Posted by Karen_kay on February 3, 2004, at 19:07:08
In reply to Nardil Champ starts Neurontin! - Questions....., posted by ace on February 1, 2004, at 16:59:15
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> 1. Onset of action: How long did Neurontin take to kick in for you? Was it gradual or overnight?*Woah baby! It hit me like a kick in the pants!
> 2. Efficacy and therapeutic goal?: With what does Neurontin help, and how much does it help?* I take it for anxiety. It helps me immensely!
> 3. Dose: What dose? Nocte, Mane, tds??? When you take it, split or whole???*Huh? Is that English? I used to take (I believe) 1200 mgs 3 x day. Now, I would frequently run into walls, so I quit taking it entirely, as CBT therapy helped with my anxiety. Now, I take 300 mgs as needed, which is VERY rarely!!! I'd say it averages out to once every other week perhaps??
> 3. AD effect: Does it have any antidepressent effect??*Not that I've heard of. They (the manufacturers) tried to market it for Bipolar disorder, but found that it didn't help stabilize moods.
> 4. How long have you been on it?*Since the summer, the beginning actually.
> 5. Say a few positive things about it to get Mr. Ace Nardil excited!
*Saddle up cowboy! (Not that it's going to be bumpy!!!) Neurontin has helped me a great deal in reducing my anxiety. I just quit taking it because therapy was doing it's trick. The only side effect I noticed was that I had a "drunken" feeling, but I didn't complain. And, my Pdoc raised it higher at one point, but I was slurring my words on the phone so bad he decided to lower it back down. I noticed that it treats me in a way similar to klonopin, only not as "stuporing." (If that makes sense??) But, after you take it for about a week, you get used to it. Maybe it was because my dose was high? Neurontint GREATLY helped me to reduce my anxiety and when I quit taking it suddenly, I had no withdraw syptoms at all.... IT's been good to me, I'm sure you'll see similar results :)>
> Thanks!!! You guys rule!!!!*Hey, you aren't so bad yourself, cowboy :)
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