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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR GABAPENTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Nerve pain/anxiety | Explosive diarrhea, eye dryness, brain fog, extreme new onset anxiety, trouble breathing, extreme hot flushes/night sweats | Evil drug! Tried to stop without a taper and damned near died. The suicidal thoughts were awful. Taper off this drug | F | 41 | 4 months 600 x3 3X day | 7/20/2021 | 5 | Anxiety | Great for social anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder. This medication helps me sleep as well! Yes you will gain a little weight but just exercise a little more and and you'll be fine. | F | 57 | 2 years 300 mg 4x 1X day | 12/19/2020 | 5 | Severe anxiety/GAD | I am prescribed this for anxiety as an off label use and as an alternative to benzodiazepine. No side effects except for a bit of weight gain and some thirst issues. | doctor did not want to prescribe excess benzos so we talked about this option and it works great! I can go on walks, meet new people, face challenges and do my work without anxiety. life has become a pleasure! And this is in spite of a pandemic! | F | 58 | 2 years 300 mg 4x 4X day | 10/26/2020 | 2 | Anxiety | Dizziness, nausea, increased anxiety | Seems to work great initially, but then the side effects started. Unfortunately couldnt tolerate. | M | 67 | 300 1X day | 10/20/2020 | 4 | Migraine and anxiety | I was on a higher dose for about a year and wean off of it three months ago. I restarted taking it because my headaches started to come back. Since I'm only on a low dose, the side effects aren't as bad. | I still have some blurry vision and dry mouth, but it's manageable. I didn't get the weight gain or memory problems like I did at a higher dose. | F | 56 | 6 weeks 300 1X day | 10/2/2020 | 1 | Anxiety, RLS | I developed serious cervical dystonia. Made the muscles in my neck stiff and extremely painful. This drug blocks dopamine which can lead to dystonia. Although rare, it's not worth the risk. | M | 55 | 6 days 300 mg 3x 1X day | 9/13/2020 | 1 | Anxiety. Leg pain | Memory loss, spasticity, irritability, constipation, blurred vision, General miserable feelings. It does help with sleep. Made me sleep extremely heavy. | I would never recommend anyone to use this for off label use. I have so many more strange side effects. The spasticity is unbearable. | F | 50 | 1 years 300 mg 2X day | 7/22/2020 | 5 | Anxiety and fatigue | At the beginning, some tiredness and fog. Very short duration of that s/e. Some hunger that I had to work through | I cannot say enough good things about gabapentin. It completely changed my approach to treating anxiety, and its cheap. Some people experience bad side effects and I am grateful that I am not one of them. It takes the anxiety away, helps you feel rested in the moment, helps social anxiety too. I just feel present and not tired from anxiety or on high alert. Also takes care of body aches and I dont overspend on chiro care anymore. I also take 12.5 Zoloft and 100 bupropion | F | 48 | 6 months 100 | 3/29/2020 | 5 | anxiety | none | Within two days my head & hands shaking problem went away. | F | 76 | 7 years 600mg 3X day | 1/17/2019 | 2 | Anxiety | Made me feel high/happy once. Never got that feeling ever again. Sorta calms me at times, but doesn't really do anything. I stopped taking it cuz it gave me shortness of breath and and increased anxiety. Took 300 mg for a panic attack; didn't stop it. Lyrica works better for GAD. | F | 33 | 1 years 100 1X AN | 9/1/2018 | 1 | Depression/anxiety | It was hard to figure out the side effects since i was also taking lamotrigine at the time. Hair loss, vision blurry, headaches and memory concerns seems about right. | Look, I dealt with depression/anxiety off and on for years and took many drugs which were at best ineffective and at worst near deadly. A few years ago my dr was beyond a moron and prescribed a dangerous combo of meds that nearly killed me and boy do I ever wish it did. The cover ups, changing of notes and complete fabrication of lies opened my eyes to the medical business (it is a business after all...you think these drs work for free?). I will go out on a limb here and say this; only take a pharmaceutical drug if you absolutely MUST take it and never if the need is otherwise...ever. These drugs are made and tested by companies that could care less about you and only about your wallet. The FDA has been caught accepting bribes etc and is far from being on your side...period. This isnt my opinion, this is fact! This website is by far the best when it comes to unbiased opinions and it should be applauded for that and I only wish I had listened to the negative reviews of a previous med I took that nearly killed me like I mentioned. Once a med damages your health, its pretty much game over...at least in my case, and you will pray for death daily. The safest med is the one you dont take...trust me on this. Peace | M | 41 | 2 years | 11/8/2016 | 4 | anxiety, aches and pains | drowsy and listless | Gabapentin can be effective if you pay close attention. This is not a pain-killer or feel-good potion. It basically rounds out the rough edges on things, making them more tolerable. Yes, it can leave you drowsy and listless, feeling like crap. But "feeling like crap" might be a better place than where you're currently at. Provigil might help to counter-act the side effects. | M | 59 | 2 months 300 MG 2X day | 8/26/2011 | 3 | fibromyalgia and anxiety | The worst side effect I had has been that when it wears off I feel depressed. Other than that I would say that constipation is the other problem I had with it. | F | 52 | 4 months 4X day | 6/28/2011 |
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)