Posted by Jeff on January 17, 2001, at 20:28:31
In reply to Having a difficult time with Neurontin, posted by mars on January 16, 2001, at 5:01:54
I take 3000 mg/day 2 600mg tabs morning and night and 1 in the afternoon. I used to take 3600, but was too foggy. It helps me with anxiety and a lot of somatic symptoms that I get from both anxiety and depression. It just helps though-no cure by any means. It may actually be pooping out a little and i might go back up. As far as the absorption goes, I am unclear also.
Hi -
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> I'm currently taking 1800 mg of Neurontin, was ramped up very quickly (just added 300 mg this morning), and will probably be adding more. My pdoc is very adamant about me staying on it for at least a few months.
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> I feel terrible today, much worse than yesterday: foggy, disoriented, almost like everything is a dream, and very sluggish (I'm even napping, which is unheard of). I feel like a blob, and it's very discouraging. I have been trying to read the archived posts here so I can try to learn about drug therapies I haven't tried yet, and today I haven't been able to do that at all - I can't think.
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> Can anyone give me an idea of how long this might last? Or of any alternatives to the gabapentin? I think my pdoc is basically good but, of course, not perfect. I have tried Depakote, Topamax, Tegretol, Lamictal, did not respond to them well.
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> Thanks for any feedback you can provide.
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> best,
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> mary
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