User Reviews for Neurontin

This medicine helps me a lot. I have also found a good side effect from the drug. I feel much better and more active and motivated.

I have used Neurontin for more than 15 years. I have discovered that it is a great ongoing sleep therapy. The added sleep it grants me is a fantastic help with the neuropathy.

After being diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy 6 years ago, I have tried many different types of drug and other therapies to ease the burning, tingling chronic pain that I have. Neurontin seems to work the best for me. I take Neurontin in order to manage my pain. However, if I have an especially painful episode, an extra dose goes to work quickly - within 30 minutes or so. The one draw back for me is the it causes me to gain weight. 5 lbs the first month, and within 6 months approximately 10 lbs total gain. I know that is a side effect for me, because I have been on and off Neurontin 3 times in the past 6 years and have had this same side effect. I am currently taking Neurontin and will continue to do so because of its effectiveness.

I just started taking it, has been four weeks. Seems that the needle tingling in hands and feet has not been as bad.

I have taken this medicine for over a year it sure helps with the pain!

Tried for several months. Wasn't sure if problem had resolved or drug was actually working. Stopped SLOWLY and within weeks noticed return of symptoms - starting back tomorrow - slowly up to full dosage.

Makes me mean. Hostility sets in and have to take a nerve pill.

Neurontin has been a lifesaver for me. My chemo left me with severe neuropathy in my hands and feet. I couldn't feel anything but needles and pain. I take 1800 mg a day in 3 doses and the pain begins to start again just before time for my next dose. I don't know what I would do if I had to live with the stabbing needle feeling every minute of every day.

Very fast acting and easy to take. I received relief from pain by the second dose.

Makes me feel very tired and quite unwell (low mood, upset, sad etc). Dont seem to get much pain relief, although it takes the edge off the worst pain. Not sure about it, but think I am negative towards it because it is a anti convulsant drug and I am using it for neuropathic pain. Positive comments from this site may make me try and think better of it!!

I've taken Neurontin for many years now and I know without it I wouldn't be able to walk. I know this because I tried not taking it and after 18 hours I was climbing the walls and I was in horrible pain. I'm not exaggerating either. I've tried Lyrica and it didn't help at all. I'm still in a lot of pain but I know without it the pain would be a lot worse. I do have a few side effects with it, some confusion and loss of words at times, but I'd rather live with the side effects than the pain I'd have without it.

It controlled the numbness and worked well for a long time. I developed a problem consisting of no appetite and constant nausea, especially an upset stomach after taking my evening dose. I switched to Lyrica and my problems went away.

I've been on this medicine since reading about it online last year. Anyway I now take 2400mg/day and my severe face/ear pain is virtually gone. Once in a while I can feel some pain but it's minimal and doesn't last the days it used to. Excruciating pain to the point I can't even stand the touch of a brush on my scalp on that side of my head or a face cloth on that side of my face...it's wicked pain that I'd do almost anything to get rid of. This medicine works well. I take no other pain medicines other than Advil or Tylenol for other minor pain.

After taking this medicine for over 3 years, have noticed great improvement in my diabetic neuropathy.

I'm male, 52, and a diabetic on insulin. I developed severe diabetic-onset peripheral neuropathy six years ago and was prescribed Neurontin at that time. I took it for a couple of weeks, and it did not work well for me. I felt nauseous, and my thinking was not clear. An ER doctor prescribed Cymbalta, and that medicine has been a God send. I do have to live with the side effects of sometimes having trouble sleeping and sometimes feeling wonky-headed, but those are easy trade-offs for the complete pain relief that I feel.

I have started Neurontin again, and within a day or two I got some relief from my pain in my feet and legs. I can tell when I miss a dose. It is the only medication that I have tried to take for my neuropathy. However, I was on methadone for years and I did not feel the pain until I was on a low dose of methadone. That's when I started to take the Neurontin again.

I have severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy and I've been administered several different medicines to treat my symptoms. I find Neurontin is best for me, but I have to take at least 1200 mg three times a day. Sometimes more. And I worry about that, but I can't live with the constant pain.

One dose did the trick for me ... only 100mg.