GABAPENTIN Reviews (GABAPENTIN)Average Rating: 2.7 (150 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare GABAPENTIN with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR GABAPENTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
2 | Sciatica | Makes me feel weak and the muscles in my legs do not want to work. It helped a little with the pain. | I also have one kidney and this medicine is not good for the kidney. | M | 62 | 30 days 300 mg 2x 2X day | 1/27/2024 | 1 | Fibromyalgia panic attacks | Weight gain | terrible pill. why doctors even bother with this pill? | F | 46 | 7 days 1X day | 10/27/2023 | 1 | Anxiety, Insomnia | DIZZINESS | I had high hopes that Gabapentin was the drug for me. Maybe 3 days was not long enough to really test it. I was too dizzy to really give it a chance any longer. I had to hold on to every solid object to get from place to place in my own home. | F | 76 | 3 days 100 mg 1X day | 10/11/2023 | 4 | Insomnia Anxiety nerve pain | Notice change in appetite. | M | 71 | 5 days 300 mg 1X day | 6/7/2023 | 2 | HIV Sensory Neuropathy | Very sedation at first...had to push thru and worked up dosage from 1200mg per day up to 4000mg per day. It exacerbated sleep walking tendencies with other sedating medications so I lowered dose to 3200mg daily. As far as pain management for my Neuropathy...it helped | Once generic Pregabalin became available and affordable I switched and am very happy with new med. | M | 65 | 800 4X day | 5/17/2023 Patient History | 5 | RLS; Nerve Pain from trauma | Cons: Restlessness( cannot take at night personally), mood swings, "numbing" effect Pros: helps depression/anxiety, helps pain, increased focus, increased energy | F | 25 | 6 years 300mg 3X day | 3/1/2023 | 1 | Carpel tunnel | Sleepy loopy feeling nauseous | Was prescribed this drug because I am having nerve pain in fingers and hands from carpal tunnel I asked for tramadol because that seems to help with the pain but the doctor said he could prescribe them but would not because he thought it wasn't the right route to take, instead he gave me a choice between gabipentin or lyrica which I chose this.will never take again, when I told him I didn't want anything that would make me tired he says " well that's why you take it before bed" woke up feeling horrible and groggy, how is this drug safer then opiates? | F | 36 | 2 days 100mg 3X day | 2/4/2023 | 1 | Restless legs | Insomnia | I took 100mg before bed on 4 different nights. The first three times I slept fantastic. The fourth time I did not sleep at all and I had a lot of trouble sleeping for the next week, even though I had stopped taking it. Not going to continue on this. Has a lot of other nasty side effects and I'm told it can be really hard to get off of it. | F | 68 | 2 weeks 100 mg 1X AN | 8/8/2022 | 5 | Anxiety and depression | Tired | It makes me feel calm and sociable it helps me feel way less anxious | F | 23 | 1 weeks 300 2X day | 7/21/2022 | 5 | Anxiety / Social Phobia | Side effects: calmness, relaxation, fuzzy mindedness, improved mood, weight gain (with high doses) Gabapentin Really helps with depression and anxiety! I hate being social (social phobia) and taking gabapentin an hour before the social event really helps me with talking comfortably with others. The only bad effect is weight gain. When I was on 600mg 3 times a day I gained a lot of weight. Once I got off of it, I lost all the gained weight rapidly without even trying. I'm back on it at 300mg twice a day and it helps my mood and anxiety so much! At this dose, I have not gained weight. Although I do get the munchies the first few hours after I take a dose. Also, I know many say it's hard to get off of but I would skip several days sometimes with no issues whatsoever. I've not had difficulty getting off of this in the past. Not sure why. I guess it effects everyone differently. As far as pain relief, I do not think it does much for pain. | It's like a "happy pill" that can rapidly improve your mood. It's great. | F | 50 | 3 years 600 mg 3X day | 7/17/2022 | 1 | Anxiety and RLS | Sudden massive weight gain, increased anxiety, memory loss | This did nothing for my anxiety except make me more anxious when I didn't take it. Overnight I gained 3 kilos on my 5 ft 3 frame. Caused memory loss - couldn't remember names of good friends while they were in my company, had to check my phone to find out their name. | F | 31 | 2 weeks 400 3X day | 5/23/2022 | 5 | Neuropathy, chronic nerve pain | I have noticed I am a bit absent minded. Sometimes a little jittery- like a drank a strong coffee or two. | Gabapentin has been amazing. I am in so many less pain. I can do so much more than I used it that I've lost a lot of weight. I am not waking up as much at night in pain, either, so I'm not as exhausted during the day. | F | 58 | 6 months 100 mg 4X day | 4/13/2022 | 4 | Diabetic neuropathy in my feet. | Foggy, feel off balance at times, tired, for the past 2 days having what is watery diarrhea, not explosive. Contacted my Dr. told me not from Gabapentin and doesn't interact with my other medications. just stomach issues. This Recommend a soft diet. This medication I feel has already helped my feet. | M | 61 | 1 weeks 200 MG 3X day | 4/1/2022 | 5 | Body pain weak immune system | Some brain fog. Very relaxed. It took away by horrible body pain. Saved me. Help me to function everyday now. | Will stay on gabapentin. | F | 73 | 1 years 300 3X day | 2/18/2022 | 5 | Anxiety & Depression | Dizziness, Fatigue, & Brain Fog. | I initially took Gabapentin for my generalized anxiety disorder. This medicine helps with my anxiety but also helps significantly with my depression. I have tried taking it in the morning to reduce my anxiety throughout the day, but it does cause some fatigue, dizziness, and brain fog. If I take it too late in the evening (11 pm +), it is extremely hard to wake up in the morning. I take it around dinner time and that works great for me. If you have GAD or MDD, I highly recommend taking this medication. Try to remember that it takes a few weeks before it works, it isn't an as needed medication. | F | 24 | 5 years 400 mg 1X day | 2/18/2022 | 5 | Lumbar Radiculopathy | Affects balance. Seizures of muscle spasms well under control and reduced limb and spinal pain. | F | 68 | 3 months 600mg 3X day | 11/24/2021 | 4 | Peripheral neuropathy | At the beginning the neurologist never explained anything and why the doses were so high but it was really helping with the pain no side effects | I cant say is bad for my complaint is the neurologist never explained anything to me and I have to find out for myself and since the beginning high dosage, it works for my pain, that it, no side effects and doesnt help me other condition | F | 73 | 4 years 3000 3X day | 11/4/2021 | 3 | Fibromyalgia | M | 71 | 4 days 100 1X day | 9/28/2021 | 3 | Anxiety / Depression | At first very very tired and now very vivid anoying dreams | Has any one used gabapentin for anxiety and or to try to taper off of benzos. like klonopin Will anyone please email me back and let me know and how long the start up side effects start to let up. And if it might help for anxiety And depression ? I can not tolerate any antidepressants I have tried so many over the years I lost count. I have read reviews on www.drugs that have a lot of success with it but I do not know how to get in contact with the people on that site. Can any one give me any advice Thank you. | M | 67 | 7 days 100 2X O | 9/19/2021 | 4 | Bi polar | I have no negative side effects | I feel a sense of well being a few hours after taking a dose. I know someone else that takes it and abuses it daily. I can see it being addictive at least mentally for some addicts. | F | 50 | 4 years 800mg x 3 3X day | 8/25/2021 |
GABAPENTIN (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: 2003-09-12 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)