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 |
| 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 pain, 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 | 2 | Sciatica/sacro-iliac severe pain | Nil that I know of. | Taken as a cocktail with paracetamol & dihydrocodeine..Still severe discomfort. | M | 65 | 6 months | 5/3/2006 | 1 | Bi-Polar, Depression, Anxiety | OMG....This drug has caused me to gain over 30lbs and still gaining, since I have started taking it. Which has caused me to become disgusted with my appearance. It has also caused me to break out, on my back, shoulders,and face. I take 900mg a day. along with 3mg Xanax and lowered my dosage of Seroquel to 200mg per day. And I tell you. I have never felt so grossed out by myself, since starting on Neurontin. I am also more sluggish, lethargic, sleep 14 hours a day, non stop. I have no interest in anything anymore. Won't even move off the couch to get my mail..and many other side effects, way too may to name them all. I have been on disability for my condition. And believe me, I have tried them ALL!!!..My "shrink" won't take me off of them because he says they are making me better...heh, heh. Maybe in the slightest bit, but the side effects are not worth it...I can't even stand to look at myself anymore..and my idiot psychiatrist says the weight gain has nothing to do with the | Well, despite what my doctor says, I am weaning myself off of this shit..I was doing much better without it...Don't know why my psychiatrist suggested I take it in the first place...Oh, by the way, if you haven't noticed by now, they also make me very irritable...Thank you for listening. | F | 39 | 6 months | 5/1/2006 | 4 | herniated disks, spinal stenosis | No side effects with my (300 x 2) night dose. I wish I could take it during the day but it makes me drowsy and impairs my memory. | Neurontin has helped to decrease some nerve pain and helped my sleep as well. No weight gain, actually I've lost 20 lbs since it helped with anxiety that caused me to eat more. I'm feeling good that my weight is proportionate with my height which helps any medical condition. | F | 56 | 10 days | 4/19/2006 | 3 | Headaches | Spacey, sleepy, loss of sex drive | M | 41 | 6 months | 4/6/2006 | 5 | Severe Brachial and Neck Pain | Some sleepiness and dizzyness for the first week during the day then subsided. | this Drug has been a life saver for in releiving severe Neuropathic pain in my neck, thoracic spine and arms. After 18 months of agony, somewhat releived by SR tramadol which I started 8 months ago, the Neurontin has been the icing on the cake for me this year. | F | 30 | 2 months | 4/3/2006 | 3 | Depression, Anxiety | Difficulty concentrating, frustration with communication--trying to express myself but not finding the right words, feeling dull, not as sharp as I once was. | When I started taking Neurontin (Gabapentin) I felt it worked very well, although I knew there would be a trade off (the side effects I experienced). Over time, I had to increase the dosage to 1800mg over the course of the day. I am now trying to come off Neurontin and have lowered the dosage to 900mg. So far, I feel a return of sorts to my self. I feel more able to communicate effectively, find the words I'm searching for, etc. I'm worried that my depression will come crashing down on me, although I've been very depressed for months now so I don't see how it could get any worse. I just want to feel "sharp" and witty again. | M | 40 | 1.5 years | 4/3/2006 | 1 | neuropathy | memory loss, would repeat things, could not find words to express my thoughts. Took forever to finish a sentence sometimes. Three years after stopping, still have side effect such as memory problems, concentration, aggitation. Would not take again! | Very scary medication & did not help my nerve pain | M | 46 | 1.5 years | 3/29/2006 | 5 | Nerve pain/left leg from disc | Weight gain from increased hunger, increased thirst, increased urination, severe sleepiness, itchy skin. | I herniated my L5/S1 disc when I was 18 and I tried everything because I couldn't find a doctor that would to back surgery on an 18 year old. Everyone kept saying it might get better. It never did and finally at 27 I had a back fusion. Best thing I have ever done, but I still suffer from some leg pain. My doctor perscribed this to me after surgery. The drug worked wonders for me. I only take the drug at night because it makes me SOOOO sleepy, but I'm good to go in the morning and most of the day. By night time I feel the nerve pain coming back on. I started at 300mg and now I went down to 100mg to wean myself from it. Yes I did gain about 5 pounds, but the drug makes me hungry at night. One major problem was the urination, but the doctor said that could also be connected to the nerve pain in my leg causing me to go all the time. I would recommend the drug, but I would never take it unless I was going to sleep. I'm not very big so it effects me quickly and zonks me out. It | F | 28 | 8 months | 3/28/2006 | 5 | Bipolar 1 and epilepsy | None | This drug is a lifesaver, I had a grand mull seizure with in two hours of coming out of the seizure I had another one neurontin was given to me and with in 24 hours all my seizures stop. As well with seroquel I have been seizure free as well a my mania has been under control. | M | 26 | 2.5 years | 3/25/2006 | 4 | fibromyalgia | weight gain, about 15 pounds in 6 months. initially, some fatigue and weird reactions to small amounts of alcohol, not drunk, but loopy | Until I started taking neurontin, I didn't realize how much pain I was in because it had been so long since I had felt WELL. Once at maintenance, the knots in my muscles relaxed, my joints felt better, and I could exercise more. Despite my increased exercise, I gained weight at a pretty steady rate. By the time I stopped taking it, I had gained about 15-20 pounds, which, for me, wasn't really the best situation. Stopped taking it and all the pain has come back. | F | 25 | 8 months | 3/24/2006 | 3 | Polyneuropathy | Lightheadedness, orthostatic hypotention, unsteady gait, sleepiness, and dizziness (sort of). Loss of concentration. | Extreme orthostatic hypotension causing lightheadedness. Lightheadedness (not exactly dizziness) was made worse by eating or standing quickly. Lack of concentration. Affected ability to read for extended periods. Unsteadiness and strange gait. Sleepiness. Did help to relieve pain -- but the symptoms relieved weren't worse than the symptoms caused. Email is daughter's. | M | 68 | 3 years | 3/21/2006 | 2 | bipolar II disorder | fatigue, depression, weight gain, blurred vision, weird headaches at the rear base of the skull and behind my ears as well as behind my temples. Irritable bowel syndrome calmed when decreasing dosage from 1200mg/day to 600mg/day. I'm looking to try something new as it just is not helping with my hypomania moods and I feel lethargic on this stuff (which is not my nature) | I've heard and read wonder claims about this drug, but it seems to have done little or nothing for me. | M | 43 | 5 months | 3/8/2006 | 5 | BIPOLAR/ADD | Euphoria/Slight Dizziness | Neurontin is a wonder drug, it is teamed with Lamictal and Adderall XR. Helps me with anxiety and mood swings. Also helps me sleep well at night comfortably and wake up easily. I am glad that I can take this instead of the benzos, this drug is so much better and effective for my situation and symptoms. | F | 33 | 3 months | 3/6/2006 | 1 | bipolar | complete memory loss for the entire time I was on the medication. The medication caused serious reactions in my mood. I would never recommend this medication. | F | 27 | | 3/3/2006 | 3 | neuralgia after lumbar disk hernia | taking 300mg. at bedtime for scatica [burning] pain in left foot following disk herniation. May have improved pain, I cannot be sure, it was improving on it's own even before. Symptoms: dizzyness, impossible to even move out of bed for an hour a.m. Spaciness throughout the day; Unexpected improvement in mood, but in a weird way. I'd rather take St. John's Wort for that. Vivid dreams, feeling overall "out of it". More talkative. I probably come across as a happier person, but it's not me.Effects are tollerable, but they interfere with my effectiveness and have become very noticeable after the first month. I am afraid thay will keep intensyfing | I will call my doctor and ask for a smaller dose and try to get off it. | F | 40 | 5 weeks | 2/24/2006 | 3 | neuropathy | Memory loss, word retrieval, mild vibration sensation in my body/head. Am also taking darvocet n 100 w/apap 650 so don't know how much is increased with this new drug...now naseaus (wasn't before with Neurontin) | The issue is that I didn't realize that some of the things I have experienced over time were or could be side effects. I am 48 and other than problems with my back, have never taken meds and have had no other medical issues. Extreme back pain going down my leg was diagnosed as a herniated disk. After surgery left residual burning and tingling in my left foot and leg, Neurontin/gabapentin was prescribed. I was told to titrate up (increase dose to best result). I started with 600 mg 3 times a day and was instructed to stay on that dosage unless the pain increased. I ended up with a second lower herniation and had an additional surgery a few days ago. I am SERIOUSLY CONCERNED with my dosage as a pain management doctor told me (as I was in extreme pain prior to the surgery) that it was o.k. to increase my dosage to 1200 mg (4 300 mg capsules) 3 times a day. That's 3600 mg a day. JEEEEEEZ. I stopped taking a few other drugs after the surgery and I have had recent bad dreams, depr | F | 48 | 8 months | 2/5/2006 | 3 | Bipolar / Psychlothymia | Wow! You know that feeling when you've just had three beers on an empty stomach? I'm just starting to increase my dosage of Gabapentin up to a functional level. And boy, does it make me feel GOOD! Starting yesterday, I've been taking 600 mg in the morning and 300 mg at night. I've lost all interest in eating until about 7pm at night. Yesterday, I spent all day reading weblogs. Today, I spent two hours at a computer store playing a demo game on the X-Box. When I stepped away from the machine- Whoah! I felt higher than a kite! But now I'm starting to crash and mellow-out. I had a couple donuts to eat. Maybe I feel this way because my blood sugar is low. Maybe I'm just acclimating to the medication. I've only been at this dosage for two days. But I'll tell you-- two years on Lamictal didn't do a damn thing for me except make my hands ache and twitch and give me a cyst on my tongue when it swelled-up. Gabapentin.... Oh, that the stuff... WHeeEEeEEeeeee! | I've been on a non-functioning dosage for about a month now to build up to a full dose. I've been at 700mg for two days. | M | 35 | 30 days | 2/3/2006 | 1 | nerve damage crps from arm injury | Chest pains, cannot sleep, swollen ankles and legs, the worst headaches I have ever had...I feel like I'm gonna snap at any moment..dizzy..been on it for 1 week 600mg a day..just flushed it down the toilet..If I have any withdrawls they cannot be as bad as this..also intensified the burning in my arm and hand..and now have major pain in other arm and hands | DO NOT TAKE THIS...BAD MEDICINE | M | 51 | 1 weeks | 2/1/2006 | 3 | Trigeminal Neuralgia | Dizziness, Fatigue - very hard to get up in the morning no matter how many hours of sleep I get - never like that before, blurred vision, mental fog, lose train of thought in middle of sentence, can't seem to find the words I am looking for, muscle pain, find myself clenching my fists, just tired all the time - makes parenting very difficult! | Has helped my TN pain tremedously, I cut my dose in half because I do not like living with these side effects, buy my TN pain was so bad that I went back up to my original dose. If there is another drug that will work for you, I would not take this one. I feel desperate - I need to take it right now until I can find a safer alternative. I feel I don't have much quality of life. | F | 41 | 45 days | 1/29/2006 |