Posted by JahL on April 23, 2001, at 12:15:44
In reply to Re: social anxiety...SAR. to JahL, posted by Alan on April 23, 2001, at 8:15:08
> > > Ativan/Neurontin - great combo.> > Can you tell me what dose of Neurontin you take?
> It waxes and wanes (over several weeks, not days) between 300MG and 600MG. Why you ask?
Similar reason to below. I'm about to add Neurontin to my ineffective Lamictal, primarily to combat social phobia/generalised anxiety. I'm interested in what doses are working for s.p.; most of the available info concerns itself with dosing for epilepsy.
*Theoretically* the Neurontin cld also help with my depression/ADD/depersonalisation.
> The ativan fluctuates anywhere from 3 to 6 MG depending on the performance situation on a weekly basis. To enhance mood stability I came up with the idea of balancing it with neurontin
> My psychopharmocologist thought it was a great idea especially since it worked! I had been through 10 years of refining, experimenting, etc and after trying everything but MAOI's I decided that this combo provided me with the most liveable in side effects compared to anything else....and I mean everything else....
Nice to see some of us come out the other side!
> The only drawback with the ativan is some short term memory loss - but it's not too bad. REM sleep brainwave disruption for me at 5-6 MG ativan so increasing neurontin especially at night helps me sleep better.
> Any suggestions, comments?I'm a little new to the AED side of things. AlI I can tell you is that the rec'd Neurontin dose for depression/anxiety seems to be 900-2000mg (& in some cases up to 4800mg!). I wonder if slightly increasing the Neurontin wld allow a further Ativan reduction. I take Klonopin for Lamictal-induced, & endogenous, insomnia, & can relate to the (ST) memory problems you rpt.
A couple of studys have shown Neurontin not to impair cognitive ability (unlike say, Topiramate).
Thanks,
J.
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