Gabapentin for Migraine User Reviews (Page 4)

• cre...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 8, 2019

"I was prescribed 600 mg/day gabapentin for restless leg, but ended up only taking 300 mg/day to provide needed relief. About a year later, I saw my doctor for terrible hot flashes, and she upped my gabapentin dose to 600 mg and then 900 mg, hoping to relieve my hot flashes. It did nothing for my hot flashes, but I noticed that I wasn't having migraines anymore (I had been having 8-10/month). I started an OTC supplement for hot flashes, which worked wonderfully, and continued the gabapentin for migraine prevention. Like many others, I wish I'd found this years ago!"

• SaM...
• May 20, 2011

Gabapentin "I have been on Neurontin now for 10 days. My pain management doctor put me on it for pain as well as for my migraines. The dosage he has me on is 1 tablet 3 times daily. The tablet is 300 mg. I have experienced mood changes. I seem more agitated than I normally am. Hopefully, I get better at that. I always feel drowsy after taking it. I haven't had a migraine yet, but we shall see if I do anyway. It will be hard to tell since every 6 months I go and do radio frequency on the back of my neck. That is where they burn my nerve endings to help my migraines. So I hope all my pain goes away and I do not experience any freakish side effects. I wish everyone the best in taking this medicine, and I hope all of us will stay pain-free."

• Bas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 18, 2022

"Today is Monday. I picked up my Gabapentin last week on Wednesday and started taking it that night (300 mg) for migraines. I've had migraines for the past 39 years. When I tell you I've tried everything, please believe me. I've even been going for Botox for migraines for just over one year now. By dose two, I was able to feel a difference! During the weekend (Saturday and Sunday), I had a horrific migraine where absolutely nothing was working. The only thing that worked was taking my Gabapentin along with Motrin. I'm not even a full week in, and other than those 2 days, I feel very good. Also, once a week, I play bingo and usually need to take my rescue meds. When I played bingo (which was my second dose), I never needed my rescue meds at all that night. Truly incredible. Not one doctor in 39 years has ever suggested Gabapentin, and I cannot figure out why. I'm so happy I found this headache specialist. I can only hope that the results not only continue, but they get better."

• Mol...
• February 1, 2009

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."

• Ant...
• 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 300 mg 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. If you can tolerate the side effects, I would suggest taking them since they did help. They haven't resolved my issues but did help with the situation. Be careful when you stop them, though, since they got bad withdrawal symptoms."

• 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."

• dee...
• February 20, 2011

"I've been taking gabapentin (400 mg) for 7 months now. I used to wake up with a headache every day and have a migraine a few times per month. Since I started taking gabapentin, I have not had a migraine, and only on rare occasions 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."

• obv...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 14, 2017

"Note: I rarely suffer side effects from medication except 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 (600 mg 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."

• Sta...
• 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 300 mg twice per day. The 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' versus 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 the side effects of incoordination, slightly blurred vision, and word-finding problems."

• fra...
• February 6, 2017

"I have been taking Neurontin for a year to help prevent migraines. My longest time without a migraine has been 6 weeks. I still have migraines with brain zaps and minimal head pain. Additional symptoms include nausea, vertigo, eye jerking, loss of coordination, trouble concentrating, and moodiness. The Neurontin does help. I am also taking L-Theanine, melatonin, vitamin B, and flaxseed oil (allergic to fish)."

• Gla...
• 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."

• Wis...
• 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 300 mg of gabapentin daily in August 2021. Two 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."

• jac...
• April 25, 2010

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

• Dia...
• 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 three (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 two years of major disability and an inability to focus, drive, or function. I have had ten days of having my life back! The difference is higher doses of gabapentin. I am taking 600 mg three 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 I 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."

• 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."

• Anonymous
• February 26, 2009

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

• Anonymous
• March 13, 2011

Gabapentin "I was using 3,600 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."

• Hea...
• March 5, 2010

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, I can hardly function. I do have memory problems lately, and I'm usually tired, but it's better than not having it."

• Mik...
• October 15, 2016

"My daughter started having migraines at 12 years old about a year after she started her period. She's 17 now. She's been on over 30 different meds, vitamins, herbs, and tried massage, chiropractic, acupressure, and acupuncture. Is now being treated by a neurologist. She's been on gabapentin for a few months with 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, and has had migraines since mid-September without relief. The doctor wants to increase the gabapentin to 300 mg. Not sure if it's a good idea because it seems like the gabapentin didn't help her. Migraines have prevented my daughter from having a full life, hoping the increase helps."

• MIZ...
• February 23, 2011

"I have been suffering from headaches for about 3 years now. I started taking gabapentin, 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."

• Anonymous
• June 17, 2010

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."

• Oro...
• April 13, 2015

"I take 1800 mg for the last three months. I have suffered acquired 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 recommended that I also receive Botox injections. Also, with no help, the next injections take place in two weeks. I was informed that the first time of injections, do not expect too much."

• Che...
• 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."

• Hel...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 2, 2022

"Two 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 were okay days. But it 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 their worst all over again, so maybe it was working! I am going to try something in the meantime with something less drowsy side effects. Gabapentin did help with sleep for sure. I took it at night."

• Kar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 19, 2024

"I'm taking gabapentin for migraine/TAC headache 3 months ago. I started at 500 mg & now take it 3 times a day. I didn't experience any common side effects. However, if I take 2, I can't drive because I kind of feel spaced out & forgetful. It's helping my left eye pain that's been severe on and off every day for a year. I have carpal tunnel, but it doesn't seem to help with that, but I've also been hauling tree limbs to the curb, so that definitely aggravates it. As for weight gain, usually it's emotional eating, but with gabapentin and Seroquel, it could be one or all three. It's really benefiting me as Lyrica didn't work at all."