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Jan 06, 2019, 07:35 PM
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my new prescriber person is giving me a low dose (300mgs day, 100mgsx3 as needed...) to see what happens, and..
I think I like it. The Abilify is steady for now @ 20, but we talked about lowering it...my plan was to see about the gabapentin @ a higher dose, get the Abilify down to 10-15mgs/day, and...yeah. my mood is improved. concentration isn't great, but i just started. i wish they made an xr, er, etc. something all day. who out there takes gabapentin? any advice, things to watch out for? i see the dosage range is crazy insane...my tiny dose all the way up to 3600mgs or something. do what works... thanks in advance. :-) |
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Jan 06, 2019, 08:32 PM
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I had trouble with my ankles swelling but it can help with sleep
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Jan 06, 2019, 10:02 PM
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are you on the invega shot?
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Jan 06, 2019, 10:49 PM
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I take 20mgs of Abilify too. I was on 1200mg of gabapentin a day. It did nothing for my mental illness but was great for nerve pain. I discontinued it about a year ago. I hear it works wonders for others just not for me. Nothing like a good old benzo.
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Jan 07, 2019, 10:28 PM
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Jan 07, 2019, 11:37 PM
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I take Gabapentin for nerve pain and usually get sleepy from it. I find it relaxing. I'm prescribed to take as needed 1-3 of the 100 mg. up to 3 times a day.
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Jan 07, 2019, 11:44 PM
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I love Gabapentin. Gabapentin improves the quality of deep sleep. I dream on it, after many years of dreamless medicated sleep. I am so grateful for Gabapentin. It also ameliorates akathisia caused by antipsychotics.
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Jan 15, 2019, 07:11 AM
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I take it to sleep but I wake up every three hours and have to take more, so I'm not really impressed. Compared with Seroquel this med sucks for me, but at least it doesn't make me gain weight.
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Jan 16, 2019, 12:05 AM
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Bipolar I w/Psychotic features Zyprexa Zydis 5 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Melatonin 10 mg Levoxyl 75 mcg (because I took Lithium in the past) past medications: Depakote, Lamictal, Lithium, Seroquel, Trazodone, Risperdal, Cogentin, Remerol, Prozac, Amitriptyline, Ambien, Lorazepam, Klonopin, Saphris, Trileptal, Clozapine and Clozapine+Wellbutrin, Topamax |
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