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What is Gabapentin?

Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication used as an adjunct treatment for partial seizures and for the management of postherpetic neuralgia. Off label it is used for the treatment of social phobia and chronic pain.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Pain 655 108
Other 207 19
Fibromyalgia 188 48
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) 180 35
Stiffness/Spasticity 153 24
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) 142 36

See all 1843 patients currently taking Gabapentin


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
32 10%
Moderate
71 23%
Mild
83 27%
None
122 40%

Most commonly reported side effects

Increased Hunger
51 17%
Weight gain
47 15%
Fatigue
46 15%
Sleepiness
43 14%
Makes me groggy during the day
40 13%
Brain fog
35 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Gabapentin. See all 80 dosages ►

  100 mg all the time (24/7) 100 mg as needed 100mg as needed 10mg as needed 1200 mg all the time (24/7) 1600 mg all the time (24/7) 1800 mg all the time (24/7) 200 mg all the time (24/7) 2100 mg all the time (24/7) 2 100mg as needed 2 300mg as needed 300 mg all the time (24/7) 300 mg as needed 300mg as needed 3 100mg as needed 3 300mg as needed 3 600mg as needed 400 mg all the time (24/7) 4 100mg as needed 4 300mg as needed 4800 mg all the time (24/7) 600 mg all the time (24/7) 600 mg as needed 600mg as needed 800 mg all the time (24/7) 800mg as needed 900 mg all the time (24/7) 900mg as needed daily mg as needed 3 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 75 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg/5 mL daily 300 mg daily 2400 mg weekly 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 700 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 g daily 900 mg daily 934 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1100 mg daily 1200 mcg daily 1200 mg daily 5 x 250 mg/5 mL daily 1300 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1600 mg daily 1800 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2100 mg daily 2200 mg daily 2400 mg daily 2500 mg daily 2700 mg daily 2800 mg daily 3000 mg daily 3200 mg daily 3300 mg daily 3600 mg daily 4000 mg daily 4500 mg daily 4800 mg daily 5400 mg daily 7200 mg daily 10000 mg daily 90000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 39 Number of Patients: 39 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 95 Number of Patients: 95 1 Number of Patients: 1 62 Number of Patients: 62 1 Number of Patients: 1 287 Number of Patients: 287 1 Number of Patients: 1 48 Number of Patients: 48 4 Number of Patients: 4 241 Number of Patients: 241 3 Number of Patients: 3 33 Number of Patients: 33 1 Number of Patients: 1 287 Number of Patients: 287 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 152 Number of Patients: 152 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 28 Number of Patients: 28 24 Number of Patients: 24 178 Number of Patients: 178 3 Number of Patients: 3 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 131 Number of Patients: 131 1 Number of Patients: 1 41 Number of Patients: 41 5 Number of Patients: 5 16 Number of Patients: 16 24 Number of Patients: 24 2 Number of Patients: 2 56 Number of Patients: 56 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Gabapentin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
166 42% Did not seem to work: 42%
Side effects too severe
108 27% Side effects too severe: 27%
Doctor's advice
64 16% Doctor's advice: 16%
Other
57 14% Other: 14%
Course of treatment ended
28 7% Course of treatment ended: 7%
Personal research
16 4% Personal research: 4%
Expense
12 3% Expense: 3%
Not indicated
11 3% Not indicated: 3%

See all 377 patients who’ve stopped taking Gabapentin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Gabapentin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
33
83
113
231
173
371

Stopped Taking Gabapentin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
59
67
65
61
56
71

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
232 75%
Usually
50 16%
Sometimes
19 6%
Never
7 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
23 7%
Somewhat
42 14%
A little
63 20%
Not at all
180 58%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
6 2%
$100-199
8 3%
$50-99
10 3%
$25-49
10 3%
< $25
179 58%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.