Posted by Mitch on October 21, 2001, at 15:50:27
In reply to why neurontin?, posted by sar on October 21, 2001, at 14:23:26
> i've tried to do some research on this med without satisfactory results. i don't use it for seizures, i use it as a mood stabilizer, but i don't understand exactly how it works.
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> for example, i know that my prozac and klonopin have long half-lives. i can miss a day of prozac and be somewhat okay, but i become agitated if i miss my 9 pm dose of klonopin. very agitated.
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> i've started neurontin fairly recently and have doubled the dose because i felt as if i were taking these horsepills 3 times a day for no reason.
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> how is neurontin supposed to make you feel? prozac gave me a backbone and strength, klonopin makes me relaxed and affectionate, but i cannot tell why i'm on the neurontin.
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> any information would be appreciated.
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> thanks,
> sarHi Sar,
I think Neurontin was the last thing you added, right? You mentioned when you started taking it that it seemed to settle you down and decreased impulsiveness, etc. Maybe you are benefiting from it and you just don't realize it. Maybe you can take less of it and still get some benefit. It has such a mild side effect profile I hardly notice that I am taking it-BUT if it gets stopped for ONE day I get very fatigued, agitated, and depressed. As far as the "mechanism" by which it works-the latest thing I heard was that it blocks specific voltage-dependent calcium channels in the hippocampus.
Mitch
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