Posted by Else on July 26, 2001, at 6:06:22
In reply to Re: new to neurontin, posted by Angelique on July 25, 2001, at 22:21:10
That sounds like a really small dose. I take 300mg 3 times a day and that usually the lowest dose prescribed. Look, I'm not bipolar but I tend to have mild mood swings during the day. I can go from elation to anxiety to depression to anger within a matter of hours during the day. Neurontin evens me out. So did Depakote but it made me retain water and I hated that. It's true that it has very few side effects and I'm grateful for that but it would not be strong enough for Bipolar I.
As I've said before, I think, but I'm not completely sure, that Wellbutrin works well for PMS. I didn't get PMS while I was on it and then I got it two weeks after I stopped taking it. I haven't read anything about it, that's just my own personnal experience. But I don't react to drugs in a typical way, tranquilizers don't make me feel sedated at all and I don't improve on any SSRI, they just make me feel indifferent about everything. I think Neurontin is similar to SSRIs in many ways, without the anxiety they cause, but it does numb me a bit so I don't like it very much. It's not a bad drug, I just don't think it's likely to be much help on it's own. It is not even supposed to be used all by itself for epilepsy and that's its FDA-approved indication.> in reply tothe posts about effectiveness for bipolar and such....There are other drugs out there, but I think this one has less side effects and that is why many docs perscribe it. My doc said she has young kids on it.
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> I hope it works. The hormonal mood swings are not fun. The nurse practitioner at my GYN's office saidd I shouldn't be on depo provera if I suffer from depression. But then I explained I'm on it for endometriosis and at a higher dose and I'm pain free since taking it (and the surgery). I figure I'd rather have the depression and mood swings than then pain.
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> The pharmacy called the doc and got the perscription straighted out. 100mg AM 300mg PM. I took it 3 hours ago. At first I was in a good mood, but I had been before I took it. Was very awake with lots of energy. Now I'm finally tired. Functioning, but tired.
> I'm worried how this will effect me being able to wake up for work in the morning.
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