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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | sleep aid, anti-akathisia. | drowsiness, calm, somatic relaxation, all side effects wanted. | the best medication to sleep great, to moderate anxiety and anger, and for antipsychotic induced akathisia. | M | 24 | 6 years 600 mg 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 5 | Depression/ncontrollable Thoughts | Apathetic, very slight sedation (super slight) | Neurontin, combined with lamictal and wellbutrin, has helped me function. Neurontin keeps my mood stable during stressful times (i.e. nursing school). However, it does make me a bit apathetic, so make sure to maintain focus on important tasks and people in your life. | M | 28 | 6 years 200 3X day | 9/12/2010 | 5 | seizures | constapation | M | 34 | 6 years | 6/25/2001 | 4 | crps | Brain fog | F | 56 | 6 years | 1/17/2005 | 3 | bipolar disorder | I have a severe problem with word retrieval. I know what I want to say, but I can't remember the words. I often stop speaking mid-sentence and struggle and fail to convey my thoughts. When I write anything--papers, essays, emails--I have an extraordinarily difficult time organizing my thoughts. The sentences end up choppy, unsophisticated, out of order. I'm unable to form coherent complex sentences. | Obviously my problem isn't so bad that communication breaks down, but it's still a major problem for me because I used to be a writer. I eventually had to give up my job. I have a hard time writing papers for school, and even emails take a long time. I use the cut-and-paste function and the thesaurus all the time. It helps just a little. My inability to write makes me very sad. I take a very high dose--4800 mg a day (1200 mg every four hours). It's a lot, but it's the only thing that works so I have no choice. As much as I hate the side effects, I hate depression more. | F | 29 | 6 years | 12/5/2007 | 3 | Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain Syndrome | Clumsiness,dizziness, forgetfulness, tiredness, sleepiness, and extreme weight gain | I have been on Neurontin since 2002 starting out with taking 2800 mg per day. It has decreased my symptoms dramatically, however I have gained about 20lbs per year. I was never an excessive eater and my appetite has not changed. Now I am battling obesity. Exercise unfortunately is not an option for me because mobility is a problem for me. I fell a few times because of Neurontin and now I have damaged my rotator cuff in my right shoulder. Right now my physician and I are discussing gastric bypass surgery to rid my body of this offensive weight. I don't have an appetite as it is and so the surgery might be pointless for me. If I stop taking the Neurontin, my quality of life will decrease because my pain is so severe. I forgot to mention that I am a disabled social worker and I miss work terribly. I feel like I am caught between a rock and a hard place. | F | 48 | 6 years | 3/8/2008 | 3 | Fibromyalgia/CFS | Initial drowsiness, "swelling" of feet, extreme thirst | I've just uppped my dose by 100 mg at night to 500 mg at night and 200 a.m. Am experiencing some ankle swelling and sensation of swelling in hands and elsewhere. Don't know if it is related to Neurontin. Pain a bit better on upped dose-more comfortable but not necessarily functional. Will f/u with MD re: the "swelling", would recommend people give it a try at least for several mths. Tried adding afternoon dose but too sedating. Has helped a little bit with cogntion too. | F | 42 | 6 years | 6/15/2008 | 1 | No appetite, tremors,anxiety, restlessness,sweating,cold, not sleeping,increased pain,stomach pain, feel like I'm shaking inside | Am now down to 500mg daily after months .but not feeling any better.no energy at all | F | 76 | 6 years | 3/17/2016 | 1 | migraine's | weight gain, excessive tiredness, foggy feeling, constantly sick, depression, paranoid, hearing things | Neurontin is horrible. And so was the MD that put me on it. I work in pharmacy so I should have know better but I trusted my MD. I was on 800mg three times a day. I could barely function. I was told I had lupus or narcolepsy. Eventuall I had to switch MD's. My new MD took me off, he said I was being overdosed. And did a simple B-12 test. I was at 124, you should be at 1000. I started geting B-12 injections and now I have energy, not paranoid, feel "alive" not tired, healthy and lost weight. Screw Neurontin. If I could sue I would! | F | 24 | 6 years | 1/12/2008 | 5 | peripheral neuropathy | I feel mentally sluggish, suffer from memory loss, and find it hard to concentrate. Because of it I have given up driving on the freeway, and just drive on the back roads near home. I don't feel emotions like I used too, neither happy or sad. I suffer from constipation and dry mouth, and am unable to sleep through the night much of the time. It has also robbed me of my sexual desires and responses. | I take 800 mg Neurontin 4 times daily. Even that didn't hold down the horrific burning/stabbing pain until I started taking Ultram along with it. There are a lot of reasons to stop taking Neurontin, but because it helps in some ways to manage my pain, I intend to continue taking it. I haven't suffered any depression or suicidal tendancy while taking this drug. | F | 63 | 7 years | 9/29/2005 | 5 | Severe Sciatica & Herniated Disks | It's hard to know if symptoms result from neurontin gabapentin or medical conditions. Symptoms include: intense and persistent cough (but I have allergies & asthma); cognitive decline, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, and trouble finding words and doing simple things (but I suffer from neurotoxicity to VOCs in environment--have even prior to taking gabapentin). | Neurontin is like a miracle drug; without it I couldn't function. 300 mg, t.i.d. keeps sciatic pain manageable as long as I (1) do not lean or bend forward, (2) do not lift or push more than a few pounds infrequently, and (3) keep most other physical activity to a minimum. So, even with Neurontin, herniated disks and sciatica force me to greatly limit most normal everyday activities. | F | 58 | 7 years | 12/4/2009 | 5 | post -herpetic nueralgia | Have taken 300mg 3x aday up to 1200mg 3x a day for 7 years higher dosages made me tired falling asleep driving is very easy be careful at high dosage. Ive had feeling of elation at higher dosages also. I have eye discharges but flushing them clears it. I have had vision changes over that time but do not know if its the drug. Miss a dose I get aggitated. 2 years ago I started having severe low back pain and pain down my leg have now started with lyrica that helps with that I have had multiple injections and mri's starting to wonder if it is from prolonged use of neurontin I will update this when I find out. Do not stop taking without a doctor!! you need to ween off over time. I have gained 40lbs in 7 years could be older age to? I didnt gain much when I was working long hard hours as an electrician but now as work slowed and now laid off its going on quicker! lower activity jobs and lifestyles weight gain will increase. I have never had suicidal thoughts while taking this drug in 7 year | It has helped greatly with my nerve pain and hyper sensitivity from shingles I was hopeless before I finnaly found this drug!!!. To me it was a life saver! nerve pain is very aggitating and this drug has helped rid me of that feeling so I can function. I have an email link feel free to ask some questions. | M | 30 | 7 years | 7/22/2009 | 4 | Rapid Cycle Bipolar | Fatigue, grogginess,memory impairment. If doses are taken too close together, it has an alchol-like effect on me. Also, if I take too much of near bed time, I have a harder time waking up and have a 'hang over'. The side effects can be a pain, but's better than manic cycling. | This has been a good medication for me; it prevents manic episodes and is works for anxiety. For those of you with bipolar disorder, this medication is worth a try. It's a good mood stabilizer for me and I haven't had terrible side effects from it. Something to bear in mind; neurontin IS a safer drug than the benzos; it's not addictive and is much easier to get off of. It's also the best medication I have found for sleep and I have been on quite a few; a dose taken an hour or so before bed time works very well; as long as I don't take too much. I have found that, at the higher doses (900mgs+), it's important to space the doses out evenly; it will limit the side effects. | M | 27 | 7 years | 8/16/2009 | 4 | BiPolar, Cervical Radiculopathy | Nervousness/short term memory loss/ hair will not grow | It was originally prescribed for my Cervical Radiculopathy (C6 damage). It was the only medicine that seemed to help with the alternating pain & tingling/numbness in my right neck/shoulder/arm/hand. A few years later, I was treated for depression until it was discovered that I was Bipolar II. At first the Neurontin was maxed to 3000/mgs a day, being that I was on Neurontin for pain mgmt. I became mega manic. I was reverted back to 300/mg 2x/day & Lamactil was added, which I love. So many meds were tried to manage my depression episodes of Bipolar, and this combination seems to work well. I have had weight gain issues, but I have learned that I can control that with exercise & healthy eating. I will not be 125 lbs as when I was young, but I will be happy at 145 which is the weight I leveled out to on the Neurontin in 1998. My struggle is with the hair loss issue. My hair will not grow as it used to on this medicine. Prior to taking it, my hair length was to the middle of my back. Now my right side only grows to my shoulder, while the left side grows normally. I am researching on vitamin supplements to help promote my growth. I also have Fibromyalgia, and it helps with muscle pain as well. | F | 44 | 7 years | 1/23/2010 | 4 | Avascular Necrosis/ Nerve pain | Leg weakness, restless limbs, tired,sleepy, high. | I've been taking this drug for a while. It's my go to when having severe leg pains due to arthritis, and avascular necrosis. | M | 23 | 7 years 1200 | 4/27/2015 | 4 | Chronic migraines | I had no side effects at all!!! | I have had a constants migraine for the last 10 years because of a side effect of a virus I had when I was younger. Neuron tin wasn’t able to get rid of my migraines however; it did bring the constant level of pain to a minimum and made it easier to function. It definitely works the best for me. My doctor also combined it with paxil, which helped a lot to. I recommend it!!! | F | 20 | 7 years | 12/27/2005 | 5 | Peripheral Neuropathy | Inability to find words, somnolence, dizziness, weight gain, mood problems, vision problems-blurry and double vision, increased clumsiness, headaches, difficulty maintaining the thread of thoughts. | The relief of much of my extreme pain is worth all of the side effects, which are significant. I take 1200 4 times a day (a very high dosage) to keep pain to a manageable level. Tried everything else and this is all that helps. On occasion I try to lower the dose and the pain increase reminds me why I put up with all of the problems with the drug. It is the only thing that makes my life livable. | F | 60 | 8 years | 7/27/2007 | 4 | Bulging disks/right leg neuropathy. | I have pretty much had every side effect listed above, but they have never been extreme. I do note one thing that has me considering discontinuing the Neurontin; if your usual dose is missed, mental and physical fatigue will occur. I get so tired that I could fall asleep anywhere for 2 hours. I cannot get through the day without taking at least a 2 hour nap, but I only get about 6- hours sleep per night, so that could be the problem, as well. I only take 300 mg in the morning, 300 mg in the late afternoon, but am supposed to take 600 mg 3 times a day. | When I became pregnant, I stopped the Neurontin totally, no weaning at all, just stopped! Other than severe nausea (which I also had with 2 previous pregnancies), I did not suffer headaches or anything else. However, my nausea did seem worse, but I also noted I could not vomit (which used to relieve the nausea for a little while with the other 2 pregnancies), so that could be why it was worse, as I never could vomit and get temporary relief. After 3 months, my nausea subsided (just as it did with previous pregnancies), and I had no side effects from the med still. Also, I noted that as long as I got 8 hours sleep at night and a 2 hour nap in the morning (I was pregnant, so the extra 2 hours was needed…for me anyway ;), I had no energy problems, kept my house clean (couldn't work due to being put on bedrest for incompetent cervix), home schooled my oldest son, and I did feel better than I do now, mentally, but not so much physically. I had to rest a lot between the heavy preg | F | 35 | 8 years | 2/6/2007 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder/Anxiety | memory loss.....word retrieval problems is the most of it. i have also noticed that my short term memory is pretty bad. it's often hard for me to remember what i did yesterday. or how long ago much of anything happened, unless it's 10 years ago or more. As long as it doesn't get worse or cause permanent damage, i don't really mind too much. | To be fair I am also on 4 other psych meds. So who knows what does what. Also I have PTSD which often causes dissociation and mind fog. However, the Neurontin has helped my mania, irritability and anxiety by leaps and bounds. | F | 41 | 8 years 400 6X day | 3/31/2010 | 4 | for anxiety and depression w/Celexa | Intially, I took 900mg, starting 8 years ago as a result of panic attacks during a very difficul divorce. Had a good psychiatrist who was very prudent about the use of drugs. I am able to take much less in summer, and have weaned off once for a few months. Now, I am experiencing bad lower back pain, which radiates around to the front of the thighs. I am wondering if the long-term use of this drug is causing these side effects. I have had extremely fdry kouth, also, and teeth have suffered, as result. Brain fog and slowed reflexes mean I only take at night, about twenty mins before sleep- now, 200mg. | F | 55 | 8 years | 4/7/2008 |