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47 patient evaluations for Gabapentin

  • gdarbo
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 18 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: None
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • gdarbo
  • by gdarbo
    current dosage:
    100 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 9 months
    purpose:
    Pain
  • f6dcc823356b21513877bdedfe86e6319019c675
Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
May 04, 2009 Major None Always Not at all
Aug 12, 2009 Major None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
May 04, 2009 I can't miss taking this drug or I do experience pain that I was unaware that I was in until missing it. monthly
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  • JesswithMS
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 11 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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  • JesswithMS
  • by JesswithMS
    current dosage:
    2400 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 1 year
    purpose:
    Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)
  • d29f391d0a564872d041b863884a37d00eb235c1
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Apr 30, 2003 Moderate Moderate Always Not at all
  • Mood swings
  • Increased Hunger
Advice/Tips Cost
Apr 30, 2003 Take as prescribed and if you need to discontinue this medication, make sure you wean yourself off of this drug. Abrupt halt of the medication can cause very severe side effects, including seizures. $25-49 monthly
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  • sassymom
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 2 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • sassymom
  • by sassymom
    current dosage:
    1000 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 1 month
    purpose:
    Pain
  • d3052e7d2267a89b961316e2cc479f8518e22fb7
Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Aug 26, 2008 None None Usually A little
Advice/Tips Cost
Aug 26, 2008 try to remember to take as perscribed. $25-49 monthly
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  • Sudds Wife
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 13 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
    See profile
  • Sudds Wife
  • by Sudds Wife
    current dosage:
    200 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 5 months
    purpose:
    Sensation
  • 6dd301ef2c7d9eddbbf0c2da7b2c1fc9abd5a926
Sensation Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Dec 07, 2007 Moderate Mild Always Not at all
  • Sedation
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  • Mare
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 11 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
    See profile
  • Mare
  • by Mare
    current dosage:
    2400 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 8 months
    purpose:
    Pain
  • 0dd8fffad796be30e89a15c3968c7c4b82e6d478
Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Sep 10, 2008 Moderate None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Sep 10, 2008 Probably cuts 85% of nerve pain. < $25 monthly
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  • i'm a believer
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 35 yrs
    Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • i'm a believer
  • by i'm a believer
    current dosage:
    600 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 3 years
    purpose:
    Pain
  • 94ee96ff610535d6c20452890ed81323325cacb5
Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Sep 16, 2008 Moderate None Always Not at all
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  • rhonda1964
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 2 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: mild
    See profile
  • rhonda1964
  • by rhonda1964
    dosage:
    None entered
    purpose:
    Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
  • e70865d280fd49630d1ecf9f5a01328737ab52d4
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Jul 31, 2007 None Severe Sometimes Very
  • Mood swings
Advice/Tips Cost
Jul 31, 2007 Flush it! < $25 monthly
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  • beautytransforming
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 9 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
    See profile
  • beautytransforming
  • by beautytransforming
    current dosage:
    300 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 5 months
    purpose:
    Pain
  • 1262582cdeb06edb237a9ba48bb9301fac53c48a
Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Sep 22, 2008 Moderate Mild Always Not at all
  • Increased Hunger
Advice/Tips Cost
Sep 22, 2008 I take 100 mg as needed through out the day if the burning is bad. I refer to use 1/2 of a vicoden though because I am afraid of the weight gain associated with neurontin. < $25 monthly
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  • SherC
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 12 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • SherC
  • by SherC
    dosage:
    Stopped taking
    purpose:
    Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
  • 4edc5c960891f04eb4cf34c9151d244e62ec628f
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Oct 04, 2008 Major Severe Never Very
  • Fatigue
  • Extreme sedation
  • Brain fog
  • Makes me groggy during the day
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  • feathers4me
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 4 yrs
    Progressive Relapsing
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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  • feathers4me
  • by feathers4me
    current dosage:
    600 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 7 months
    purpose:
    Stiffness/Spasticity
  • 3498dc88ccf2884887160988faa56ab94068366d
Stiffness/Spasticity Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Aug 18, 2008 Major None Always Not at all
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