Posted by BarbaraCat on August 19, 2002, at 13:19:17
In reply to Re: I would revise your categories, posted by cybercafe on August 19, 2002, at 5:28:07
> oh... i didn't know you have to keep increasing dosages.. for how long and how high ?
Perhaps that's just me, however, my doc had me start with 300 mg three x day and to increase up to 900 mg 3x day. I just started the 900 mg, but only twice a day. I really hate becoming acclimated to what seems to me a high dose. But then again, maybe it's not such a big deal. I take vitamin B's and other nutrients at a pretty high dose, so I should probably think of neurontin as a neuro-nutrient of sorts.
> now that i'm getting euphoric mania i'm up to 1600 or 2000 mg ... as i don't want to go back down to depression .... i also know that if i don't sedate myself i'm going to make a fool out of myself... :)
Oh, lucky you! I love that sparkling, glimmering euphoria. Everything is delightful and feels so damn witty and efferverscent. But alas, it's only a fleeting thing and I know what you mean about making a fool out of yourself. I tend to think I'm beyond the wisdom of staying sober and shutting up and have ended up in some dicey situations. Besides, the highs are always followed by bad lows. I wonder if the lows are exacerbated by burning the candle at both ends, so to speak. I mean, if we could somehow reign in the out of control spin, get enough sleep, stay in our bodies, perhaps that enjoyable high can be sustained? Maybe not as intensely, but it would be nice to hang on to some of the magic without spinning out into disorganization and crashing into bleakness.
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