Posted by Doo on March 12, 2001, at 22:35:26
In reply to Neurontin as a mood stabilizer, posted by Chaston on March 12, 2001, at 10:47:29
Hi Chaston,
I take Neurontin 1200mg, in 4 separate doses of 300mg. Like SalArmy4me, I don't believe it is of any use to take it all at once, considering it's short-term effect. Once, I took 2 at a time (I forgot I had taken the first one, and took the second one a couple of minutes later) and I, too, felt... let's say not "stupid" but in a kind of very cloudy mood. So I understand you felt that way in the morning!
Take care,
Doo.
> Has anyone had any success over a period of time using Neurontin as the sole mood stabilizer, in conjunction with an SSRI, to treat recurrent depression and Bipolar II (?? the one with periodic depressions, mild ups exacerbated by anti-depressants)?
> My P-doc put me on Neurontin almost a year ago. It had a calming effect. I ramped up to 1200 mg (all at bedtime, his recommendation), but felt too stupid (literally) in the morning to go up more. I have not had hypomania since then, but my P-doc put me on Depakote last December (now at 1250 mg/day).
> He says that the consensus seems to be that Depakote is better at mood stabilization. Since I would like to eliminate at least one of these drugs, my P-doc is having me taper off the Neurontin. I wondered if I am elimanting the wrong med.
> Thanks for your input!
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