TranquilMember3 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I just started taking nuerontin(gabapentin) a long with my other meds as a mood stabilizer/ anti-anxiety.I was wondering if anyone has had luck on this medication as an add-on? Has it helped with your anxiety? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I had luck with this medication initially and I was up to 4,000 mg. It helped my mood from what I remember, but at that time I was also on other meds that could have worked with it. After awhile though it wasn't doing anything. For me it was a very hard medication to wean off of. It took a very long time, and all I remember is being agitated, irritable, etc until I was off it, plus another week not on it. But for many people I'm sure they didn't have as hard a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooladdict Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I take 2000mg. I get night sweats and insomnia if I forget to take it. Did it help? I don't know. If it did it took a long time to gradually work. I tend to think that time really healed my GAD. I was prescribed neurotin to combat anxiety as well as as a mood stabilizer. Hope it works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMember3 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 I take 2000mg. I get night sweats and insomnia if I forget to take it. Did it help? I don't know. If it did it took a long time to gradually work. I tend to think that time really healed my GAD. I was prescribed neurotin to combat anxiety as well as as a mood stabilizer. Hope it works for you. tooladdict thank you for your feedback. i noticed on your signature you are also taking saphris. i just started on Saphris about a week ago and have noticed muscle weakness. have you experienced anything like this when you started it? what side effects have you experienced?? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix_Rising Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I take 1200 mg of Neurontin or Gabapentin daily. (one in the morning, two at noon and one at night). I find it very helpful as an add-on for anxiety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needhope Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I am thinking of going on Lyrica as my Paxil (30mg) and Remeron (15mg) combo isn't doing much to help. Does anyone here take Lyrica and it helps them overcome anticipatory anxiety ? Also, I read the major side effect is dizziness ....have any of you experienced this ? Once of my main anxiety symptoms is nausea so I am worried the dizziness would make it worse ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacelizard Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I find it helpful. It's just subtle. I don't notice it as much as, say, a benzo because it doesn't make you euphoric or sleepy. It just tended to help me to think less about things and was able to get more things done. The dosage is tricky though because everyone is different and it's hard to find the right amount. I didn't start feeling anything until 900mg or 300mg TID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needhope Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I find it helpful. It's just subtle. I don't notice it as much as, say, a benzo because it doesn't make you euphoric or sleepy. It just tended to help me to think less about things and was able to get more things done. The dosage is tricky though because everyone is different and it's hard to find the right amount. I didn't start feeling anything until 900mg or 300mg TID.I find it helpful. It's just subtle. I don't notice it as much as, say, a benzo because it doesn't make you euphoric or sleepy. It just tended to help me to think less about things and was able to get more things done. The dosage is tricky though because everyone is different and it's hard to find the right amount. I didn't start feeling anything until 900mg or 300mg TID. Did you have any side effects like dizziness ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacelizard Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Personally, no. Maybe a little tiredness the first few days but after that nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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