Posted by yxibow on November 20, 2008, at 23:48:27
In reply to Re: Neurontin dose for those who used? » yxibow, posted by Maxime on November 19, 2008, at 14:28:10
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> > I'm not sure about the got hands on.... I think it should be under the guise of an MD, but whatever. After about 600-900mg at a dose it pees out your system and isn't useful. 2400-3600mg a day (4x). But be careful starting it, you can be rather loopy and have slurred speech. It can cause vision problems just like its cousin Lyrica.
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> > It's not a completely innocent agent and is a potential CNS depressant but it is pretty untoxic in the right hands.
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> > Its primarily useful for anxiety relief augmentation and some people swear they can sleep with it although personally I would be long used to that.
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> > -- Jay
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> I think the dose you suggested is way too high. The starting dose should be around 300 (100 mg 3 time a day) and then up to a total dosage of 900.
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> I took it for anxiety and it made me so spacey at just 300 mg and caused a lot of edema.
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> Just my 2 cents.No, its dosed 4 times a day from 600 to 900 at its final dosing for some people. I'm not saying one needs to take that much. It may be as little as 600 x 3. I'm just saying that's the maximum that the body will typically handle without it eliminating from your system and becoming useless, in general.
I can't find you a lot of articles, I'm only going by the evidence based psychiatry that I've learned.
e.g. a bipolar case
http://bcbsma.medscape.com/viewarticle/417970_2
http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Profs/datasheet/a/ArrowGabapentincap.htmAs the dosage goes up as mentioned, the bioavailability will go down, this is very true.
Perhaps I was purporting the evidence based psychiatry on myself.
As for "addiction", Neurontin is a non-addictive medication. Just don't drop it when you're on it because you could have a seizure. Taper off of it sensibly.Lyrica was given the lowest level of category addiction in the US -- C-V. It has a very slight potential for abuse but nearly nil for a lot of people. It also probably requires less than Neurontin for a good dose, but I could be wrong on that. It is a bit more powerful for some disorders. Unfortunately both of them can cause vision problems, Lyrica happened to do that for me.
So I stand partially corrected on amounts for perhaps some variety of people who take gabapentin, but as for frequency, it is typically divided 3 to 4 times a day because it doesn't have a lot of half life or availability in the system in general.
-- tidingsJay
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