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Old Apr 19, 2022, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by BethRags View Post


Klonopin is a harsh mistress. All the tolerance issues - yet it can be a very helpful med. What about Gabapentin? I have severe anxiety and to my amazement, Gabapentin has helped it quite a lot. No noticeable side effects.
Thanks Beth.

I tried gabapentin years ago and it worked really well. The problem was having to take all those pills. I was up to 3 pills 3 times a day and I found that difficult to manage, so my pdoc and I stopped it.

After that I went on lamictal and that took care of things until I had to stop that too (allergic reaction) after several years.
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* Dx: Bipolar II (finally, after years at Bipolar NOS)
* Rx: minimal dose of Lamictal

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