Posted by utopizen on November 5, 2002, at 17:15:45
In reply to Anxiety - Will Neurotonin Help, posted by linkadge on November 5, 2002, at 16:03:35
Neurontin is tolerated by so many, it's worth a shot. I actually have been giving it several months to give it a shot, and recently came off it.
My problem was that it acted too much as a depressant, slowing things down into a fogginess and causing me to have a monotonous tone in my voice. My anxiety's not so bad I'd rather trade it in for the way I talked like I just woke up. This may be an atypical side effect, although it's possible many do get "brain fog" from it-- then again, any psychoactive can cause that.
I would suggest trying it at different doses to see what's right for you. The first week may cause some stumbling, etc., which is easy to avoid if you take the first few doses before going to bed, which will condition your body enough so you can balance yourself as you walk.
I'd also switch to another AD, possibly Effexor XR. I just upped my dose of it to 225 from 150. I have no side effects, and hope I'll notice a change from it.
Good luck! Don't think Neurontin will cause your problems to go away, combine it with an AD. And I don't know how literal to take your heart attack concern-- if you actually are getting heart palapatations from anxiety, try a beta blocker- musicians and public speakers use them often to block adrenaline from causing them to become more anxious after noticing they're anxious.
In addition, try CBT. I didn't think it was for me until after a year of failed med trials let me realize meds probably weren't going to do much, if anything, for me. It can't hurt, but it might help. And it has the lowest side effects :)
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