Posted by hellolotte on April 18, 2010, at 11:37:32
In reply to Re: Neurontin (gabapentin)-- Experiences? » platinumbride, posted by franco neuro on March 31, 2005, at 22:15:03
I tried Neurontin, in v. high doses, 1200+ daily, in 1998. It made me eat like crazy too--and bc I'd been through a dramatic stress-related weight loss, I was initially cheered and thought it a sign of recovery, which it was. However, I was not underweight enough to gracefully justify a gain of 35 pounds w/o feeling fat and needing clothes in sizes I had never worn. Thankfully I stopped taking it and the weight stopped miraculously accruing, but I still had to diet like anyone else, to drop to my normal 125 lbs.
In 2009 I tried it once again as a sleep aid, 4 hrs. before bed, 200 mg. It worked perfectly, though it left me w. a hangover at higher doses. I took it for about 10 days, careful to stay alert for weight/side-effects, and noticed something my MD said she had never heard of before: MUSCLE WEAKNESS.
I could no longer do my regular runs in Central Park without serious willpower and determination. The hills killed me, even stairs were challenging. I stopped instantly and made sure only to take it very intermittently.
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