Posted by cybercafe on August 1, 2002, at 2:32:13
In reply to Re: FYI - Gabapentin » cybercafe, posted by Ron Hill on July 31, 2002, at 23:45:43
> How long have you been taking gabapentin and at what dosage? What other meds do you take with
i have been taking gabapentin for about a year
>it? Do you like it? What are its benefits and
yes i like it :)
>what don't you like about it? Are you taking it for bipolar disorder?
i like it because it keeps me from getting h-manic and much more so because it gets rid of my social anxiety....
... in the past it was the best thing i had tried -- it got rid of anxiety with none of the sedation i was used to from benzos or valproate...
however now that i'm taking parnate -- a stimulating AD with anxiolytic effects -- gabapentin seems to be a little sedating to me -- though perhaps it's just getting rid of parnate's highs .... (parnate took me from sleeping 10 hours to sleeping 3 or 4, with a little gabapentin i can go back to a good 7 or 8 hours of sleep)originally i took 2700 mg / day of gabapentin for anxiety, now i'm taking about 400 mg / day for sleep, mood stability, anxiety, etc
actually i'm taking less now but i probably feel more sedated because i take it so irregularly that my body has little chance to get used to it
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