250 patient evaluations for Gabapentin

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Dec 3, 2008 (Started Dec 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain

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Dec 1, 2008 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take

  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 1, 2008 (Started Apr 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Vision)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for numbness and tingling with pins and needles)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (weight gain, word fishing, loss of spatial thinking)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: If it works when you first take it, fine. If you have to stop for whatever reason don't try to go back to it without using extreme caution. I was lucky I was at home and not driving when I had the problems with this medication.
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: loss of spatial thinking, word fishing, weight gain

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Nov 30, 2008 (Started Jan 15, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily

  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 23, 2008 (Started Nov 21, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for numbness and tingling with pins and needles)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for burning sensation)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fatigue, brain fog, grogginess)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: grogginess, fatigue, brain fog

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Oct 31, 2008 (Started Jun 20, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue, weight gain, grogginess)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: the tiredness it causes
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: grogginess, weight gain, fatigue, fatigue

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Oct 29, 2008 (Started Feb 21, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2100 mg Daily

  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 25, 2008 (Started Feb 02, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (sedation)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I build up a tolerance every few weeks. I have to stop or decrease the amount for several days so it will start working again.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sedation

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Oct 4, 2008 (Started Jul 24, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for numbness and tingling with pins and needles)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (fatigue, brain fog, grogginess, extreme sedation)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue, extreme sedation, brain fog, grogginess

  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 22, 2008 (Started Apr 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (increased appetite)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: 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.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: increased appetite

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