Horizant for Postherpetic Neuralgia User Reviews

• Not...
• July 31, 2013

"I suffered with trigeminal neuralgia for over a year before I was diagnosed. They call it 'the suicide disease' for a good reason. Such awful pain on the left side of my face, like someone had taken a club and hit me on the side of my head. At times it also felt like a hot poker was lying on my teeth. All I could do was go in a dark, quiet room. Sometimes sound would set it off, but usually, it would just happen all by itself. I had tooth fillings taken out, dental X-rays done, trying to find the cause. It's a rare disease. The doctor gave me 600 mg Horizant ER samples and I took one a day after dinner at 4. It worked! Then they tried to fill my prescription with generic Gabapentin at the pharmacy. No good! Didn't work! Back on Horizant. :)"

• Bar...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 26, 2020

"After a nearly fatal car accident, I have been in pain management ever since. Pain was controlled, but never able to quiet the damaged nerves. For years, I had pain in my left leg from hip down to my toes, never stops. Pain management gave me the sample of 600 mg Horizant, which took away the nerve pain I had been dealing with for so long. Very expensive, but I did not get the same result from Lyrica or Gabapentin. Horizant is time-released. I did develop a rash/itch. Above, I read someone was cutting the pill in half? Not recommended as it is time-released. That could be dangerous. The side effect most bothersome: confusion, distraction, forgetfulness (I would also comment there is a 300 mg dose), which they recommend to start with. Pain management can work with you on 'samples' and certain pharmacies that can give you a huge discount. I would highly recommend this, for me, it was really like a 'miracle.' Can cost upwards of $900 to over $1000."

• Asm...
• May 9, 2017

"I have nerve pain from shingles (postherpetic neuralgia). The side effects of this medication were terrible for me. I gained 15 pounds in 1 month, am so extremely tired that I can't function during the day, and my blood pressure had dropped significantly. I was on blood pressure medication and had to stop it. My blood pressure range is now 78/54 to 87/60. I am awaiting a call back from my physician today. The fatigue is terrible. I decided that I will suffer with the pain and titrate off of this drug (I have only been on it for 1 month). The side effects are too devastating."

• Tri...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 24, 2022

"This medication saved my life. After a cervical fusion, my nerves never healed back to normal, and I am stuck with permanent nerve damage. The constant burning and cervical headaches killed my career, and I lost 3 years of my life. I was more dead than alive due to constant burning pain at the base of my skull, down my neck, and into my shoulder and upper back. I received Horizant as a sample and thought nothing of it. I had been trying different meds for 3 years, and they never worked. I woke up on day 4 of taking Horizant and thought, what was that odd feeling in my neck? It took a few minutes to realize I was feeling muscle aches and NOT BURNING. My burning stopped for the first time in 3 years. I started a whole new life. This medication gave me a second chance to live. Unfortunately, my insurance won’t pay for it, and I have challenges getting it filled. Today, I paid $226 for 14 pills. I have been without, and the pain is back. I could only afford a partial refill."

• Koc...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 19, 2021

"Since I had my bilateral groin hernia, I have been using Horizant for nerve pain. Was the only medicine that works for me. I have to stop using it for 2 months because it was so expensive. My co-payment was $300.00. My doctor found this pharmacy in CT that sells it to me for a $20 per month prescription. My insurance pays, and they give it to me for only $20 a month. I take the 300 mg because the 600 mg is too strong for me."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 26, 2021

"Been taking for about one year. Worked like a miracle from the first day I started it, but now I’m having RLS at night. I’ve been on 600 mg. I’m so distraught because it’s starting all over again. Has this happened to anyone else?"