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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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 3  pain associated with lyme disease M 47
1/2/2008
 3  pysic med
7/10/2003
 3  
5/1/2003
 3  
5/28/2006
 3  
12/20/2004
 3  insomnia withdrawl symptoms - sweating, shaking F 31
9/21/2004
 3   This isn't a review: Could someone tell me how long it took for the drug to kick in? LAst year when I used it, it helped immediately, when I first used it 3 months ago, it also worked within a few hours. Now, even though I've been still on it, my anxiety has returned. We've increased but i haven't seen anything happen. I'm so confused. Does this mean it's not gonna work? Or does this mean it could still work, just take longer? Or since cuz with my body, it has worked fast, the fact that it hasn't means it won't? I know these are questions for my doc, but I wondered what any of your experiences were.
5/15/2009
 3  Bipolar/panic + lamictal 150mg sudden mood shifts, headache, inability to think of words, typing is next to impossible, tired, loss of equilibrium, weight loss am taking 1800mg in conjunction w.150mg of Lamictal for bipolar + agoraphobia w/panic attacks + insomnia. i had been on Wellbutrin and Zoloft when they thought i had clinical depression - turns out it was bipolar. they put me on Zoloft & lamictal - the zoloft made me manic no matter what. then just lamictal but i wasnt sleeping and i was having more frequent panic attacks due to my agoraphobia. then i was given Ambien - i hallucinated on that. then they gave me xanax and ativan - neither did ANYTHING for my agoraphobia. so my psychiatrist consulted a psychopharmacologist who recommended 1800mg of Neurontin witht the Lamictal. seems to be working OK so far. i feel off-balance a lot, and i have tension in my back & nexk, and i have headaches and i am not hungry at all. i also notice that my eczema doesnt hurt or itch as much as it did before to started teh Neurontin.... F 31
6/17/2009
 3  
8/12/2009
 3  nerve pain (7 surgeries on arm) sleepiness, lack of motivation, feeling "zombie-like"), difficult time waking up in the morning, hard time going to bed at night been on it now for a month (100mg 4 times a day), still working up to larger dosing, feel like it is starting to help somewhat with the nasty pins and needles feeling in my arm where all that scar tissue is F 27
11/10/2008
 2  Mood stabilizer None I just wanted to share my opinion. I was placed on 400 mg dose for several years. A social worker said it helped me with my mood. However, my antidpressant and benzodiapezine are taken before bed. Based on my sleep, I either will feel refreshed or irritable if not enough sleep. Later on, I switched to a relative of Neurontin for skin pickers which didn't do anything. I gradually decreased off the other med this Dec., one reason being my drug insurance. I feel the same as before. I don't have epilepsy. I am dysthymic but not bipolar. F 49
1/11/2009
 2  Trigeminal Neuralgia Depression, Suicidal Ideation I don't know if this drug would have worked for my neuralgia or not, as I never reached a really therapeutic dose. At 900mg/day, I started thinking about killing myself all the time. I have never had suicidal thoughts before in my life! I had noticed feeling depressed at lower doses, but hadn't given it much thought until the terrible thoughts started happening. Take care with this med -- the suicidal ideation came on quite suddenly, and was very frightening. F 42
8/26/2009
 2  pain M
10/26/2003
 2  
2/17/2005
 2  nerve pain tooth decay F 60
900mg 3X day
9/4/2011
 1  possible facial nerve pain F 43
300 mg 1X day
4/19/2011
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 1  Sciatica I "lost" words and names, became confused easily, feared I had Alzheimer's, eventually lost my sense of balance and had several falls. Have now been off Gapentin completely for 2 weeks. Memory and balance is back to normal. My pain is also back but the pain is better than the confusion. F 69
60 3X day
5/12/2010
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 1  bipolar complete memory loss for the entire time I was on the medication. The medication caused serious reactions in my mood. I would never recommend this medication. F 27
3/3/2006
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4/23/2004
 1  panic attacks A major worst yet ever panic attack. ALso had super sensitivities to sounds lights etc almost like being on a hallucinogenic F 34
8/27/2004

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