Posted by Mitch on October 22, 2001, at 22:59:10
In reply to Re: Neurontin+Depakote+lithium+Mitch and anyone else, posted by Wendy B. on October 22, 2001, at 15:59:13
> I am so NOT INTO doing this neurontin regimen. I am taking 600 mg every 3 hours. My therp/pdoc says: tell the schoolchildren that you're on medicine for a mental illness and educate them about the issue, don't hide in the closet when you have to dose at 10:00 and 1:00 while you're teaching... Is this a reasonable answer to my question: how do I do this while teaching? I mean, what if it gets to the principal? Then I won't get called to substitute, I don't have a union position like the tenured teachers...
Wendy,
I would go and get a 2nd opinion from another psychiatrist. Don't tell your current one this, however-wait till you have had a chance to talk to one or two others first. Just go and do it. I mean, geez, just how *bad* are the "hypomanic episodes" anyways?? Do they significantly interfere with you being able to teach-OR does taking a ton of Neurontin interfere with your day to day activities just as much?? You have got to weigh this all in. If your current pdoc can't see this, then maybe you should be checking out a different one. I am starting to see a pattern based on what you and some others have said about Neurontin. I think it is very useful and *often* needs to be supplemented by other meds to be effective for many people. It seems like pdocs give you some Neurontin and YES, they see some improvement and they think that MORE, MORE, could just do the trick! Monotherapy mecca! Well...I doubt that somehow.
Mitch
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