Posted by Ritch on January 30, 2003, at 11:47:51
In reply to Re: The Neurontin Scandal~~hildi, posted by lostsailor on January 30, 2003, at 10:38:58
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> ~Hi there...
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> So I'm getting weight gain is an issue?? I gained only about 5 lbs on two years of depakote, but I also run, cycle and eat well. The weight gain fluxed a bit but I cant be certain if that was me or the results of dep. all during treatment.
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> If we are looking for a new treatment for BPD , I strongly advise you not to initiate neurontin. For anxiety, the results are a bit interesting. For mood swings as a primary med it did < and according to doc> nothing. Anxiety????
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> Three other meds are great to look at :
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> 1) lamictal, most cited for bpd with depressive symptoms prominent
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> 2) toprimax, I am not sure about indications, but often results in weight loss--according to doc I was not a good candidate b/c I am kinda lean already. He uses it at times with pple with eds or bpd that are above normal weight.
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> 3) triliptal--not really seen as a weight gainer--often used for bp's with co-existing anxiety.
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> Hope this was a bit of help. ~tony
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I was taking low-dose Depakote+Trileptal+Klonopin for bp+anxiety and I had weight gain on the Depakote previously, but only at doses of 500mg or higher/day. I have been having some transient bad cognitive difficulty with Depakote even at 250mg lately, so I reduced it to 125mg and it helped. My pdoc changed it back to Neurontin today, so now I am on Neurontin+Trileptal+Klonopin. We are using Trileptal as the primary antimanic since I did notice some mood flattening with its addition (and some cycle lenghening-which I never noticed before with anything). I am to attempt upward titration on the Trileptal (very slowly) over the next several weeks. I sleep better on the Neurontin than any of the other antimanics (except Topamax).
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