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(also known as Gabapentin)
Gabapentin is used to help control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. This medicine cannot cure epilepsy and will only work to control seizures for as long as you continue to take it.
This medicine is also used to manage a condition called postherpetic neuralgia (pain after “shingles... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Fibromyalgia | 799 |
58% |
| Chronic Pain | 528 |
66% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 285 |
77% |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 137 |
61% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 77 |
91% |
Overall, 67% (2218
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Neurontin Reviews
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When I find myself being weak and tired, I remember OH forgot the Neurontin, wow does it help. Don't know why but it does, I have NO pain but it just makes me stronger.??? why, but it helps.
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I take the genaric Gabapentin and it's good for me.
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Made me a little "wobbly" lol
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Neurontin has been a life saver. Without it I would not be able to get out of the bed. It is awesome for fibromyalgia.
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Works well, but probably need to increase dosage.
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Works as well as it should on fibro.
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LYRICA TOOK OVER
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also works great
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years but why never did a thing for me
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Doctor cut dosage in half and I got new doctor who increased dosage years later.
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Made me dizzy and sick to my stomach.
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Don't notice the side effects. Keeps my pins and needles to a minimum. Still have sudden electric shocks that travel thru all nerve endings.
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too dopey to tell
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was on it for over five years ,stopped taking it recently ,again no side effects that bothered me , took off because doc thinks it's not helping
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Neurontin helped for a year & a half but I finally developed swelling of my ankles & feet (one of the known side effects for some people) that made it necessary for me to stop.
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Gabapentin / Neurontin
I did very well on Neurontin and didn't have the dry mouth you mention. However, when gabapentin came on the market and my insurance company insist... [More] -
OUCH! Neurontin/Gabapentin
I know Neurotin and I didn't get along at all. Made me worse the more they had me take it. Lost way to much weight and I wasn't me. Call your dr tmrw ... [More] -
OUCH! Neurontin/Gabapentin
I think that is how you spell it! I have been taking this for the past 6 days. And today- TOTAL pain in the fibro tenderpoints. I am taking 300 mg.'s ... [More] -
Neurontin (Gabapentin) and Tinnitus
I was taking neurontin for a nerve pain in my hands caused by a neck injury. The neurontin did help slightly with the nerve pain but had no effect + o... [More] -
Neurontin (Gabapentin) and Tinnitus
I have come across some tinnitus patients treated by their ENT with neurontin and found this article published in May 2006 in the Journal Laryngoscope... [More]
