Gabapentin for Migraine User Reviews (Page 4)

• Anonymous
• July 25, 2011

"Just started this at 300mg at bedtime a few days ago, but after two days it stopped what had been a blinding 3-day headache. The migraine is still there but currently with no pain (this undoubtedly sounds stupid to non-migraineurs, but many with migraines will know what I mean.) I am wondering if anyone has experienced good results with this medicine but then had it suddenly stop working. This has happened to me with so many medications, including some like Verapamil that should NOT build tolerance."

• Aarania
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 15, 2017

"I have been having migraines and daily headaches for 10 yrs...am currently on 3200mg of gabapentin daily. 800mg four times a day. Got my migraines down to once a month but hasn't helped much with the daily headaches. I take tylenol which never used to work and now it seems to work better for them. I tried topamax which was a horror! I wouldn't recommend that drug to anyone they should take it off the market was like I was being poisoned. I also take keppra 3000mg daily. The gabapentin doesn't make me sleepy at all. So all in all effective for the migraines,,,Its better than getting them all month long!"

• obviou
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 14, 2017

"Note: I rarely suffer side effects from medication accept for drowsiness when taking multiple doses of opiate based painkillers such as co-codamol in a single day. I started taking Gabapentin for bad nerve pain in my shoulder. After 4 days I was experiencing more side effects than benefits, migraines were just one problem I also experienced: - Jerky twitches in my arms and legs; - Inability to form full sentences at first attempt (600mg or more in a single day); - Depression (have had and overcome before); - Suicidal thoughts; It was the last 2 that did it for me, although the migraines were painful and the jerky twitches and speech issues annoying, seeing signs of previous mental health problems creeping in was enough for me to stop."

• Antony...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 2, 2016

"I started taking gabapentin since I had vertigo, nausea, dizziness, headaches and I collapsed twice (I am only 23 years old). The doctors said I have migraines. Gabapentin has really bad side effects. I was on 300mg per day for 9 weeks and it took me a month to get used to them. Pains in the chest, throat and back for weeks. Just horrible. It you can tolerate the side effects I would suggest taking them since they did help. Theg haven't resolved my issues but did help with the situation. Be careful when you stop them though since they got bad withdrawal symptoms."

• ERano
• October 13, 2009

Neurontin (gabapentin) "I'm taking Neurontin for my Basilar Migraines. I started out with 600 mg/day and it worked well in controlling my terrible auras (vertigo and double vision) for about 10 months. I started experiencing mild vertigo the past 3 days so it was increased today to 1200 mg/day. Hopefully it will continue to keep my auras in check. For me, the downside of this medicine is feeling lightheaded and I sometime have trouble recalling things. Also, sometimes I get a "high" feeling, but it's all good."

• Glaxy
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 15, 2017

"Had to start with 50 mgs per day. It made me sleep 36 hours when I tried taking 100 mgs. Also gave me bad breath and I could barely talk. Seemed to detox something in my throat. When the bad breath stopped I upped it to 100 mgs. More detox. Now I take 100 mgs four times per day. Doesn't make me sleepy, and the headache symptoms are much better. I am a person who avoids prescription drugs as much as possible and rarely go to the doctor. Gabapentin is the only drug I am taking. I am 61. It is really helping me with the debilitating migraine headache. Just be careful and don't take too much, or you will have to go to bed. And take it regularly. I think it's a good drug. Gave me weird dreams at first but I think that was a detox effect too."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 25, 2017

"Been suffering with daily migraines for so long I can't remember when they started - decades. I've tried everything in terms of meds and preventatives. This has been the best preventative so far. It has reduced my migraines by about 90% in terms of frequency - hope it lasts - I'm on 300 mg three times daily"

• Molli...
• February 1, 2009

Neurontin (gabapentin) "I was up to a very high dose of Neurontin in hopes of it helping my horrid migraines, but nope. All it did was cause some major word finding problems. My neurologist finally switched me to Topamax. My mother loves Neurontin for her hot flashes though. I didn't have any other side effects other than the strange word finding issues."

• WisMi...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 2, 2022

"I have been living with continuous headaches for over 40 years and those would escalate to migraines at least 2 times a month. Other reactive and proactive medications would make me feel sick. Some to the point that I would rather grind through the migraine. I started taking 300mg of gabapentin daily in August, 2021. 2 weeks in I had ocular auras but no migraine. About 3 weeks after starting my doses, I was fully pain free in my head. No headaches and no migraines! It felt like something was missing. I do recommend this to anyone that has migraines. What do you have to lose? This medication is fairly affordable so ask your doctor."

• Anonymous
• April 28, 2011

"I have been a migraine sufferer for almost 17 years. I went on and then off birth control as a means of trying to reduce the number of migraines I would get. Often 3-4 times a month. I was given Amerge which was effective. I then switched to Imitrex. An accident last summer caused me great nerve pain and in the fall I was put on Gabapentin for this nerve pain in my arm from my elbow dislocation. Throughout the fall and winter I had a few headaches, nothing that popping a few Excedrins wouldn't take away. Three weeks ago, I stopped taking Gabapentin to try to reduce the drugs I'm taking. Big mistake. For the past week, I have had blinding migraines unresponsive to Excedrin and Imitrex. I will be going back on Gabapentin."

• Starv...
• May 10, 2011

"I was having migraine headaches twice per week then gradually it became every day for 3 months. Midrin was no longer working. I was incapacitated. Yesterday, I was prescribed gabapentin 300mg twice per day. First day it took 1 1/2 hours to kick in then I fell asleep. When I woke 6 hours later I felt drunk and my coordination and walking ability were impaired as if drunk. I worried about falling. Yet for the first time in 3 months, my migraine was present but at a level "4" verses a pain level of constant "10". An unexpected additional gain was that it helped my unresolved back pain of the neuropathic (burning) variety. I highly rate it except for side effects of in-coordination, slightly blurred vision and word finding problems."

• Diana
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 5, 2023

"I have vestibular migraine with aura. I get the spins and also smell smoke and lose my ability to speak. I was put on several anti-seizure medications and had allergies to all 3 (Keppra, Lamictal, Zonegran). Fortunately, I am able to take gabapentin without a problem or allergies. I have been given much of my life back with higher doses of gabapentin. Instead of waking up with vertigo and nausea, I am able to nip it in the bud with gabapentin. It's been like a miracle drug for me after 2 years of major disability and an inability to focus, drive or function ... I have had 10 days of having my life back! The difference is higher doses of gabapentin. I am taking 600 mg 3 times a day and an occasional 300 mg in the early morning or mid-day if I need to stabilize my head. It's been a lifesaver and hope it continues to work. The only downside is a little bit of weight gain/water weight. A small thing to deal with to get my life back. I do have a traumatic brain injury and MS too."

• deedee
• February 20, 2011

"I've been taking gabapentin (400mg) for 7 months now. I used to wake up with a headache everyday and have a migraine a few times per month. Since I started taking gabapentin I have not had a migraine and only on rare occasion do I wake up with a headache. Even when I do wake up with a headache, it's gone within an hour. The only side effect I had was drowsiness during the day but, over time, that has gone away."

• Oromo...
• April 13, 2015

"I take 1800 mg for the last three months. I have suffered aquired brain injury from viral encephalitis. One of my main problems is ice pick headaches and ringing in both ears. While I have been taking this medication my neurologist recommend that I also receive Botox injections. Also with no help, next injections take place in two weeks. I was informed that the first time of injections do not expect to much."

• Tracy...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 9, 2016

"Suffering from chronic migraine vertigo or silent migraine so poorly was getting 3/5 attacks per day loss of balance vertigo dizziness spaced out visual disturbances. Saw my opticans several.times.as it felt.like my eyes were strange always feeling off balance.ended in a/e saw my neurologist who confirmed it was migraine vertigo and out me on 300mg at night time.and gradually.increased.this dosage to 1800mg (600 mg 3 times a day felt.dizzy spaces out confused lasted 5 months and neurologist advised me to wean off the drug the gabapentin did help at my well beginning it never went away my gp.has prescribed propropanol not started yet , side effects effect of gabapentin dizzy off bal.pain in head tired do confused memory avoid"

• jackle
• April 25, 2010

Neurontin (gabapentin) "Well I have tremors and migraines, so my neurologist gave me 800mg gabapentin and I'm supposed to take 2 x 800mg (1600mg) 3 times a day for my tremors mainly, but a side effect is the absence of migraines."

• Anonymous
• February 26, 2009

"I was suffering for a week, with my 1st migraine attack. It was going on and on, for days, on the right side of my head. NOTHING helped. I took 400mg and 4 hours later took another 400mg and I did not need any Ambien to get to sleep. By morning, most of my pain was gone. I couldn't it. Now I am up and feel great. It's amazing, please ask your doctor to try this."

• Anonymous
• December 14, 2009

"My 11 year old was on Neurontin for 2 years for her migraines. A few months ago the doctor needed to up her dosage to 600 mg/day because her weight had changed and she was getting more migraines. She ended up with terrible side effects: crying, anxious, paranoid, restless, overreacting, mood swings. We have just weaned her off of it..not sure what we'll try next."

• Mikis...
• October 15, 2016

"My dgt started having migraines @ 12 yrs old about a year after she started her period, she's 17 now. She's been on over 30 different meds, vitamins, herbs & tried massage, chiro, acupressure & acupuncture. Is now being treated by a neuro. She's been on Gabapentin for a few months w/little relief. They gave her, her first Botox injection in August that helped reduce her migraines until she had an adverse reaction to an antibiotic she passed out, hit her head in the shower & has had migraine since mid September w/o relief. The Dr wants to increase the Gabapentin to 300mg. Not sure if it's a good idea bc seems like the Gabapentin didn't help her. Migraines hav prevented my dgt from having a full life hoping the increase helps"

• Chels...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 11, 2017

"This medication is..interesting. I am 20 with what a few doctors think is Fibro and a chronic pain condition but was Rx'd this med by a psych doctor for tension migraines. While it does NOT really help with migraines, it has been making me awfully sleepy and drowsy, and helping with weird aches and pains throughout my body. It can be used as a mood stabilizer and I can see why- because it makes you so drowsy you can't do or say anything, especially after taking the evening dose! I've been afraid to drive any car since starting this. It makes me more drowsy than my anxiety meds which don't make me drowsy at all! Doctor is raising the dose because since writing that first part- I have become quite used to the med, where my dose does NOT work"

• Heada...
• March 5, 2010

Neurontin (gabapentin) "I have been taking Neurontin (Gabapentin) for over a year now, can't remember exactly how long, but it has helped me to function better although I still have a headache on a daily basis. That sounds contradictory, but when I don't take it my I can hardly function. I do have memory problems lately and I'm usually tired, but it's better than not having it."

• Anonymous
• March 13, 2011

Neurontin (gabapentin) "I was using 3600 mg of Neurontin for migraines. I was then taken off it to try to reduce the number of medications I use. But I did notice my 2x a week migraines have now turned into daily migraines. Given that, I am going to ask my doctor to take me off something else and put me back on the Neurontin, so I do think it was helping to some extent."

• MIZZA...
• February 23, 2011

"I have been suffering from headaches for about 3 yrs now. I started taking gabapentrin, and at first it made me very sleepy, even a bit moody. But now I'm starting to feel a lot better taking them. Another great thing for migraines that will help within 5 minutes is "maxalt". This medicine is great for really bad migraine headaches."

• Helpful
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 2, 2022

"2 years ago I started getting vestibular migraines chronically, 30 days of the month. I am 25 and have been on this for 1 year. It has helped me the most at around 700 mg at night. There was okay days. But fully hasn’t taken away. I do Botox too which seems to help the most. Tired up to 1000 mg at night but it makes me extremely drowsy/dizzy. I now am trying to get off of it to see if there is something better that works for me but I have noticed my migraines are at the worst all over again so maybe it was working ! I am going to try something in the mean time with something less drowsy side effects. Gabapention did help with sleep for sure. I took it at night."

• Anonymous
• June 17, 2010

Neurontin (gabapentin) "The first time I used it, it didn't help much. But the second time around after a break from all medication, it has started helping! The slight wobbliness in my gait is a small price to pay for something that actually helps my permanent migraine."