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What is Neurontin?

Neurontin® is a brand name for Gabapentin, an anticonvulsant 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 138 18
Fibromyalgia 79 16
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) 78 18
Other 56 7
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) 53 10
Stiffness/Spasticity 31 5

See all 550 patients currently taking Neurontin


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
16 18%
Moderate
20 22%
Mild
16 18%
None
39 43%

Most commonly reported side effects

Increased Hunger
22 24%
Sleepiness
21 23%
Extreme weight gain
14 15%
Mood swings
12 13%
tired when first up in morning
12 13%
Extreme sedation
11 12%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Neurontin. See all 50 dosages ►

  100 mg as needed 100mg as needed 1800 mg all the time (24/7) 2 100mg as needed 300 mg all the time (24/7) 300mg as needed 3 100mg as needed 3 300mg as needed 400 mg all the time (24/7) 4 300mg as needed 600 mg all the time (24/7) 600mg as needed 800 mg all the time (24/7) 900mg as needed daily mg as needed 10 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 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 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 700 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 g daily 900 mg daily 1200 mcg daily 1200 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1600 mg daily 1800 mg daily 2100 mg daily 2400 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 90000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 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 38 Number of Patients: 38 1 Number of Patients: 1 25 Number of Patients: 25 1 Number of Patients: 1 87 Number of Patients: 87 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 85 Number of Patients: 85 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 82 Number of Patients: 82 1 Number of Patients: 1 39 Number of Patients: 39 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 52 Number of Patients: 52 6 Number of Patients: 6 31 Number of Patients: 31 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Neurontin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
47 41% Did not seem to work: 41%
Side effects too severe
40 35% Side effects too severe: 35%
Other
20 18% Other: 18%
Doctor's advice
15 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Course of treatment ended
7 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Personal research
6 5% Personal research: 5%
Expense
6 5% Expense: 5%
Not indicated
6 5% Not indicated: 5%

See all 111 patients who’ve stopped taking Neurontin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Neurontin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
33
53
85
51
119

Stopped Taking Neurontin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
19
15
12
20
20
25

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
72 79%
Usually
10 11%
Sometimes
7 8%
Never
2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 9%
Somewhat
14 15%
A little
15 16%
Not at all
54 59%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 1%
$100-199
2 2%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 2%
< $25
51 56%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.