Posted by steel on August 3, 2007, at 0:42:20
In reply to Is there anything good to report on Neurontin?, posted by Cheryl-Lynn on August 2, 2007, at 21:45:56
Yess there seems to be a stigma to this med.Main reasons i believe are,...its not a med to use as monotherapy,it increases overall gaba and simply over time used alone can worsen depression badly.
Second on its initial use,most people will experiance the most blissful buzz ever,and continue hard to seek this feeling again,however its common that this buzz is a once or twice factor and nuerontion simply wont produce it again.So when it doesent people are disappointed and discouraged.
Now,the good part,using this drug along side a primary med can hold many benifits,first it takes the edge of a med,especialy with a low dose benzo,and can create a great calm,possably even a greater social desire.second with a benzo as a augment it kinda becomes a emotional painkiller of a good kind.
Finaly it plays well with many meds,and is pretty safe in terms of esclation of dose.
I recomend 800 mg because these are tabs not capsules,and i even break them apart easly at times for anxiety relieaf,i dont know why but i hate the lower dosed capsules.Ask for the tablets.
Also i personaly find the generic gabanentin to not only be a MILLION TIMES CHEAPER,but smoother and easier to tolerate,i personaly recomend it over pzifers med.just me.
So to end,a good hope with the drug is that to try and use it as an augment to a semi stimulating AD,WELLBURTIN ETC,as a add on med,in conjunction with low dose benzo if possable,and what you can expect is significant anxiety relieaf,some social benifit,and some mood elevation.I just am a big advocate aganist this drugs use alone,i know some have liked it,but personaly used alone i see little chance of benifit.
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