Posted by Frustratedmama on June 27, 2009, at 8:28:14
Just wanted to give those of you who were following my experience an update on gabapentin!
So, today marks 1 week of gabapentin at 200 mg- 3x/day (slowly built up).
PROS: Helping irritability; no weight gain (actually am losing since tapering off the verapamil); few side effects; feels more like "me" than I have in a long time! Depression slightly lifted; Easy to take.
CONS: Takes about 1/2 hour to work and wears off in 4 1/2 hours which requires frequent dosing (something I am not great at but must do on this med); Causes a bit of a spacy feeling- but this is getting better each day- (spacy examples: forgetting why you walked into a room, misspelling words: kind of slow to react; minor depersonalization at first) headache for 4 days that went away (yeah!).
Overall, I am doing MUCH BETTER with this medication and am hoping it will STAY EFFECTIVE versus "poop out" like the rest have over time.
BTW: I am taking this with 10 mg Adderall XR in the AM and 1 mg of Lunesta at night. I also take Zyrtec at night for allergies..... Just an FYI for those of you that may want to know :). Also, new diagnosis: Bipolar II with ADHD versus the old diagnosis of Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD
FM
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