Posted by sarahcat on August 22, 2001, at 23:22:30
In reply to How good is NEURONTIN as a mood stablizer?, posted by chloe on August 22, 2001, at 17:39:07
Hi Chloe,
I started taking Neurontin about eight months ago for mood stabilization and anxiety reduction (I'm not dx'ed as bipolar II, just wicked bad double depression that "cycles" rapidly). I quickly went from 300mg at bedtime to 3000mg total per day spread over four doses. It did a great job with anxiety reduction, but since Lithium was also added about three months ago, I guess it didn't really succeed as a stand-alone mood stabilizer. I still wouldn't forego it, though.
Good luck,
Sarah
> Does anyone know if neurontin is a good mood stabiliizer on it's own? I have always used neurontin as an adjust to other stabilizers like tegretol or trileptal. Now that I am just on neurontin, I wonder if neurontin can do the job of smoothing out swings without another stabilizer on board.
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> Has anyone had success with neurontin as their primary mood stabilizer for BP 2 or major instability? I can't seem to find much about neurontin used alone in the archives....
> Gratefully
> Chloe
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