & the back pain has returned. This was the first time in 7 years I had been pain free since I had a L5/C1 lumbar laminectomy. The last MRI showed more scarring w/Degenerative Disc Disease and nothing else to be done unless I chose spinal fusion-which is not an option. I thought these drugs were going to help!! | F | 35 | 2 months | 10/1/2007 | 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 | MS symptoms of tingling .. | I never had many side effects to speak of,,, it was well tolerated. | I am on Neurontin for MS symptoms of numbness and tingling in my arms and legs from MS. My initial dose was 300 milligrams daily and I am currently taking 1,800 milligrams. It did nothing for my neuropathy pain in my legs at all until I increased the dosage.... For the first time in two years I felt a relief from the throbbing,burning and aching. I have loss of memory and cognitive issues that I assume are damage from my MS but now I am not so sure after reading some of the side effects seen here!!! My neurologist also mentioned zero side effects and told it that it can be safely taken in doses up to 5,400 milligrams!! I plan to call his office today and ask exactly how safe the dosage i am on is!!!! | F | 43 | 24 days | 9/24/2007 | 1 | Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome | Started taking 300mg at bedtime 5 days ago for an excruciating, burning pain that I have in the area of my surgery. (I have been on morphine for 9 months, and I'm becoming tolerant.) I've experienced an INTENSE headache within 1 hour after waking up every day from the 3rd day after taking this medicine. I feel very dizzy and my thinking is clouded. It's scary. I plan to ask my Neurologist to try something different. | I have been presecribed this in the past for neuropathy related to shingles. It had no effect whatsoever at that time, except for making me dizzy and unable to think clearly. | F | 46 | 5 days | 9/23/2007 | 3 | Numbness in feet | Male sexual problems. Hard time speaking. Forget words. Weight gain. | I am taking this for what my Dr. "thinks" is related to pinched nerves in my lower back. (no diabetes, I was checked for that). It did help the numbness for a while. But now it doesn't seem to be working. One thing the Dr. didn't tell me when I started taking this is that I would have to tapper off when quitting. As of last week I was taking 2,400 mg. a day. Now I am on 2,0000 mg. Next week it will be 1,600 mg. etc. etc. So far so good. No withdrawals. Not gonna taken this anymore. The trade off just isn't worth it to me. | M | 48 | 2 months | 9/20/2007 | 1 | suprascapular neuropathy | Normally a consistently happy person, during the last month (I have been on the medication for 6 weeks) I have experienced depression, anxiety, paranoia, decreased appetite, loss for words, confusion. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE if for other reasons besides epilepsy. It can ruin your relationships with others. Now I am weening off the meds because it has had such an impact on my social and academic life. | F | 20 | 6 weeks | 9/15/2007 | 3 | Hot flashes caused by going off HRT | I have gained 11 lbs. in less than 2 months. It seems to be harder to get sexually aroused and to climax. It has helped with the hot flashes after uping dose to 500 mg morning and afternoon and 900 mg in the evening but I'm not sure it's worth it. | I did take 800 mg 3 times a day for a short period of time but I felt spacey, all food tasted nasty and I had horrific dry mouth. | F | 51 | 2 days | 9/14/2007 |