Gabapentin for Benign Essential Tremor User Reviews

• Cre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2017

"I've tried the first-line treatments of Propranolol and Primidone several times with little benefit at lower doses. I also didn't like the potential side effects of lowered blood pressure (mine is a healthy low and I don't want to mess with it). One of these meds also had a potential side effect of depression, and since I have had severe major depression, I didn't want to risk that! After discussing this with my Dr., he put me on Gabapentin 300mg at night, and after a week, 300mg morning and night. I'm 2 weeks into this routine and am amazed at my lack of tremor. I gave Gabapentin a 9 instead of a 10 because I want to see its more long-term benefit."

• Luc...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 13, 2018

"I have had tremors since 1992 and it's the most annoying, embarrassing, and depressing thing ever. I tried propranolol which works at high doses but as a runner, I could not deal with feeling sluggish. Tried other meds that made me so sleepy! So then I was prescribed this and didn't expect much, but it helped! I don't like having to take it 3 times a day because I always forget, but it is so worth the time and effort. I hope it works for a long time to come because I am finally getting a bit of relief. I too cannot hold a cup or plate without assistance. I'm only 50 years old, and I feel like I'm 90. It sucks."

• Anonymous
• October 26, 2011

"I am a 45-year-old African American female who has had Essential Tremor since birth. I have tried numerous drugs over the years but found Valium to be my medication to control the tremors until I was prescribed Neurontin and Inderal (for my high blood pressure) about two weeks ago. Neurontin was TOTALLY successful in controlling my hand and body tremors. I was able to carry a large drink that didn't have a lid around with me at a concert this weekend without SPILLING IT, and I am SO HAPPY that I was prescribed this medicine. I've heard of it during the last couple of years but finally tried it out. Valium wasn't as effective. Now I will feel so much more confident when I go to my boyfriend's family's Thanksgiving dinner...So happy."

• SDW...
• March 26, 2016

"I am a 51-year-old white female with progressive essential tremors noticeable since about 18 years (neck, head, hand tremors). At 38 years old, I began taking propranolol which helped some but the amount needed to really control the tremor made me too tired to function. I began gabapentin about 5 years ago, and it nearly eliminates my tremor with only low doses."

• Myb...
• July 11, 2016

"I've had ET since my late 30s and am in my early 60s now. My doctor put me on gabapentin for neuralgia following shingles. We saw it just about stopped my tremors. I've been on 300 mg since then, but after the first year, it's getting worse where the present dosage is no longer helping. I'm not sure going up a dose will work. It took me 6 months where I wasn't sleeping constantly. The tremors are in my hands, and my left is worse, but thankfully I'm right-handed. It keeps me from doing fine knitting and needlework, and sewing takes me so much longer now. Frustrating!"

• Lyn...
• March 8, 2020

"I found this medication, gabapentin, to calm my tremors but not eliminate them. But better than others I've tried. Easy to take. Have very little side effect. Can maintain my independence somewhat better due to less tremors."

• dkh...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 4, 2017

"I have diabetes type 2 and essential tremors, with diabetic pain in my feet, mostly in my toes, and diabetic nephropathy from my knees down. And my left hand wants to bounce around all over the place. So my doctor started me at 100 mgs a day, but that was totally ineffective. Then they changed it to 300 mgs 3 times a day, that worked for awhile, but my legs were driving me nuts, and my essential tremors in my left arm were still going on. So then they put me on 600 mgs 3 times a day, but now, after two months, it's not effective anymore. It's like I'm not taking anything at all, and now my toes are starting to drive me nuts again, but not as bad yet, and my essential tremors are going strong again. What else can they give me?"

• JBo...
• November 16, 2017

"I have essential tremors since childhood. I had it only in my hands, and now that I am 48 years old, it has progressed to my head and voice. It’s extremely annoying!!! I had different medications in the past that didn’t work. Now I am taking tramadol 50 mg, gabapentin 300 mg, and propranolol. At first, I felt my body less shaky, and it felt like it was perfect, but after a month or so, the tremors came back stronger than before. I will talk to my doctor about medical marijuana. I heard that it is very good for people with essential tremors, epilepsy, etc."

• She...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 30, 2020

"I started taking Gabapentin because of nerve pain in my legs. 300 mg 3x per day fixed that. Unfortunately, I started noticing really bad tremors in my hands, although I have been told that they have been trembling for years by my kids. So my rheumatologist sent me to a neurologist, who increased my dosage twice. Now at 1200 mg per day and having shortness of breath that makes me panic, and the tremors are not better. Got to call him in the morning."

• tkl...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 2, 2019

"So, Neurontin (Gabapentin), I have used this med off and on for 20 years. To treat multiple issues, first, as a mood stabilizer, I benefited at a pretty high dosage (600 mg X 3). Recall no adverse effects, eventually, we just changed a few meds to better address my current symptoms. Then, years later, I used it for chronic pain at a low dose, not really helpful for that. Finally, my tremors have gotten worse, at times very troubling and embarrassing. So, in addition to propranolol, PRN, I'm going to add gabapentin, hopeful of a stabilizing effect. As symptoms changed, gabapentin has often been provided without any adverse effects. With only propranolol, 3 times a day, I suffered ED, so discontinued ASAP, now, hoping to be lucky as PRN and gabapentin regularly. Time will tell."

• E O...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 13, 2022

"I was put on gabapentin for essential tremor to use three times a day at 300 mg. After a couple of days, I had a bad side effect of being very dizzy to where I could not stand up, and after I vomited, I felt better. I called my doctor and told her what happened. She said to stop it."

• MFN...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 15, 2024

"I'm a 59-year-old white male. Like many others, I tried other treatments: propranolol, which I was already taking for high blood pressure, and primidone (which gave me problems getting erections). I began with 600 mg/day, which helped some with my tremor, so my doctor increased it to 900 mg/day. The tremor is not completely gone, but it is significantly better after about a week at the higher dose. I'm much less likely to have food fall off a fork or spoon. I also suggested that my 86-year-old father ask his neurologist about it since he has only had some success with primidone."

• Ber...
• February 4, 2010

Gabapentin "I have tremors after taking Neurontin for only two weeks. I have noticed a marked improvement."

• Anonymous
• October 10, 2008

"I have taken other drugs for my tremors and this one has had the best results with the least amount of side effects."

• Anonymous
• February 19, 2011

Gabapentin "I have taken Neurontin for 4 years to treat neuralgia, but it's not working."