Neurontin and stroke

i have had a stroke in apr 2005 due to a random blood clot that traveled to the right side of my brain. the nerosurgeon prescribed neuronton and vicodin as my pain and nerve stimulant after we left the hospital. I have taken Neuronton 400mg 4 times a day and Vicodin750mg 6 times a day for pain. Also Zoloft and Zanax as needed . I have been taking this dose for 8 months. I now have a clot that is unopperable. My side effects are memory loss, pain in the rear of my neck,SEVERE pain in my thighs at night when I sleep, low sex drive,I cannot stay focused,vision problems,tired and weak, left arm is very weak. I am also experiencing kidney area pain now. Blood in stool is also concerning. I'm wondering if anyone with a stroke have near same symptoms. Also has anyone heard of this medication mixture?. I feel great soon after my dose is given but feel like i'm dying one hour before my next dose.

I,ve had a stroke, I,ve been on Gabapentin (neuronton) for 3 years. I take 600mg 3 times a day. I have memory problems; I feel weak most of the time. My daughter says I stare out into space lots. Ihave alot of headaches. I don't go a day without getting sick!!!

This freaks me out reading all of these...I just expierenced something....

I was in the hospital because they thought I had a stroke. I am only 26 years old. My whole right side when numb and weak and it was my leg, arm, and face, and lips, nose, and eye areas. It then went away after 48 hours. They have no idea what it was. they have done MRI's and ruled out Bells Palsey and tons of stuff. I also see flashing lights so they are starting to lean towards migraines.

The only weird thing is that I went in a while ago for extreme belly pain burning and they found that my liver was enlarged.

Now, someone else above mentioned these stroke like symptoms and the enlarged liver.

I also get strange thoughts. I am on Neurontin 2100 MG for anxiety.

Anyone have any advice?

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RE: Spitting up blood

This is a BAD side-effect (although it's the first I've heard about it as connected to Neurontin) and you need to see your doctor immediately! Blood coming-out where it's not supposed to be is a sign of a broken blood vessel somewhere( you need to be ready to tell your doctor -- or call 911 -- about quantity of blood, frequency and timing of blood flow.) If it's from the head-area it could be from a small stroke. Facial numbness is also a symptom of a small stroke, serious as a heart-attack. Are you having trouble talking, walking, or paralysis in any limbs? CALL YOUR DOCTOR -- preferably the one who prescribed the Neurontin...tell him/her it's an emergency.

The facial numbness could very well be connected to nerve-damage in the herniated disc, but it's more frequently a sign of stroke, nerve damage from clots, etc...

Sometimes pain is a survival characteristic...it tells us something is wrong in the body. Good luck. JanK, Neurontin userid, certified Master's level counselor and First Aid practitioner

Hi,

I just started Neurontin about a few weeks ago I started at 300mgs a day now just 3 weeks later I am on 1200mgs per day and upping it to 1500mgs tommorow. I am told to up the dose 300mgs every 3 days. If I don't its like I'm just taking candy and nothing happens. It works for a day then it stops.

I am concerned though after reading all this stuff that maybe this isn't the drug for me so far its helping but I'm worried I don't want permanenet Kidney damage and I have just started w/ a small tension headache but it could be stress at work doing that and not the med. I'm taking this for IBS pain/Anxiety my shrink gave it to me said, its not approved by the FDA for anything but seizures. God I hope I don't get blood clots and have a stroke all this info is scaring me reading this stuff you all wrote.

I think I better get off this stuff.

I've been taking 1800 mg 3 times a day for a few weeks. This stuff makes me higher than a kite. Light headed, dizzy, brain fog, short term memory loss. I've gained 8 pounds. I take it for neurogenic pain and so far it hasn't done much for me except make me feel loopy. My heart races if I stand up fast, and I can feel it pounding in my head and hands. I'm gonna hang in there and see if it is worth all of this is the end. After reading everything posted here I am rather freaked out now about this drug.

I took my two caps 2 hours early trying to get back in a schedule I can hang with and I thought I was gonna die for about an hour. I felt like my head was going to explode and I was gonna have a heart attack or a stroke...I'll never do that again.