250 patient evaluations for Gabapentin

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Aug 20, 2008 (Started Jun 30, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for cramps)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 23, 2008 (Started Mar 05, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 26, 2008 (Started Nov 19, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: try to remember to take as perscribed.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 7, 2007 (Started Jul 20, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (sedation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sedation
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 16, 2008 (Started Oct 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 31, 2007 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    None (for numbness and tingling with pins and needles)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (mood swings)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Advice & Tips: Flush it!
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: mood swings, mood swings
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 22, 2008 (Started Apr 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (increased appetite)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I take 100 mg as needed through out the day if the burning is bad. I refer to use 1/2 of a vicoden though because I am afraid of the weight gain associated with neurontin.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: increased appetite
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 4, 2008 (Started Jul 24, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for numbness and tingling with pins and needles)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (fatigue, brain fog, grogginess, extreme sedation)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue, extreme sedation, brain fog, grogginess
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 25, 2008 (Started Feb 02, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (sedation)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I build up a tolerance every few weeks. I have to stop or decrease the amount for several days so it will start working again.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sedation
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 29, 2008 (Started Feb 21, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2100 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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