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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. Off label it is used for the treatment of social phobia and chronic pain.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Pain 558 83
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) 177 35
Stiffness/Spasticity 137 21
Other 119 12
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) 67 18
Burning sensation 52 11

See all 1109 patients currently taking Gabapentin


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
17 10%
Moderate
42 25%
Mild
45 26%
None
67 39%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
32 19%
Weight gain
28 16%
Increased Hunger
27 16%
Makes me groggy during the day
23 13%
Brain fog
22 13%
Sleepiness
22 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Gabapentin. See all 66 dosages ►

  100 mg as needed 100mg as needed 10mg as needed 1200 mg all the time (24/7) 1800 mg all the time (24/7) 2100 mg all the time (24/7) 2 100mg as needed 300 mg all the time (24/7) 300mg as needed 3 100mg as needed 3 600mg as needed 400 mg all the time (24/7) 4 300mg as needed 4800 mg all the time (24/7) 600 mg all the time (24/7) 600mg as needed 800 mg all the time (24/7) 900 mg all the time (24/7) 900mg as needed daily mg as needed 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg/5 mL daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 700 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 g daily 900 mg daily 934 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1100 mg daily 1200 mcg daily 1200 mg daily 1300 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1600 mg daily 1800 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2100 mg daily 2200 mg daily 2400 mg daily 2500 mg daily 2700 mg daily 2800 mg daily 3000 mg daily 3200 mg daily 3300 mg daily 3600 mg daily 4000 mg daily 4500 mg daily 4800 mg daily 5400 mg daily 7200 mg daily 10000 mg daily 90000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 33 Number of Patients: 33 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 60 Number of Patients: 60 1 Number of Patients: 1 28 Number of Patients: 28 1 Number of Patients: 1 154 Number of Patients: 154 27 Number of Patients: 27 1 Number of Patients: 1 127 Number of Patients: 127 2 Number of Patients: 2 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 166 Number of Patients: 166 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 94 Number of Patients: 94 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 11 Number of Patients: 11 121 Number of Patients: 121 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 84 Number of Patients: 84 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 2 Number of Patients: 2 12 Number of Patients: 12 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 33 Number of Patients: 33 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Gabapentin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
110 44% Did not seem to work: 44%
Side effects too severe
69 27% Side effects too severe: 27%
Other
38 15% Other: 15%
Doctor's advice
37 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Course of treatment ended
17 7% Course of treatment ended: 7%
Personal research
10 4% Personal research: 4%
Not indicated
8 3% Not indicated: 3%
Expense
4 2% Expense: 2%

See all 241 patients who’ve stopped taking Gabapentin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Gabapentin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
30
45
112
98
224

Stopped Taking Gabapentin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
36
40
44
37
44
42

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
127 74%
Usually
27 16%
Sometimes
11 6%
Never
6 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
14 8%
Somewhat
23 13%
A little
30 18%
Not at all
104 61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
4 2%
$100-199
6 4%
$50-99
5 3%
$25-49
7 4%
< $25
95 56%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.