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(Message started by: Nathan on Jun 18^th, 2003, 1:33pm)

Title: neurontin
Post by Nathan on Jun 18^th, 2003, 1:33pm

whats the highest dose of neurontin anyone has ever been on? and does anyone know how much is too much?

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by cbolony on Jun 18^th, 2003, 3:37pm

Nathan i was on a very small doses of 200 mgs some people here laugh at me because the dose was so small.There were taking 1500-2500 mgs aday.I now take depakote 500 mgs 3x a day.

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by Nathan on Jun 18^th, 2003, 9:55pm

i am om 2,700 mg a day of neurontin but with the memory loss it brings i sometimes wonder if i didnt dose twice in a row and im a little worried about overdosing.

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by cbolony on Jun 19^th, 2003, 5:03am

Nathan you are going to be all right just call your doctor and tell him what you think you did.What i do every monday because i take a lot of meds for the week is get a dish and set up everything for the week in case just like you did did i take that pill.All you have to do is count your pills to see if you took it for the day that easy.Two neuro told me that clusterheads are bullet proof they can take a lot of pain and a lot of meds and shit they are not kidding ;D Hang in there Nathanand stay PF :)

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by Nathan on Jun 19^th, 2003, 12:46pm

bullet proof huh? i may just have to test that theroy..... ;)

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by Nathan on Jun 19^th, 2003, 12:49pm

also, regarding the meds in a dish thing, i have a HUGE bottle of neurontin (270 pills) and it would be difficult to count out all the pills i take in a week, with the memory loss problem i wouyld lose count!!

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by cbolony on Jun 19^th, 2003, 3:23pm

Nathan just hang in ther you be all right.Try and get bigger dosage of neurontin so you don't have to take so many.I take verapamil 240 2x aday and depakote 500mgs 3x aday,Lipitor,thyroid the vera and the dep
make me very sleepy as for memory loss i can't tell because my head is always fuck up from these CH ;D ;D

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by Marc on Jun 20^th, 2003, 9:37am

Nathan,

About 5 years ago my previous Nero had me taking high doses like you are - over 3,000 mg at times. She told me that the max was around 4,800 mg per day. I didn't suffer any memory loss or other side effects.

I was also taking Verapamil at the same time - I was sure that I had found a good combination of drugs.

When I quit taking Neurontin, I saw no change in my CH's. It would appear that it didn't do anything to help me.

Good luck,

Marc

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by gtar_man on Jun 20^th, 2003, 12:12pm

Yo, Nathan, I've considered that .357 magnum therapy quite a few times over the last 2 years. But I became a grandfather last week, and I'd have missed it.
Always thought I was a lover, not a fighter, and clusterhead has reduced me to a quivering bowl of jello more times than I care to count.
But I'm still here, beast, you m*th*rf**k*r, and you can kiss my ass.
Hang tough, buddy, we're with you.

Mike

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by notseinfeld on Jun 20^th, 2003, 9:12pm

I agree with guitar grand-dad. Continued vigilance in the face of adversity summons the universal spiritual law whose reward will come back to you two-fold. Though I'm not a spiritual guy, I could use some help from these invisible forces.
Have you tried Verapamil? I took my system about 15 days to assimilate its adverse effects and smooth out. It's the number one defense, next to being 6 feet under I'm told!

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by Laurie on Jun 21^st, 2003, 2:09am

Hi, Nathan,

Some drugs are self-limiting: in order to get into the bloodstream, they depend on molecules in your body that transport them out of the gut or on other molecules that convert the drug to an active state. My understanding is that neurontin is one of these drugs. Thus, at some point, as you increase your intake dosage, your blood level dosage stops rising. It is difficult to OD on neurontin, which is one reason MDs like to prescribe it. My doctor recommended that I try taking neurontin in two half doses a couple hours apart rather than 1 single dose to increase my blood levels. I usually start at 300-600mg at bedtime and increase slowly as needed. My max was 1100 mg.

On the other hand, if you are having problematic side effects (like repeatedly not remembering whether you dosed a few hours earlier) or scary side effects like abdominal or chest pain, trouble breathing, or unusual stiffness, you should consult your doctor.

Have you tried setting up a weekly pill box with 7 slots (big ones exist) or, if you have too many meds, 7 small cups?

Laurie

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by kjn on Jun 21^st, 2003, 7:36pm

I was on 100 mg x 3 daily for 6 weeks and will never do it again.
The worst feeling I ever had!!!
I even told my doctor I would never take another Neurontin.
Getting up from a chair for instance was like a "frame-by-frame" replay. I had the worst mood swings and depression.
Next was a visit to a neurologist who prescribed Depakote, which was just "as bad" for me.
I used to take Percodan and wanted to get away from it but so far it was the only medication which would let me function for a while without the throbbing headaches.
NEURONTIN? never again !!!!!!!!!
Hope you find something which will work for you.
Best of luck.
kjn

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by kim on Jun 22^nd, 2003, 12:42pm

Last cycle I took 900 mg Neurontin per day for about 6 weeks. I think it might have shortened the cycle thus performing it's preventative duty.....(it's hard to be sure when you are episodic....)

Memory loss........yep. I was like a walking human filled with blank air - lol. I kept forgetting if I took my pill (and a few times probably took anudda one...lol) whatyagonnado.... ::) :D I wonder if I'm the only other neurontin taker that had a tendency to not drive so good while taking neurontin....I laugh about it now, but at the time it was upsetting....just could not tink strate on the stuff!!!!

The thing is - Out of all the meds I have taken for clusters over the past 25+ years this was one that I felt had some impact as a preventative.

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by fugly on Jun 30^th, 2003, 8:50pm

Hi, I am on 60 mg of Pred and my nero alsp put me on Nerontrin. He was on the FDA study for Nerontrin. He told me that they tested it at something like 3500 mg. But says that they limited it to 1800mg a day in the med books. He also said that there was no side effects except being tired. His exact words were whatever the brain doesn't use you pee right out. I am not sure if it is helping me but the pred is. The only problem is I am gaining weight badly. I hope this helps.

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by fugly on Jun 30^th, 2003, 8:51pm

Title: Re: neurontin
Post by Nathan on Jun 30^th, 2003, 10:13pm

sorry to tell you but your doc either lied or is just plain stupid. neurontin has MASS side effects, just ask around. also, if the medical books have the max dosage listed at 1800 mg, then why am i on 2700? my neuro is trying to kill me!!!! wtf, i told him id pay my bill soon....... ;D