Gabapentin enacarbil for Postherpetic Neuralgia User Reviews

• Not...
• July 31, 2013

Gabapentin enacarbil "I suffered with trigeminal neuralgia for over a year before I was diagnosed. They call it 'the suicide disease' for a good reason. Such awful pain on the left side of my face, like someone had taken a club and hit me on the side of my head. At times it also felt like a hot poker was lying on my teeth. All I could do was go in a dark, quiet room. Sometimes sound would set it off, but usually, it would just happen all by itself. I had tooth fillings taken out, dental X-rays done, trying to find the cause. It's a rare disease. The doctor gave me 600 mg Horizant ER samples and I took one a day after dinner at 4. It worked! Then they tried to fill my prescription with generic Gabapentin at the pharmacy. No good! Didn't work! Back on Horizant. :)"

• Bar...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 26, 2020

Gabapentin enacarbil "After a nearly fatal car accident, I have been in pain management ever since. Pain was controlled, but never able to quiet the damaged nerves. For years, I had pain in my left leg from hip down to my toes, never stops. Pain management gave me the sample of 600 mg Horizant, which took away the nerve pain I had been dealing with for so long. Very expensive, but I did not get the same result from Lyrica or Gabapentin. Horizant is time-released. I did develop a rash/itch. Above, I read someone was cutting the pill in half? Not recommended as it is time-released. That could be dangerous. The side effect most bothersome: confusion, distraction, forgetfulness (I would also comment there is a 300 mg dose), which they recommend to start with. Pain management can work with you on 'samples' and certain pharmacies that can give you a huge discount. I would highly recommend this, for me, it was really like a 'miracle.' Can cost upwards of $900 to over $1000."

• Asm...
• May 9, 2017

Gabapentin enacarbil "I have nerve pain from shingles (postherpetic neuralgia). The side effects of this medication were terrible for me. I gained 15 pounds in 1 month, am so extremely tired that I can't function during the day, and my blood pressure had dropped significantly. I was on blood pressure medication and had to stop it. My blood pressure range is now 78/54 to 87/60. I am awaiting a call back from my physician today. The fatigue is terrible. I decided that I will suffer with the pain and titrate off of this drug (I have only been on it for 1 month). The side effects are too devastating."

• Tri...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 24, 2022

Gabapentin enacarbil "This medication saved my life. After a cervical fusion, my nerves never healed back to normal, and I am stuck with permanent nerve damage. The constant burning and cervical headaches killed my career, and I lost 3 years of my life. I was more dead than alive due to constant burning pain at the base of my skull, down my neck, and into my shoulder and upper back. I received Horizant as a sample and thought nothing of it. I had been trying different meds for 3 years, and they never worked. I woke up on day 4 of taking Horizant and thought, what was that odd feeling in my neck? It took a few minutes to realize I was feeling muscle aches and NOT BURNING. My burning stopped for the first time in 3 years. I started a whole new life. This medication gave me a second chance to live. Unfortunately, my insurance won’t pay for it, and I have challenges getting it filled. Today, I paid $226 for 14 pills. I have been without, and the pain is back. I could only afford a partial refill."

• got...
• February 18, 2017

"They were prescribed for chronic pain in the nerves, they leave you impotent. They don't work, and they are the worst drugs to get off. Like SSRIs, people need to start complaining about all the negative side effects of all these new drugs like trazodone as well. If you read this, 'You have been warned.' They are very addicting, and you will spend a lot of time trying to get off this crap that doesn't work. They all need to be sued in a class action lawsuit."

• Des...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 9, 2018

"Have been on Neurontin for years, never happy with the results. I have rheumatoid arthritis, migraines, extreme anxiety, panic disorder, etc. No RLS. Talked a doctor into letting me make a lateral move to Horizant. It makes me extremely nauseated, but the results are miraculous. No medication works the same for everyone. It’s like rolling the dice. Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Yes, for me."

• Koc...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 19, 2021

Gabapentin enacarbil "Since I had my bilateral groin hernia, I have been using Horizant for nerve pain. Was the only medicine that works for me. I have to stop using it for 2 months because it was so expensive. My co-payment was $300.00. My doctor found this pharmacy in CT that sells it to me for a $20 per month prescription. My insurance pays, and they give it to me for only $20 a month. I take the 300 mg because the 600 mg is too strong for me."

• dwi...
• July 3, 2017

"Diagnosed with fibromyalgia and had tried so many different meds for it without any good results. Finally got prescribed Horizant and have been on it for 4 days now. Started at 600 mg first night and had a bad experience. Doc gave me a new prescription for 300 mg once per day and slowly I believe it is starting to work. My pain has improved a little bit every day and my sleep is improving also. Since it has been only 4 days I'm hoping to see more improvement as time goes by. Doc wants me to stay on 300 mg for a month then up it to 600 mg. If I continue to feel better I think I will up it after a week and see what happens. I will post updates."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 26, 2021

Gabapentin enacarbil "Been taking for about one year. Worked like a miracle from the first day I started it, but now I’m having RLS at night. I’ve been on 600 mg. I’m so distraught because it’s starting all over again. Has this happened to anyone else?"

• Jan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2017

"I prefer this extended release version of gabapentin. The standard gabapentin made me much too drowsy. Although this medication doesn't work as well in relieving my foot neuropathy, I can tolerate it much better in the extended release. So, considering feeling less drowsy with relief or being in a fog with more relief, I prefer the Horizant."