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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 4  Dysphoric Depression/Anxiety Digestive Problems, Euphoria, Slowed thinking and response times, Bloating, Difficulty urinating/low urine output, slurred speech, calm zen-like state This drug continues to save my life. F 27 2 years
11/9/2006
 1  Anxiety The first day or two were great..I was very calm and peaceful. Next, the effect became less noticeable and after about a week, I was more anxious than ever. I felt crazy, out of control. I stopped taking the medicine and gave this information to my doctor. I just read tonight about all the suicides and attempted suicides allegedly caused by this medicine. I will stay tuned. I have three friends who take this drug and all three are very satisfied with it. So, I can certainly say that it is a great drug for some people and not a good one for others. Use with caution. F 39 8 days
11/9/2006
 5  Anxiety Dizziness - initially, but wore off; sleepiness,if too much is taken; unsteadiness (physical balance)initially, but wore off. This drug has been dramatically effective for me; making it possible to almost completely drop lorazepam. I find it most effective on the "physical" symptoms of anxiety. I find that lorazepam seems to work better on the "mental" symptoms of anxiety - obsessiveness or rumination. M 46 9 months
11/8/2006
 1  Restless Legs Syndrome Depression, short term memory loss, drowsy, loss of motivation, unable to think clear and it did not help my RLS. After doing further research on this medication I would not recommend taking this unless you have no choice. I think this medication is over prescribed and is dangerous to ones health. There are other medications that work better for painful RLS. M 30 2 weeks
10/30/2006
 4  Migraine Prevention Absolutely none noticed so far from this drug. I did experience a bad reaction when using Vicodin in conjunction with this medication and Wellbutrin. I think there were just too many CNS depressants in my system. So far I have noticed a slight decrease in migraine frequency. I've also noticed that the ones I get seem to be less intense. I think this medicine might also be helping with anxiety. So far I've not had any weight gain or other side effects on 300mg TID. I will review again after taking for a longer period. I would suggest trying this medicine since it has little or no side effects (at least for me). M 29 3 weeks
10/29/2006
 4  Migraine Prevention See below I'm adding my e-mail address for the listing below. Contact me if I can be of any help. M 29 3 weeks
10/29/2006
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 1  migrains ok when sitting still, but when moving around not dizzy enough to faint but very unsteady. Wanted to eat and drink all the time. Very sleepy felt like I needed to nap twice a day. Heart would pound if I did anything that took extra energy. I can't wait for the side effects to go away. At least the migeains are not everyday. Started at 300 mg. for 9 days went up to 600 mg. after that. I was ok for first 16 days then side effects hit me like abrick. F 56 17 days
10/25/2006
 4  tremors/anxiety from detox weight gain! 35lbs in 4-5 months - drowsy and foggy at higher dosage (1800 mg a day) tired symptoms went away when reduced dosage to (600 mg a day) I started taking Neurontin 10 months ago for help with tremors and anxiety associated with hydro/benzo detox. It worked very very well as the next step for the neurological damage that resulted from the abuse. I initially detoxed with depokote/subutex. Orginally taking 1800 mg a day and was foggy and tired and then had rapid weight gain within the next 4 months- 35 lbs - particularly in the abdomen. Was not overweight before. Cut my dosage down to 600 mg a day, drowsiness and fog went away. Started cardio and weight training 5x week and eating well but weight does not budge. I have been off Neurontin for three days now and notice that my appetite has decreased alot. Hopefully the extra lbs will come off too. F 34 10 months
10/20/2006
 4  depression, fibro Fatigue, forgetfulness, blurred vision Taking 300 mg twice daily has gotten rid of 75 percent of the pain. It has also elevated my mood. I could and have gone on higher doses to relieve all the pain, but If I did that, I couldn't get up for work. Side effects are not as bad as the ssri drugs. NO Sexual Side Effects!!! M 34
10/18/2006
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 2  Chronic Pain; Fibro Bad side effects. It made me extremely DIZZY and DROWSY. However, the worst side effect was the DOUBLE VISION. The doctor (see additional comments) wanted to increase the dose I was on, but I told him there was no way that I could function at the current dosage and I would not allow an increase. It is important to keep in mind with my case that the physician who prescribed this med for me was not taking into account the TYPE of PAIN that I had....therefore, I should never have been given Neurontin. I was prescribed this by a physician who was listed as a "pain specialist". I discovered that he was not Board Certified in Pain, Anesthesiology nor in Neurology. He was "opiate-phobic" and tried meds such as Neurontin for off-patent use. I have seen recent studies that this medicine can be very useful for neuropathic pain, but that was not my problem. As a neuroscientist, I was interested in this medicine when the doctor first told me about it. It is related to the neurotransmitter GABA [won't bore everyone with details]. Since I have suffered from Panic Disorder for over 15 years, and this medicine was brand new at the time, I thought that it might "kill two birds with one stone". [One theory of panic disorder is a problem with the GABA levels or at the GABA transmitter site]. However, upon reading the PDR materials that I received from the pharmacist after getting it filled, it became apparent to me that while the medicine is structurally related M 44 1 months
10/10/2006
 4  Leg Pain due to disc problems Sleepiness Take it at night-helps to sleep! F 27 2 years
10/7/2006
 4  Herniated L5/S1 Sciatica I feel stoned. Stupid stoned. And where the heck did my sex drive go???? And why do my kidneys hurt so bad???? Very light headed when I stand up or move to fast. Car rides make me feel like I am "floaty" and "free". So I don't drive. And I have been spotting since I started this. I am not really sure if I like it or hate it. I am on 100mg 2x day. Soon to be to 100mg 3x day. The extreme sciatica pain is gone (THANK GOD!!!!). It works better than narcotics for pain, but I feel so weird. The NASTY migraine that lasted 4 days is finally gone. If I could just get the words out of my mouth, I wouldn't look like such an idiot. I just stop in mid sentence and people look at me like "And???" waiting for me to finish my sentence. And I swear that I can feel the disc buldging in my back. Not painful, and not to the touch of a finger, but it feels like something is stuck inside my back. Like a big spot of pressure. It is WEIRD! F 30 10 days
10/4/2006
 4  Migrane Prevention Depression when doses got to 1800mg per day This medicine really seemed to help lessen my daily migranes, however, the depression that it caused has made me try other medicines. I have no history of depression, but everyone noticed my mood changing when I would increase the dosage of this medicine. M 35 1.5 years
9/25/2006
 5  Peripheral Neuropathy I THINK it occasionally causes a severe depression when I accidentally miss a dose. I have never experienced clinical depression before but twice now I have had a profound depression episode for a couple of hours and both times I later realized that I had missed my dose the night before (med is taken 3 times a day with a double dose at night). The drug is an absolute miracle as far as I am concerned. In fact every time I see a wheel chair I think that it is Neurontin that is saving me from such a ride. I am terrified to tell my doctor about the occasional profound depression for fear she will take me off the drug. M 54 4 years
9/5/2006
 1  neuropathy weight gain, pain in feet, horrible dreams, pain in base of neck. had i known all this i would never have started taking them. i have been taking them 5 years now. i take 3-300mg per day. 4 days ago, i quit taking the morning pill, trying to wean myself off . the last 2 days the headaches have been severe. but i am going to keep trying. if anyone else has been trying to get off this horrible drug, i would love to know how you are doing with it. maybe it will give me some hope to keep trying F 60 5 years
9/3/2006
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 5  Sciatica, DDD, RSD,Fibro, plus more Some weight gain, memory problems. I have problems sleeping, I can't. Everything I take causes sleepiness but I am unable to sleep. I was in bed for 2 years before the Neurontin finally kicked in at 4800 mg. a day. I am now on 3000 mg. a day and that is what gets me through my days. I for one am very thankful to have Neurontin, it is my miracle drug. F 42 6 years
8/23/2006
 4  Occipital Neuralsia not able to finish sentences, dizziness, feeling of being high at times, not able to concentrate, sleepiness I am on 30mg 3 times a day along with Baclofen (10mg) 4 times a day. Neurontin has helped a lot with the pain in my head and neck. I have found after this long though, the pain is coming back more often now. The doctor will increase my medicine 10mg more later on. This medicine does help. F 20 2 months
8/21/2006
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 4  Anxiety/Aggitation Oddly, although Neurontin is promoted for migraine prophylaxis, I am getting more "mini-migraines" (aura but not much pain) right now. Not sure if it is the Neurontin because this is my seasonal migraine high point (I am also in the midst of writing my PhD dissertation so the stress level is very high!). Thirsty a lot - I didn't know that was a side-effect until I read it hear. Dizziness and "high" feeling only lasted about a week. Burning stomach last about 2-3 weeks. Increased hunger is still with me but getting less over time. I don't think I have gained much weight - I eat about the same and my pant size hasn't changed. I do get cravings for sweets in the evening - that is new. No real brain fog, actually my thoughts are clearer. I had bad brain fog on Topomax(taken as a migaine prophylaxis). I have noticed on other websites that people who hate Topomax seem to love Neurontin and visa versa - maybe a personal brain chemistry thing. It really reduced anxiety, aggitation and mild mania (fast talking). My wife can tell if I miss a dose so it must be good! As my doc said, this is a fairly clean drug - it doesn't hit too many brain functions and it doesn't interact chemically with other meds or alcohol (gotta have a glass of wine with dinner!). Overall I am pleased except for the huge number of pills - 2x100mg 3x daily. I have to get this stuff in giant bottles! Hopefully someone will come out with an SR version. M 47 6 weeks
8/17/2006
 3  Vestibulitis Weight gain. With a healthy diet and 60 mins moderate exercise 5 days/wk, still gaining .5-1 lb per week. Eye twitches. Sleepiness, but I take it at night so I get a good night's sleep. It has helped a bit, though I need some PT for some of the pain. I can't decide whether to go off or stay on it, it's the only thing that has worked at all, but the weight gain is really frustrating. I'm on a fairly low dose at 300 mg/day, and I'd say the pain is reduced about 15%. I don't want to increase dosage for fear of my side effects increasing. F 24 5 months
8/9/2006
 2  Chronic Pancreatitis Blurred vision, "brain fog", severe nausea, headache, edema of hands and lower legs, insomnia While Neurontin reduced my abdomninal pain somewhat, I found the side effects intolerable. In addition to taking both long-acting Morphine (Kadian) 60mg, BID and fast-acting Morphine (MSIR) 30mg 4/day, PRN for pain, my pain specialist prescribed Neurontin 300mg TID initially. I was to add one additional 300mg cap each week, til I reached 900mg TID. When I stopped taking it, I was up to 900mg. at bedtime and 400mg BID. During the 3 months I was on Neurontin, I became almost totally bedridden. The nausea was severe and constant. I usually take Zofran 4mgs PRN for nausea, but I found it didn't touch the nausea I had while I was on Neurontin. As you'd expect, I had no appetite at all and lost 15lbs in 2 months. Although I see that some people take Neurontin for migraines, I found it gave me severe headaches. Within 30-45 minutes of taking it, I felt like I'd been stabbed in the forehead with an icepick and if I tried to ignore the pain, it only increased. The blurred vision and br F 43 3 months
8/9/2006

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