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 |
| 1 | I have chronic back and neck pain | I am not taking it it makes me sick and worse then I was I would not recommend drugs to any one try vitamin and herbal remedies all Dr's want to do is kill people that's why they give you drugs I throw all mine away | M | 37 | 2 days 300mg | 7/20/2014 | 1 | numbness in legs and arms with move | Took 300 mg for two nights. Felt goofy and sluggish the first day. The second day I woke up ok but felt really weird. Mental fog then right side of face and head felt like it was burning while the left side of face esp nose felt like it was swelling. Said wrong names of people I know well! | Don't risk it. I had to be driven home by coworkers and on the way I took two benedryls for an allergic reaction and went to sleep. | F | 34 | 2 days | 11/13/2009 | 1 | peripheral neuopathy | severe brain fog,personality change,short term memory problems,suicidal ideation,dry mouth, nervousness,runny nose,tremors,depression. | I would never have taken this drug had I known that it would cause permanent brain damage!It has been almost 11 months since I took it and no improvement in my condition has happened. | M | 61 | 2 days | 12/2/2009 | 1 | peripheral neuopathy | severe brain fog,personality change,short term memory problems,suicidal ideation,dry mouth, nervousness,runny nose,tremors,depression. | I would never have taken this drug had I known that it would cause permanent brain damage!It has been almost 11 months since I took it and no improvement in my condition has happened. | M | 61 | 2 days | 12/2/2009 | 1 | Chronic Pain | I was given no data sheet with this drug nor advised of any likely side effects by my GP. The pharmacist advised that Neurontin could lead to feelings of being out of the body, at least for time. That scared me. I decided to start light and only took about 1/3rd of a 300mG capsule. I was like a drunk, walking down the hall in the house and banging into the walls. I felt totally out of it and kind of detached like depersonalization maybe, Within two days (two doses) my stomach burned so bad I threw them all out. I felt terminally depressed while taking this drug, and thought often about suicide. Whoa this is evil stuff. Did help my pain a little bit but too scared to continue with it specially when you read the reports of a number of people in their 50's who have died sudden deaths while on it. I would never recommend this drug to anyone. | It is quite well known now that there were "issues" with some of the so called clinical trials of this drug. It worries me and amazes me that some GP's even in New Zealand where we do not yet have the excessively restrictive regulations on prescribing Opioids for pain that are in the U.SA. , that anyone would ask a patient to take this poison. I know others who have used it too and to a one they all got rid of it. | M | 56 | 2 days 300mG 1X day | 4/14/2017 | 1 | nerve pain | Slow motion drugged loopy slept the day away..nausea and more pain and numb toes. | Bad stuff | F | 54 | 2 days 200mg | 1/2/2017 | 1 | RLS | Neurontin made me feel like lead - I could not move, walk, or function for two days after discontinuing the medication. This can be a really frightening medicine. | F | 36 | 2 days | 7/25/2005 | 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 | low pack pain 2' disc issues | serious balance issues in morning (almost staggering around for 15 minutes in am. this is on 1/3 the dose. Back pain seems worse. | Two days really not adequate time to judge to be fair, I was to start 1 at night and work up to 3 per day. Back pain is worse on wakening and balance issues, I am going to stop until I see MD. I am a medical person, and would not stop immediately if I hadn't been on for a long time..but have only had 2 doses. 2 docs have told me I need back surgery. | F | 49 | 2 days 300 1X day | 11/25/2010 | 5 | anxiety, insomnia | Slight brain fog in AM. | I just started taking it again, but I have taken Neurontin before, for longer periods, for anxiety and insomnia. For me it is a wonder drug. I feel happier, more relaxed, and I sleep thru the night. I don't need much, just 100 mg. at bedtime. Those of you who are experiencing side effects might try reducing your dose. They do make 100 mg. pills. | F | 48 | 3 days 100 mg 1X day | 2/25/2011 | 4 | neuropathy fm chemical exposure | Started at 800 mg only at night, as I felt disoriented and did not want to drive on it. After a year I was able to take it during the day time. At first it made me feel very drunk, but that effect generally does not appear until very late at night now. It helped with my sleeping a TON, as my leg pain becomes quite terrible toward the end of the day. Now I take 1800 mg a day, and that seems to work. | I don't know what I would do without this drug. The peripheral neuropathy in my legs is very pronounced--to the point that, before I was prescribed neurontin, I would find myself pounding my legs with my fists and considering suicide. The neurontin has a "numbing" effect on my nerves in general, making it much easier to function. I do have to say, though, that I CAN drop off anytime, anywhere. | F | 42 | 3 days | 6/10/2007 | 3 | pain ed | Very hard penis | M | 41 | 3 days 600 | 4/24/2012 | 3 | Chronic thoracic back pain | Neurontin makes my pain medication work better. I can tell a difference if I don't take it with my other meds. However between this & the Estradiol I'm having to take after complete hysterectomy. I've gained 25 pnds & my hair is now falling out by the handfuls. That wasn't happening before I had to add the Estradiol though ! I need a different HRT bad ! | F | 41 | 3 days 300mg | 9/29/2014 | 1 | Migraines | Acne Dry patched skin Unbalanced Slurred speech Angered Weight gain Heaviness Exhaustion the next day Time slowed | I would not recommend this to anyone with migraines | F | 20 | 3 days 300 | 1/22/2016 | 1 | TMJ pain | Within two days of starting the drug my mood crashed. I started crying. I felt so unbelievably depressed and not ok. This was my worst fear come true. It's terrifying how quickly the drug took over. I called the pharmacist and I was told I could stop since I had only been on it two days. I'm not sure what else we can do for my TMJ pain while I wait for the specialist. The Dr. Told me I'm running out of options. | F | 33 | 3 days 100mg | 3/13/2017 | 1 | Chronic pain | Dizzy, poor balance, facial swelling, couldn't stay awake, foggy brained | F | 42 | 3 days 300mg | 3/20/2017 | 1 | Migraines | Taken at night. Get sleepy quite quickly. Then sleepy and groggy all day. Horrible, horrible diarrhea, and the ringing in my ears is defening and never stops. Feeling of electric shocks shootinh through my head all the time. Dizzy and brain fog, agitated and short tempered. I am just not myself | F | 49 | 3 days 300 mg | 7/30/2017 | 1 | Idiopathic peripheral neuropathy | I'm taking 100 mg 3 times per day. I can handle the dizziness & unsteady feeling when I walk, mostly because I think it would probably go away once my body became accustomed to the drug. It's the fact that I've noticed that the burning pain & tingling in my feet & hands has WORSENED (dramatically) since starting Neurontin. I'm going to try giving Neurontin two weeks to see if my body just needs to "adjust" to it, but if the pain stays this bad or, God forbid, worsens anymore, I'm telling my Neurologist that I refuse to take it. | F | 43 | 3 days 300 mg | 12/10/2011 | 1 | fibromyalgia/cfs/neck pain | weight gain, extreme brain-fog, loss of vision, | I had concerns about staying on this med for a lengthy time. I wondered if maybe I would do just as well without it, so I weaned myself off. Anything that gives you withdrawals that include"severe electricity-through-veins" feeling could not have been doing your body any long-term good. I am very concerned after years of taking several meds for pain, muscle relaxers, anti-depressants, etc....that the long-term effects may be what takes my life eventually and not the conditions in themselves. | F | 47 | 3 days | 9/3/2005 | 1 | FMS | Sleepwalking: Living alone that's dangerous. Brain Fog. Depression. | Lortab worked better on pain. On 2 weeks; Off 2 weeks so I don't risk addiction. Also excercise on a Gazelle 20 min a day. | F | 46 | 3 days | 1/13/2006 |