Posted by Maximus on November 2, 2002, at 18:12:57
In reply to Re: Lamictal + Lithium, honeymoon is OVER!!! » Maximus, posted by judy1 on November 2, 2002, at 15:26:38
> First, I'm sorry you are feeling so bad. Why stop the klonopin?- it is a much better med for anxiety than neurontin, and that sounds like your primary symptom right now. It also helps as an adjunctive mood stabilizer, and neurontin has proved to be no better than a placebo in several studies.
Hi Judy1,
First of all, thank you so much for your kind and warm words. It is very appreciated.
To answer your questions, yes Klonopin is a great anti-anxiety/panic drug. I've been taken Klonopin for 10 years. But according to my pdoc, clonazepam is a CNS depressant (with a mild interaction with Lamictal), althought it is a very very good anti-anxiety med. I should add that my pdoc is not at all "benzophobic".
I've been taken Neurontin in the past. Yes it is true that Neurontin has absolutely NO mood stability effect. In that deparment (mood stabilizer), Neurontin is the most expensive sugar pill ever. BUT, but she prescribed it to me as an anti-anxiety med only. And i prefer myself Neurontin to Klonopin because it tends to relax my muscles. A bonus for me.
Best regards,
Max
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