Gabapentin for Epilepsy User Reviews

Brand names: Neurontin, Gralise, Gabarone, Fanatrex

Gabapentin has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 16 reviews for the treatment of Epilepsy. 69% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 19% reported a negative experience.

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7.3 average rating out of 10

16 ratings from 18 user reviews.

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Reviews for Gabapentin

abu...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
September 4, 2016

Neurontin (gabapentin) "Well, Neurontin has really not done anything for me. I was an alcoholic and had seizures many times, and they put me on propranolol. It has helped more than anything, I guess, for the tremors, but as far as seizures, nope, not doing anything. I still feel like I'm about to have a heart attack/seizure. Just ain't doing it for me."

2 / 10

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Amb...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
November 7, 2024

Neurontin (gabapentin) "If you have metabolic epilepsy and high glutamate levels or an intolerance, the medicine works great. It's the only one in combination with Keppra that has stopped my gran mal seizures and drop attacks. I still have focal aware seizures, though."

10 / 10

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gim...
Taken for 10 years or more
January 24, 2013

"I've been on this medicine for ten years now and have my seizures under control with 1200 mg a day. A neurologist placed me on it after trying Dilantin and Depakote. I didn't realize it could be helping my anxiety, restless legs, and migraines. I had terrible headaches before I was on gabapentin and now have all these things under control. I did gain 30 lbs when we added an antidepressant."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
January 7, 2011

"I was also given gabapentin along with Keppra for seizures. The seizures seem to be under control, and I am happy with the results, but unlike the first comment, I have not gained any weight. I have actually lost like 70 pounds."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
September 18, 2011

"I am 30 years old, and I have epilepsy. I just came off of Tegretol and am only on gabapentin after asking my neurologist if I could, please. At single doses of 600 mg three times a day, I feel like my anxiety goes away, but my head can feel groggy. I actually have panic attacks, anxiety attacks, and depression as a result of epilepsy. I do like gabapentin if it prevents seizures. Last night I felt nuts and had racing thoughts. Maybe I need to up my doses to 1200 mg at night instead of 600 mg. I do sleep very well once I do crash. It can make me calmer and hungry. I couldn't survive, literally, without it. I know I would have seizures and panic attacks. Side effects: very few compared to Tegretol."

8 / 10

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Egp...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 13, 2021

"I have suffered from Trigeminal Neurology for 6 years, and after the first half of an 800mg pill. Recovered instantly. Then I took 800mg pill at once every 2 days. Gabapentin gave me hope to continue my life."

10 / 10

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Zar...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
November 6, 2019

"Had been on Dilantin/Mysoline for years for my epilepsy, with good success in controlling seizures. Doc decided to add Gabapentin to the mix and ended up in the ER with seizures coming in waves. Never happened before - only had nocturnal seizures every couple of years - one at a time - not multiples. After coming off Gabapentin, meds back to Dilantin/Primidone -- no seizures in the past 20 yrs."

4 / 10

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Anonymous
August 12, 2022

"This medicine is very expensive unless you have insurance before I had insurance it almost bankrupt my family and almost made my mother penniless and my father penniless trying to control my epilepsy at that time I was on two different medications tegretol and depakote and then I was put on neurontin carpetrol and topamax XR the government don't care about controlling the pharmacies and making it affordable. I've been sick since I was 9 months old some doctors told my mother and my grandmother that it was cheaper just to buy a headstone and a grave and put me in it that I was going to die anyway and they took me to children's hospital and a wonderful army of doctors took care of me if they ever read this they know who they are"

10 / 10

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Boy...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
January 7, 2023

"I take many medications for several things. I was diagnosed with epilepsy a little over two years ago. I have severe migraines with aura that have lasted two weeks before. When I get migraines, it feels as if I have vertigo only, with someone beating my head consistently with a rubber mallot. My nose bleeds profusely, I cannot eat, and cannot speak. I also have bipolar depression, and PTSD. I take 600mg of gabapentin to help with migraines and with my seizures. I think that with all my medications combined, I'm doing a lot better! (I also take Keppra, sertraline, and rizatriptan) The gabapentin is used to help prevent my migraines, which have been a lot fewer than before! I've been taking this drug for a little under a year now and not only has my mood improved, I went from only a few days a month migraine free, to maybe one or two migraines a month, only lasting a day or two."

8 / 10

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4my...
February 21, 2014

Neurontin (gabapentin) "Has controlled my seizures, in conjunction with Tegretol, for over fifteen years, seizure-free."

10 / 10

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Gem...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
October 16, 2014

Neurontin (gabapentin) "I take 1500 mg daily, morning, noon, mid-afternoon, tea time, and evening. They have kept my fits away."

8 / 10

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Liz...
September 3, 2016

Neurontin (gabapentin) "It is a great medication. I've had no seizures, and my back pain is little to none."

10 / 10

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Sei...
September 19, 2016

"Caused increased seizures and made the clonic-tonic seizures so much worse than they were prior to not taking gabapentin. I wouldn't recommend this medication to anyone."

1 / 10

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tam...
August 11, 2007

"I was prescribed gabapentin for seizures. I have pretty bad fibromyalgia and IBS-D. As soon as I started taking this, my IBS-D is gone after living with this foul disease for 20 years."

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TEK...
Taken for 10 years or more
November 26, 2023

"Seizure-free for 22 years now. 300 mg three times daily. Occasional grand mals before. No noticeable side effects. Replaced Dilantin."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
March 27, 2008

"The doctor gave me gabapentin to go along with my Keppra for seizures and migraines. I have gained about 20 pounds in 5 months. Still really helps not to be so shaky all the time."

7 / 10

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Anonymous
March 29, 2019

"This gabapentin cause my seizures to be worst. M"

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Ali...
February 1, 2017

"Can't get hard or stay hard when on this medication....."

1 / 10

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