Posted by JohnDoenut on December 1, 2001, at 10:53:59
In reply to Re: I hate Neurontin's short half-life » Twain, posted by pat c. on December 1, 2001, at 9:50:38
Im taking Neurontin and I havent had this waking experience but then again I probably dont have what you all have issue wise. Apparently Neurontin (and Wellbutrin) from Ive heard and experienced makes you need more water. So I would suggest drinking not only more water but a glass about an hour or just at bedtime. If you dont mind waking up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom! :) You may also want to keep some water by your bedside and drink it periodically as you wake up (if you do) during the night. See if that helps and report back!
Have you also thought about taking a larger dose before bedtime? Regardless of the technical details of half lives etc, how it works on your individual body chemistry may be different. So I would say experiment with different dosages at different times and see what happens.
Another thing Ive been wondering about is if the withdrawel of Neurontin has a similer affect to stopping for example Xanax on large, regular doses. For example, if you take Xanax for anxienty, then the doses get larger and more regular and your body develops a dependancy, just the withdrawel of the Xanax produces more anxiety so you then have to keep taking it. Forget the tech details again, if this is the experience of it, then it cannot be denied. I have felt this myself when I stopped taking it one day. If I wanted to experiment I would just stop taking it for a week or two and see what happens. However at this point I cant do that and I also just dont want to cause I need it :) so thats that! Anyway just a thought.
JohnD.
> Wow, so you're taking the Neurontin/Wellbutrin combo too. I take Klonopin, as well. I hate these f...n cocktails.
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