Posted by Nickengland on June 9, 2005, at 11:50:44
In reply to Re: Are there any Long-Term Neurontin users in here? » Nickengland, posted by ed_uk on June 9, 2005, at 11:00:35
Hello Ed!
Hmm I think now I will possibly consider Seroquel as an option....Weightgain, at low doses, who would be the worst offender out of this and sodium valproate do you think?
LOL yeah you're dead right about Lamictal etc.. originally for epilepsy!
Funny you should mention valproate, I have been thinking that I should maybe go back to this. I was taking Epilim Chrono @ only 400 mg a day (this was my first ever mood stabiliser) However I was also taking Mirtazapine @ 30mg a day.
Started both at the same time, finished both at the same time, only took for about 6 weeks. What a recipe for weightgain! I was deeply depressed though before I began these and so thinking back my mind was in a pretty bad way back then. It certainly wasn't a good trial mainly because of the mirtazapine and the fact that at that time I really didn't want to be taking any meds.
What puts me off about sodium valproate is the weightgain and hair loss. It was pretty strong med too. With lithium, lamictal and now tegretol and trileptal and definate no no, this seems perhaps the next logical med to try again before any anti-psychotic. I could try and keep the dose very low though along with neurontin ahem lol and iv'e thought about alittle verapamil. I definately do want a solid well established mood stabiliser on board.#
Never knew my lithium level, @ 400mg it must have been low, but in all honestly I detest the stuff it made me a fat zombie!
Kind regards
Nick
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