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(Message started by: Liz04 on Mar 21^st, 2004, 3:11pm)

Title: Neurontin
Post by Liz04 on Mar 21^st, 2004, 3:11pm

Anyone here on it? if so, what strength seems to be somewhat effective?

Title: Re: Neurontin
Post by pubgirl on Mar 21^st, 2004, 6:17pm

Hi Liz

I don't take anti-convulsants at all, but I know that there have been some good results reported with gabapentin (same stuff). Like all things though, anti-convulsants do work for some, and not for others.

Wendy

Title: Re: Neurontin
Post by no-one on Mar 21^st, 2004, 7:14pm

Hi Liz,

I am taking 2,700 mgs of neurontin right now. I have been on it for 2 months but I really haven't found that it has helped though.

Title: Re: Neurontin
Post by UN_SOLVED on Mar 21^st, 2004, 7:28pm

on 03/21/04 at 19:14:19, no-one wrote:

Hi Liz,

I am taking 2,700 mgs of neurontin right now. I have been on it for 2 months but I really haven't found that it has helped though.

HOLY SHIT ~ That's a HUGE dose !
http://www.healthsquare.com/newrx/NEU1289.HTM
Unsolved

Title: Re: Neurontin
Post by HypnoticFreddy on Mar 21^st, 2004, 8:38pm

I was taking up to 2400 mg per day for anxiety. Yes, I posted earlier that it is known in some circles to act as a mood stabilizer or long-term relief for anxiety. I did not find anything from the medicine. No side-effects.

I know it is sometimes (as other anti-convulsants) prescribed for CHs.

Does nothing for me other than give me another orange bottle to look at in my medicine cabinet.

-Freddy

Title: Re: Neurontin
Post by Liz04 on Mar 21^st, 2004, 9:57pm

When i was first diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia four years ago i was up to 3600mg of neurontin....

now with the ch diagnosis which just started the neurontin does nothing for this electrical eye stabbing....like it did for the neuralgia......they want me to have the surgery and i don't wanna

Title: Re: Neurontin
Post by JDH on Mar 21^st, 2004, 11:04pm

Used to take 900mg daily for a non-ch issue but it wasn't helping so I stopped it. Then I started reading articles like this and I'm glad I did quit, check it out.
Fuckin' crooks!

http://www.citizen.org/eletter/articles/neurontin.htm

Jim

Title: Re: Neurontin
Post by Lizzie2 on Mar 21^st, 2004, 11:20pm

I've taken neurontin twice. Once at a low dose and once at an extremely high dose. It did nothing for my pain, and I am one of the unusual ones who got a crapload of side effects with it. That med gave me more side effects than every med I've ever taken except 2. My mom takes it for RLS at 600mg a day and it works great for that problem, and she doesn't get side effects from it. I won't be trying it again though, that's for sure!

Lizzie :)