Posted by Angelique on July 24, 2001, at 22:21:41
In reply to new to neurontin, posted by Angelique on July 24, 2001, at 16:47:38
I went to the doc today to get the persc. She said to take 150mg in am and 2 150mg tabs at night. When I got to the pharmacy I noticed SHE DIDN'T SIGN THE STUPID THING. Then the pharmacy called home and said it doesnt' come in 150mg doses they will call her tomorrow. She promised me a small dose...I thought 100mg a day tops! I don't do well taking pills in the morning. Often forget and had to stop with the catapres cause made me too tired..had to leave work early once I was sooooo tired almost falling asleep. Also some mornings I'm up at 8am others not till 1/2pm. That doesn't make for an even dosing schedule. I'll try talking toher next week when I see her.
> 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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