Posted by gilmourr on October 21, 2012, at 13:05:39
In reply to The Neurontin Stupids, posted by Christ_empowered on October 21, 2012, at 12:05:00
> OK. I'm on 30/Abilify and 900/Neurontin daily. Or...I should be. My insurance would only cover 15/Abilify because my doc wrote for 2x 15 daily, and that's apparently not going to happen (understandable, given the costs...).
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> So, even though I wasn't taking the neurontin (made me stupid), I am now, since I'm going to be on 1/2 my (recently increased) dose of Abilify until I get a new Rx. Fun, huh?
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> Does this dumb *ss feeling from Neurontin go away? I swear, its worse than starting a benzo. I think its mostly for residual anxiety+agitation, not anti-manic action or anything.
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> Thanks
For a lot of people, high doses of Neurontin will mess with your cognitive processing and memory. Some people can get by without any issues on a lower dose, but that's a high amount. I'd look for something else, I wouldn't ever go on a high dose of lyrica. Way too much cognitive slowing.
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