70 patient evaluations for Gabapentin taken for the purpose of 'pain'

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Jan 11, 2021 (Started Jul 19, 2018)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1200 mg Four times daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 31, 2018 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Bell's palsy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for facial pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: insomnia, fatigue

Jul 3, 2009 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Side effects: insomnia, fatigue

  • 0 helpful marks

May 29, 2018 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4800 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Jan 26, 2017 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4800 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly

Feb 28, 2011 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

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

Sep 22, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

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

Apr 29, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

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

Sep 10, 2008 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

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

  • 2 helpful marks

Mar 30, 2017 (Started Jun 10, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 16, 2017 (Started Jan 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain caused by non-painful stimuli (allodynia))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for complex regional pain syndrome type II)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain in left leg)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (memory and cognition problems, dizziness, balance problems, brain fog, decreased sex drive (libido), speech ataxia-problems coordinating speech, nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 16, 2014 (Started Jan 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for complex regional pain syndrome type II)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain caused by non-painful stimuli (allodynia))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    None (for nerve pain in left leg)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (memory and cognition problems, dizziness, balance problems, brain fog, decreased sex drive (libido), speech ataxia-problems coordinating speech, nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 1 helpful mark

Oct 11, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Four times daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 20, 2016 (Started Jan 27, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Three times daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 30, 2016 (Started Oct 21, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily

  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 2, 2016 (Started Jul 15, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (grogginess, increased anxiety, anxious mood)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 11, 2015 (Started Jul 15, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (grogginess, increased anxiety, anxious mood)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Aug 24, 2014 (Started Jul 15, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (grogginess, increased anxiety)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 1, 2016 (Started Jun 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    Mild (constipation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily

  • 0 helpful marks
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