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Taking Gabapentin
597 Patients currently take Gabapentin
98 Patients stopped taking Gabapentin
Vessel4God Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Vessel4God Neurontin, 900mg daily since Aug 30, 2008
Unicat Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Unicat 3200mg daily since Dec 14, 2004
babygirlnbooboo Sensation: None Overall: None Cognition: moderate Vision: none Speech: moderate Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: none See profile babygirlnbooboo 300mg daily since Oct 08, 2008

Brand Names: Neurontin, Nupentin, Ratio-Gabapentin

What is Gabapentin? Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication, originally designed for the treatment of epilepsy. However more recently it has been used to treat pain and spasticity in MS, and may also be useful in treating neuropathic pain. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	343	49%
Other	120	17%
Stiffness/spasticity	79	11%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	32	4%
disease-related symptoms	14	2%
Slow my MS progress	12	1%
General health	11	1%
Sensation	8	1%
Neuropathy pain	6	<1%
Don't know	5	<1%
Burning sensation	5	<1%
Mobility	4	<1%
Fatigue	3	<1%
Brain fog	2	<1%
trigeminal neuralgia	2	<1%
Spasms	2	<1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	2	<1%
Buzzing/vibration	2	<1%
Fibromyalgia	2	<1%
nerve pain	2	<1%
Anxiety	2	<1%
Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)	1	<1%
Nystagmus	1	<1%
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1	<1%
Burning sensation, legs	1	<1%
Tingling left side	1	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	1	<1%
Hand tremor	1	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	<1%
Neuralgia	1	<1%
Mood swings	1	<1%
Bladder problems	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	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%
Numbness, legs , feet, arms and hands	1	<1%
Headache	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Gabapentin.

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0 mg day	0 mg none	8 mg day	10 mg day	12 mg day	30 mg day	40 mg day	75 mg day	0 mg none	100 mg day	150 mg day	200 mg day	300 mg day	400 mg day	500 mg day	600 mg day	700 mg day	750 mg day	0 mg none	800 mg day	900 mg day	934 mg day	1000 mg day	1200 mg day	1400 mg day	1500 mg day	1600 mg day	1800 mg day	2000 mg day	2100 mg day	2200 mg day	2400 mg day	2700 mg day	2800 mg day	3000 mg day	3200 mg day	3300 mg day	3600 mg day	4500 mg day	4800 mg day	7200 mg day
39	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	22	1	13	82	17	2	64	1	1	1	13	96	1	2	57	1	15	5	46	1	3	1	48	11	1	6	10	1	18	1	3	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
15	40	58	54	76	170

Stopped taking Gabapentin

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
11	22	15	13	17	19

Why Patients Stopped Taking Gabapentin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	50	50%
Side effects too severe	26	26%
Other	15	15%
Doctor's advice	11	11%
Not indicated	7	7%
Course of treatment ended	6	6%
Personal research	3	3%
Expense	3	3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 42 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	26%	6
Moderate	43%	10
Slight	13%	3
None	13%	3
Can't tell	4%	1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	7%	3
Moderate	12%	5
Mild	26%	11
None	55%	23

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

Summary results are based on 42 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 42)

cureseeker

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

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