Posted by willyee on December 27, 2005, at 21:34:34
In reply to Anticonvulsants as antidepressants?, posted by flmm on December 27, 2005, at 21:04:35
> Just started Neurontin for chronic nerve, back pain. Seems to help pain, but mood is greaty improved!Feel normal without feeling high. Just a normal balanced mood. I used to want to drink, take vicoden or take snri meds like effexor, just so I could take away the flatness of ssri meds. Could these be the way to go? It is very strange to feel very content and I feel like I have all my emotions intact like I could cry if I needed to. What's the deal with these? Maybe Larry Hoover knows.
I totaly dont wanna burst your bubble,but many people note a marked mood improvment upon first taking Nuerotion,its kinda like on the edge of being drunk,u get the euphoria but not the totaly distortion.
Unfortunatly for most they will become adjusted to the med and usualyhardly notice it.Now i could be wrong,and i truly hope i am.
All i can suggest from reading on it and being a current user is to A dont get over excitied and attempt to increase the dose,this seems to create tolerance quicker,also www.crazymeds.com notes this med actualy performs better at a lower dose range.
Second caffiene seems to have a nice synergy with it,i remeber hearing a craze of a huge huge cup of coffee with it to provide a semi stimulant/sedative effect.
I myself just res started it today,ko-wink-e-dink huh,and i had a great day,i can not BELIEVE what i accomplished this morning,a HUGE stack of bills papers etc that was rising is now gone,i was on the phone beig prodcutive like an animal,EXTREMLY social,articulate.Words seemed to flow out of my mouth anxiety totaly diminshed.
My specific combo was 30 mg parnate/100 mg caffiene/.5 mg klonopin and a 800 mg Nurontion tab.I know for sure the klonopin/nuerontion had a major part in todays social energy,im sitting here still amazed and how easly i accomplished so many tasks today,i mean it was incredable my pile is no longer a pile but a single paper or two.
I am however cursed with meds that work brilliantly for a day or two and fail,so i am on the merry go round again,regardless ill take a day off any time.
But back to you,a few last things to note are the increase in gaba can accumalte,and Nuerotion has been none to worsen depression,the good news is the drug plays very nice with almost everything,so id consider looking into the addition of a stimulant such as simple caffiene,modfanil,deprenyl or the like,WHEN and IF you feel you mood start to drop,also shh dont sa anything but klonopin and Nuerotion LOVE each other,they work wonderfully in conjunction.Good luck!
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