NEURONTIN Reviews (GABAPENTIN)

Average Rating: 2.9 (919 Ratings)

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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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 5  Nerve pain in leg after surgery dizziness, weight gain, visual disturbances, brain fog, memory loss, feel lazy the pain is totally gone. It's like a miracle. I spent years in excruciating pain and I can't believe 3 pills a day can make it go away. i'm in a perpetual state of fogginess and I forget a lot of things and the dizziness is a real bother but I love being able to sleep through the night and not be woken up by pain. I'm not happy with the wieght gain as i have been struggling with that before taken the medicine and now its even worse. but at least I dont hurt anymore. F 40 2 months
3/9/2005
 5  Nerve pain in leg after surgery dizziness, weight gain, visual disturbances, brain fog, memory loss, feel lazy the pain is totally gone. It's like a miracle. I spent years in excruciating pain and I can't believe 3 pills a day can make it go away. i'm in a perpetual state of fogginess and I forget a lot of things and the dizziness is a real bother but I love being able to sleep through the night and not be woken up by pain. I'm not happy with the wieght gain as i have been struggling with that before taken the medicine and now its even worse. but at least I dont hurt anymore. F 40 2 months
3/9/2005
 1  Migraine Headaches Cant think,bright lights hurt,dizzy,fighting with the wife(this is some thing we never did before in the 6 years we have been married)both shoulders, hurt can't spell,gained weight,can't wake up in the morring(never had that problem before)there is more i'm sure if i could think better i started with topax,there was no help there so we started on neurontin. Started on 600mg a day no help. so then 1800mg a day.no help. at least for me vocodin took away the pain.Now with neurontin the pain is still there and they put me on clonazem to help me relax.i have given up coffee and smoking to help get rid of the pain. DON'T TAKE IT! My life was better with out it. M 45 4 months
3/9/2005
 4  stress Well the only real side effect is i've had no energy. F 39 2 weeks
3/8/2005
 4  mood swings well at the moment its just making me feel lazy; i was working out alot and it's hard to get motivated to do that ; and it makes me not really care about much. i get up kinda tired every morning now im also on Zoloft with this med for now. F 39
3/8/2005
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 5  pain none M 84 30 days
2/26/2005
 4  neck and shoulder and back pain If I dont take it consistantly I notice my pain returns and i wonder if i'm having any w/drawl symptoms? Makes me tired and hungry. I do not like the hype over this med as its the majic wonder cure all for all illness. I do not like how it make you hungry and gain weight. I've heard Topamax can help alot in the same ways but it cause problems w/eye pressure and can give you glacoma. But it does not make you gain weight and make you hungry. I stay w/Neurotin. i feel its safer than Topamax. If there is something that could help me w/o the side effects of making one hungry .I sure would like to know about it. I do find taking one other med along w/it really helps. Taking one or the other med. I take alone doesnt help. Together they help w/ my chronic syptoms. F 40 3 years
2/18/2005
 3  severe herniated disk in lower back forgetfulness, weight gain, clumsiness This helped me tremendously with the severe leg, foot, and back pain I had before I had surgery on a herniated disk in my back. My doctor did not tell me to stop gradually and the withdrawl was uncomfortable for a week or so, but then I was finel. F 33 4 months
2/18/2005
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2/17/2005
 3  neuropathy...burning pain in feet Was told to start out at 300 mg. at bedtime. Next morning was very dizzy and had headache. Even reducing dose to 75 mg. I still have a headache the next day. Have been on it 1 week. helps burning pain in feet and hands. Is the headache supposed to get better with time? I don't want to keep taking it if the headache continues. F 64 7 days
2/14/2005
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 3  Neuropathic Pain Mentally sluggish, exhausted, bloating of face and abdomen, peripheral edema, constipation, depression. Very rapid weight gain. Does seem to help the nerve pain but, unfortunately, the side-effects are so horrible I will most likely have to discontinue the medicine. F 35 50 days
2/11/2005
 5  atypical trigeminal neuralgia very dizzy, some blurry vision, difficulty concentrating (although no less than when I have severe TN pain) I'll continue the neurontin despite the dizziness, as it has really helped with the TN. I still have mild pain, but it is bearable. 1800mg/day. F 36 2 months
2/10/2005
 3  chronic occipital neuralgia extreme sedation, tired during day, awake (mildly) at night attemting to take myself off caused pain 10x greater than before. Was taking concurrently with cybalta, nortriptyline, and methadone. Currently titrating towards 1800mg/day M 23 4 months
2/9/2005
 1  severe, almost daily migraines I felt like I was drugged out of my mind. It felt like my brain had been turned off or at least knocked into slooooow motion. It was very difficult to think, talk, and even walk. It felt like the medication side effects were worse than the disorder. I could not function at all, and wanted to sleep nonstop. It did nothing to eliminate or reduce the severity or frequency of my migraines. F 41 45 days
2/8/2005
 4  undiagnosed hip pain which caused m In the beginning, I couldn't sleep much and had a F 48 7 weeks
2/6/2005
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 5  Post back fusion (nerve pain) Tired,lack of motivation,weight gain,acne,diminished coordination and mental faculties I don't enjoy the side effects but love being pain free. M 38 3 months
2/5/2005
 5  neurapathy+rsd elevated mood and complete pain relief and a little tiredness at first... I could barely walk before I went on this drug, it has made a huge difference in my quality of life. F 46 1 months
2/3/2005
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2/1/2005
 2  menopause related neuropathy sedation, sleepy, can't get out of bed. Now, on it a week, my skin is itching like crazy and I will have to stop. On a low, low dose, 10mg/day, and it has helped the pain although not as dramatically as nortryptaline did. Very sedating, and I can't deal with the skin itch. F 50 5 days
1/31/2005
 5  Neuropathic pain and suspected FM perhaps increase in weight.Slight trmeor and drowsiness to start with. Saved my life. Tried every NSAID on the market and nothing worked. F 64 9 months
1/30/2005

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