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Aug 19, 2015, 06:00 PM
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I was just prescribed this for anti-anxiety while tapering klonopin. Never heard of it or seen it in anyone's signature... You?
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Aug 19, 2015, 06:04 PM
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It's generic for Neurontin. I take it too. It doesn't help me with anxiety but it helps with the neuropathy I developed when they ripped me off Klonopin without a taper. Good luck. I hope it goes well for you.
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Aug 19, 2015, 07:09 PM
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I took it many years ago as a mood stabilizer when I was a teen. I don't know if it really worked. Seems it's fallen out of favor as a mood stabilizer anymore. I don't know if it will help for anxiety. Worth a shot, right? Good luck!
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Aug 19, 2015, 08:53 PM
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I take 800mg of gabapentin daily for anxiety
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Aug 19, 2015, 09:42 PM
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I took gabapentin for about 3-4 years straight twice a day first years it seemed to help but it slowly felt as if i had built a tolerance for it and had littke effect
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Aug 19, 2015, 11:12 PM
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I take 400 mg as a slight mood stabilizer. It doesn't do much but it does something. I can't tolerate higher doses without getting loopy but haven't been able to come off this low dose. It may help with anxiety more than anything. I don't really know.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Aug 19, 2015, 11:46 PM
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It works via the neurotransmitter GABA. So do benzos like Klonopin. GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in our bodies. It slows down nervous system activity.
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Aug 20, 2015, 08:59 AM
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I take Gabapentin, 900mg per day. At first it made me lethargic, but I got used to it. I think it helps. Not radically, but worth it. Another upside is its not horribly expensive and low on side effects (for me).
I hope it helps you! Meds: only Gabapentin ATM |
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Aug 20, 2015, 10:25 PM
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Was on it for anxiety, it loses it's efficacy faster then any drug I can remember taking for anxiety.
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Aug 21, 2015, 08:53 AM
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I tried it with absolutely no discernable effect. But how a drug works on one person means nothing to you.
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Aug 21, 2015, 08:56 AM
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Gabapentin is used off label for treating anxiety in bipolar patients (not approved by the FDA for this purpose). I take 100mg three times a day and I can feel the difference when I don't take it. Any side effects I had subsided after three weeks and it works well for me.
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Aug 21, 2015, 09:06 AM
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I was on it for diabetic nerve pain a couple years ago. Only took it for a few months because I didn't have insurance at the time and it was really costly. It worked great for nerve pain. My NP tried adding it on as a mood stabilizer in July. For some reason, this time it gave me an incredible never satisfied appetite. So I decided it wasn't worth it.
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Aug 21, 2015, 10:10 AM
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I have tried it in the past for neuropathic pain ---- had great and serious side effects....
Now, I am back on a very low dose at night trying to build up a tolerance for it so that I can take if for pain since I can't afford the med I was on for pain.... Did not know it had the anti-anxiety/mood-stabilizing effects. Very interesting.
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Aug 21, 2015, 11:50 AM
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I already posted but felt I should be more specific.
I take 200 in the am and 600 at bedtime for anxiety. I still have *some* issues but I think it really helps with my anxiety!
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Aug 21, 2015, 01:11 PM
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my husband has been taking 600mg 3x a day for 5 yrs now from day 1 for shingles and nerve damage from the shingles.,,it does help some with the severe itching/pain.
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