Re: neurotin
Jo Ellen Finkelstein (ghellen(AT)ninenet.com)
Fri, 25 Dec 1998 20:24:34 -0600
Don Cassell wrote:
>
> Jo Ellen,
> I was taking 4000mg of Neurontin a day until the neuro increased it to
> 4800mg. I ordered a 3 month supply at the increased level, but never used
> it. I started having side effects that I suspected were caused by this high
> dosage. One of the major side effects was drowsiness, but sometimes I also
> had trouble sleeping through the night. Go figure! The neuro also prescribed
> Amantadine to combat the fatigue. I weaned myself from the Neurontin and
> eventually the Amantadine. At one time, the Neurontin seemed to do just what
> it was supposed to do; relieve the burning in my feet, right leg and the
> 'band' around my body. After awhile it just didn't seem to work as well. I
> have been off of it for several months without any increase in symptoms.
>
> The Amantadine did seem to counteract the drowsiness.
>
> Hope you find a combination that works for you.
>
> Don from Maryland, where it's snowing on this eve of Christmas Eve.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jo Ellen Finkelstein <ghellen(AT)ninenet.com>
> To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
> Date: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 4:35 AM
> Subject: neurotin
>
> >Hi guys, Joellen here. My neurologist has put me on a course of
> >increasing neurontin. My question is this: did any of you that are
> >taking neurontin in higher doses (I'm up to 1500mgs. so far) experience
> >a lot more drowsyness? There have been days lately when I seem to want
> >to sleep all day! Of course during the winter months when the weather
> >gets wet and slippery I don't get out alot (boy does tv get boring after
> >awhile even with cable!).
> > Joellen
> >P.S. Merry Christmas, Happy Channucha, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel, Happy
> >New Year, Happy Kwannza, etc.etc.etc. :)
> >
> >Hi Don, Joellen here. I just got over a rather scary experience. The
second day of having increased the dose on my neurontin to 1500mg. a day
I was sleepy (slept nearly 18 hours more or less straight.) confused,
my speech was slurred and actually felt like I was drunk! I called the
Dr. who told me to not take any more that day and back it down to 900mg.
a day for awhile. At least I didn't have a hangover!!!LOL I feel
better now but it has messed up my sleep pattern so I was up all night
on Christmas eve and didn't fall asleep until nearly time to get up and
fix the turkey! so I am going to slide back into bed at this early hr
of 8:30 PM cst and probably zone out til tomarrow!
Joellen in the Archway City (St Louis MO) where it is cold but we did
not have a white Christmas!