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Taking Gabapentin
715 Patients currently take Gabapentin
131 Patients stopped taking Gabapentin
MS DOESNOTHAVEME Sex: F Sensation: Severe Overall: Severe Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: severe Walking: severe See profile MS DOESNOTHAVEME 1800mg daily since Sep 04, 2007
Skooter Sex: F Flare-up: Severe Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile Skooter 300mg daily since Jan 16, 2006
mamabear747 Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile mamabear747 100mg daily since Oct 06, 2007

Brand Names: Neurontin, Nupentin, Ratio-Gabapentin

What is Gabapentin? Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication used as an adjunct treatment for partial seizures and for the management of postherpetic neuralgia. Off label it is used for the treatment of social phobia and chronic pain.

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Reasons Taken

846 patients in the community are taking or have taken Gabapentin.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	397	46%
Other	123	14%
Stiffness/spasticity	86	10%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	54	6%
Burning sensation	16	1%
disease-related symptoms	14	1%
General health	12	1%
Sensation	12	1%
Slow my MS progress	12	1%
Neuropathy pain	9	1%
Don't know	5	<1%
Mobility	4	<1%
nerve pain	3	<1%
Fatigue	3	<1%
Support another treatment	2	<1%
Buzzing/vibration	2	<1%
Anxiety	2	<1%
trigeminal neuralgia	2	<1%
Spasms	2	<1%
Brain fog	2	<1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	2	<1%
Fibromyalgia	2	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	2	<1%
Numbness, legs , feet, arms and hands	1	<1%
Headache	1	<1%
Tingling left side	1	<1%
brain seizures	1	<1%
Neuropathic pain	1	<1%
Burning sensation, legs	1	<1%
Nystagmus	1	<1%
Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)	1	<1%
Hand tremor	1	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	<1%
Restless Leg Syndrome	1	<1%
Mood swings	1	<1%
Bladder problems	1	<1%
Neck Pain	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	<1%
Neuralgia	1	<1%
Pain: mid-back (bra-strap area)	1	<1%
herniated disk in neck c-5 c-6	1	<1%
Hip pain/weakness	1	<1%
Burning/ Buzzing/ Tingling painful feet	1	<1%
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Gabapentin.

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1	37	4	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	28	1	15	103	17	2	70	2	12	1	116	1	2	1	71	1	16	8	1	1	66	1	4	1	54	12	1	8	11	1	19	1	4	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Gabapentin or how long patients were taking Gabapentin before stopping.

Currently taking Gabapentin

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
20	42	67	72	87	178

Stopped taking Gabapentin

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
18	26	20	19	23	25

Why Patients Stopped Taking Gabapentin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	61	46%
Side effects too severe	36	27%
Other	20	15%
Doctor's advice	19	14%
Course of treatment ended	8	6%
Not indicated	7	5%
Personal research	5	4%
Expense	4	3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 71 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	23%	8
Moderate	54%	19
Slight	11%	4
None	6%	2
Can't tell	6%	2

Pain

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	8%	6
Moderate	21%	15
Mild	28%	20
None	42%	30

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, makes me groggy durning the day, Increased Hunger

Summary results are based on 71 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 71)

cureseeker

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: moderate

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by cureseeker
Aug 18, 2008

EfficacyModerate
Side-effectsNone

Brain fog

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feathers4me

Sex: F

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

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by feathers4me
Aug 18, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsNone

Stiffness/spasticity

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