Posted by zonked on September 22, 2011, at 20:25:58
In reply to Gabapentin at 600mg for sleep, pain, posted by floatingbridge on September 22, 2011, at 10:04:58
> Hello. I recently added 300mg of gabapentin to help lengthen my sleeping time at night. It helps and does not feel bad in the a.m.
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> I still wake up earlyish however. I am thinking of trying 600mg at night. I want so to sleep in a bit. The day is long when it begins around 4:30. I have chronic pain that usually comes on by about, oh depending, 4:00 p.m. I am hoping an increase to 600mg might help with that a bit, too. I don't know. The gabapentin might be out of my system by then.
> Not sure how it works. The amounts usually scripted for pain would create cognitive impairment and would necessitate daytime dosing, and I could not do a daytime dose. Maybe if I had absolutely nothing to do, (yeah, right) an early evening dose would be acceptable.
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> Anyways, if anyone experienced with this med for pain or
> sleep could comment, that'd be great.
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> And I am hoping gabapentin is a substance that does not escalate, like a benzo. It actually feels nice at night. It would be such a boon if a med that felt good would continue to feel good.
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> Thanks.Neurontin is awesome. My Mom has been on it for anxiety for ~5-6 years. I don't take it anymore because something in my brain chemistry changed, or something, and it no longer works but you can go up to 3000-4000mg safely, I believe she takes 2800mg/day or so.
Strangely enough, I respond really well to Lyrica in the same way I used to with Neurontin, only better. It's something I never looked into, I only took it during a hospitalization a few years ago. Dunno why.
-z
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