Posted by Spriggy on March 26, 2005, at 21:15:12
In reply to Re: Neurontin (gabapentin)-- Experiences? » Larry Hoover, posted by Ritch on March 26, 2005, at 17:35:30
Lar,
They had my dad on Neurontin for diabetic neuropathy. He was taking 1800 mg's a day and it ended up ruining his mind. His memory went out the window (short and long term) and he was in the hospital many times for respiratory distress before they figured out it was the Neurontin dosage.It did help his diabetic pain (his feet burn) but it did a number on him mentally- he is bipolar so maybe that was the connection. He told me it made him depressed but I know for certain it made him act very weird. He hallucinated a lot on it as well.
BUT, he was on a high dosage and he's on a gizillion other medications as well. Who knows if there was an interaction somewhere.
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