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What is Gabapentin?

Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication used as an adjunct treatment for partial seizures and for the management of postherpetic neuralgia and neuropathic pain.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 1074 260 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 1005 306 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 740 189 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles 344 85 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 220 53 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 197 19 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 4145 patients currently taking Gabapentin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 163
Moderate
 230
Mild
 297
None
 359

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Gabapentin

Weight gain 116
Fatigue 78
Sleepiness 60
Increased Hunger 48
Brain fog 45
Grogginess 44
See all 302 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Gabapentin. See all 123 dosages ►

  100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily 900 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,800 mg daily 2,400 mg daily 3,600 mg daily
  211 Number of Patients: 211 131 Number of Patients: 131 662 Number of Patients: 662 120 Number of Patients: 120 531 Number of Patients: 531 665 Number of Patients: 665 417 Number of Patients: 417 467 Number of Patients: 467 280 Number of Patients: 280 121 Number of Patients: 121  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Gabapentin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 446   Did not seem to work: 45%
Side effects too severe 345   Side effects too severe: 35%
Doctor's advice 178   Doctor's advice: 18%
Other 155   Other: 16%
Course of treatment ended 57   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Personal research 43   Personal research: 4%
Expense 39   Expense: 4%
Not indicated 18   Not indicated: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 13   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 966 patients who’ve stopped taking Gabapentin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Gabapentin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Gabapentin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Gabapentin

Always
 785 75%
Usually
 165 16%
Sometimes
 48 5%
Never
 51 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Gabapentin

Very
 63 6%
Somewhat
 128 12%
A little
 168 16%
Not at all
 690 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Gabapentin

$200+
 14 2%
$100-199
 15 2%
$50-99
 31 4%
$25-49
 55 8%
< $25
 583 83%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.