Is BAND SENSATION a side effect of GABAPENTIN ? ( FactMed.com )

About this FactMed analysis covering adverse side effect reports of GABAPENTIN patients who developed BAND SENSATION.

FactMed provides MD-approved analysis to help both patients, researchers, and physicians accurately assess the risk profile for more than 20,000 different pharmaceutical products. The below report offers compiled information from Food & Drug Administration and FactMed user submissions. Between January 2004 and October 2012, 2 individuals taking GABAPENTIN reported BAND SENSATION to the FDA. A total of 32214 GABAPENTIN drug adverse event reaction reports were made with the FDA during this time period. Often the FDA only receives reports of the most critical and severe cases; these numbers may therefore underrepresent the complication rate of the medication.

FDA Research Report

Introduction This page is designed to help you determine the relationship, if any, between GABAPENTIN and BAND SENSATION. In doing so, we compare GABAPENTIN with other drugs that cause BAND SENSATION, to help you evaluate whether or not GABAPENTIN causes BAND SENSATION. Likewise, this page shows the most highly-reported side effects of GABAPENTIN, so you can see if BAND SENSATION ranks among GABAPENTIN's most well-known side effects.

Summary Statistics
Reports of GABAPENTIN causing BAND SENSATION: 2
Reports of any side effect of GABAPENTIN : 32214
Percentage of GABAPENTIN patients where BAND SENSATION is a reported side effect: 0.0062%

FDA reports of any drug causing BAND SENSATION : 146
Average percentage for all medicated patients where BAND SENSATION is reported as a complication: 0.0009%

Physician opinion on GABAPENTIN as adverse event culprit:

Overall opinion for all reports of this drug:

Most frequent diagnoses/indications for prescribing GABAPENTIN:

PRODUCT USED FOR UNKNOWN INDICATION ( 1595 patients )
PAIN ( 1458 patients )
NEURALGIA ( 1451 patients )
DRUG USE FOR UNKNOWN INDICATION ( 1233 patients )
NEUROPATHY PERIPHERAL ( 1032 patients )
DIABETIC NEUROPATHY ( 330 patients )
BACK PAIN ( 317 patients )
FIBROMYALGIA ( 289 patients )
EPILEPSY ( 276 patients )
CONVULSION ( 272 patients )
PAIN IN EXTREMITY ( 194 patients )
RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME ( 179 patients )
NEUROPATHY ( 167 patients )
NERVE INJURY ( 162 patients )
ILL-DEFINED DISORDER ( 147 patients )
TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA ( 131 patients )
PARAESTHESIA ( 124 patients )
POST HERPETIC NEURALGIA ( 119 patients )
ANXIETY ( 107 patients )
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ( 101 patients )
ARTHRALGIA ( 97 patients )
HYPOAESTHESIA ( 85 patients )
MIGRAINE ( 82 patients )
HERPES ZOSTER ( 78 patients )
DEPRESSION ( 77 patients )
HEADACHE ( 77 patients )
MUSCLE SPASMS ( 73 patients )
BIPOLAR DISORDER ( 71 patients )
NEUROPATHIC PAIN ( 70 patients )
POLYNEUROPATHY ( 64 patients )
SCIATICA ( 62 patients )
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER ( 61 patients )
CANCER PAIN ( 53 patients )
ARTHRITIS ( 53 patients )
MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN ( 46 patients )
ANALGESIC THERAPY ( 45 patients )
TREMOR ( 44 patients )
COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME ( 43 patients )
PROPHYLAXIS ( 41 patients )
DIABETES MELLITUS ( 39 patients )
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ( 39 patients )
ABDOMINAL PAIN ( 35 patients )
MYALGIA ( 35 patients )
INSOMNIA ( 33 patients )
PAIN MANAGEMENT ( 33 patients )
NERVE COMPRESSION ( 29 patients )
HOT FLUSH ( 29 patients )
NECK PAIN ( 28 patients )
BONE PAIN ( 28 patients )
BURNING SENSATION ( 26 patients )
PHANTOM PAIN ( 26 patients )
SLEEP DISORDER ( 26 patients )
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROTRUSION ( 25 patients )
PARTIAL SEIZURES ( 25 patients )
AFFECTIVE DISORDER ( 24 patients )
SPINAL COLUMN STENOSIS ( 24 patients )
DYSAESTHESIA ( 23 patients )
BACK DISORDER ( 22 patients )
SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS ( 20 patients )
ANALGESIC EFFECT ( 20 patients )
CONVULSION PROPHYLAXIS ( 19 patients )
METASTATIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMA ( 19 patients )
FACIAL PAIN ( 18 patients )
OSTEOARTHRITIS ( 17 patients )
SUICIDE ATTEMPT ( 15 patients )
VULVOVAGINAL PAIN ( 14 patients )
INFLAMMATION ( 14 patients )
MUSCLE RELAXANT THERAPY ( 14 patients )
MUSCLE SPASTICITY ( 14 patients )
MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS ( 13 patients )
PRURITUS ( 13 patients )
BIPOLAR I DISORDER ( 12 patients )
PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY ( 12 patients )
NEURITIS ( 12 patients )
MULTIPLE MYELOMA ( 12 patients )
MOOD ALTERED ( 12 patients )
GRAND MAL CONVULSION ( 11 patients )
DRUG EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY ( 11 patients )
COMPLETED SUICIDE ( 10 patients )
MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS ( 10 patients )
PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE ( 10 patients )
PREMEDICATION ( 10 patients )
COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES ( 10 patients )
SPINAL DISORDER ( 10 patients )
FACIAL NEURALGIA ( 9 patients )
LARYNGOSPASM ( 9 patients )
ANALGESIA ( 9 patients )
INFANTILE SPASMS ( 9 patients )
HICCUPS ( 9 patients )
AGITATION ( 9 patients )
ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER ( 9 patients )
ANXIETY DISORDER ( 9 patients )
FOETAL EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY ( 9 patients )
OFF LABEL USE ( 9 patients )
SCIATIC NERVE INJURY ( 9 patients )
DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY ( 9 patients )
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT ( 8 patients )
MOOD SWINGS ( 8 patients )
RADICULOPATHY ( 8 patients )
GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER ( 8 patients )
MENTAL DISORDER ( 8 patients )
PARKINSON'S DISEASE ( 8 patients )
SENSORY DISTURBANCE ( 8 patients )
BACK INJURY ( 8 patients )
CERVICAL MYELOPATHY ( 8 patients )
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER ( 8 patients )
DRUG ABUSE ( 8 patients )
GAIT DISTURBANCE ( 8 patients )
MYELITIS TRANSVERSE ( 8 patients )
ASTHENIA ( 7 patients )
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ( 7 patients )
PELVIC PAIN ( 7 patients )
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION ( 7 patients )
ESSENTIAL TREMOR ( 7 patients )
CLUSTER HEADACHE ( 7 patients )
PANIC ATTACK ( 7 patients )
MIGRAINE PROPHYLAXIS ( 7 patients )
OVERDOSE ( 7 patients )
HYPERTENSION ( 7 patients )
MUSCULAR WEAKNESS ( 7 patients )
POST-TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY ( 7 patients )
SPINAL PAIN ( 7 patients )
PROCEDURAL PAIN ( 7 patients )
INFECTION ( 6 patients )
ULCER ( 6 patients )
SELF INJURIOUS BEHAVIOUR ( 6 patients )
NEUROTOXICITY ( 6 patients )
BREAKTHROUGH PAIN ( 6 patients )
CROHN'S DISEASE ( 6 patients )
PAIN IN JAW ( 6 patients )
LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS ( 6 patients )
OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA ( 6 patients )
CYSTITIS INTERSTITIAL ( 6 patients )
PAIN PROPHYLAXIS ( 6 patients )
ARTHROPATHY ( 6 patients )
SOCIAL PHOBIA ( 5 patients )
DRUG THERAPY ( 5 patients )
PETIT MAL EPILEPSY ( 5 patients )
PANIC DISORDER ( 5 patients )
SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION ( 5 patients )
OSTEOCHONDROSIS ( 5 patients )
SCROTAL PAIN ( 5 patients )
PSORIATIC ARTHROPATHY ( 5 patients )
LIMB DISCOMFORT ( 5 patients )
BREAST PAIN ( 5 patients )
CHEST PAIN ( 5 patients )
MOVEMENT DISORDER ( 5 patients )
TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY ( 5 patients )
SLEEP DISORDER THERAPY ( 5 patients )
MANIA ( 5 patients )
IRRITABILITY ( 5 patients )
NERVE BLOCK ( 5 patients )
UNEVALUABLE EVENT ( 5 patients )
AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY ( 5 patients )
SURGERY ( 5 patients )
VULVOVAGINAL DISCOMFORT ( 5 patients )
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISORDER ( 5 patients )
NEUROBORRELIOSIS ( 5 patients )
PALINDROMIC RHEUMATISM ( 5 patients )
RAPID EYE MOVEMENTS SLEEP ABNORMAL ( 4 patients )
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS ( 4 patients )
OSTEOPOROSIS ( 4 patients )
INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE ( 4 patients )
MIGRAINE WITH AURA ( 4 patients )
TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK ( 4 patients )
QUADRIPLEGIA ( 4 patients )
SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER ( 4 patients )
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC INJURY ( 4 patients )
GASTRIC DISORDER ( 4 patients )
OEDEMA PERIPHERAL ( 4 patients )
TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISORDER ( 4 patients )
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDER ( 4 patients )
DEPENDENCE ( 4 patients )
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RELAPSE ( 4 patients )
NEUROMA ( 4 patients )
SCOLIOSIS ( 4 patients )
ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ( 4 patients )
RESTLESSNESS ( 4 patients )
CERVICAL SPINAL STENOSIS ( 4 patients )
BREAST CANCER ( 4 patients )
PSYCHOTIC DISORDER ( 4 patients )
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC OPERATION ( 4 patients )
TUMOUR PAIN ( 3 patients )
MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS INVOLUNTARY ( 3 patients )
INITIAL INSOMNIA ( 3 patients )
PLANTAR FASCIITIS ( 3 patients )
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IMBALANCE ( 3 patients )
DYSPHAGIA ( 3 patients )
SENSORY LOSS ( 3 patients )
RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS ( 3 patients )
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR ( 3 patients )
NERVE ROOT LESION ( 3 patients )
NERVOUSNESS ( 3 patients )
SKIN DISORDER ( 3 patients )
ENCEPHALOPATHY ( 3 patients )
RADICULITIS ( 3 patients )
SCIATIC NERVE NEUROPATHY ( 3 patients )
CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER ( 3 patients )
EYE PAIN ( 3 patients )
MYOTONIA ( 3 patients )
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS ( 3 patients )
ANTICONVULSANT DRUG LEVEL THERAPEUTIC ( 3 patients )
BONE MARROW DISORDER ( 3 patients )
POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA ( 3 patients )
ALCOHOLISM ( 3 patients )
CEREBRAL PALSY ( 3 patients )
LENNOX-GASTAUT SYNDROME ( 3 patients )
SWELLING ( 3 patients )
DISCOMFORT ( 3 patients )
SPINAL OPERATION ( 3 patients )

Drugs with high FDA adverse event association with BAND SENSATION:

TYSABRI (133 patients)
AVONEX (37 patients)
REBIF (27 patients)
MS CONTIN (12 patients)
SOLU-MEDROL (12 patients)
OXYCODONE HCL (11 patients)
NEURONTIN (9 patients)
GILENYA (6 patients)
AMPYRA (5 patients)
BACLOFEN (5 patients)
VITAMIN D (4 patients)
BENADRYL (3 patients)
BETASERON (3 patients)
BOTOX (3 patients)
STEROIDS (NOS) (3 patients)
TRIQUILAR 21 (3 patients)
APO FLUTICASONE (3 patients)
XANAX (3 patients)
OMEGAS (3 patients)
NEXIUM (3 patients)
CYMBALTA (3 patients)
VITAMIN A (3 patients)
DOM OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE (3 patients)
AMANTADINE HCL (3 patients)
FENTANYL-100 (3 patients)
ALERTEC MODAFINIL (3 patients)
HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE AND ACETAMINOPHEN (3 patients)
SAVELLA (2 patients)
PROVIGIL (2 patients)
COPAXONE (2 patients)
COUMADIN (2 patients)
CRESTOR (2 patients)
DOM CITALOPRAM (2 patients)
ELAVIL (2 patients)
NAPROSYN (2 patients)
EXTAVIA (2 patients)
LYRICA (2 patients)
FLOMAX (2 patients)
GABAPENTIN (2 patients)
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (2 patients)
HORMONES NOS (1 patients)
HEAVY METAL DETOX PILL (1 patients)
LEXAPRO (1 patients)
LUNESTA (1 patients)
FLAGYL (1 patients)
MEGA-D (1 patients)
MIRAPEX (1 patients)
EXCEDRIN (MIGRAINE) (1 patients)
MULTI-VITAMIN (1 patients)
ESTRODIAL (1 patients)
NASONEX (1 patients)
DIAZEPAM (1 patients)
CRANBERRY EXTRACT (1 patients)
CORTICOSTEROIDS (1 patients)
OXYCODONE (1 patients)
COPPER (1 patients)
PERCOGESIC (1 patients)
PNEUMONIA SHOT (1 patients)
POTASSIUM (1 patients)
PRAMAPAXOLE (1 patients)
CO-BETAHISTINE (1 patients)
PROZAC (1 patients)
CIPROFLOXACIN (1 patients)
RITALIN (1 patients)
CHOLESTEROL- AND TRIGLYCERIDE REDUCERS (1 patients)
CELEXA (1 patients)
CELEBREX (1 patients)
TRAZODONE HCL (1 patients)
TRIAMCINOLONE (1 patients)
AXERT (1 patients)
ASTELIN (1 patients)
ANTIHYPERTENSIVES (1 patients)
VITAMIN B COMPLEX CAP (1 patients)
AMPHETAMINE ER (1 patients)
ADVAIR (1 patients)
ZINC (1 patients)

Most common side effects for patients taking GABAPENTIN:

PAIN (3198 patients)
DRUG INEFFECTIVE (2403 patients)
NAUSEA (2391 patients)
FATIGUE (2006 patients)
DIZZINESS (1926 patients)
DYSPNOEA (1914 patients)
HEADACHE (1817 patients)
ANXIETY (1799 patients)
DIARRHOEA (1693 patients)
FALL (1691 patients)
ASTHENIA (1651 patients)
VOMITING (1602 patients)
PAIN IN EXTREMITY (1498 patients)
DEPRESSION (1470 patients)
BACK PAIN (1418 patients)
PYREXIA (1399 patients)
OEDEMA PERIPHERAL (1374 patients)
PNEUMONIA (1296 patients)
ARTHRALGIA (1227 patients)
SOMNOLENCE (1173 patients)
HYPOAESTHESIA (1158 patients)
INSOMNIA (1153 patients)
CONFUSIONAL STATE (1107 patients)
ANAEMIA (1089 patients)
CHEST PAIN (1088 patients)
HYPERTENSION (1051 patients)
MALAISE (1046 patients)
ABDOMINAL PAIN (1034 patients)
CONSTIPATION (984 patients)
GAIT DISTURBANCE (950 patients)
WEIGHT INCREASED (931 patients)
WEIGHT DECREASED (930 patients)
CONVULSION (930 patients)
DRUG INTERACTION (927 patients)
COMPLETED SUICIDE (924 patients)
HYPOTENSION (908 patients)
PARAESTHESIA (903 patients)
TREMOR (896 patients)
NEUROPATHY PERIPHERAL (858 patients)
RASH (802 patients)
URINARY TRACT INFECTION (802 patients)
MUSCLE SPASMS (802 patients)
FEELING ABNORMAL (796 patients)
RENAL FAILURE ACUTE (790 patients)
DEATH (790 patients)
DEHYDRATION (777 patients)
VISION BLURRED (752 patients)
INJURY (749 patients)
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (732 patients)
MUSCULAR WEAKNESS (707 patients)
PRURITUS (695 patients)
OSTEONECROSIS OF JAW (693 patients)
CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE (686 patients)
DECREASED APPETITE (653 patients)
COUGH (650 patients)
CONDITION AGGRAVATED (648 patients)
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED (648 patients)
MEMORY IMPAIRMENT (635 patients)
RENAL FAILURE (635 patients)
SUICIDAL IDEATION (616 patients)
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (609 patients)
DYSPHAGIA (608 patients)
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (605 patients)
DIABETES MELLITUS (602 patients)
MYALGIA (599 patients)
ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER (579 patients)
HYPERHIDROSIS (572 patients)
GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION (559 patients)
BONE DISORDER (555 patients)
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (551 patients)
THROMBOCYTOPENIA (549 patients)
OSTEOARTHRITIS (549 patients)
BALANCE DISORDER (542 patients)
SEPSIS (533 patients)
GASTROOESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (525 patients)
SYNCOPE (523 patients)
INFECTION (511 patients)
CARDIAC ARREST (506 patients)
OVERDOSE (498 patients)
CONTUSION (496 patients)
PAIN IN JAW (492 patients)
AMNESIA (492 patients)
HAEMOGLOBIN DECREASED (482 patients)
ERYTHEMA (482 patients)
CELLULITIS (478 patients)
NEUTROPENIA (470 patients)
PLEURAL EFFUSION (459 patients)
CHILLS (451 patients)
AGITATION (443 patients)
OSTEOMYELITIS (440 patients)
PULMONARY EMBOLISM (437 patients)
MENTAL STATUS CHANGES (434 patients)
BRONCHITIS (431 patients)
BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED (428 patients)
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (421 patients)
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (419 patients)
LETHARGY (417 patients)
OEDEMA (405 patients)
SPINAL OSTEOARTHRITIS (402 patients)
NECK PAIN (400 patients)
PANCYTOPENIA (399 patients)
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT DECREASED (399 patients)
BLOOD CREATININE INCREASED (392 patients)
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROTRUSION (392 patients)
JOINT SWELLING (392 patients)
HALLUCINATION (389 patients)
DRY MOUTH (384 patients)
INJECTION SITE PAIN (380 patients)
HYPOKALAEMIA (378 patients)
ARTHRITIS (375 patients)
SINUSITIS (368 patients)
DYSPEPSIA (366 patients)
NEURALGIA (364 patients)
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RELAPSE (363 patients)
ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT (360 patients)
BONE PAIN (360 patients)
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (358 patients)
INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS (354 patients)
DYSKINESIA (354 patients)
DRUG TOXICITY (352 patients)
RESPIRATORY FAILURE (350 patients)
SWELLING (347 patients)
MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN (345 patients)
HERPES ZOSTER (345 patients)
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS (344 patients)
DISORIENTATION (341 patients)
IMPAIRED HEALING (339 patients)
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT (337 patients)
HYPERSENSITIVITY (336 patients)
CHEST DISCOMFORT (336 patients)
SPEECH DISORDER (334 patients)
ANHEDONIA (333 patients)
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT COMPLAINT (331 patients)
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION (330 patients)
DYSARTHRIA (328 patients)
RESPIRATORY ARREST (328 patients)
ATELECTASIS (327 patients)
PALPITATIONS (326 patients)
TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS (326 patients)
PLATELET COUNT DECREASED (326 patients)
TOOTH EXTRACTION (325 patients)
FLUSHING (324 patients)
TACHYCARDIA (323 patients)
DEFORMITY (317 patients)
BURNING SENSATION (316 patients)
OSTEONECROSIS (313 patients)
CATARACT (311 patients)
ALOPECIA (311 patients)
SWELLING FACE (310 patients)
CHOLELITHIASIS (307 patients)
TOOTHACHE (305 patients)
SUICIDE ATTEMPT (304 patients)
DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (301 patients)
STRESS (300 patients)
INJECTION SITE ERYTHEMA (298 patients)
HAEMORRHOIDS (296 patients)
HYPOPHAGIA (296 patients)
PULMONARY OEDEMA (292 patients)
NERVOUSNESS (291 patients)
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (290 patients)
GASTRITIS (287 patients)
BLOOD CHOLESTEROL INCREASED (286 patients)
OSTEOPOROSIS (284 patients)
MULTIPLE MYELOMA (282 patients)
DRUG DOSE OMISSION (282 patients)
MIGRAINE (281 patients)
URTICARIA (281 patients)
HIATUS HERNIA (280 patients)
URINARY INCONTINENCE (280 patients)
BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASED (280 patients)
ASTHMA (279 patients)
DRUG EFFECT DECREASED (279 patients)
DISTURBANCE IN ATTENTION (277 patients)
WRONG TECHNIQUE IN DRUG USAGE PROCESS (274 patients)
HYPONATRAEMIA (274 patients)
RENAL IMPAIRMENT (274 patients)
COGNITIVE DISORDER (272 patients)
SLEEP DISORDER (272 patients)
RHABDOMYOLYSIS (269 patients)
OSTEOPENIA (269 patients)
METASTASES TO BONE (267 patients)
INCORRECT DOSE ADMINISTERED (266 patients)
ABDOMINAL DISTENSION (265 patients)
RENAL FAILURE CHRONIC (265 patients)
DYSURIA (262 patients)
CARDIOMEGALY (261 patients)
ABASIA (260 patients)
HEART RATE INCREASED (260 patients)
DEPRESSED LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS (259 patients)
LEUKOPENIA (259 patients)
MYOCLONUS (258 patients)
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED (258 patients)
SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME (257 patients)
DENTAL CARIES (257 patients)
MOBILITY DECREASED (255 patients)
MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS (254 patients)
MENTAL DISORDER (251 patients)
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED (251 patients)
MITRAL VALVE INCOMPETENCE (250 patients)
NEOPLASM MALIGNANT (248 patients)
CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST (247 patients)
STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTION (245 patients)
URINARY RETENTION (244 patients)
GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE (243 patients)
UNRESPONSIVE TO STIMULI (242 patients)
VERTIGO (242 patients)
EXOSTOSIS (241 patients)
HYPERGLYCAEMIA (241 patients)
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IMPAIRED (240 patients)
COMA (240 patients)

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CONCERN HYPERSEXUALITY	As of September 30, 2014 SN had approximately $900 million of liquidity, consisting of approximately $600 million in cash and cash equivalents and $300 million in committed revolver capacity, and is currently in the process of going through a redetermination of its credit facility borrowing base, which it expects to increase from existing levels.	2015-07-02 04:58:54
CONCERN HYPERSEXUALITY	I am not sure about needing a high voltage PSU though at this point (of course I will try and get as high as I can for what we can afford) but my bro uses a 450w PSU and runs a more hardcore machine than I with SLI 8800s and it runs like a champ. well, he had 8800s, I knew he upgraded again so not sure what cards he is using now. In any rate, I am looking for no less than a 500w just be on the safe side.Powers fetes his journey thus far with his newest album "20 Songs for 20 Years." He'll play songs from that record while celebrating the connection between music and healing as he headlines this year's Care to Jazz Festival, hosted by Peninsula Community Health Services July 11 12 at the Silverdale Beach Hotel.	2015-07-03 23:04:32
CONCERN HYPERSEXUALITY	"We're getting better every week," says Rodgers, but he avoids mention of the unmentionable. "I think we're a long way from there [perfection]," he told an interviewer. "But if we're fortunate enough to be still undefeated after 14 or 15 games, maybe we can start talking about what you were talking about."	2015-07-05 17:33:47
QUESTION VARICOSE VEIN	Will gabapentin agrivate or intensify a bad case of varicose veins, increase swelling and sorenessn and extend pain to the bottom of your foot?	2015-08-12 10:31:02
QUESTION DRUG INTERACTION	Interactions between gabapentin and methamphetamine symptoms	2015-08-19 21:23:52
QUESTION FLUORIDE INCREASED	Is fluoride in gabapitin?	2015-08-27 18:44:56
QUESTION EJECTION FRACTION ABNORMAL	I take high doses of gabapentin. My EF has recently dropped to 35%. I feel the gabapentin is the culprit.	2015-08-31 21:47:03
QUESTION HEPATITIS B	I have hepatitis b, and fibromyalgia, is it safe to take Gabapentin 300 MG	2015-09-04 16:11:30
QUESTION BLADDER CYST	Could gabapentin be the reason that my friend has serious, recurring (weekly) bladder infections and cysts that are visible on a bladder scan? Issues correlate with start date of gabapentin prescribed for sciatica but bladder issues are now debilitating. Could gabapentin be the reason or even a catalyst? Thanks in advance	2015-09-11 16:10:31
QUESTION CATARACT OPERATION	does gabapentin affect cataract surgery	2015-10-07 08:01:42
QUESTION URETHRAL PAIN	Does gabapentin cause urethra server pain and swelling	2015-11-01 00:38:09
QUESTION PACEMAKER COMPLICATION	can I take. gabapentin if I hav3 pace maker	2015-11-03 20:43:27
QUESTION RESPIRATORY FAILURE	how much Gabapentin would a 185lb person have to take, to cause respiratory failure? Thankyou.	2015-11-05 02:53:46
QUESTION CATARACT	I have been taking 600 mg of gabapentin 3 to 4 times a day for peripheral neuropathy. I was told 2 years ago that I had the beginning of cataracts in both eyes and that it would be years before I would need surgery. Fast forward to being on gabapentin a couple of years and I have horrible dense cataracts on both eyes. I am very concerned that this is being caused by the gabapentin, especially since I am taking such a high dose.	2015-11-10 15:15:05
QUESTION LONG QT SYNDROME	Can gabapentin cause long QT SYndrome?	2015-11-26 08:49:33
QUESTION COLONIC POLYP	can high doses of gabapentin cause colon polops	2015-12-01 22:36:09
QUESTION DRUG INTERACTION	I'm taking nabumeton for back pain and I have Bronchitis and take Mucinex sometimes. Before I take Nabumeton or Tramadol together . I need to know if there is any drug interaction if I take these with Mucinex thank you.	2015-12-12 09:48:39
QUESTION DRUG INTERACTION	Can my husband take gabapentin if he is taking xeralto?	2016-01-17 13:15:48
QUESTION PULMONARY HYPERTENSION	Can taking too much gabapetin cause pulmanary hypertension	2016-01-17 14:03:21
QUESTION SMALL INTESTINE OPERATION	Gabapentinbeforesurgery?	2016-01-31 19:04:47
QUESTION SMALL INTESTINE OPERATION	Gabapentinbeforesurgery?	2016-01-31 19:06:22
QUESTION EXCESSIVE EYE BLINKING	Can gabapentin cause excessive eye blinking and extremely dry eye?	2016-02-07 16:28:52
QUESTION PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY	My husband has pancreatic insufficency (for which he takes creon with ALL food & drink), a non functioning gall bladder & chronic arthritis in his spine, hips and limbs. Since taking Gabapentin 300mgs x 3 TDS he has developed abdominal ascitis. his abdomen is VERY swollen & quite painful if he eats anything!! He is also burping constantly, for which he is taking Gaviscon but it is NOT helping. I believe that the Gabapentin is causing his abdominal problems yet, can find no literature to confirm this Any ideas???	2016-02-21 12:58:31
QUESTION PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY	My husband has pancreatic insufficency (for which he takes creon with ALL food & drink), a non functioning gall bladder & chronic arthritis in his spine, hips and limbs. Since taking Gabapentin 300mgs x 3 TDS he has developed abdominal ascitis. his abdomen is VERY swollen & quite painful if he eats anything!! He is also burping constantly, for which he is taking Gaviscon but it is NOT helping. I believe that the Gabapentin is causing his abdominal problems yet, can find no literature to confirm this Any ideas???	2016-02-21 12:59:32
QUESTION JUDGEMENT IMPAIRED	Has there been an association with gabapentin causing inappropriate sexual behavior?	2016-02-24 12:44:12
QUESTION ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION	Dermatologist put me on gadapentin for crawling and biting sensation. Having severe headaches muscle weakness seeing problems. I have Dystonia and Arnold chiari 1. Has any one else experienced these problems only been on it 3 months. Can I stop taking wean off? Help!	2016-02-29 09:02:44
QUESTION HYPERTHYROIDISM	If you already have a hyperthyroid should you take gabapentin	2016-03-01 17:52:40
QUESTION SCHIZOPHRENIA	I've been taking Gaba for 6months now and have had endless side effects along the way. Numerous pain problems throughout whole body, tremors issues, major panic attack problems, numbing and swelling of the entire right side of my body. I had to start out at 2400 and am now down to 300 but would like to eliminate it entirely. What the next top med I could replace it with for Trigeminal Neuralgia? I already take Neurtriptyline and Tegretol. I'm glad Gaba works like a dream for many people but it sure hasn't for me.	2016-03-01 20:26:00
QUESTION GALLBLADDER DISORDER	I have had gallbladder problems for awhile but had tapered off after losing 50 pounds. I recently went on gabapentin for neuropathy in my feet. After a few days of taking it I started having gallbladder attacks again. Will gabapentin irritate an already bad gallbladder?	2016-03-03 00:08:55
QUESTION GALLBLADDER DISORDER	I have had gallbladder problems for awhile but had tapered off after losing 50 pounds. I recently went on gabapentin for neuropathy in my feet. After a few days of taking it I started having gallbladder attacks again. Will gabapentin irritate an already bad gallbladder?	2016-03-03 00:09:52
QUESTION RECTAL PROLAPSE	My doctor gave me Gabapentin to take for my prolapse rectum. What is that drug suppose to do for my prolapse rectum? I get no relief from taking it so I think I should stop taking it. What do you think?	2016-03-06 13:18:27
QUESTION RENAL CELL CARCINOMA	could high dosages of gabapentin cause renal cancer	2016-04-11 15:23:44
QUESTION TENDONITIS	Gosh I have been taking gabapentin 400 mg for neuropathy for 8 months . I can't take any more as it caused dizzyness. Now my neuoropathy is back and I developed IC . So many problems with gabapentin but I am tapering off Valium so I thought it would help but I'm more sick than ever. Please tell me if gabapentin is contributing to my pain.	2016-04-16 22:39:30
QUESTION TENDONITIS	Gosh I have been taking gabapentin 400 mg for neuropathy for 8 months . I can't take any more as it caused dizzyness. Now my neuoropathy is back and I developed IC . So many problems with gabapentin but I am tapering off Valium so I thought it would help but I'm more sick than ever. Please tell me if gabapentin is contributing to my pain.	2016-04-16 22:39:30
QUESTION PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING	Can gabapentin cause pathological gambling	2016-04-30 06:44:51
QUESTION MYALGIA	I increased my dosage of Gabapentin (100 mg capsules) from one to two capsules after 3 days from start of taking the medicine. It was prescribed for nerve pain ie lower back pain from L5 compression. I've experienced moderate to severe muscle cramps in my legs with moderate intermittent lower back beginning c. 6 hours after the second capsule, and still continuing. I plan to stop the medicine and call my GP. Did I increase the dosage too soon (3 days from first dose)?	2016-05-05 00:34:03
QUESTION IDIOSYNCRATIC DRUG REACTION	I TOOK FIRST DOSE OF GABAPINTIN 300MG AND WITHIN TWO HOURS BLOOD PRESSURE WAS180 OVER99 I WAS TOTALLY INTOXICATED DIZZY ROOM SPINNING NO BALANCE IRRITATED OUT OF CONTROL EMOTIONS AND MANY MORE SYMPTOMS WHAT WAS THIS ALL ABOUT DR CALLED IDIOSYNCHRATIC REACTION	2016-05-28 12:35:46
QUESTION urinary retention	I am interested in reading the responses to some of the questions posted re: side effects of gabapentin. First time on this site. How can I access this information?	2016-06-06 16:03:13
QUESTION SUNBURN	Does gabapentin cause facial skin to be photosensitive to the sun?	2016-06-13 19:43:21
QUESTION DEHYDRATION	I was prescribed 300 mg. of Gabapentin, twice per day, for an injured muscle during a surgical procedure. I took it along with 50 mg. of Tramadol twice daily. After about 2 weeks I was able to cut down the amount of both these drugs. After being on Gabapentin for about a week, I got my Prolia shot for osteoporosis on March 7. On March 24 I had a severe reaction and almost passed out at the drugstore and my blood pressure dropped to about 80 and the paramedics diagnosed the drop due to dehydration (I had about 3 8oz. glasses of water earlier). I was taken to the hospital and treatment was saline IV and kept overnight for observation. All tests done were normal. The hospital concluded the drop in blood pressure was due to hydration. My question is: did the Gabapentin cause the dehydration and drop in blood pressure or could it have been the combination of that drug and then the Prolia shot. Research on some web sites indicates a small percentage of both of these drugs causing dehydration. My doctor and I believe it was the Gabapentin since I had taken Prolia in the past without this side effect. Pauline	2016-06-20 14:57:28
QUESTION GALLBLADDER DISORDER	can gabapentin cause gallbladder problems?	2016-07-11 10:47:09
QUESTION GALLBLADDER DISORDER	can gabapentin cause gallbladder problems?	2016-07-11 10:47:19
QUESTION PARALYSIS	Y aquÃ estaremos para leer tus totrenÃas Me alegro leer que ya se solucionÃ³ el tema, que como no me meto por el foro, no sabÃa bien cÃ³mo estaba el tema.Â¡Un saludete!	2016-07-24 03:46:59
QUESTION AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS	What is the lowest potency of gabapentin?	2016-08-02 00:01:47
QUESTION BLADDER CANCER	until 2 yrs ago I was on gabapentin for several years and now i have bladder cancer. could this have caused it???	2016-08-02 18:57:16
QUESTION PEPTIC ULCER	can i use gapabeptin with peptic ulcer?	2016-08-10 09:31:36
QUESTION BLADDER CANCER	I have bladder cancer now and took gabapentin for a long time. Could this be the cause??	2016-08-10 10:29:22
QUESTION HEAD BANGING	How can I stop the head banging that I developed after taking gabapentin?	2016-08-10 14:00:35
QUESTION GOUT	I have plantar facititis with severe heel pain in both feet. I'm on 300 mg of Gabapentin which I have never taken before for pain. Could this be gout and will Gabapentin help ???	2016-08-28 21:26:12
QUESTION VASCULAR PURPURA	Percent of purpura	2016-09-05 01:16:14
QUESTION TENDONITIS	Can gabapentin cause.	2016-09-07 04:09:35
QUESTION ACUTE SINUSITIS	I developed acute sinusitis a day after starting gabapentin, that was four days ago and I am still suffering. I have started antibiotics, will it clear or should I stop taking the gabapentin? I have never had sinus trouble in my life before this.	2016-09-15 00:57:38
QUESTION EYELID PTOSIS	I have pitosis of the left eye which is worsening, and my eye is turning inward. If I get off the gabapentin under dr.'s supervision, could the pitosis reverse?	2016-09-19 11:56:11
QUESTION SUDDEN HEARING LOSS	I have been on gabapentin for years. I lost hearing in my right ear with tinnitus. Will stopping this drug restore my hearing and take away the tinnitus?	2016-10-06 22:33:50
QUESTION VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS	Does gabaoebtin affect the vocal choresh. If so$$, what are the risks Factored. Thanks.	2016-11-07 23:59:11
QUESTION OPTIC NEURITIS	That is a very dangerous substance .	2016-11-13 16:08:04
QUESTION DERMATOMYOSITIS	Could gabapentin be making my scalp burn, itching and flaking worse? I also just stated on methotrexate	2016-11-13 21:53:50
QUESTION PEPTIC ULCER	I recently got off of gabapentin, had been taken it for years. Side effects: headaches, sleeplessness, nausea, fatigue to name a few. Very active lifestyle so this caused a problem. Developed stomach and lower back pain a week ago. Doc. Says I have an ulcer perhaps. Did gabapentin cause the ulcer? Doc says no.	2016-11-16 10:22:13
QUESTION OPTIC NEUROPATHY	I HAVE NAION, should I take gabbapentin?	2016-12-01 05:59:09
QUESTION SUDDEN HEARING LOSS	I am, and have been on gabapentin for about a year and have experienced SUDDEN HEARING LOSS just over one week ago. I too am concerned about stopping the use of the drug and getting my hearing back.	2016-12-02 23:20:01
QUESTION AGGRESSION	I have been taking Gabapentin, 300 mg x 3 daily for the past two months for, Restless leg syndrome and I admit it works in decreased movement an allows me to rest for the first time. I've suffered from RLS my entire life an I'm in my late 50's. I have noticed however increased aggression in my behavior since my doctor prescribed Gabapentin. My question is, can this medication cause aggression and if so, why?	2016-12-26 17:46:32
QUESTION BREAST ENLARGEMENT	Taking neurontin by have en look arfed breast from taking it	2016-12-29 21:58:41
QUESTION BREAST ENLARGEMENT	Taking neurontin by have en look arfed breast from taking it	2016-12-30 00:57:51
QUESTION TARDIVE DYSKINESIA	Can Gabapentin cause severe teeth grinding and mouth movement and tenseness about the mouth?	2017-01-10 13:55:20
QUESTION NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME	i was accidentally given 3 x300mg gabapentin, a drug i have never had, while in hospital for pleurisy. i have parkinson's disease, sarcoidosis, and currently take sinemet, requip XL for PD, and prednisolone and immunosupressant drugs for sarcoid. My methotrexate was suspended due to an immune system failure, with low WBc and neutrophils. After the Gabapentin, I was violently sick, double vision, could not sit up, altered voice and mentally altered , eg in the perception of gravity. I was still poorly with Low Bp and temperature next day, took my levodopa and that night had hallucinations of colourful snakes and reptiles, bright lightsand partying. Was this a reaction to the two drugs, is NMS possoible as diagnosis? Could 900mg gabapentin do this to 65year old?	2017-01-22 07:20:35
QUESTION TARDIVE DYSKINESIA	Can HORIZANT XL cause Tardive dyskinesia ? I was on HORIZANT XL for 7 1/2 months when we doubled the dosage to 600 mg b.i.d. and five days later I started with forearm chorea, using no other medications. Then a week later I was taking off my medication cold turkey in order to have sinus surgery and I woke in recovery with full body CHOREA, DYSTONIAS and this was after the nurses crushed the pills and gave it to me in applesauce. 24 hours later I had oral mandibular dystonia. We discontinued the HORIZANT One week later and here it is three months later and I still need Keppra to control the CHOREAS ! We've ruled out epilepsy and prior to using HORIZANT XL I used GABAPENTIN PRN. As needed for BASILAR TYPE type migraine for 16 years and CRPS ( Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ) for 8 of those years as well. I used no other medications.	2017-01-22 12:44:51

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