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Taking Gabapentin
664 Patients currently take Gabapentin
120 Patients stopped taking Gabapentin
heart Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile heart Neurontin, 1200mg daily since Sep 04, 1996
beautytransforming Sensation: Moderate Overall: None Cognition: mild Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: mild See profile beautytransforming Neurontin, 300mg daily since Apr 15, 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

Brand Names: Neurontin, Nupentin, Ratio-Gabapentin
Generic Name: 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.

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Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	376	47%
Other	123	15%
Stiffness/spasticity	84	10%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	45	5%
disease-related symptoms	14	1%
General health	13	1%
Slow my MS progress	12	1%
Sensation	11	1%
Burning sensation	9	1%
Neuropathy pain	6	<1%
Don't know	5	<1%
Mobility	4	<1%
Fatigue	3	<1%
Brain fog	2	<1%
Anxiety	2	<1%
Buzzing/vibration	2	<1%
Spasms	2	<1%
Fibromyalgia	2	<1%
trigeminal neuralgia	2	<1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	2	<1%
nerve pain	2	<1%
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1	<1%
Nystagmus	1	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	1	<1%
Headache	1	<1%
brain seizures	1	<1%
Restless Leg Syndrome	1	<1%
Neuralgia	1	<1%
Pain: mid-back (bra-strap area)	1	<1%
Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)	1	<1%
Hand tremor	1	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	<1%
Numbness, legs , feet, arms and hands	1	<1%
Mood swings	1	<1%
Bladder problems	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	<1%
Burning sensation, legs	1	<1%
Tingling left side	1	<1%
herniated disk in neck c-5 c-6	1	<1%
Hip pain/weakness	1	<1%
Burning/ Buzzing/ Tingling painful feet	1	<1%
Support another treatment	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Gabapentin.

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38	11	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	24	1	15	1	95	17	1	66	2	1	12	105	1	2	66	1	15	6	1	60	1	4	1	52	11	1	7	10	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	38	72	65	73	171

Stopped taking Gabapentin

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
14	25	17	19	22	22

Why Patients Stopped Taking Gabapentin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	56	46%
Side effects too severe	35	28%
Doctor's advice	17	14%
Other	17	14%
Course of treatment ended	7	6%
Not indicated	7	6%
Personal research	5	4%
Expense	4	3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 59 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	21%	6
Moderate	55%	16
Slight	10%	3
None	7%	2
Can't tell	7%	2

Pain

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	10%	6
Moderate	19%	11
Mild	27%	16
None	44%	26

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

Summary results are based on 59 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 59)

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

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsNone

Stiffness/spasticity

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