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Taking Gabapentin
599 Patients currently take Gabapentin
89 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, 300mg daily since Aug 30, 2008
leeper Sensation: moderate Overall: moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile leeper 2800mg daily since Aug 30, 2004
thekidtmac Sensation: none Overall: none Cognition: none Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: none See profile thekidtmac mg daily since Mar 14, 2006

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. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	330	50%
Other	120	18%
Stiffness/spasticity	78	12%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	25	3%
disease-related symptoms	14	2%
Slow my MS progress	12	1%
General health	11	1%
Sensation	7	1%
Don't know	6	<1%
Neuropathy pain	5	<1%
Burning sensation	5	<1%
Fatigue	3	<1%
Buzzing/vibration	2	<1%
Spasms	2	<1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	2	<1%
Brain fog	2	<1%
Anxiety	2	<1%
trigeminal neuralgia	2	<1%
Fibromyalgia	1	<1%
Headache	1	<1%
Nystagmus	1	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	1	<1%
Tingling left side	1	<1%
Burning sensation, legs	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%
nerve pain	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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40	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	18	1	12	77	17	1	63	1	10	91	1	2	58	1	15	5	44	1	3	1	40	11	1	6	9	1	17	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
19	41	46	66	78	193

Stopped taking Gabapentin

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
10	19	13	12	17	18

Why Patients Stopped Taking Gabapentin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	44	49%
Side effects too severe	23	26%
Other	14	16%
Doctor's advice	12	13%
Not indicated	8	9%
Course of treatment ended	5	6%
Expense	3	3%
Personal research	2	2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 25 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	36%	5
Moderate	21%	3
Slight	21%	3
None	21%	3

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	4%	1
Moderate	12%	3
Mild	28%	7
None	56%	14

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, Sedation, Mood swings

Summary results are based on 25 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 25)

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