250 patient evaluations for Gabapentin

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Aug 9, 2010 (Started Sep 28, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Numbness and burning in calves)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1200 mg Daily
Side effects: drowsiness

  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 18, 2010 (Started Sep 08, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for headaches)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Side effects: drowsiness

  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 30, 2010 (Started Sep 12, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (extreme sedation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The best thing for pain I took in the last 4 months-no more arm pain
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: extreme sedation

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Oct 10, 2010 (Started Jun 30, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (muscle twitching (fasciculations), whole body shaking)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I get toxic on even a slightly higher dose than I regularly take. I take it less for seizures than for headache pain (chronic headaches). It helps some, but not enough. My dose varies from day to day to keep it from going too high, so it's a little tricky to remember what to take on what day. I take over twenty prescriptions; adding one more alone didn't cause a problem, but it was disheartening to need one more drug. As for what it does for seizures, I don't actually know. I'm still having simple ones, and my grand mals had already been controlled, so I'd have to say it's not making a big difference.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: muscle twitching (fasciculations), whole body shaking

  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 26, 2010 (Started Mar 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2010 (Started Feb 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed

  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 23, 2010 (Started Mar 20, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Will cause occassional drowsiness Has done a lot for nerve pain.
Side effects: drowsiness

  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 25, 2010 (Started Sep 08, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (nausea and vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: After 24+ hours of nonstop nausea and vomiting I wouldn't take it again unless someone put a gun to my head, and then I'd think twice.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea and vomiting

Sep 16, 2010 (Started Sep 08, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It has caused me to have difficulty with balance.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea and vomiting

  • 1 helpful mark

Sep 1, 2010 (Started Dec 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Very hard to lose weight while on this drug
Cost: $25-49 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 12, 2010 (Started Aug 24, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: forgetfulness

Aug 29, 2010 (Started Aug 24, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (forgetfulness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: forgetfulness

  • 0 helpful marks
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