Gabapentin
Active Ingredients
- Gabapentin
Manufacturers
- Actavis Elizabeth Llc
- Depomed Inc
- Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Neurontin.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Gabapentin Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Gabapentin
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fine motor delay, Fatigue, Feeling drunk, Apathy
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Posted By Samantha on March 15, 2019 @ 9:01 pm
“I’ve noticed fine motor skills like typing, and hand writing, were more difficult. I would be typing and it is as if my fingers are two words behind everything else – like a really slow computer. Otherwise I felt very disassociated during the first week, and the first week after increasing dosages (tapered from 100mg 3 x a day to 300mg 3 x day over three months). It was useful for endometriosis related pain. The effects on pain were enough to make me really persist. Side effects are worst 12 – 72 hours after starting / increasing dosage. After three weeks on 300 x 3 times a day the lingering tiredness had passed and I had started to feel more like my normal self again.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Suicidal behaviour, Depression, Tinnitus, Dizziness
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Posted By Jan on June 23, 2018 @ 1:56 pm
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abnormal dreams
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Posted By Sabrina on November 14, 2017 @ 6:04 pm
“I have the most vivid, strange dreams that I remember in detail and in color. I generally don't mind them with the exception of when they wake me up multiple times a night. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dyspnoea, Wheezing, Cough, Hyperhidrosis, Fear, Fear of crowded places, Agoraphobia, Panic attack, Panic disorder with agoraphobia, Blood testosterone decreased, Apathy, Amnesia, Drug withdrawal syndrome
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Posted By Ryan on November 4, 2017 @ 8:20 pm
“Had all of these side effects. Was taking off label for anxiety. Anxiety was initially better, but after about 2-3 months anxiety returned much worse. I am now trying to get off of this medication, however you must taper as you may have seizures if abruptly stopped. You also have a withdrawal syndrome with all of the above mental symptoms, however they are twice as bad as they were when you were taking the medication. Avoid if you can! Try St. John’s Wort - I’m taking that now and the anxiety/depression has lifted almost completely.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hallucination, auditory
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Posted By Robin on November 3, 2017 @ 1:59 am
“I started hearing a man's loud voice when I was asleep. I mean, LOUD, like he was using a megaphone. It seemed like he was telling me how to do something, but his words made no sense. I forced myself to wake up but I still heard the man's loud voice. I just wanted him out of my head! He finally stopped talking when I stood up and walked to the bathroom. I have bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, PTSD and Asperger's Syndrome.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Headache, Sleep disorder, Constipation, Tremor, Vertigo positional, Muscular weakness, Abdominal distension, Flatulence, Weight increased, Amnesia, Bladder pain, Balance disorder, Dysgeusia, Cough, Dry mouth
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Posted By Yves Rose on September 4, 2017 @ 2:45 am
“I am taking gabapentin 900 mg 3x daily for seven years. before I used to take on and off. What are my chances now. what should i do?”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
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Posted By Michelle on November 17, 2016 @ 11:45 pm
“I started on 300 mg capsules-3 every night for chronic back pain. Had done NOTHING for pain but helped me sleep better.So follow up appointment last week with doctor he increased the frequency to 2 in AM , 1 at noon and 2 at night. Have been on this dose for almost a week...still does NOT help my pain BUT....the last 3-4 days i am EXTREMELY HORNY ....i never even hardly thought about sex before...NOW...every day and night FREQUENTLY on my mind and am sooo ready. FYI...still wapting for some relief. My husband is dumbfounded does not know what to think...anyone else go through this??? So...if i were to give my husband some ...would it do the same for him??? Would be nice!... I am on ly joking..no preaching please. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Feeling drunk, Diplopia
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Posted By Julie on August 26, 2016 @ 6:58 am
“Lol I took 600mg last night for severe RLS.Just finished traumatic withdrawal from requip and not slept more than 3 hours a night for 2 months. Gabapentin prescribed to help RLS. Slept from 4am to 10.45 without waking. Utterly miraculous. BUT woke stumbling like drunk and with double vision. Took 2 hrs to fade. Might reduce dose tonight.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal distension, Weight increased, Musculoskeletal chest pain
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Posted By kim on July 7, 2016 @ 3:58 pm
“Rx for helping pin-point pain result of CIDP. Dx'd 16 months now. Helped with pain, but hard to handle the bloat under Right Rib cage. No Liver involvement.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Mjh in fdb.rxlist.com on August 29, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“To the other reviewer that said this drug is dangerous. It's not and quite safe when prescribed correctly. It sounds like your doctor is dangerous and should have known the obvious drug interactions. ...”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Gabapentin
Amnesia
“short-term memory loss
pros>
Gabapentin's side effects deters use.
Gabapentin (generic for Neurontin) can be used for nerve pain, commonly referred to as neuropathy. Neuropathy c...”
Source: neurontin-gabapentin-review-454b0
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What is this?Dizziness
“dizziness , drowsiness
helps relieve pain, covered by insurance, sleep better
Neurontin has made me life less painful!!!
Neurontin
(Generic Name ~ Gabapentin)
Two years ago, I...”
Source: neurontin-gabapentin-review-15231
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What is this?Constipation
“... common side effects of Neurontin are dizziness and drowsiness. Some patients may experience nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, lack of coordination, dry mouth, diarrhea, constipation , weight gain, and ...”
Source: neurontin-gabapentin-review-15231
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