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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | vulvodynia | none | At first i was misdiagnosed and given neurontin on its own. The pain went away, but came back roughly a year later. I got a 2nd opinion and was diagnosed with vulvadynia. i'm now on a combination of a Tricyclic antidepressant along with estrogen creme and a calcium supplement. I have been on this new treatment for just over a month and I can say I am better than last month but not pain free. I will stick with the treatment in hopes i keep getting better. | F | 31 | 5 weeks | 8/8/2006 | 2 | Migraines/Daily Headaches | Dizziness, tired, heart palpitations, tingling in leg, weird dreams, weight gain | This took away my small daily headaches for the most part, however it made my migraines worse. I stopped taking it because of the heart palpitations, something I got under control 2 years ago and they came back with this medication. The dizziness was also pretty bad, like I couldn't get myself balanced and my eyes weren't working the right way. This is the 3rd med I've been on (Topamax, Depakote, and now this) to prevent migraines. My doctor is switching me to Propranolol now. | F | 20 | 21 days | 8/1/2006 | 2 | Trigeminal Neuralgia | I keep gaining weight, feel tired after a night's sleep, hungry all the time, stumble and nearly fall often, brain's in a fog, sleepy most of the time. I was on 900mg and told Dr. I could not take it; he said take 2 at night; couldn't do that either, so I cut myself back to 1 at night and still feel bad! Have had this pain for 25 yrs & have decided I'd rather have the pain (& that's really saying something!) than this drug! | This is the third time I've been put on this drug and it gets worse each time. | F | 75 | 5 months | 7/30/2006 | 5 | Daily migraines or headaches | Dry mouth, and difficulty urinating | I have not had a migraine in a week and 4 days, this is unheard of for me. I hope it lasts. | F | 34 | 3 weeks | 7/16/2006 | 3 | occipital neuralgia | A) gained almost 10 pounds...I have an increased appetite; B) fatigue; C) I couldn't believe this when I read it here...but, someone who gave this a "1" rating said the bottoms of their feet hurt! The bottoms of my feet hurt, too. And it started the a few days after I started the medicine; I thought it was my shoes, but my feet have been hurting for 2 months straight and it's not my shoes; I would have never linked it to neurontin. D) drunk/clumsy feeling to the point where my co-workers ask if I'm drunk all the time. | I was diagnosed w/ chronic migraines for over 5 years. I was certain it wasn't migraines cuz I never felt sick or had sensitivity to sound (yeah, light sometimes). I finally went to see a third neurologist who said I didn't have migraines...it's occipital neuralgia. My head pain (sharp stabbing pain on left back side of head parallel to lower earlobe) has gone away; however, I do feel the pain on occasion...but, not every minute. I'm going to research this medicine more and decide whether or not I want to continue to take it. | F | 33 | 63 days | 7/1/2006 | 1 | widespread nerve pain and anxiety | Felt fine after first dose (around noon) for several hours, then started experiencing a migraine headache and frequent urination that lasted all the way until the following morning. Then I had a mega hangover apparently from withdrawl. Not sure if I want to try this drug again! | M | 35 | 1 days | 7/1/2006 | 1 | Vulvadynia | Drowsiness, dizziness, trouble concentrating, weight gain | I never had any positive result from this drug although this may stem from being misdiagnosed. A doctor other than the perscribing physician recently recommended me taking myself off the drug. I have been dealing with over a week of intense, unbearable maigraines. I am praying they will stop soon. If the prescribing Dr. had not retired, I would love to give him a piece of my mind. I would never recommend this drug to anyone. | F | 34 | 2 years | 7/1/2006 | 1 | Leg pain | Where to start? Was prescribed for elderly (but very independent pre Neurontin) father. Pain escalated severely. Added pain where there was none before Neurontin. Confusion. All kinds of mental/mood/sleep problems that were NON EXISTANT prior to taking. What a bad drug this was. Wow! | My 80 year old father was taking this. Within one day, he was a different person. For the worse. Confusion, mood changes and his pain went from moderately bad to off the charts crippling in just one week on this med. Suddenly he couldnt even drive a car (pain and brain). Could barely stand up. He was bedbound within 4 days of this 'miracle' drug. Just wiped him out in every way, physically and mentally. I'd be very careful with this med, esp. for the elderly but even if younger. It's potent and when I tried to take him off after just one week, wow, he fell apart even more for about 5-6 harrowing days. I guess these were withdrawls, after only 1 week? He had sudden severe headaches when coming off. Disoriented, agitated, couldn't sleep a wink. He had NONE of these before the drug. None. He was a mess. Scary scary stuff. | M | 80 | 7 days | 6/29/2006 | 5 | RLS | Only side effect seems to be drowsiness but I only use it at night anyway. It wears off after 8hours so if you try to wake up earlier then that you will be drowsy. I don't have any other bad effects. I have been on it since I was 15 years old and there are no long term ill effects that I have seen. | I have had RLS for 17 years and neurontin is the only medicine that even helped at all. Many of the Parkinson's drug had horrible side effects. I take up to 1800mg though and occasionally it isn't effective. But without it I could not have survived. | F | 27 | 17 years | 6/28/2006 | 1 | Shingles (zoster) | Took it for pain and was on it for three months. I became severely fatigued so I had blood work done and found I was critically anemic (6 and normal is 15). Doctor ordered me to stop neurontin and the day I stopped, all my pain disappeared! It's been 6 months since I stopped. I'm still anemic and have to go for blood work twice a month. | Make sure you monitor your blood if you're on this drug. | M | 49 | 3 months | 6/25/2006 | 4 | perifial neuropathy/uni-polar | About the only change I have had is a total lack of sexual libido and erectile dysfunction. I have been given Cialis for this but it helps little. No weight gain at all on this or the Depakote. Actually I have a total lack of appetite. This reeks havoc with my type one Diabetes. | I first was taking 900 mg for the diabetic peripheral neuropathy in my feet. After a break down it was increased to 3600 mg a day with 1000 mg of Depakote. I am not certain which one or both are causing the sexual dysfunction but after checking it out I think I need to get off both. | M | 45 | 6 months | 6/24/2006 | 3 | osteoarthritis of the spine | at firts only somulance which resolved in a few days but now after 2 months with no dose change I have weight gain, diziness, headaches and brain fog. It has reduced the amount of lortab I take but not eliminated it. | I thought this was going to be a good thing but to tell the truth I had no side effects with lortab it worked well at 5-6 a day for three years and it is inexpensive. I think I would just as soon go back to my old routine. | F | 59 | 60 days | 6/24/2006 | 2 | Benzo withdrawal / substitution | Horrible Withdrawal symptoms, blurred vision | Titrated upward and upward and upward...eventually to 800mg x 3 daily then 1600mg at bed time (4000mg/day). Did not have any full blown seizures during benzodiazepine withdrawal, but this did not work at all for the anxiety and panic attacks that I was on the benzo for to begin with (which worked wonders). | M | 26 | 9 months | 6/1/2006 | 4 | sciatic leg pain, lumbar spine pain | Sleepiness, drunken feeling, weight gain (7 lbs in 2 months), forgetfulness, constipation (all to a minor degree). | I say this medicine makes me fat, dumb,and happy. Despite the side effects sounding horrible, honestly no single side effect is so bad that it would make me stop taking this drug. It has completely wiped my pain away, something Vicodin wasn't able to do (even at serious doses). | F | 39 | 2 months | 5/31/2006 | 5 | stiffness and pain in neck-Headache | extreme pain in left foot (foot was highly damaged in an accident which began all of my problems) | I took my very first pill (300 mgs before going to bed) and three hours later I got up to go to the bathroom and could immediately sense that I was better. The stiffness and pressure in my neck which led to debillitating headaches was miraculously better. I continued to take the 300mgs each evening for a week as the doctor advised. I then increased the dosage to 300mgs morning and evening and developed neuro pain in my left foot. The pain would not occur with weight bearing but when lifting the foot off of the ground. I could not believe that the neurontin was the cause and the pain persisted. Finally I cut back to the entry level dosage and the foot pain lessened. I did another test with increasing the dosage and the foot pain returned and is still with me. I will decrease the dosage again possibly even going below the 300mg level...perhaps trying 100mgs three times daily. I hope to find a level that will allow the improvement in the cervical and cranial neuropathy but preven | M | 66 | 30 days | 5/28/2006 | 3 | | 5/28/2006 | 5 | Radiculopathy (neuralgia) | For 3 years I took a very low dose of 400 mg. daily w/no side effects. Then with increasing pain my dosage increased to 900 mg. and brain fog and 9 extra pounds crept up on me. I was mystified until someone told me it could be the Neurontin. Now I'm trying to cut back. | Nothing worked for my radiculopathy until Neurontin; the sensation of electrical shocks through my lower back and legs was almost completely eliminated. Neurontin enabled me to begin relieving pressure on affected nerves through exercise and intensive stretching. Neurontin also helped reduce my anxiety. But keep in mind that for anxiety, it is best to also treat the underlying causes (e.g., through trauma therapy). | F | 49 | 4 years | 5/27/2006 | 5 | | 5/25/2006 | 2 | neck, back, arm pain and numbness | I started taking it about a year ago. I have gained 35 pounds and feel tired a lot. | I don't see where it is helping me at all. I guess I sleep better at night, but that's about it. I still have the pain and numbness in my arm. Sometimes it is so bad I feel like I am going crazy. Had a nerve conduction study and MRI recently. Revealed cervical problems. Pain specialist is talking about changing meds. GOOD. I am worried about the side effects, especially since it doesn't seem to be helping me. I am just tired all the time. | F | 39 | 1 years | 5/22/2006 | 4 | Peripheral Neuropathy | Sometimes have trouble recalling words. Occasional problems with balance. | It has generally been a help with the burning pain of diabetic neuropathy. It doesn't eliminate the pai, but combined with tramadol, it makes the pain tolerable. It really is the difference between agonizing, intractable pain, and medium pain. | M | 59 | 4 years | 5/14/2006 |