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214 patient evaluations for Gabapentin

Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Dec 27, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 30, 2008 500 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Increased appetite, Sleepiness
Date
Dec 30, 2008
Advice & Tips
12/30/08 Slight sleepiness when starting and upping the dose. Did notice change in pain on the first day of taking it. Do not miss doses. Do notice increase in pain about an hour before next dosage is due.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • vjwebb59
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 13 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Nerve pain (neuralgia) (Started Mar 01, 2001)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 21, 2009 3600 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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  • MariaE
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    NMO : 6 yrs
    Type: Relapsing NMO
    Left Eye : mild
    Right Eye : mild
    Sensation : moderate
    Overall : mild
    Swallowing : none
    Arms : mild
    Legs : moderate
    Bladder/Bowel : moderate
    Spinal Cord : mild
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Purpose: Pain (Started Feb 21, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 21, 2009 2400 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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  • Impy Ann1
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 32 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Pain (Started Dec 26, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 25, 2009 900 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Jan 01, 2009 900 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Increased appetite, Tired when first up in morning
Date
Jan 25, 2009
Advice & Tips
Worth taking as it decreases neuropathic pain significantly.
Date
Jan 01, 2009
Advice & Tips
Don't start before clearing Lyrica out of your system. It causes mental fogginess for lack of better description. No such problem after giving Lyrica time to clear out.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purposes: Fibromyalgia and Nerve pain (neuralgia) (Started May 19, 2009)
Date Dosage Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Nerve pain (neuralgia) Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 06, 2009 2400 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Brain fog, Brain fog
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  • Billy Sahm
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 17 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Pain (Started Aug 08, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 11, 2009   Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Constipation
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  • Theresa Anne
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 15 yrs
    Type: Primary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles (Started Jan 01, 2004)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 19, 2011 2700 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Aug 30, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 19, 2011 900 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Feb 19, 2011
Advice & Tips
I don't like having to take 3 pills a day.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purposes: Fibromyalgia and Pain in lower back (Started Sep 29, 2008)
Date Dosage Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Pain in lower back Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 01, 2010 400 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Apr 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
It made me really groggy and dizzy.
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Purposes: Increase effect of another treatment and Pain (Started Mar 20, 2005)
Date Dosage Increase effect of another treatment Perceived effectiveness Pain Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 23, 2010 900 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Drowsiness
Date
Sep 23, 2010
Advice & Tips
Will cause occassional drowsiness Has done a lot for nerve pain.
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