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 |
| 5 | nueropathy pain | hand tremmers,dizzyness,feel kind of like i smoked some weed,cant sleep.But the pain in my feet and hands is gone, taking 600mg x3 a day and thier going to raise it to 900mg x3 | M | 42 | 3 weeks | 1/28/2005 | 1 | epilepsy | seizures, uncontrollable hunger, fatigue, mental spaciness, loss of short-term memory, inability to concentrate | Neurontin would make me so hungry that I could eat enough for 3 adults, then be curled up in a fetal position with painful hunger pangs and general physical weakness just an hour later. Gained 50 pounds on this drug; lost 40 in the month after I stopped taking it. The mental fogginess made grad school hell. And, to add insult to injury, it didn't control the seizures, either. Your results may vary, but use caution when taking this drug! | F | 31 | 1 years | 1/25/2005 | 5 | rsd in hand and arm | Spacy, sore throat, brain fog, hard to speak sometimes, sleepy after about three hours. I started taking 1800 a day along with one 25mg. palamar at bedtime. It was a miracle. I didn't feel the burning pain unless it got toward the end of 8 hours and more was due. I took it up myself to 900 three times a day and that is when my coordination was very bad plus the other things already mentioned. I tried to really dose myself. Then I took it back down to 600 three times a day. If it gets worse, I take 600, 900, 600. | I have gained about thirty pounds in about 7 months but it seems to have leveled off. I do eat a lot of sweets. At the first of all of this, I did have three nerve blocks in my neck. Before those, I was in constant pain 24/7. No pain pill worked and I never slept at night. I don't know what I would have done without this drug. | F | 60 | 7 months | 1/21/2005 | 4 | crps | Brain fog | F | 56 | 6 years | 1/17/2005 | 4 | for burning sensations | I currently experience pain in my left foot,Calf,Knee,hip and lower and upper back.... I was just diagnosed with osteoporosis. However, the neurontin only takes away the burning sensations. the pain is still present. I have been to so many doctor's all telling me that the pain will go away in due time, just forget about the pain. I know one thing i am tired of going to be examined by new dr's and having to take off my clothing to someone whom i have lost hope in dr's..... phyco'dr's, and PT.. Every one has there own diagnosis of what's wrong with you.... but can't they all get together on something...... to make this pain disappear... My life has changed...... | F | 32 | 2 months | 12/21/2004 | 3 | | 12/20/2004 | 5 | Anxiety | Disturbed sleep and odd dreams, if taken within 4 hours of bedtime | Use caution due to many negative reports on this board, but for me, absolutely wonderful for anxiety. Took care of my constant moderate anxiety and takes most of the edge off severe anxiety and hyper feelings after stressful events, which for me included many interactions with strangers. 400 mg in morning often enough, sometimes take another dose in afternoon or before expected stress. Seriously, I'm a better parent, more patient, less distracted. Started 3x per day but didn't need that level. Also taking Celexa for depression. My heart goes out to those with bad experiences on Neurontin, but I wouldn't be without it. Looks like it needs serious study for anxiety, which I think is still an off-label use. | M | 40 | 2 years | 12/17/2004 | 1 | Ulner nerve damage | Extreme anger to the point of hurting myself, dullness of senses, a floaty feeling, difficulty concentrating | I am taking myself off this drug. My husband is scared to death being around me. I'll suffer through whatever it takes to get myself off of this medicine. | F | 35 | 1 years | 12/5/2004 | 5 | Anxiety | It elevates might mood. Quite fantastic actually. It sometimes gives me funky shits and nasty farts. | A wonderful mood elevator and anti-anxiety drug. They should put it in the water supply! It's better than finding Jesus. | 1 years | 11/26/2004 | 4 | bilateral foot nerve pain | extreme sedation, lack of mental alertness | This is the only thing that has helped reduce the pain. I realize how well it works when it wears off or I take a dose later than ususal. It took about 3 weeks to really kick in, and about the same time for the off-balance feeling to wear off. I try to control the sedation with a little coffee during the day - since I normally would avoid caffeine this seems to give me a little boost in keeping me awake. The more aggravating problem is that I'm not as mentally sharp as usual. It feels like I'm in slow motion and can't keep up with my daily routine. I'm an elementary school teacher, and I find I'm not on top of what I need to do in class. That said, I will continue with neurontin, because the side effects are better than the pain. I also find I'm not as | F | 49 | 3 months | 11/23/2004 | 1 | Migraine Headaches | 300mg 1x day in the mornings: Ecstasy feeling and a great amount of energy in the morning, but by 3P I crash; by 7P I am extremely fatigued. I am unable to sleep through the night; vivid dreams; very fast weight gain and hunger; chest pains, face swelling, fatigue, bottoms of feet hurt, memory loss, very dizzy, vision problems, bloated abdomen, dry, dry skin, some speech problems | I am going to wean myself off the medication gradually. Does anyone have any suggestions for doing this? Dealing with migraine headaches may be a better solution than all the side effects from Neurontin. I wish I had not used this | F | 53 | 3 months | 11/22/2004 | 1 | nerve pain in neck | drowsiness, dizziness, back pain, nausea, weight gain | M | 34 | 3 months | 11/15/2004 | 3 | Anxiety | I feel incredibly spacey and cannot make the words come from my head out to my mouth. I am constantly searching for a simple word or idea - I sound and feel like an idiot. | F | 32 | 7 days | 11/14/2004 | 1 | seizures | Memory problems,vision problems, weight gain, hormonal disruption, headaches, seizures (??), extreme fatigue...and more!!!!!!!! | My doctor prescribed this in an attempt to squash my symptoms without first making a diagnosis. I did not want to take this drug; I did not go all the way up to the HUGE dosage that he prescribed. This turned out to be a very good thing, because I discovered that I was experiencing symptoms of overdose and insisted that he help me wean myself away from this poison. I was getting better before I started the drug; the withdrawal symptoms were agony, I am much better now that I am off of the drug. Now I just need to shake the extra 20 pounds that this exercise in futility landed upon me. Does anyone else get the idea that doctors have become drug pushers? Does anyone know how long it will take to put my body chemistry back into a natural mode? It's true: Drugs don't heal! They only squelch. p.s. I was lucky to hold onto my job while on this drug - it made mush of my brain. | F | 45 | 8 months | 11/11/2004 | 5 | trigeminal neuralgia | sleepiness until you become used to the drug | relieved the most intense TN pain. I had to take as high as 3200mg initially and for around 2-3mos to kill the pain but I was able to taper down to 100mg a day over the next 3 months | F | 49 | 10 months | 11/8/2004 | 1 | Nerve pain due to injury | Repetitive nightmares all related to the specific pain. When I would wake up the pain would be more, even a | The neurologist says it takes 7-10 days for this drug to take effect, but somehow I can't buy that, although I can find no information to prove or disprove. After 2 nights of this I am not sure I can stand a third night. | F | 33 | 2 days | 11/6/2004 | 1 | Lower back and leg pain. | Dizziness,Large mood swings,Severe anxiety or depression,Anger,irritability,Memory loss,Amnesia!Crying,Concentration problems,Suicidal behavior,Violent behavior | After a violent out burst where I attact my girlfriend and her son. I was arested for felony domestic violence and child abuse. I have never been arested or have any criminal record! This drug is dangerous!!! It has turned my life into a nightmare. It has cost me my freedom,my home,and my relationship. Be very careful when taking this drug!!! It could ruin your life! These symptoms were so gradual I did'nt realize what was happening to me. Anyone with a similar problem please contact me. | M | 49 | 60 days | 11/4/2004 | 1 | anxiety | none | if the pharmacist was playing a trick on me and replaced my neurontin script with sugar pills, i wouldn't have known the difference. the company that makes it has since gotten in serious trouble for marketing the drug through back channels for indications for which it wasn't effective. i can't speak for its use as an adjunct in seizure disorders, but for just about anything else it's worthless. (see: buspar) | M | 21 | 15 weeks | 10/30/2004 | 3 | social reticence | Possible fuzzy thinking at high dose | Very minimal side effects | M | 35 | 4 months | 10/26/2004 | 5 | trigeminal neuralgia | dizziness, trouble concentrating, a kind of | at 2700 mg per day intolerable pain is GONE, side effects can be tolerated if WILLING to push through them. well worth that effort in exchange for living pain free. | F | 44 | 5 days | 10/17/2004 |