Posted by Misunderstood on July 21, 2002, at 1:40:49
In reply to Re: Mood stabilizers, posted by cybercafe on July 20, 2002, at 8:05:49
> > So can Neurontin be taken only as needed, or in variable doses on bad days as opposed to good ones? I have a mild anxiety problem, but have
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> ... dunno... i have taken it as needed, but it is certainly not something i feel comfortable recommending... in fact one of the reasons i originally decided to take neurontin rather than benzos is that i was tired of waiting for the anxiety to come before doing something about it....... i don't want it to come at all!
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> >had epilepsy/partial seizures for a long time. It would be nice to have a med like Neurontin ease my anxiety and control my seizures at the same time(kind of a kill two birds with one stone approach). What are your thoughts on using Neurontin as an effective antianxylotic and antiseizure medicine? I cannot say which dose is best for me yet, seeing that I just started taking Neurontin, but any feedback from you would be very helpful.
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> well i don't really know anything about epilepsy ... but i think if your anxiety is mild you would probably find yourself doing quite well on it... (i don't consider my anxiety mild but still think gabapentin worked great for me)...
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> ... i also take gabapentin for agitation ....
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> so what dose are you up to so far and do you feel any effects or side effects?
Have not felt any side effects yet, but did have a mild seizure the other night and tonight. My guess is the dosage is not right yet. Took Lamictal before and it worked great, except for the horrible rash I got. Do you know anything about Lamictal? If the rash is a temporary thing and goes away as the dosage is increased, I would prefer the longer half life and stronger effects of Lamictal, but on the other hand, Neurontin does control anxiety. I am taking 400 mgs of Neurontin currently, should I increase to prevent future seizures? What are your thoughts re: Lamictal vs Neurontin putting the rash thing aside?
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