Posted by viridis on January 25, 2003, at 1:33:26
In reply to Re: The Neurontin Scandal - NPR, posted by Alan on January 24, 2003, at 14:28:05
The Neurontin marketing story is disturbing, and it does sound like the pharmaceutical company was out of line. However, I'll repeat what I said earlier -- Neurontin was a great anxiolytic for me the first few times I took it, so it must do something. Unfortunately, the effect didn't last (benzos have been much more reliable), but given my initial reaction to Neurontin, I could see it being helpful for those in whom the effect does last. And, my psychiatrist seems convinced that it works (subtly) for a minority of patients, although he isn't a big advocate. He does consider it very safe. I'll probably discontinue it soon, but if I could consistently get the results I did the first few times I took it, I'd recommend it more enthusiastically. Maybe Pregabalin (the "improved" version) will work better, if it makes it to market?
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