Posted by Mitch on June 26, 2001, at 11:39:27
In reply to Re: Dry itchy skin/Moodstabilizers/Neurontin » Mitch, posted by chloe on June 25, 2001, at 13:02:59
Chloe,
I take 400mg/day as well. More does help, but I have found that I get depersonalization at higher doses (as with other Ac's). Never had much problem with sun sensitivity (even when on tricylics-phenothiazines a LONG time ago). You got *my* wheels turning about the Tegretol XR! I never tried Tegretol, just had a nasty response to the Trileptal. Who knows?
thanks for the input,
Mitch> Hi Mitch,
> I am glad to hear that Neurontin has helped with your outbursts. I am only on 400 mgs right now, so I have a ways to go up, if I need to. I wish it gave me oily skin. It would be the perfect adjunct to Trileptal! How about the sun? Are you extra sensitive to it, too?
>
> Interestingly, no, I never had a problem with my skin on Tegretol. Just horrible GI stuff. I lived on Mylanta and saltines for a couple years. BUT, I was thinking, maybe the XR form of Tegretol would be good for me if the Neurontin experiment fails (Where is my pdoc in all of this? Do I have to think of everything?). It's coating would help it not get dissolved in my stomach...My wheels are turning now. Tegretal was a much better stabilizer for me anyway. I wish I had thought of this before the Trileptal switch.
>
> ANYWAY, I am just praying the Neurontin and Celexa (which doesn't help me much with outburst...) keep my lid on. How much Neurontin do you take, if you don't mind me asking?
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> Many thanks,
> Chloe
>
> > Hi, Chloe
> >
> > So Neurontin seems to worsen your dry skin? I have the opposite effect-it increases oil in my skin-weird.
> >
> > Neurontin lessens aggressiveness/hostility just as much as Depakote did (for me anyway). I also take a VERY low dose SSRi as well (12.5mg of Zoloft every other day) and I haven't had a blow-up in a couple of months (beats daily ones!)
> >
> > So you never got the dry itchy skin while you were on the Tegretol before you switched to Trileptal??
> >
> > Mitch
> >
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