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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | neuropathic pain, endometriosis, OA | extreme fatigue, insomnia, quick tolerance, slow mental process, paranoia, apetite increase, alcohol intolerance, high feeling, balance issues, weak legs | The first two days I took 100mg/day and was exhausted, sleeping for 12 hrs at a time. I stopped for a few days and then took 50 mg 2x day. It wasn't enough for the pain, so after two days of that I stopped again for a day and took 100mg per day, then upped it up to 150mg/day after two days. I notice I am in a foggy state now and while it helps with the pain, I am afraid that if there is more damage to me from degenerative conditions I won't be able to tell. Also, this drug did not help with balance or weakness issues. I hope to get off this drug soon when I can access naturopathic therapy, massage, etc, if I can on medicaid... I'm scared to live with this pain and have so few options. If I have to continue this drug, I'm worried about needing to increase the dose rapidly to deal with the pain. There are so many drugs that I have problems with, I wish there were other affordable, natural solutions. | F | 28 | 1 weeks | 2/20/2007 | 2 | nerve pain | coordination problems, sleepy but can't sleep, muscle weakness, mood changes | i am desperate for a solution to my pain, but feel trapped. after these side effects, i don't know what else to try, since i am allergic to all meds that i tried so far. i heard from a chemist friend that pancreatic cancer is common with long-term use, although i think she got that from the PDR or some other reference. she said that with symptoms of weight gain and increased urination, pancreas problems can be a higher risk. i don't know where else to turn to deal with the pain from a damaged CNS from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibro. | M | 28 | 7 days | 2/20/2007 | 5 | Nerve pain after pelvic surgery | When you first begin Neurontin, you wake up drowsy, but after about 2 weeks, that side effect goes away. | I had almost debilitating genital/pelvic nerve pain (i.e. pudendal neuralgia) after having a hysterectomy and then a bladder suspension surgery. I can tell you that the Lord really has used this drug for my benefit. You know, to be healed of physical afflictions, you need Jesus in your life as your Lord and Savior, as well. He will either heal by a miracle, or use a medication to give you relief. Either way, He heals! Thank the Lord for giving the professionals the wisdom and knowledge to make this and other beneficial medications. For those of you who say that this medication is "killing you", try Jesus instead! He will help you if you live life for Him, and ask Him for healing. He is the best medicine for any and every affliction! He sure helps me! | F | 32 | 9 months | 2/12/2007 | 1 | trigeminal neuralgia | Extreme lethargy, weight gain, hallucinations, strange dreams, suicidal ideation, feeling that my skin "didn't fit right," paranoia, severe vertigo and dizziness, inability to do pretty much anything, insomnia, migraines, memory less, difficulty concentrating, THE WORKS. | Neurontin was a NIGHTMARE for me. To this day, I can't believe I spent that much money to feel that absolutely horrible. It did NOTHING for my pain. The only thing it did do was cause me to urinate less frequently...but it was NOT WORTH IT. I have never been suicidal before or since. The side-effects were HELL ON EARTH. This is a DEMON DRUG. Stay away from it!!! | F | 32 | 6 months | 2/12/2007 | 4 | Bulging disks/right leg neuropathy. | I have pretty much had every side effect listed above, but they have never been extreme. I do note one thing that has me considering discontinuing the Neurontin; if your usual dose is missed, mental and physical fatigue will occur. I get so tired that I could fall asleep anywhere for 2 hours. I cannot get through the day without taking at least a 2 hour nap, but I only get about 6- hours sleep per night, so that could be the problem, as well. I only take 300 mg in the morning, 300 mg in the late afternoon, but am supposed to take 600 mg 3 times a day. | When I became pregnant, I stopped the Neurontin totally, no weaning at all, just stopped! Other than severe nausea (which I also had with 2 previous pregnancies), I did not suffer headaches or anything else. However, my nausea did seem worse, but I also noted I could not vomit (which used to relieve the nausea for a little while with the other 2 pregnancies), so that could be why it was worse, as I never could vomit and get temporary relief. After 3 months, my nausea subsided (just as it did with previous pregnancies), and I had no side effects from the med still. Also, I noted that as long as I got 8 hours sleep at night and a 2 hour nap in the morning (I was pregnant, so the extra 2 hours was needed…for me anyway ;), I had no energy problems, kept my house clean (couldn't work due to being put on bedrest for incompetent cervix), home schooled my oldest son, and I did feel better than I do now, mentally, but not so much physically. I had to rest a lot between the heavy preg | F | 35 | 8 years | 2/6/2007 | 2 | anxiety and nerve pain | constipation, bloating, diarrhea when eaten with food, no energy, munchies almost like when stoned | didnt help much with anxiety. helped with pain a bit but with all the side effects no thanks. | M | 26 | 6 days | 2/3/2007 | 2 | arm/hand pain c5 discectomy | A little tired but nothing compared to most of the posts | It has done nothing for me. I have been taking for 6 months with current dosage at 3200-3600 /day. No noticalbe pain relief or really any other side effects. Sleep good at night though | M | 52 | 6 months | 1/23/2007 | 2 | anxiety, replace prozac | dry mouth, weight gain (35 pounds in 1 year) back reaction with alcohol, sexual disfunction, changed from nightime and now see the others problems. tired, no motivation to do anything, agoraphobic, and lots more... | 600mg... no longer helps with original problem of panic attacks. feel like suing doctors. | M | 52 | 15 months | 1/14/2007 | 2 | anxiety, replace prozac | dry mouth, weight gain (35 pounds in 1 year) back reaction with alcohol, sexual disfunction, changed from nightime and now see the others problems. tired, no motivation to do anything, agoraphobic, and lots more... | 600mg... no longer helps with original problem of panic attacks. feel like suing doctors. | M | 52 | 15 months | 1/14/2007 | 5 | nerve damage to my arms from surg. | none that i noticed | am on 1200 mg three times daily, seems to releive the nerve pain which was excruciating,and not being touched by the narcotics i take for the other pain from AS. the nerve damage was a side effect of spine surgery. i expect to be on neurontin for about a year. so far six months has passed and at least i am functional again. | M | 56 | 6 months | 1/13/2007 | 5 | Chronic Neuropathic Pain | Initial drowsiness occurred but overtime this side effect faded | For weeks before starting Neurontin (concomitantly with another anticonvulsant, Lyrica) I had to go to the hospital about once a week for shooting electrical pain from my L5/S1 region all the way through my toes. The Neurontin (and Lyrica) helped control my eletrical pain, hypersensitivity/allodynia, and also acute episodes of muscle spasm in my low back which always preceded hospital trips. Neurontin is a great drug but I think the related Gaba drug, Lyrica is better (but I am a weird case because I take both, most people choose one). I do have to take flexiril for thoracic area muscle spasm, and hydrocodone for the less sharp pain that the anticonvulsants do not eliminate. | M | 20 | 5 months | 1/4/2007 | 5 | Severe Cipro-induced joint pain | 100mg 1x day (at bedtime). Initially, I felt lethargic during the day and didn't have much motivation (due to lethargy), but that subsided after 2-3 weeks. | I had a kidney infection in June, 2006 and was given Cipro. Within just a few days of taking the Cipro, I developed SEVERE joint pain. After lots of tests, my doctor and I finally figured out it was from the Cipro. I was given a variety of pain killers from vicodin to celebrex -- nothing worked. The doctor then gave me the low dose of Neurontin. I was very skeptical since nothing else had helped. I was utterly amazed when it did work. I wasn't happy about the lethargy, but that was better than the pain, and within a few weeks, the lethargy subsided and I returned to a normal life. In December, 2006, I was able to stop taking the Neurontin and am now mostly pain-free. I have had no side-effects from taking it or stopping it. As far as weight gain, I did gain ~8 pounds, but some of that was prior to even starting the medicine because it hurt so bad to move, therefore I can't blame the medicine. I have lost some of that weight, but I think it's just because I was able to become | F | 40 | 6 months | 1/4/2007 | 1 | diabetic polyneuropathy | Horrible inability to wake up. Very sleepy, could have slept all day. Extremely blurred vision. Difficulty walking, very unbalanced and tipping over. Problems lifting and holding on to things Speech slurred, have a hissing sound when I speak. Problems finding the words I need to say what I want to say. The whole left side of my face is numb, lips very numb. It feels as I had a mini-stroke or something. | I've only taken 1 dose of 300mg of Neurontin at bedtime and the effect has been so horrible that I don't think I will take another dose tonight. I don't see any difference in my nerve pain. The very idea of upping the dosage is scary. I don't think I'm going to continue taking this. | F | 56 | 1 days | 1/3/2007 | 3 | I had flesh eat bacteria on leg | balance problems. Memory loss. Lack of concentration. Sleepy about 30 mins after taking drug . My thought process is slow and I am not as quick to figure out jokes people tell me. I am not quick to think or make good judgements about decisions I make. My balance is not that good either. The drug works ok for my pain, even though it makes me sleepy. I am not sure if taking this drug is worth losing my memory, being clumsy, sleepy, and not being sharp minded like I should. | I first thought I had alzheimer's disease when I really took notice of memory loss.balance problems. Memory loss. Lack of concentration. Sleepy about 30 mins after taking drug . My thought process is slow and I am not as quick to figure out jokes people tell me. I am not quick to think or make good judgements about decisions I make. My balance is not that good either. The drug works ok for my pain, even though it makes me sleepy. I am not sure if taking this drug is worth losing my memory, being clumsy, sleepy, and not being sharp minded like I should. | M | 2 years | 12/29/2006 | 4 | RSD | Weight gain, short-term memories problems, depression | I posted a comment on this site a year ago or longer. I have to tell you that it's true about the weight gain - after about two years of taking Neurontin, the weight gain stops and you can actually start losing weight. I've lost 12 lbs. in 6 months with no change in diet. Also, the memory problems have decreased. I don't have the problem of forgetting what word I want to use, although I don't remember every detail of every discussion like I used to. Although, I'm almost 50, so it could be menopause! | F | 49 | 2 years | 12/26/2006 | 5 | Tri-geminal neuralgia | some light headedness, mild balance problem, hypomanic thought process bordering on euphoria immediately after dosing. 300 mgs 3x per day | The skin senisitivity in my scalp and face which was a pre-curser to the pulsating electric shock type pain in my face disappeared over night. Once the senistivity of my skin goes away I know I will not have a full blown episode. I also had a problem with weakness in my right tricep muscle, since starting Neurontin both arms feel like they have equal strength again. | M | 51 | 7 days | 12/21/2006 | 5 | synovial cyst with right facet join | fatigue, fuzzy thinking, very deep sleep, constipated | Sciatic pain was at a 10 (meaning horrors!) prior to using 900 mg/day Neurontin. Now pain is gone until medication wears off. Have reduced Vicodin and Percocet out of the mix. Will be having surgery to remove cyst soon. | F | 58 | 4 weeks | 12/12/2006 | 5 | peripheral neuropathy , fibromy | some brain fog for a while , a little dizziness, not to bad on side effects | My whole body was taken over by neuropathy with electric shocks , odd sensations, etc . Neurontin gave me relief . I had to work up to the right dose though. I started at 800 mg day , that did very little , over the course of a year I ended up at 800 mg. 4 x a day . That is a lot but is what I neeeded . I could not operate with neurontin . | M | 56 | 2 years | 12/3/2006 | 1 | neuropathic pain in leg | BRAIN FOG, memory loss, weight gain, drunk-like stuper, double-vision, gastrointestinal problems, insomnia, temporary amnesia-like symptoms. 2700 mg. per day. I have been off for 3 years and still suffer long-term side effects from drug. | Neurologist told me that there would be NO side effects and would be thrilled with it. It was my demise. I was sent to multiple specialists and underwent countless medical tests to try and find out what was the cause of my problems. Only when I made the connection to Neurontin - did I stop it. Even then I weened off and suffered severe physical pain, and then Neurologist told me that I had fibromyalgia. It was obvious withdrawal. I was also told that taking Naproxen was fine to take for the inflamation - to only find out that it would exasserbate the dosage. When can we start having faith in our doctors - if they are pushing drugs without researching the side-effects. Please let me know if anyone else continues to suffer from effects years later. | F | 43 | 9 months | 11/16/2006 | 5 | Bulging cervical disc w/ neuro pain | A little tired, not as sharp as a could be, but not too bad. Loose stools. Withdraw is hell and began for me with my first missed dose. No physical problems, but I was suicidally depressed. | I had a bulging disc at C6-7 with nasty radiculopathy down both of m arms. Combined regimen of 2700 mg/day of neurontin, 60 mg/day of baclofen, 1600 mg ibuprofen/day, and oxycodone as needed. It bought me an extra year before I had to have a second fusion surgery. I won't say I felt great, but it really did a good job for me. | F | 30 | 14 months | 11/14/2006 |