Gabapentin for Epilepsy User Reviews

• gim...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 24, 2013

"I've been on this medicine for ten years now and have my seizures under control with 1200 mg a day. A neurologist placed me on it after trying Dilantin and Depakote. I didn't realize it could be helping my anxiety, restless legs, and migraines. I had terrible headaches before I was on gabapentin and now have all these things under control. I did gain 30 lbs when we added an antidepressant."

• abu...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 4, 2016

Gabapentin "Well, Neurontin has really not done anything for me. I was an alcoholic and had seizures many times, and they put me on propranolol. It has helped more than anything, I guess, for the tremors, but as far as seizures, nope, not doing anything. I still feel like I'm about to have a heart attack/seizure. Just ain't doing it for me."

• Anonymous
• January 7, 2011

"I was also given gabapentin along with Keppra for seizures. The seizures seem to be under control, and I am happy with the results, but unlike the first comment, I have not gained any weight. I have actually lost like 70 pounds."

• Anonymous
• September 18, 2011

"I am 30 years old, and I have epilepsy. I just came off of Tegretol and am only on gabapentin after asking my neurologist if I could, please. At single doses of 600 mg three times a day, I feel like my anxiety goes away, but my head can feel groggy. I actually have panic attacks, anxiety attacks, and depression as a result of epilepsy. I do like gabapentin if it prevents seizures. Last night I felt nuts and had racing thoughts. Maybe I need to up my doses to 1200 mg at night instead of 600 mg. I do sleep very well once I do crash. It can make me calmer and hungry. I couldn't survive, literally, without it. I know I would have seizures and panic attacks. Side effects: very few compared to Tegretol."

• Egp...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 13, 2021

"I have suffered from Trigeminal Neuralgia for 6 years, and after the first half of an 800 mg pill, recovered instantly. Then I took an 800 mg pill at once every 2 days. Gabapentin gave me hope to continue my life."

• Zar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 6, 2019

"Had been on Dilantin/Mysoline for years for my epilepsy, with good success in controlling seizures. Doc decided to add Gabapentin to the mix and ended up in the ER with seizures coming in waves. Never happened before - only had nocturnal seizures every couple of years - one at a time - not multiples. After coming off Gabapentin, meds back to Dilantin/Primidone -- no seizures in the past 20 yrs."

• Anonymous
• August 12, 2022

"This medicine is very expensive unless you have insurance. Before I had insurance, it almost bankrupt my family and almost made my mother penniless and my father penniless trying to control my epilepsy. At that time, I was on two different medications: Tegretol and Depakote. Then I was put on Neurontin, Carbatrol, and Topamax XR. The government doesn't care about controlling the pharmacies and making it affordable. I've been sick since I was 9 months old. Some doctors told my mother and my grandmother that it was cheaper just to buy a headstone and a grave and put me in it, that I was going to die anyway, and they took me to children's hospital, and a wonderful army of doctors took care of me. If they ever read this, they know who they are."

• Amb...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 7, 2024

Gabapentin "If you have metabolic epilepsy and high glutamate levels or an intolerance, the medicine works great. It's the only one in combination with Keppra that has stopped my gran mal seizures and drop attacks. I still have focal aware seizures, though."

• Boy...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 7, 2023

"I take many medications for several things. I was diagnosed with epilepsy a little over two years ago. I have severe migraines with aura that have lasted two weeks before. When I get migraines, it feels as if I have vertigo only, with someone beating my head consistently with a rubber mallet. My nose bleeds profusely, I cannot eat, and cannot speak. I also have bipolar depression and PTSD. I take 600 mg of gabapentin to help with migraines and with my seizures. I think that with all my medications combined, I'm doing a lot better! (I also take Keppra, sertraline, and rizatriptan.) The gabapentin is used to help prevent my migraines, which have been a lot fewer than before! I've been taking this drug for a little under a year now, and not only has my mood improved, I went from only a few days a month migraine-free to maybe one or two migraines a month, only lasting a day or two."

• 4my...
• February 21, 2014

Gabapentin "Has controlled my seizures, in conjunction with Tegretol, for over fifteen years, seizure-free."

• Gem...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 16, 2014

Gabapentin "I take 1500 mg daily, morning, noon, mid-afternoon, tea time, and evening. They have kept my fits away."

• Liz...
• September 3, 2016

Gabapentin "It is a great medication. I've had no seizures, and my back pain is little to none."

• Sei...
• September 19, 2016

"Caused increased seizures and made the clonic-tonic seizures so much worse than they were prior to not taking gabapentin. I wouldn't recommend this medication to anyone."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2008

"The doctor gave me gabapentin to go along with my Keppra for seizures and migraines. I have gained about 20 pounds in 5 months. Still really helps not to be so shaky all the time."

• TEK...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 26, 2023

"Seizure-free for 22 years now. 300 mg three times daily. Occasional grand mals before. No noticeable side effects. Replaced Dilantin."

• tam...
• August 11, 2007

"I was prescribed gabapentin for seizures. I have pretty bad fibromyalgia and IBS-D. As soon as I started taking this, my IBS-D is gone after living with this foul disease for 20 years."

• Anonymous
• March 29, 2019

"This gabapentin caused my seizures to be worse."

• Ali...
• February 1, 2017

"Can't get hard or stay hard when on this medication."