Posted by jd on March 18, 2000, at 21:01:10
In reply to What is Neurontin for?, posted by Annie on March 17, 2000, at 0:15:05
I started trying Neurontin for mood & anxiety problems a few weeks ago and noticed an almost overnight effect, too. I'm highly sensitive to meds and found doses of even 25mg to be very powerful--the most interesting effect was that my I felt amazingly calmer and more comfortable in social situations. I haven't loved everything about how it makes me feel (a tad drugged, some weird dreams, etc.)--and I hate the 3-4x/day dosing schedule--but I'm quite impressed by anti-anxiety and mood-stabilizing properties: seems like a pretty strong anti-depressant in its own right, too. Given my experiences with it and a few other things I've read, I tend to wonder whether the standard dosages used for epilepsy and bipolar disorder might be too high for some people with different symptom profiles (such as panic, social phobia, irritable dysthymia and so forth).
--jd
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