Posted by crepuscular on March 18, 2002, at 22:28:39
In reply to Neurontin Fog, posted by tortoise on March 18, 2002, at 10:56:24
I had a similar experience using neurontin as a mood stabiliser (p-doc now calls it "the drug formerly known as a mood stabilizer"). After 3 months I actually got lost in my home town driving back from the store. dementia in a pill if you ask me...
> Hello--
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> I'm taking 900 mg of Neurontin for SP (in addition to 30mg of Prozac for depression and anxiety).
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> Initially, the Neurontin seemed to work quite well for the SP and I had few noticable side effects. But 2 months later, I frequently find myself very foggy-- sort of drugged feeling with a distinct inability to communitcate well. Additionally, it is not feeling as effective for my SP as before.
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> Is the drug pooping out? Is the cognitive stuff a latent side effect? I had high hopes for the Neurontin because I'm finding the SP to be very difficult to treat.
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> Any insight would be greatly appreciated. :-)
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> tortoise
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