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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Myofascai Chronic pain | drowsiness, interrupted sleep | I took this for approximatley 3 weeks, whereby the side effects did not dissipate. I found it was wonderfully effective in reducing the | F | 43 | 23 days | 6/14/2005 | 1 | Depression | Loquaciousness (talking excessively),anxiety, feeling outside of myself. It think that there is something about it that was addictive for me. My doctor told me that I could take however much I wanted. I don't think that it helped my depression. | F | 25 | 4 months | 6/14/2005 | 5 | Essential Tremor , BiPolar Disorder | weight gain | I take 300mg three times a day. This has reduced my hand tremor significantly. It also helps with my moods. I don't get as angry as I used to. I have a lot more patience with people.I am not as anxious as I used to be and I am able to do things that used to stress me out and make me unable to enjoy outings. It also seems to give me more energy. I do seem to crave sweets now. Weight gain 17lbs....yuck. I will gladly gain a bit of weight to feel so much better. | F | 36 | 9 months | 6/13/2005 | 5 | Essential Tremor | increase thirst. | I have had essential tremor all my life and have taken many different drugs for my hand tremors. My neurologist prescribed this to me a couple of years ago and it has helped me greatly. As you age ET gets worse. I am taking 900mg/day and may be ready for an increase. I will see at my next visit. It seems to make me a bit chatty and more social then usual. | M | 68 | 2 years | 6/13/2005 | 5 | diabetic neuralgia back, leg foot | Side effects were funny. I had a | Neurontin is a bit of a wonderdrug for me. My Leg, back, and foot pain was unbearable. The Dr was reluctant to give anything like a narcotic or even a controlled sunstance since my problem was on going. I thought I was going to live a life of pain. But Neurontin took away the horrible disabilitating pain, (I still have pain but it is manageable)and the depression I had long going. I even wake up ready for a good day. I no longer have to push myself out of bed just to endure a day of pain. I feel like the light switch has been turned on after being off for a while. I can walk! before I was pretty much bed ridden or could not go far. I can get in and out of the car. I don't feel like life is a doom anymore. | M | 45 | 6 months | 6/10/2005 | 4 | fibromyalgia & hern. discs in neck | none | I have been taking neurtontin for about 4 months. I take other more potent pain meds and along with the neurontin my pain has gone down. This had helped me sleep better than any other sleep medication I have tried. I have had chronic insomnia all my life. A good medication, I am somewhat worried about whether there has been enough research done on long term side effects. | F | 49 | | 6/8/2005 | 2 | chronic anxiety | fatigue, major increase in appetite. | I have not yet noticed a difference with my anxiety. I am currently taking 400 mg/day,increasing to 600 mg/day. How long does it take to take effect? | F | 19 | 7 days | 6/8/2005 | 3 | Tarsal Tunnel syndrome | I get really dizzy and I feel like a pin ball in a pin ball machine trying to walk everytime they up my dose. After a day or two it goes away, but its so bad if I miss a dose or if I have my dose upped that I can't drive or anything. | I noticed that I seem happier taking it. I guess it works as an antidepressant too. It helps the really bad pain but it doesn't take it all away. All my nerves in my foot are entrapped and they are damaged. | F | 37 | 6 months | 6/3/2005 | 4 | Motion Sickness 24/7 Post Traumatic | Initially I was sleepy, feeling sort of slow. I was able to sleep through the night. My constant nausea for three years was replaced with sleepy, which was good. Believe me, sleepy is better than nausea! I gained some weight and purchased some 'fat pants'. I am normally quite thin. ( I hit my head on the headrest of the car while being rear-ended. ) | Reading about Neurontin is facinating. All the Neurontin one takes passes through the body and is excreted. No medication is perfect. But I can walk better without feeling the rocking, swimming, nausea feeling. Whew! Nausea is improved overall, still improving little by little every day. I take 500 mg 3x per day. Also has helped with post traumatic headache. Very loud sounds (amplified sound) I may need more for a few days. I increase it 100 mg. This medication is a synthetic buliding block of protein. It has had a claming effect for me. I choose sleepy over nausea. Thanks PD! Cindy Dr. Hess provided the initial samples for me. | F | 57 | 1 years | 5/31/2005 | 5 | atypical trigeminal neuralgia | First few days, a bit groggy but manageable. I experienced a headache (migraine-like two times but only for a short period and pain did not require medication like Excedrin or any other headache treament). Thankfully, no other side effects (so far). I have gained about a pound or so in the two weeks I have been taking but, fortunately, I am thin to begin with. If I gain a few extra pounds, I will accept in exchange for pain relief. | Have suffered with atypical trigeminal neuralgia/myofacial pain for more than 7 yrs. Have seen dentists, endodontists,periodontists,TMJ specialists, ENT docs, neurologists. Pain in left jaw,mouth, teeth, eye. Have a deep burning, aching sensation which has gradually gotten worse over time. Has made my life miserable. Was prescribed Trileptal but did not use correctly (under dosed myself--fear of side effects!) so cannot say it did not work. I have just started on Neurontin. I have only taken it for 14 days (150 mg. twice a day). I have had wonderful results. For the first time in a long time, I feel happy to be alive. Walking around, pain free is like being reborn! I hope this drug continues to be the magic bullet that it truly is as it has given me back my life. | F | 53 | 14 days | 5/19/2005 | 5 | mood disorders/anxiety/ptsd | problems with word recall sometimes | this has helped my PTSD soooooooooooo much | F | 36 | 3 years | 5/4/2005 | 2 | Trigeminal neuralgia/ATFP | drugged,brain fog,lack of focus | dosage raised to 2400 mgs/day; did not help with pain on left side of face; too many side effects; not worth taking since it did not help pain | F | 50 | 2 years | 5/4/2005 | 4 | neuropathy/pain in legs | Some dizziness and blurred vision. | Helps reduce the ache/pain I have when I lay down at night to go to sleep. Was also taking ambient, but didn't like the morning after. | M | 53 | 6 months | 4/25/2005 | 5 | neck pain/cervical stenosis | very thirsty, dry mouth, achy in the morning | I take it with prescribed medications-800mg ibuprophen and ultram. Adding neurontin has almost made me pain free which has increased my love for life again. I feel so much more productive and my energy level has increased to the point I want to spring clean around the house and do things I haven't been able to do since my neck problems started 8 months ago. My dose prescribed is 3 pills twice a day at 100 mg each. Good luck to everyone out there in chronic pain...my prayers go out to you! | F | 49 | 7 days | 4/18/2005 | 1 | Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia | So many horrendous side effects. I believe that this drug was killing me. I took myself off of it after my dr was non-responsive to alarm of side effects. This drug effects GABA levels in the brain, which is responsible for blocking messages to and from the brain. Too much gaba can be lethal as it can stop the heart from beating--not to mention hindering brain/cognative function. Takes MONTHS for effects to leave body after last pill consumed. I was not warned of any of the following problems and was dismissed when talked about them. (By the way, Panic attacks are not listed on the pharm. insert as a possible side effect. But I called the manufacturer and spoke to their resident pharmacist and was told that panic attacks are quite common from this med. but they just don't list it on the warning label or side effect list.) I experienced one full blown panic attack. Very scary, didn't even know what was happening until I called the manufacturer. I almost checked myself into a clinic. Caused distal weakness (hands, wrists, feet, ankles become inanimate and curl up like a quadrapalegic), tripping, inabliity to type, memory and consciousness greatly affected--a month would go by without being able to know/remember it--like being in a coma but being awake. Other symptoms: weight gain, mood changes, fear, stuttering, sleepiness. Also, not told that alcohol would make emotions become volitile-was laughing, crying and being vicious in short time. Problems with language, spelling. Others, too--can't remember details. Almost all functioning, except for fear and staying alive, was halted. My skin looked gorgeous, however. That aspect should be isolated and bottled, if achieved without any effect on the brain. | Took all pain away immediately and completely. Pain for TN is reportedly the most painful experience to man, so the pain relief was welcomed. But tolerance to neurontin developed quickly so needed to up dosages very rapidly to prevent breakthrough pain, and the side effects were murderous. This med should only be prescribed if one is low on gaba--otherwise it causes great functional problems. | F | 35 | 3 months | 4/18/2005 | 5 | Anxiety - Bipolar II | The only medication that, after 7 years of medication adjustments, finally removed my constant anxiety!! | I was so amazed at not having any anxiety for the first time in my life that everyday for 3 months I would thank the pharmacutical gods for their chemical miracles. | M | 47 | 5 years | 4/15/2005 | 4 | herpes simplex encephalitis | When walking outdoors, I feel a mild, cannabis-induced like euphoria. Sunlight's brightness is enhanced. Sleepiness only when reading, watching TV or movies, listening to music. No problem driving, something I don't do very often anyway (I'm retired). It really reduces anxiety and anger, but on the other hand it takes away motivation -- grass-like, once again. As for appetite, I can even skip meals, but when I have one I gobble everything and could eat more. However, I know when to stop. | Before Neurontin, I was taking Dilantin, which gave me an incredible | M | 66 | 3 months | 4/13/2005 | 4 | herpes simplex encephalitis | When walking outdoors, I feel a mild, cannabis-induced like euphoria. Sunlight's brightness is enhanced. Sleepiness only when reading, watching TV or movies, listening to music. No problem driving, something I don't do very often anyway (I'm retired). It really reduces anxiety and anger, but on the other hand it takes away motivation -- grass-like, once again. As for appetite, I can even skip meals, but when I have one I gobble everything and could eat more. However, I know when to stop. | Before Neurontin, I was taking Dilantin, which gave me an incredible | M | 66 | 3 months | 4/13/2005 | 5 | neuropathic pain | drowsiness | M | 57 | 2 years | 3/19/2005 | 5 | Migraine and icepick headaches | dry mouth, tiredness | F | 44 | 5 weeks | 3/14/2005 |