Posted by brynb on September 19, 2012, at 16:31:09
In reply to Re: Non-benzo PRN for sleep/anxiety » brynb, posted by ChicagoKat on September 19, 2012, at 16:15:56
> Hi Bryn,
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> I found Neurontin to be a lifesaver. I am like you, can no longer take benzos, have grown too tolerant to tthem. But the Neurontin knocked me right out, and I've noticed no side effects. I like it MUCH better than Lyrica, which seemed to make my depression worse. Also, with Neurontin, there's lots of room to go up on the dose if necessary, and still be in the therapeutic range.
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> I was on Tramadol, like you, but I couldn't tolerate it; it made me way too irritable and made my BP high, but unresponsive to antihypertensives. I quit it after 2 days. So much for the "miralce" cure for depression. :(
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>Thanks, Kat. It's crazy--I feel like I've tried almost everything, but, naturally, that's not true, and I've had great suggestions on this board (and reminders of meds I forgot about).
Tramadol is still working for me as an AD. It gets me going in the morning. But, it's been making me hypomanic later, so we'll see. Sorry to here it didn't work for you. Is it possible your depression is within the bipolar spectrum (being treatment resistant and getting irritable from ADs)?
Unfortunately, I can't take Neurontin; I used to, and at first, it was good. Initially it was activating and would lift my mood within a few hours (gave me sort of a high). But, after being on it (even at low doses) off and on for two years, the last several times I took it, it made me manic.
So, it's Seroquel for now.Hope you're feeling better,
-b
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