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47 patient evaluations for Gabapentin

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    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 1 yr
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by change
    current dosage:
    300 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 3 months
    purpose:
    Pain
  • d1a7e73b5f9a0b594fe57b760c100868f156b3aa
Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Aug 01, 2008 None Severe Always A little
  • Mood swings
  • Extreme sedation
Nov 11, 2009 Slight Moderate Always A little
  • Mood swings
  • Extreme sedation
Advice/Tips Cost
Nov 11, 2009 This med makes you feel disconnected from the world for the 1st 3 weeks then you start to adapt, I took 1 1oo in the am and 3 at night, seemed to allow me to sleep off the worst of the side effects the med did relieved 85% of the pain. < $25 monthly
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  • Diamondlil58
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 12 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
    See profile
  • Diamondlil58
  • by Diamondlil58
    current dosage:
    1800 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 2 months
    purpose:
    MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs
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MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Nov 10, 2009 Moderate Mild Always Not at all
  • Increased Hunger
  • Extreme weight gain
Advice/Tips Cost
Nov 10, 2009 Don't forget to take this your doses. Missing a days worth of medication reminded me that it is working, as it was very painful the next morning when I woke up. monthly
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  • SallySue
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 9 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • SallySue
  • by SallySue
    current dosage:
    900 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 10 years
    purpose:
    Pain
  • 802b0094ae31ff8ab90b17d2a42ac9fe34563ee6
Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Nov 05, 2009 Major Mild Always Not at all
  • Word fishing
  • Mood swings
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  • MS DOESNOTHAVEME
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 9 yrs
    Progressive Relapsing
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: severe
    Speech: severe
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: severe
    Walking: severe
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  • MS DOESNOTHAVEME
  • by MS DOESNOTHAVEME
    current dosage:
    1300 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 2 years
    purpose:
    Pain
  • 648078372e429f13501923dda5e8fc117eef9502
Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Oct 22, 2009 Moderate None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Oct 22, 2009 Great for nerve pain ` instead of increasing more we added Lyrica to my dose. GREAT < $25 monthly
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  • vjwebb59
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 9 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • vjwebb59
  • by vjwebb59
    current dosage:
    3600 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 6 years
    purpose:
    Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)
  • 991a57043ba957818a318224cd0c38a761f4aca2
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Oct 21, 2009 Moderate None Always A little
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  • Candildy
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 21 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: severe
    See profile
  • Candildy
  • by Candildy
    current dosage:
    1800 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 6 months
    purpose:
    Pain
  • 3081d76a9899011ab63d190a9821b9c84b945956
Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Oct 19, 2009 Moderate None Usually Not at all
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  • sailboatfun
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 34 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
    See profile
  • sailboatfun
  • by sailboatfun
    current dosage:
    1800 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 2 years
    purpose:
    Stiffness/Spasticity,
    Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia),
    Pain due to MS
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Pain Efficacy Stiffness/Spasticity Efficacy Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) Efficacy Pain due to MS Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Aug 13, 2009 Moderate Mild Always Not at all
  • Fatigue
  • Weight gain
Oct 13, 2009 Slight Slight Slight None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Aug 13, 2009 At first, it works great. Eventually after higher doses I guess it works fare. I still take it because if I stop... I would know the differece. < $25 monthly
Oct 13, 2009 of'coure, like other prescriptions, I get dry mouth & a little tired. < $25 monthly
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  • geenab65
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 6 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
    See profile
  • geenab65
  • by geenab65
    current dosage:
    100mg as needed
    time on dosage:
    about 9 months
    purpose:
    Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
  • a68e9fc7afdd18bb1c693b8cd21c85c275bfe21d
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Feb 16, 2009 Major Mild Never A little
  • Sleepiness
Oct 11, 2009 Slight Mild Never A little
  • Sleepiness
Advice/Tips Cost
Feb 16, 2009 You will experience drowsiness < $25 monthly
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  • pc4069
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 5 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • pc4069
  • by pc4069
    current dosage:
    2400 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 1 year
    purpose:
    Pain
  • 2dbee69a48c1d575f887de065941d12c6508188e
Other Efficacy Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Nov 25, 2008 Moderate Moderate Always A little
  • Fatigue
Jan 04, 2009 Moderate Mild Always A little
  • Fatigue
  • Mood swings
  • Makes me groggy during the day
Oct 08, 2009 Moderate Mild Always A little
  • Makes me groggy during the day
  • Fatigue
  • Mood swings
Advice/Tips Cost
Nov 25, 2008 helps pain < $25 monthly
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  • webguy1958
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 31 yrs
    Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: severe
    Vision: severe
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: severe
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
    See profile
  • webguy1958
  • by webguy1958
    current dosage:
    2000 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 1 month
    purpose:
    Stiffness/Spasticity,
    Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia),
    Pain
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Other Efficacy Stiffness/Spasticity Efficacy Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) Efficacy Pain Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Sep 25, 2008 Can't tell None Always Not at all
Feb 04, 2009 Slight None Always Not at all
Oct 06, 2009 Can't tell Slight Slight None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Sep 25, 2008 can't tell the difference since I got out of the Hospital $25-49 monthly
Oct 06, 2009 can't tell the difference still when on methadone I felt pain relief. < $25 monthly
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