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44 patient evaluations for Gabapentin with a side effects rating of Severe

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Jan 7, 2012 (Started Jun 24, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for headaches)
  • Side effects
    Severe (drooling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 26, 2011 (Started Jun 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for electric shock sensation whole body)
  • Side effects
    Severe (increased appetite, weight gain, sleepiness, extreme sedation, decreased level of consciousness, tired when first up in morning)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
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Side effects: increased appetite, extreme sedation, weight gain, decreased level of consciousness, sleepiness, tired when first up in morning

Jun 24, 2009 (Started Jun 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for electric shock sensation whole body)
  • Side effects
    Severe (increased appetite, weight gain, sleepiness, extreme sedation, decreased level of consciousness, tired when first up in morning)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Side effects: increased appetite, extreme sedation, weight gain, decreased level of consciousness, sleepiness, tired when first up in morning
  • 1 helpful mark

Aug 3, 2011 (Started Jul 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 22, 2011 (Started Apr 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    Severe (eye muscle twitching (fasciculations), vertigo, drooping eyelid (ptosis), excessive sweating, balance problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: vertigo, drooping eyelid (ptosis), eye muscle twitching (fasciculations), excessive sweating, balance problems
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 1, 2011 (Started Sep 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Severe (swelling in legs, feet and ankles)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
Side effects: swelling in legs, feet and ankles
  • 1 helpful mark

Jan 20, 2011 (Started Mar 14, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for difficulty sleeping)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (heartburn, muscle twitching (fasciculations))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3300 mg All the time (24/7)
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: heartburn, muscle twitching (fasciculations)
  • 1 helpful mark

Dec 17, 2010 (Started May 17, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 16, 2010 (Started Jan 27, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Severe (dizziness and feeling faint)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 800 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: stroke, dizziness and feeling faint
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 1, 2010 (Started Jun 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for numbness and tingling with pins and needles)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for whole body ache)
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly

Mar 15, 2010 (Started Jun 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for numbness and tingling with pins and needles)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for whole body ache)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 10, 2010 (Started Jun 30, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (muscle twitching (fasciculations), whole body shaking)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: muscle twitching (fasciculations), whole body shaking
  • 0 helpful marks
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