Posted by B2chica on September 12, 2011, at 8:22:05
In reply to Neurontin question? Should I even ask?, posted by floatingbridge on September 10, 2011, at 21:54:48
Hi fb.
im on gabapentin.
i was afraid to ask but i had nothing to loose. i told my pdoc that i noticed when i had to take hydrocodone that my anxiety also relieved. i asked him point blank if he ever rx'd opiates. he then started talking about neurontin, and that its shown to help.
he rx'd me that.
i started at 100mg TID.
however after about a week that was way too low and i started playing with meds. i noticed that two or three would finally touch the anxiety i had.
i am now on 300TID. however, i have what you might call 'bouts' of anxiety. when i'm not really really depressed i dont seem to have much, so i dont take any. then other times (like now) i have MUCH, so i would take what i needed being cautious not to take more than 2100mg per day.i'm now taking a combination of gabapentin and xanax as needed as sometimes gaba is not enough.
So 1. you may build tolerance to it, but not necessarily.
2. it Does help with sleep.
3. becareful and be aware of your depression. there are times that the more i take i notice it having an effect of increasing slightly my depression.Good Luck and i hope you do try it. if nothing else you may find relief for a while.
Best wishes
b2c.
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