Gabapentin

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nasopharyngitis, Chills, Temperature intolerance, Body temperature

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Posted By Lonni on October 28, 2021 @ 5:51 pm

“I used gabapentin for 13 years until I could get pregabalin. The last few years my brain always felt "compressed," and my core temerature became more of a problem. I was having issues with feeling cold and cold intolerance, but the last few years was bad. I switched to pregabalin and immediately my brain did not feel compressed, and gradually my inner core temp came back. 300 mg 4x day.”

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nasopharyngitis, Chills, Temperature intolerance, Brain compression

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Posted By Lonni on October 28, 2021 @ 5:49 pm

“I used gabapentin for 13 years until I could get pregabalin. The last few years my brain always felt "compressed," and my core temerature became more of a problem. I was having issues with feeling cold and cold intolerance, but the last few years was bad. I switched to pregabalin and immediately my brain did not feel compressed, and gradually my inner core temp came back. 300 mg 4x day.”

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal pain, Disturbance in attention, Headache

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Posted By Vicki on October 21, 2021 @ 2:00 am

“First month, 100mg increased to 3x/day, no side effects, positive results. Second month, doctor increased dosage to 200 mg, 3x/day. No side effects until 3rd week when I began experiencing severe upper abdominal pain with cramping. I went back to first month's dosage and it seems to help. Disappointing because it was really helping with pain, more so at the higher dosage. But, when I took it every day, I felt like I had lost my ability to think. My doctor said "Oh yes, we call it the Stupid Pill, because it really affects your thinking." So bad I eventually went off it completely. ”

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hallucination, Disturbance in attention, Adverse drug reaction, Thought blocking, Anxiety, Palpitations, Fear of crowded places, Fear of death, Insomnia, Fear

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Posted By Doug on July 3, 2021 @ 8:20 pm

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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Weight increased, Alopecia

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Posted By Lisa on October 1, 2019 @ 3:01 pm

“I'm taking Neurontin for femoral nerve pain, it works most of the time which I'm happy with but the hair thinning isn't acceptable and is knocking my confidence, I have fine hair as it is. My eyelashes are disappearing too. ”

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.”