Posted by Ritch on January 19, 2003, at 22:19:53
In reply to Re: gabitril neurontin etc » Ritch, posted by hildi on January 19, 2003, at 20:41:22
> Hi Ritch. Thanks for your response. I thought the benzos would be the magic bullet I was looking for, but here I am again!
> Did you try klon and neurontin together? Can they mix?
> I have read posts about being careful with what you take when taking lamictal- but I guess that's really similar to many medications. One med can affect the others. It is hard to tell how things work until you try them, then often cannot tell if something is the med alone, or a synergistic reaction with another med also being taken.
> The Gabitril scares me silly after one of the posts I just read on it- and I thought it was the Lamictal that could be dangerous!
> I tried depakote once-then went into a crying frenzy the next day. It may have been due to not taking my AD, though- I have been 'experimenting' again and cannot remember if that had been a time I was trying other meds w/o AD's. Cannot remember, but it was scary and I am not in a hurry to try depakote again.
> My boyfriend is on dep alone-and it has changed him tremendously for the better. I cannot believe the transformation. So I do believe it is a good med.
> Are you still on depakote and klon? How about neurontin? Also, how much neurontin did you have to take to notice an effect? And finally, how would you compare the effects (for anxiety) of neurontin compared to the benzos, or klon?
> Oh, one last thing- a stimulant for anxiety/depression was mentioned in some posts. What are your thoughts on that? (neurontin and a stimulant, for example) Kind of scares me- but I'm willing to try almost anything at this point.
> Hildi
Hildi, the best (thus far) that I have felt on various combos was Depakote+Neurontin+Klonopin with a small dose of a serotonin reuptake inhibitor. I am almost full circle with experimentation getting back to just that. Depakote, Klon, and Neurontin all mix quite well, IMO. I've never tried Lamictal-but the more I hear about it and the more I understand about the mechanism of action, the more I am inclined to give it a try (pdoc willing of course-and that is not likely at this point), mainly becaue of the effect with glutamine being somewhat similar to lithium (which I have had a good response to previously, but can't take anymore due to medical reasons-thyroid). Depakote and Lamictal is the combo to watch exceptionally carefully and needs close medical supervision, and unfortunately would likely be the most beneficial to me. I would stay away from the stimulants until you get your dx worked out VERY clearly (to ascertain whether they would be beneficial or not), otherwise they *can* make everything go to hell in a hand-basket, if you have occult or hidden problems which they can bring to the surface (a great diagnostic tool in some ways-but you might not want to go there).
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