250 patient evaluations for Gabapentin

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Sep 1, 2012 (Started Nov 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for numbness and tingling with pins and needles)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 5, 2012 (Started Feb 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (dizziness, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 6, 2012 (Started Nov 30, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for electric shock sensation in spinal cord)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 30, 2011 (Started Nov 30, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for electric shock sensation in spinal cord)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 29, 2012 (Started Jun 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 17, 2012 (Started Jul 04, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2012 (Started Feb 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (swelling in legs, feet and ankles)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 28, 2012 (Started Apr 12, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This treatment works wonders for me to an extent it doesn't solve the problem but it makes the problem easier to live with other than the drowsiness top notch.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 14, 2012 (Started Feb 17, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 800 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 22, 2012 (Started Apr 19, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for whole body ache)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg All the time (24/7)
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain

Nov 24, 2010 (Started Apr 19, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for whole body ache)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Well apart from the weight gain and feeling like I am going potty it seems to be working pretty well.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain

Nov 2, 2010 (Started Apr 19, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for whole body ache)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain

Oct 21, 2010 (Started Apr 19, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for whole body ache)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain
  • 1 helpful mark

Jan 7, 2012 (Started Jun 24, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for headaches)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (drooling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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