250 patient evaluations for Gabapentin

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Jul 1, 2013 (Started May 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for chronic neuralgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for sciatic neuralgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (mental confusion)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 800 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2012 (Started Jun 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for back pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for sciatic neuralgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg All the time (24/7)
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 6, 2015 (Started Feb 24, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for panic attacks)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 3, 2014 (Started Jun 30, 1988)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Take with food or milk. It can upset your stomach. When I first started taking gabapentin it actually stopped all of the `phantom' pain in my arms and legs. Could hardly believe it! For the longest time I is on 1600 mg a day and now up to 2400 mg a day since they are taking me off the morphine.
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 18, 2014 (Started May 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for peripheral neuropathy)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 23, 2014 (Started Jul 01, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxiety attacks)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: unexpected positive energy
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 1, 2014 (Started Jul 01, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for complex regional pain syndrome type I)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 15, 2013 (Started Jun 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    None (for social anxiety disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg All the time (24/7)
  • 0 helpful marks

May 2, 2014 (Started Jan 12, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for peripheral neuropathy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 800 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: New MD Dr. Miller, Neurologist recommended I take my needed doseage at HS only. To eliminate other ones during to see if fatigue/sleepiness in daytime improves. It has been very effective.

Feb 12, 2014 (Started Jan 12, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1600 mg Daily

Jan 12, 2014 (Started Jan 12, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Imperative to take as prescribed. If I miss one dose, I will have terrible nerve shooting pains in my feet that night.
  • 1 helpful mark

Jul 1, 2013 (Started Mar 11, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain caused by non-painful stimuli (allodynia))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (daytime sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: daytime sleepiness
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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