Posted by Misunderstood on July 19, 2002, at 17:08:23
In reply to Re: Mood stabilizers, posted by cybercafe on July 19, 2002, at 2:49:59
> > Hey Cybercafe, You say you have had trouble with p-docs in London and Canada eh? I think it must be a universal thing b/c I'm down in Texas and it sounds like today's psychiatrists do too much med prescribing and too little counseling like they used to do(as a fan of the
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> Hey Misunderstood... yeah i have been on drugs I didn't need, but I wouldn't say my doctor didn't have at least some valid reason for doing so.... I do not blame docs for not knowing what to do... even if it is simple... however when confronted I think a doc should either educate himself or let you know that your treatment is beyond his knowledge, and you might be able to make a recovery by seeing another doctor....
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> .. now when i called the local mental health institute they asked me if my doc was old because they thought he was SENILE he did such a poor job of returning phone calls (read: none)...
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> you see i have done a lot of checking and i know i could get my doctor reprimanded for his behaviour, but i really don't hate the fellow, and i would hate to give us mentally interesting patients a bad name or deny his patients treatment
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> the worst thing is.... there is a "mental health taskforce" here ... and instead of asking the public questions like "do suicidal patients go to the emergency ward, get turned away, and then committ suicide" they ask stupid questions like "what does the term recovery centered service mean to you?" ... now their best idea is de-stigmatizing mental illness...
> while that is something i would certainly appreciate, compared to the more serious issues i ask:
> WHO CARES about the stigma when we have people DIEING NEEDLESSLY ...
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> the worst thing is when you are sick and all you need is someone to perscribe you a med but family docs say it's beyond them, and psychiatrists are too busy to see anyone
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> >severe mood swings also, and I currently use Gabapentin/Neurontin to control anxiety, mood shifts, loss of control etc. How is the med working for you? How much are you taking? I just started and am at 300 mg. How much is supposed to be effective?
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> gabapentin works for me... i starting becoming really hypomanic today so i took 800 mg gabapentin and started to feel better..
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> it's also awesome, in my case, for anxiety ....
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> right now i am depressed so i'm not taking much... like 800 mg a day ?? maybe 1200 mg if i am somewhat manic?
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> ... but before i used to take 2700 mg a day (900 x 3) for anxiety ...
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> are you doing okay these days misunderstood?
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> i hope gabapentin works for you... there are many good drugs out now with relatively benign side effects ...
So can Neurontin be taken only as needed, or in variable doses on bad days as opposed to good ones? I have a mild anxiety problem, but have had epilepsy/partial seizures for a long time. It would be nice to have a med like Neurontin ease my anxiety and control my seizures at the same time(kind of a kill two birds with one stone approach). What are your thoughts on using Neurontin as an effective antianxylotic and antiseizure medicine? I cannot say which dose is best for me yet, seeing that I just started taking Neurontin, but any feedback from you would be very helpful.Be good
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