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Brand Names: Neurontin, Nupentin, 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...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

892 patients in the community are taking or have taken Gabapentin.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Pain 374 41%
Other 186 20%
Stiffness/spasticity 92 10%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) 32 3%
Treat my mood condition(s) 24 2%
disease-related symptoms 23 2%
General health 13 1%
Slow my MS progress 12 1%
Sensation 8 <1%
Slow my ALS progress 7 <1%
Fasciculations 6 <1%
Neuropathy pain 6 <1%
Don't know 5 <1%
Burning sensation 5 <1%
Mobility 5 <1%
Insomnia 4 <1%
Fatigue 4 <1%
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy) 4 <1%
Spasms 3 <1%
Neuropathic pain 3 <1%
HIV related neurological symptoms 3 <1%
Fibromyalgia 2 <1%
Restless legs when trying to sleep 2 <1%
Back pain 2 <1%
Treat Parkinson's 2 <1%
Anxiety 2 <1%
trigeminal neuralgia 2 <1%
Buzzing/vibration 2 <1%
Brain fog 2 <1%
nerve pain 2 <1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain 2 <1%
Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) 1 <1%
Tremors, leg and foot 1 <1%
Nystagmus 1 <1%
Neuralgia 1 <1%
Headache 1 <1%
Pain and stiffness, feet 1 <1%
Cramps 1 <1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs 1 <1%
Hand tremor 1 <1%
Cramps, feet 1 <1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1 <1%
epilepsy 1 <1%
Mood swings 1 <1%
Bladder problems 1 <1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist 1 <1%
Burning sensation, legs 1 <1%
Tingling left side 1 <1%
Headaches/ Migraines 1 <1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt 1 <1%
herniated disk in neck c-5 c-6 1 <1%
Numbness, legs , feet, arms and hands 1 <1%
Pain: mid-back (bra-strap area) 1 <1%
Hip pain/weakness 1 <1%
Burning/ Buzzing/ Tingling painful feet 1 <1%
Muscle twitching (fasciculations) 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Gabapentin.

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  0 mg day 0 mg none 3 mg day 8 mg day 10 mg day 12 mg day 30 mg day 40 mg day 75 mg day 90 mg day 0 mg none 100 mg day 150 mg day 200 mg day 300 mg day 400 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day 700 mg day 750 mg day 0 mg none 800 mg day 900 mg day 934 mg day 1000 mg day 1200 mg day 1400 mg day 1500 mg day 1600 mg day 1800 mg day 2000 mg day 2100 mg day 2200 mg day 2400 mg day 2700 mg day 2800 mg day 3000 mg day 3200 mg day 3300 mg day 3600 mg day 4000 mg day 4500 mg day 4800 mg day 7200 mg day
  47 Number of Patients: 47 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 105 Number of Patients: 105 23 Number of Patients: 23 3 Number of Patients: 3 89 Number of Patients: 89 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 114 Number of Patients: 114 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 75 Number of Patients: 75 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 8 Number of Patients: 8 64 Number of Patients: 64 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 56 Number of Patients: 56 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Gabapentin or how long patients were taking Gabapentin before stopping.

Currently taking Gabapentin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
18
48
71
74
96
207

Stopped taking Gabapentin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
14
27
19
18
23
33
Why Patients Stopped Taking Gabapentin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 68 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Side effects too severe 31 23% Side effects too severe: 23%
Other 20 15% Other: 15%
Doctor's advice 18 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Course of treatment ended 10 7% Course of treatment ended: 7%
Not indicated 10 7% Not indicated: 7%
Personal research 6 4% Personal research: 4%
Expense 3 2% Expense: 2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 57 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 26% 7
Moderate 44% 12
Slight 15% 4
None 11% 3
Can't tell 4% 1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 5% 3
Moderate 19% 11
Mild 21% 12
None 54% 31

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, Increased Hunger, makes me groggy durning the day

Summary results are based on 57 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 57)

  • cureseeker
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • by cureseeker
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Brain fog

  • feathers4me
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
    See profile
  • feathers4me
  • by feathers4me
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Stiffness/spasticity

See all evaluation results for Gabapentin



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