Neurontin? Bad?

[Guest Calley]

Anyone use this and how is it? This link and many ohers seem scary.

http://www.medrants.com/index.php/archives/1319

[oohshinyobject]

Neurontin did NOTHING for me

[liveoak]

Neurontin calmed me down. I don't remember having side effects.

[nomi]

I started taking it for fibromyalgia, but my pdoc suggested increasing the dose for anxiety treatment. Since the increase, my free-floating anxiety is almost nonexistent and my sleep has improved. I think it even augments the stabilizing effects of Lamictal. Side effects: mostly just dry/sensitive skin (worsened when Lamictal was added, but manageable), occasional light-headedness (seems to happen if I'm late taking my dose), some cognitive issues when titrating (losing words, forgetfulness). It may have caused me to gain a couple of pounds. It's not the med for everyone, but I love Neurontin.

I've never heard of it being used as an antidepressant. It's somewhat sedating, good at mellowing me, but no effect on depression that I've noticed.

[Zippy]

It helped my anxiety for about 6 months and then pooped out. I was on 2100 mg. I felt drunk for about a week and then that wore off and I had no other side effects. It has a pretty low side effect profile.