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Taking Gabapentin
660 Patients currently take Gabapentin
113 Patients stopped taking Gabapentin
cdrn Sensation: moderate Overall: moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile cdrn 600 mg daily since Jan 01, 2007
change Flare-up: severe Sensation: moderate Overall: mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: none See profile change Neurontin, 300 mg daily since Jul 23, 2008
brendab Sensation: severe Overall: severe Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile brendab 900 mg daily since Jun 05, 2006

Brand Names: Neurontin, Ratio-Gabapentin

What is Gabapentin? Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication, originally designed for the treatment of epilepsy. However more recently it has been used to treat pain and spasticity in MS, and may also be useful in treating neuropathic pain. Read more...

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Gabapentin

Pain	293
Other	145
Stiffness/spasticity	75
slow my disease's progress	37
Disease-related symptoms	22
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	17
General health	11
Not indicated	11
Fasciculations	6
Don't know	6
Burning sensation	3
Insomnia	3
Neuropathy pain	3
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy)	3
Anxiety	2
Back pain	2
Brain fog	2
Fatigue	2
Neuropathic pain	2
Aching/burning/throbbing/buzzing tendon body pain	1
Bladder problems	1
Burning sensation, legs	1
Buzzing/vibration	1
Cramps	1
Cramps, feet	1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1
Fibromyalgia	1
Hiv related neurological symptoms	1
Hand tremor	1
Headaches/ migraines	1
Ms hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	1
Mood swings	1
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1
Neuralgia	1
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1
Restless legs when trying to sleep	1
Spasms	1
Nerve pain	1

Patient Dosages


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2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	30	1	1	24	113	25	2	97	1	11	123	1	2	74	1	1	17	8	60	1	8	1	51	14	2	7	11	1	15	1	1	4	1	60

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Gabapentin

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
17	51	58	83	91	212

Why Patients Stopped Taking Gabapentin (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work	60
Side effects too severe	25
Other	18
Not indicated	18
Doctor's advice	16
Course of treatment ended	9
Personal research	5
Expense	3

How Long Patients Took Gabapentin Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
18	27	20	12	21	25

Average: Gabapentin Ratings

	28
	22
	15
	5

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