i took neurontin for a week almost and i feel terrible. i feel like i have the flu. my body aches and my neck hurts. i feel like i'm having withdrawals. has anyone had side effects from neurontin. i stopped taking them and pray they will go away soon. jayboy. oh yeah, my eyes are hurting so much
I took it for 6 months with no problem. Toward the end prior to my surgery i was taking 2400 mg a day. A hint my dr gave me was to slowily up the dose over a week and when stopping wean off also. I think i started 1 300 a couple days, then took 2 then kept upping it until eventuall i was taking the 600mg 3-4 times a day.
It does sound like withdrawals. Have you had to stop any meds recently? I have been on Neurontin for a couple of years and the only real side effect I have had is extremely bad memory loss.
You may just need to give it a little more time. I hope it works out for you.
Memaw
Neurontin gave me no pain relief and just made me sleepy. My pharmacist says for some, however, it is a miracle drug. Seems like you might just have gotten the flu.
I dont like this medication at all. I heard on TV that there were class action law suits against it because it was being prescribed for uses other than originally intended. My husband was precribed it for pain and I refused to fill the prescription. My mother took it and said she could feel her mind digressing. My father took it and all he did was sleep all day.
I dont think a person should put anything in their body unless they HAVE to.
Do a seach on the web for neurontin law suits and you will find a lot of stuff.
Good luck and if I were you, I wouldnt take it anymore.
I found that Neurontin doesn't work for everyone the same way.
Both my husband and I tried it. We had to ramp up and then ramp down. It didn't effect my husband the way that it effected me. It made me sleepy and loopy as heck. Both of us were up to 3600 at one point. It only made my husband's pain go away, no side effects. I guess it depends on your system. But then, when taking the same amount, I weigh 110, dripping wet and he weighs 185. Seemed silly to be given the same dosage.
It takes awhile to get used to, but if you can make it through the first few weeks of ramping up to the correct dosage, and it works for you, it can be a miracle drug for some.
it wasn't the flu for sure. i feel better today. neurontin just didn't agree with me. thanks for the responses. i looked under side effects and flu like symptoms was one. thanks, again
I've been taking 1400mg daily since last week of Sept. Only get a little brain fog sometimes after the morning dose and burning in the stomach if I don't eat the moment I feel a hunger pain.
I am sorry it didn't provide relief.
Neurontin law suits does not mean its a bad drug though. I find it helpful to educate myself on what the drug is used for, side effects, etc. If a doctor has prescribed it for an off label use, a person should ask their doctor about that before taking it. Vioxx and Celebrex got in trouble for the same reasons...doctors prescribed for off label uses...higher than recommended doses..etc.
My last post sounded like I was being critical of your concern. I apologize. After it posted I read it again and it sounded awful. I just wanted to point out that every one needs to be careful like you and educate yourself and monitor your progress with your doctor. I apoligize if it came out any other way.
There was not a class action lawsuit against Neurontin. Pfizer was find for promoting the drug for uses that it did not have FDA approval to promote it for. This does not mean it does not work for this. Neurontin has an indication for seizures but the vast majority of prescriptions are for nerve pain. Most doctors know it works well for nerve pain in some patients. Pfizer has no incentive to seek an FDA indication for nerve pain since it has gone generic. I take 1200 mg a day and it has been awesome for me. I know it does not work for everyone and some people do have side effects. Unless you have an idiot for a doctor, there is a reason they prescibe something for you. If you refuse to fill a prescription your doctor has given you, it sound like you do not trust him/her and need to find a doctor you trust more. I am sorry if this is a bit of a rant but I wanted to share what I know about Neurontin.
Jay, just because Neurontin didn't work for you does not mean there is no hope. There are several other drugs that are effective for nerve pain. I hope you can get some relief from your pain soon.
Yes, there is a class action law suit. Do a search on Google and you will see all kinds of stuff out there. Please dont stick your head in the sand. Pfizer was previously fined $430 million dollars for promoting the drug for other uses to goose up their profits. One of those "other uses" is pain management.
I dont want to change the tone of this board, because it is one of caring, however, I do not blindly follow whatever my doctor says. They make mistakes too. I am very involved in my own health as well as my husbands.
I have had other prescriptions given to me that I refused to fill, from other doctors. They were still good doctors, but they dont know everything. Medicine is an opinion, not an exact science.
I think Neurontin is a terrible drug. I am glad you have had such success with it, however, you are that rare one. Some of the side effects of the drug are just aweful and scary. Inform yourself about this drug. It could have serious long term affects that you are unable to detect right now.
Hi Jayboy
I also could not handle Neurontin, I felt awful and only took it for 10 days and it did not help my pain. I am now taking Topamax that is used for nerve pain as well and it totally agrees with me. The first week or 2 I was totally nauseated and it ruins the taste of carbonated drinks but now it does not make my stomach feel yucky anymore. Maybe you could check this one out. I understand that alot of docs will try this if Neurontin is not tolerated. Also no nasty weight gain side effects. I was told it may cause weight loss, but it has not done that for me or weight gain, so that is o.k., but 10 lbs might be nice.
shelley
To me this is what makes this board such a good thing. You get opinions, good or bad, and then you have something to go on to make your own decisions. If everybody "played sweet" all the time then we would never get to the truth of anything. This way we get more information to make our choices from. Thanks guys, a good debate is always welcome in my opinion ( which is probably not worth much either, lol).
Memaw
I took it for quite some time and all of a sudden I started to have blurred vision. Dr. stopped this med. and my eye sight cleared up. Truthfully, I didn't notice a change good or bad after I stopped taking 1500mg of neurontin. Except of course my eye sight went back to normal. My sister in-law takes it and no problems. Take Care.
Jean
Madonna, I feel you and I have might have gotten of on the wrong foot. You are absolutely correct that this board needs to be supportive. I truely believe a positive attitude will help the healing process in a big way.
I work in the pharmaceutical industry and I get a little defensive when I feel someone is attacking it. I will be the first to tell you that the industry has alot of issues but I also believe in what I do. I promise I will listen to what you and others have to say with an open mind and if I feel the need to respond, it will be in a constructive manner.
Memawhurts, I value your opinion VERY much and I bet there are alot of others around here that do as well.
Yes, there is a class action law suit. Do a search on Google and you will see all kinds of stuff out there. Please dont stick your head in the sand. Pfizer was previously fined $430 million dollars for promoting the drug for other uses to goose up their profits. One of those "other uses" is pain management.
I dont want to change the tone of this board, because it is one of caring, however, I do not blindly follow whatever my doctor says. They make mistakes too. I am very involved in my own health as well as my husbands.
I have had other prescriptions given to me that I refused to fill, from other doctors. They were still good doctors, but they dont know everything. Medicine is an opinion, not an exact science.
I think Neurontin is a terrible drug. I am glad you have had such success with it, however, you are that rare one. Some of the side effects of the drug are just aweful and scary. Inform yourself about this drug. It could have serious long term affects that you are unable to detect right now.
the off label issues were not due to pfizer, but to the original manufacturer of the drug, Parke -Davis.Pfizer bought Warner-Lambert in 2000, which was the parent company of Parke-Davis. parke-davis came up with 11 or so off-label uses, and made more then a 1 billion dollars a year up until the time it was sold. Pfizer just stepped into the aftermath, gaining the drug and it's supposed "blockbuster" uses.
for info, look for the 2002 lawsuit "Franklin v. Parke-Davis" In may of 2004 pfizer settled the case for 430 million dollars in penalties. (read, penalties)
The first class action lawsuit against Pfizer and Warner-Lambert was directed at anti-monopoly and fraud. the position was in regards to the fact there was no generic available, and users were forced to pay for the label product, thus causing injury to business and property. The original case in 2002 was filed by pal, and by 2003, had been joined by other claims to become one in new york.
So if you feel you paid too much and were made to DAW(dispense as written) you may have a chance.
In regards to other class action suits, the problems in making a nationwide based on off label usage is that there are so many different symptoms that it has been written for, that could make it a problem to go and create the case against.
And while Parke-Davis was wrong to include clinical studies that shined a positive light, the FDA never approved their drug for anything else, and the fault comes down to doctors that prescibe it off-label. My doctor/surgeon did not prescribe it,and i believe he did not because he did the research and knew better.
If your doctor prescibed it, perhaps you shoud re-evaluate your doctor and what he/she does or knows.
but i am sure in the future lawyers will find another way to sue, because lawyers always need to drum up business, it's their job. And americans are sue-happy.
My husband was just prescribed Neurontin a few days ago. After having his Lam . surgery L3 and L4 Dec14th and still having terrible thigh and knee and lower leg pains and zingers. So far within the 2nd day he has felt much relief. Finally able to walk more normal. This is his 5th day taking it 300 mg every 6 hours. Hes having no problems with it.I have been trying to find info online. But can't. As to why is this drug bad for a person to take? What are there bad side affects? Could anyone let me know why so many lawsuits and what is so bad about this med. I'm concerned about hubby taking it now!
There was a law suit because one of the people who were pushing the med to the docs was not being quite honest and he fessed up. He was telling them that it was modern day snake oil and could be used for a variety of reasons, much like a lot of meds these days. It is an anti-seizure med but has many uses, one of them being for pain. I watched a special on it on tv the other night.
There are a lot of bad side effects, but there are also good effects. It works for some, not for others. It made me too loopy. I had to quit taking it. It didnt' touch my pain. But, it didn't make my husband loopy, but also, did not touch his pain. I have a friend who swears by it.
I think that each of us have different pain tolerances and differnent chemical make ups and while it may work for some, it doesn't mean that it will work for everyone. If it works for your husband and he is not having any wild side effects, then I would stay with it.
