User Reviews for gabapentin oral

I was prescribed Horizant ER (600mg/day) for severe RLS. After three weeks, this drug has not provided any relief whatsoever. Would not recommend.

Gabepentin worked wonderful for my trigeminal neuralgia. Took 99 percent of the pain away..I was prescribed 300x 3x a day. I couldn't handle the side effects. Severe weight gain/ water retention , forgetting things. Please don't cold turkey off this medication.

My opinion Gabapentin will either work for you or it will not. If it is not the right treatment for you it could make you high if it's the correct pill it will give you relief There's no right or wrong for anybody it treats a plethora of medical conditions. For me it worked wonderful I started at 100 mg and 6 mo. later they graduated me to 300. After 2 years in I was moved to a 600 mg three times a day. That worked great. I would occasionally I miss a day I would miss a few doses it didn't seem to make a difference so I decided to stop. I wanted to do that because I had taken it for a long period, I've been okay. Today 1.5 years later I decided the nerve pain is getting pretty intense again Monday I'll ask my doctor to restart Gabapentin. Again I will start at 100 and move up to 300 mg after time, that is how it is designed to take, long-term. Starting at a 300 could defiantly create getting sick.The Best to All! Read More Read Less

I was put on this medication when I got diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I was on it for 3 months and it did not help with any of my pain. The only thing Gabapentin helped me with was my RLS (which was nice) but that's not why I took it. I wanted my pain gone and it didn't help with any of that. I will say, not everybody reacts to medications the same way, it is different for everyone. With that being said, do not be afraid to take this medication either. I had zero bad side affects and I am someone who usually gets all the side affects possible. Read More Read Less

I've been taking Gabapentin for appx six years. At first it was difficult to tolerate but that's because the dose was too strong. Once you find the dose that works for you, it really works great on my severe nerve pain. I adjust my dose as needed. I've been taking 400mg 3 x day, but have recently been prescribed 600mg. I'm supposed to take it four times a day but three times is enough for now. There was a time a few years ago that I was taking much more and also times that I just take it at night. It's just the nature of my issue so Gabapentin is easy to change doses as needed. The effect changes with coffee or certain types of food and definitely if you take other meds so be mindful of this. I take it with 5-10mg of baclofen and the two medications together work well. However, if I take them together more than once a day my body can't handle the combination and it will literally knock me out. You have to know what works for you. I definitely prefer Gabapentin over any opiates as those numb my head and I don't like that feeling.Read More Read Less

I used to take 300 mg for sleep at night but then my doctor prescribed 100 to take during the day for anxiety. This was too much for me and I got depressed. I've been off of it for a while, and I was having an anxiety attack today. I took it (100 mg), and within minutes I was feeling better. If it causes depression, then I'm gonna have to deal with that, but I love what it did for my anxiety.

Gabapentin only works on my nerves in my feet. My fingers hurt all the time. And getting up in the morning is terrible it feels like withdrawal. It takes me about 4 hours to get back to normal. People should really do there homework before using this medication.

Taking gabapentin for nerve pain. Side effects are terrible had to stay in bed for days .So tired day and night and dizzy. I wish there was something u can take to stop being tired. It's dreadful it's a shame because it does work but side effects are terrible. I am trying to get off it. Only take 900 mg a day 1 -300mg every 8 hours sometimes u get break through pain doctor told me to increase to 1-600 mg every 8 hours no way . One 300 mg makes me waisted please be very careful with this medicine.Read More Read Less

Was taking gabapentin it's terrible.Had to take a weeks vacation because. I was so tired . I am on 3 weeks and still very tired.

I have Charcot Marie-Tooth (CMT) which is a degenerative nerve disorder. It seems to help with the nerve pain and the spasms. I'm also a former opiate user which I had started using recreationally in my late teens right when I was beginning to have more and more issues due to the Charcot. The opiates allowed me to work two jobs and be independent for myself until the tolerance got higher and I was sick without them. I started methadone when I was 30-31 and am still on it, but have been decreasing a little each month to see how my body feels without it. The gabapentin has helped with the slight discomfort from the methadone reduction, but it's hard to gauge its full effectiveness until I'm off the methadone. I'd love to be pill free, but my body is only getting worse and when I try to "workout" or play disc golf I get really sore and with my disorder I'm not sure if it's good or bad. I do have less spasms on the gabapentin and the nerve pain seems to go under the radar a bit.Read More Read Less

My mother had been taking this medicine for 3 months 2 600mg 3 times a day! She eventually got dizzy and fell in her house and broke her neck! This is not a good drug! Shame on the medical staff giving this!

I have extreme pain in the tibial nerve just ahead of the tarsal tunnel. There is no indication of what's causing it, its thought its the nerve itself. Nothing worked until I was given Gabapentin. We worked up to 1000 mg. 3 times a day. Now my pain is less frequent and minor.

Prescribed at Mather hospital The psych dr. uses this to treat anxiety I have benefitted greatly from this medication

I lost muscular control. Stood in hallway balancing on my cane at night for 20 min. trying to get back to bed. Couldn't get legs to move.

I required developed severe lumbar pain two months after giving birth. I had two bulging discs. I ended up requiring a spinal fusion, but gabapentin is the only drug that ever did anything to dull the nerve pain. I am on a low dose of 100mg but am authorized to take as much as 600mg. I recommend the drug for neuropathy and disc problems. The only disadvantage/side effect for me is the constipation.

Awesome with my pain in my back an my nerves u just got to let it get in your system it helps been taking it for 16 years.

Gabapentin to treat Nocturia (i.e.-overactive bladder at night) and Restless legs syndrome (RLS): In the past I suffered from the worst case of Nocturia that either of my two Urologist had ever encountered. I was getting up 10 times a night. I literally tried every medication and even treatments like botox injections in the bladder with no success. Nothing worked. My bladder made me a hopeless insomniac. I felt I was doomed to never be able to get a night’s sleep again in my life. Until I suffered from a painful pinched nerve in my neck. I went to my family doctor who prescribed 300mg of Gabapentin to treat the pain. The Gabapentin did nothing to help my neck pain, but oddly I noticed it significantly reduction in the number times per night I needed to get up and pee. It was cut in half. I was actually able to get some sleep! So, I did some research online and was surprised to find research articles about the successful use of Gabapentin to treat nocturia. I told my Urologists about what I had discovered. They knew nothing about the off label use of Gabapentin to treat Nocturia. I had to educate them! WTF! So, for the last few years since I have been taking 300 Gabapentin at bed time with positive results. I still get up to urinate more than most people, but my condition has improved greatly and I can sleep now. Interestingly, I also was suffering from restless legs syndrome at bed time previously and that condition completely gone away when I started taking Gabapentin. Fortunately I have not experienced any of the negative side effects some people do with Gabapentin. There is one other important thing that played a role in my finding a solution to my condition. Prayer! I was suffering, desperate and at wits end to find a solution. I would ask God to guide me so I could find an effective treatment and I did. So, in hindsight, I believe God gave me that awful pinched nerve so I could find Gabapentin as the solution my Urologist could not. Just sayin ??Read More Read Less

I was placed on this medicine at a rehab center. I am a recovering drug addict. I’ve been on the medication for seven years now. I was originally prescribed gabapentin 600 mgs 3 times a day. For anxiety. Long story short I’m having to get off gabapentin, but the withdrawals are so bad that I’m gonna have to go into a medical detox just to get off gabapentin.

It is not worth the side effects. I was prescribed gabapentin for anxiety. While it works in the moment, the side effects and withdrawal symptoms are not worth it. I have adhd. Taking gabapentin makes my adhd worse to the point where I can’t concentrate at all. When coming off of gabapentin, the withdrawal is so bad you feel like a druggie. You get shaky, weak, headaches, and bad anxiety along with the worsening of adhd symptoms.

This medication is evil and has severe side effects and causes severe psychosis. I would encourage ANYONE prescribed/suggested this medicine to strongly consider and consult with their PCP and lab and neurologist. This Med should be considered to be taken off market