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Re: The uses of Neurontin » Cass

Posted by AKC on July 18, 2001, at 16:00:45

In reply to The uses of Neurontin, posted by Cass on July 18, 2001, at 15:38:45

> I'm pretty puzzled because I am on Neurontin for neuropathic pain only. My doctor didn't say that it was psychopharmaceutical drug. Yet I've been reading threads here about Neurontin being a mood stabilizer and anti-anxiety medication. Are we talking about the same drug?

I'll sound sarcastic, but I really don't mean to be. Yes, we are talking about the same drug. Wonderful thing about these "brain" drugs. Many of these drugs start out beind discovered for one use, which the researchers don't know why it works - then, the researchers notice a particular side effect - it is calming, or helps depression, or something of that effect. So it spreads to some psych uses, totally off-label (i.e. non-FDA approved use). Note - this is in the good ole USA. And of course, why these drugs work, no one knows, which explains why it can be such a crap shoot. I took neurontin for anxiety - at pretty high doses - if my anxiety was on the low side, it helped. But if I was in a highly agitated state, it wouldn't touch it. Others have great success. If you are lucky, you find the cocktail that works; if not, you keep trying. It looks like I am finally one of the lucky ones.


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