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Gabapentin Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Neurontin, Ratio-Gabapentin, APO-Gabapentin (Show all)

Generic Name: Gabapentin

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217 patient evaluations for Gabapentin

badger71

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: All

Stickman: all
Description:F41y
CFS:?y
FM:3y Dx
by badger71
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Aug 30, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 19, 2011	900 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	A little

Date: Feb 19, 2011
Advice & Tips: I don't like having to take 3 pills a day.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

AnninSC

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 12 yrs

Mentor

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by AnninSC
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**Purpose:** Pain *(Started Jan 16, 2000)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 16, 2011	900 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all
Nov 05, 2009	900 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Word fishing, Mood swings

0 helpful marks

DAWNSKYE702

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 3 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by DAWNSKYE702
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**Purpose:** Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles *(Started Aug 02, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 01, 2011	400 mg Daily	None	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Feb 01, 2011
Advice & Tips: It just did not do anything for me. Why should I be taking pills that are doing nothing?
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

gothceltgirl

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Some

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: some
Description:F38y
CFS:7y Dx
FM:12y Dx
by gothceltgirl
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Jan 07, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 01, 2011	300 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Confusion, Taste changed

Date: Feb 01, 2011
Advice & Tips: At first it seemed to put me into a deep sleep and if awoken before my eight hours was up I would feel extremely groggy, confused, & off-balance. Then I began to notice a marked decline in my ability to communicate. It was more and more difficult to form sentences, keep track of time (e.g. hours, days, weeks). I also experienced a disturbing distortion of taste in dishes using almonds. Since I am a writer and take pride in my ability to articulate myself, this is a most disheartening and disturbing turn to the range of side effects that I could experience.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

jo-anne-Richardson

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: F
- Age: 51y
- Duration: 4 yrs
PRO survey: PRO 3
Quality of Life:
- Social: Severe
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Moderate
3 seizures

2 weeks ago
by jo-anne-Richardson
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**Purposes:** Difficulty sleeping and Epilepsy *(Started Mar 14, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Difficulty sleeping Perceived effectiveness	Epilepsy Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 20, 2011	3300 mg All the time (24/7)	Moderate	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Heartburn, Twitching

0 helpful marks

sandhouse

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Little

Stickman: all
Description:F29y
FM:3y Dx
CFS:3y Dx
by sandhouse
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Oct 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 17, 2011	600 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Nov 23, 2010	100 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Weight gain, Anxious mood, Dizziness

0 helpful marks

uxgrrl

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Some

Fatigue: None

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: Most

function: Most

external_stress: Little

Stickman: some
Description:F36y
FM:3y Dx
by uxgrrl
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**Purposes:** Pain and Anxious mood *(Started Apr 16, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 07, 2011	2400 mg Daily	?Can't tell	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all
Jan 04, 2011	2700 mg Daily	?Can't tell	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 23, 2010	2700 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Sep 09, 2010	2700 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Jul 23, 2010	1800 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Mild	Always	A little
May 04, 2010	1800 mg Daily	Moderate		Mild	Always	A little
Apr 27, 2010	1200 mg Daily	Moderate		Mild	Always	Not at all
Apr 21, 2010	600 mg Daily	Slight		None	Always	A little

Side effects:: Blurry vision, Tired eyes, Dizziness, Drowsiness, Drowsiness

Date: Jan 07, 2011
Advice & Tips: Starting to titer down on the gabapentin to see what, if any, affect it's still having on me. Taking one 300mg pill out of my daily dose each week, starting in the mornings.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jan 04, 2011
Advice & Tips: I'm at the point now with the gabapentin that I'm wondering if it's doing anything. I've switched around the dosing schedule during the day and nothing happens. I thinking about doing a drug holiday to see what, if anything, it's doing for me anymore.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Nov 23, 2010
Advice & Tips: When I first started taking Gabapentin, I felt a little groggy during the day. I started at one 100mg cap three times a day, and told to increase to 1200mg/day spread out in 3 equal doses. I didn't feel "loopy" as my doc thought I might, so I titered up pretty quickly. It seemed to be helping a little with my mood, so I increased up to 600mg 3x/day (1800mg) over the next week. Every time I increased my dosage I felt a little tired/groggy but nothing too bad. Eventually I ended up at 2700mg/day (3 x 900mg/day) and that's where I've been for months. If I forget to take one of my doses, I can tell; I get very achy and sort of this "impending doom" feeling in my chest. In the beginning of treatment I experienced a significant improvement, but now sometimes I wonder if it's still working. I can miss a dose in the middle of the day, especially if I'm involved with something, and not notice -- but what reminds me is that my overall pain increases until I take it. One side effect that I noticed in the beginning was that food tasted so GOOD! I ate a lot, especially sweets, and gained about 20 lbs before I realized what was happening. Now that I'm aware of the tendency to overeat I'm watching it.
Cost: < $25 monthly

1 helpful mark

BrainStorm

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: F
- Age: 51y
- Duration: 38 yrs
PRO survey: PRO 3
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Mild
4 seizures

2 weeks ago
by BrainStorm
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**Purpose:** Cramps in legs and seizure supplement *(Started Jul 02, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 02, 2011	300 mg Daily	None	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jan 02, 2011
Advice & Tips: It was given to me as an aid for severe leg cramps and as a supplement for epilepsy. It didn't do anything for the leg cramps. I can't say for certain if it helped with the seizures. Probably a little or not at all? It could work for others though.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

modifiedgirl

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Little

Stickman: most
Description:F38y
CFS:?y
FM:6y Dx
by modifiedgirl
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Fibromyalgia *(Started May 17, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 17, 2010	600 mg Daily	None	Slight	Severe	Always	A little

0 helpful marks

lusciousblkman49

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

HIV 21 yrs

Mental Symptoms : none

Physical Symptoms : none

680

VL 0
by lusciousblkman49
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**Purpose:** Other *(Started Jan 27, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 16, 2010	800 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Always	Somewhat

Side effects:: Stroke, Dizziness and feeling faint

Date: Dec 16, 2010
Advice & Tips: I've been diligent in the taking of "all HIV medications," as prescribed. The benefit was that the Medication had all but eliminated the numbness and tingling throughout my body which was especially worrisome during the night or whenever I'd been in bed for at least half an hour. The dizziness (one of the side effects) I experienced following getting up too fast from bed or stooping to retrieve somethig was the early warning. That being unbeknownst to me that I'd have 2 Strokes, in the 3:00 A.M hour, exactly 1 week apart. Which lead to my Hospitalization for about 1 week. I'm now on a daily low dose Aspirin regimen and taking the Gabapentin every other day. What occurred with me was "not related to Gabapentin alone. So fear "not," because I wasa taking Calcium supplements without vitamin D (necessary in conjunctrion), which allows the body to absorb the Calcium. The Calcium deposits in my bloodstream, caused the Strokes due to the blockage in my arteries where blood supply from my heart to my brain is vital.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

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