64 patient evaluations for Gabapentin taken for the purpose of 'fibromyalgia'

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Aug 7, 2010 (Started Nov 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (increased appetite, agitation with irritability, woozy, intoxicated feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Side effects: increased appetite, woozy, intoxicated feeling, agitation with irritability

Nov 13, 2009 (Started Nov 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (increased appetite, woozy, intoxicated feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Side effects: increased appetite, woozy, intoxicated feeling, agitation with irritability

Nov 6, 2009 (Started Nov 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (woozy, intoxicated feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Side effects: increased appetite, woozy, intoxicated feeling, agitation with irritability

  • 2 helpful marks

Jul 27, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar mixed episodes)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 21, 2010 (Started Nov 16, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 26, 2009 (Started Nov 16, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 15, 2010 (Started Oct 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2010 (Started Sep 29, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 24, 2010 (Started Dec 09, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for balance problems)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 5, 2010 (Started Dec 09, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for balance problems)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 23, 2010 (Started Dec 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (memory problems, double vision (diplopia), sleepiness, extreme sedation, tired when first up in morning)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
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Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: double vision (diplopia), tired when first up in morning, extreme sedation, memory problems, memory problems, sleepiness

Mar 16, 2010 (Started Dec 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (memory problems, double vision (diplopia), sleepiness, extreme sedation, tired when first up in morning)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: double vision (diplopia), tired when first up in morning, extreme sedation, memory problems, memory problems, sleepiness

Dec 19, 2009 (Started Dec 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (memory problems, double vision (diplopia), sleepiness, extreme sedation, tired when first up in morning)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: double vision (diplopia), tired when first up in morning, extreme sedation, memory problems, memory problems, sleepiness

Nov 21, 2009 (Started Dec 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for muscle pain)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (memory problems, sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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Side effects: double vision (diplopia), tired when first up in morning, extreme sedation, memory problems, memory problems, sleepiness

  • 3 helpful marks

Mar 5, 2010 (Started Jan 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (headaches which last for 5 days at a time)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: headaches which last for 5 days at a time

  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 28, 2010 (Started May 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (panic attacks)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: panic attacks

  • 2 helpful marks

Jan 20, 2010 (Started Jun 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for whole body ache)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks
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