Posted by Mariah on June 13, 2003, at 8:50:17
In reply to Re: All Neurontin (Gabapentin) experiences!, posted by Viridis on June 13, 2003, at 4:01:33
My experience: for possible BP2 [mostly depression w/ rare lowgrade hypomania (or is that how normal folks feel??)]:
Neurontin 900 mg
Effexor 187.5 mg
Clonazepam 0.75
Any mood stabilizer that I've tried (lithium, depakote, topomax) has taken a month or so to adjust to as the dosage was increased to an "effective" level. Neurontin's initial SEs also disappeared except for increased need for sleep. ~10 hrs./nite is preferable but 7-8 hrs. is more realistic, so I often feel sleep-deprived in the eve. My pdoc claims that Neurontin and Clonazepam work together to stabilize mood. I've been on the Neurontin combo for ~18 mo; on Effexor + Clonazepam + Topomax for the previous 18 mo. - stopped Topomax because of close relatives w/ glaucoma.Things are going along well so far.
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