Gabapentin for Migraine User Reviews (Page 5)

• Kri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 31, 2022

"I've been dealing with migraines since childhood, and besides sumatriptan, nothing has really worked for me. My doctor prescribed 300 mg gabapentin to take at night to help with my migraines, and it did the exact opposite. For the next 4 days, I had the worst migraines of my life, I couldn't even get out of bed. Even the muscles in my upper back and neck felt like they were stuck in place and really stiff. I stopped taking it after that because the pain and nausea were becoming unbearable. So I guess it's safe to say that this medication is not for everyone, unfortunately."

• Tra...
• 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 optician 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 put me on 300 mg at night time and gradually increased this dosage to 1800 mg (600 mg 3 times a day). Felt dizzy, spaced 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 propranolol, not started yet. Side effects of gabapentin: dizzy, off balance, pain in head, tired, confused, memory issues, avoid."

• Art...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 23, 2021

"Started with 300 once daily. Then gradually increased to 300 mg 3x a day. Didn't experience any difference in migraine. So I tried 600 3x a day. With this dose, headaches started to disappear, but other migraine symptoms (difficulty in speaking and understanding others) became worse. So after a week of 600 mg 3x daily (overall one month and a half), I quit the drug (within 10 days). Overall, it didn't help me. Side effects were drowsiness and dizziness the first 3 days when I started using the drug. But withdrawals were far worse. After quitting it, I started to have bad depression for about a week, also, I was so fatigued for 3 days after quitting."

• Tea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 8, 2021

"This has been a wonder drug for me! I was suffering from a very painful, mysterious 3-week-long headache and had tried every kind of pain reliever and migraine medication without relief. It was a sharp pain in the back of my head. After taking gabapentin, my pain was gone! I took this medication for about a week, and the pain has never returned. I do not remember the dosage. I did not experience any side effects. I have also taken this drug for shingles pain relief."

• Not...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 25, 2014

"I have experienced crippling pain that left me hungover. My doctor put me on gabapentin and the migraines have stopped, so have the leg cramps."

• Anonymous
• March 22, 2012

"I'm doing this for my dad. While he was taking the prescription for severe headaches, suicidal thoughts were an acute onset, and he ceased the medicine immediately."

• Cha...
• April 20, 2012

"I am taking gabapentin 1200 mg every day. It makes me dizzy, and I work slower than I used to. I also feel like I am losing my memory slowly too."

• Anonymous
• February 23, 2009

Gabapentin "This works great for migraines. Now, I only have 1 migraine a month, if that. Will cause you to be tired at first, but then your body adapts to 1 pill per day."

• Big...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 26, 2013

"I had diarrhea every time I tried to use it."

• kat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 10, 2018

"Got severe migraines and nausea."

• Mel...
• November 15, 2016

"Horrible, extremely tired, felt so sick, dizzy, itchy. Almost every side effect. Did help some with chronic migraines but unable to continue taking this."

• Sig...
• September 12, 2016

"Significant reduction in migraine frequency."

• ann...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 5, 2021

"I've been on this tablet, 100 mg, 3 times a day. Only been on 2 days, it's a miracle drug. All my pain is gone. I suffered for 8 years. I was suicidal. All I can say is WOW."

• tjl...
• October 20, 2014

"I broke my arm and severely messed my back up in a car accident. I have had sciatic pain for 2 years. With Percocet, gabapentin, and Zanaflex, I am able to function correctly."

• Its...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 10, 2021

"OMG I’ve been suffering from chronic migraines for 27 years, and all of a sudden I’m prescribed gabapentin, and they are gone … literally GONE."

• Wee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 27, 2019

"Helped keep migraines at bay, but couldn't break a bad migraine for me."

• She...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 4, 2019

"I have had some relief from gabapentin for migraine, but not enough to say it's great. I am currently taking 1800 mg a day. I don't know if it is too much or not enough."

• Mil...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 20, 2021

"The best medicine I’ve found for migraines. Takes the pain away immediately for me!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 9, 2021

"Started gabapentin 2 weeks ago, and I have not experienced 1 migraine. I normally experience 2-3 migraines per week. Very hopeful!"

• Mus...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 6, 2020

"No real issues with the medication except causing constipation."

• mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 13, 2022

"This ruined my life. I have permanent numbness all over my head, face, privates - everywhere. No nerve sensations whatsoever. There is nothing the doctors can do."