Posted by MB on January 22, 2002, at 14:50:23
In reply to Re: Need HELP with Neurontin schedule!!! » MB, posted by JohnX2 on January 21, 2002, at 22:52:12
Why have you decided to get off of Klonopin? I was actually thinking of trying to get some Klonopin. I was thinking that with that as a foundation, the cycling of the Neurontin in my system wouldn't jerk me around so much. Neurontin is hard for me to work with because it takes approximately three hours after dosing to feel it, and the relief is short lived: about 3 hours. I've been dosing no more than 8 hrs apart. If I take large enough doses to cover me for the whole eight hours, I feel way to drugged in a bad way...it reminds me of a dextromethorphan overdose (yes, I experimented years ago). I can cope with 300-400 at bedtime, but anything more than 200mg at a time during the day really screws me up. My mind shuts down, but it doesn't touch the anxiety very well. My doc mentioned adding Lamictal or Depakote if the Neurontin isn't showing enough "horse power," but it seems to me that Depakote and Lamictal are so harsh. Not only the minor start-up SEs seem harsh, but the liver failure, hair loss, weight gain (Depakote) and fatal rash (Lamictal) seem like such severe potentialities to play with in treating anxiety. A girlfriend of mine takes Klonopin once a day and she says it is really gentle. She said there weren't really any side effects and that she just kind of noticed her anxiety go away. I'm curious what your negative reactions were that made you want to get off of it.
MB
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