Posted by Angelique on July 24, 2001, at 16:47:38
My doc just gave me neurontin. I've done paxil before
(bad time with that....got severly depressed and gained
weight), prozac and buspar, prozac on its own.
I'm currently on prozac 10mg (20mg had too many side
effecs) and catapres, a blood pressure medicine she
gave me for anxiety. Now she's adding neurontin to the
mix.
My diagnosis at this point from her is PTSD with
depression. My last non-doc shrink thought maybe
OCD. Before my doc had said GAD. All I know is I have
OCD symtpoms, anxiety, and mild to moderate depression
(it's been worse at times), and hormonal moodswings
that can get pretty bad. I have endometriosis and was
put on depo provera, but at a higher dosage than is
used for birth control. Every two months when I'm
due for a shot I get the moodswings. I get just like
those PMDD commercials advertise only more so and with
my already existing symtpoms.I'm nervous to take this drug. I don't want any more
weight gain. And I can't afford to be tired or dizzy.
I have a hard enough time waking up in the mornings
and have been known to sleep through two alarms.
I think she's got me starting on 300mg a day...100 AM
and 200PM, but it may be higher, cant' remember.SO...the point here is can anyone tell me any side effects,
anything to expect from this drug...the pros and cons,
etc. I had a friend who took depakote and it knocked him
out for 12 hours every night after he took it and I don't
want this drug doing that to me. MY doc said it won't
and that she has young kids on it but I don't 100%
trust her...she's changed dosage on my prozac
once without asking and once her office called in the
wrong drug (paxil when I was taking prozac).any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
poster:Angelique
thread:71671
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