Posted by utopizen on September 8, 2002, at 21:40:56
In reply to Neurontin/Gabapentin for anxiety - does it poop?, posted by cybercafe on September 8, 2002, at 15:01:03
I'm afraid I've only been on it for a few months, but have noticed that my dosing is very arbitrary. Sometimes, 800mg at once makes me feel great, sometimes 1600mg makes me feel no effect and still anxious.
It's sort of "tolerance"... but it'll never end. You'll just have to adjust your dosing at times (possibly) if you take it on a regular basis.
It doesn't actually "end" like the long-term meds some have reported as doing... it's just a novel mood stabilizer, so it comes in your system and leaves. The reason why the SSRIs "end" after several years with some is because their function exists in a way that eventually may make the brain try to "fight back" at all the "firings" of serotonin getting zapped around. The idea is the brain thinks after awhile something's not right, and tries to compensate for it.
That will never happen with Neurontin. People have been on it for awhile now, and it's fine. Everything's cool, but I would get occassional blood checks... you can ask your doctor for these if he thinks they're necessary. Neurontin does metabolize through the kidney and the other organs and such, so it's a good idea these organs aren't enduring toxic levels. These are generally testable through blood tests.
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