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My pdoc prescribed Gabapentin (neurontin) about 3 weeks ago. I'm taking only 200 mg., but have an appointment with her in a week; I expect she'll raise the dose. I want to have some idea of the doses people take so I can discuss it with her. If you are on Gabapentin, what dose are you on?
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Does anyone know what the standard dose for bipolar disorder is?
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In the past I have taken up to 2700mg a day.
Where I live the lowest dose is 200mg three times a day and the max 3000mg/day. __________________ Crazy, inside and aside Meds: bye bye meds CPTSD and some sort of depression and weird perceptions "Outwardly: dumbly, I shamble about, a thing that could never have been known as human, a
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I take 3600 mgs a day. 1200 three times a day.
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The dose can really vary which is one reason they like it, according to the IP doctor last time I was there.
I'm now on 800 mg at night and 100-200 mg PRN which is very rare. I've been on 600 mg twice a day and 800 mg at night and maybe even more than that once. __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel |
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Thank you all very much. Odd...I wonder why my pdoc started me at such a very low dose? 200 mg. per day is almost nothing.
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I am unfamiliar with the specifics of gabapentin but, and perhaps you know this already, many medications are prescribed for one condition at one dosage, and a completely different and unrelated condition at another dose. For instance - seroquel is an anti-psychotic at 250 mg but a sleep aid at 25 mgs. Perhaps gabapentin is similar? I know I take it for severe neuropathy and it strictly for physical reasons.
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I think they go slowly because too much gabapentin (in my experience) caused grogginess, dizziness, confusion, visual issues, slurred speech, etc. When that happened I was put on a lot at once because of severe akathesia.
Later I was put on more during a different IP stay and they went much more slowly. But even 100 mg PRN is really calming when I need it. The pdoc IP told me it works on receptors similar to klonopin so has that boost without being a benzo. Of course now they are concerned about gabapentin potentially being abused so that may not be such a good thing. My pdoc won't let me take nearly what the IP doctor did (but I don't need that much anyway now; then I was coming off 1200 mg of Seroquel in about a week while titrating up on clozapine). __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel |
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I take 600 MG twice a day.
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As I understood it my pdoc prescribed Gabapentin for sleep problems, for chronic pain, and for some mood stabilization (I have bipolar disorder). She did mention concern about dizziness. Well, I'll see her on Tuesday so hopefully she'll raise the dose then.
Rainbow, I was surprised to read online that Gabapentin is one of the meds that is frequently abused. Strange. Seems to me it would just cause extreme dizziness. |
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I take 300 daily at night and can take an additional 300 PRN.
When I started it, it was a low dose and titrated up; I am still pretty low compared to others but I have a low tolerance for most meds. __________________ I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. -M.Angelou Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anaïs Nin. It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view. -Dalai Lama XIV |
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I take 600mgs twice a day.
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I want to follow up on this post. I saw my pdoc today and she has raised the Gabapentin dose to 600 mg./day (300 a.m., 300 p.m.). She said she's not prescribing it for my chronic back pain since that's not her job and I said, Oh I know...but I'm really hoping that's what it helps the most with.
I asked her if I could stop taking Lamictal and she replied NO NO NO I don't want to be depressed, but I sure wouldn't mind some mania-lite. |
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I used to take 1800mg per day (600mg 3x a day). I started on just 100mg per day and tapered up from there.
Oddly, stopping it was as simple as reducing down to 1000, then tapering to 500 and then stopped in three weeks. __________________ * Dx: Unspecified Bipolar and Related Disorder * Rx: Latuda, Remeron, Prozac, Klonopin, Vraylar My avatar picture is a photo of the Whirlpool Galaxy I took in April 2023. I dedicated this photo to my sister who passed away in July 2016. |
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Since it's frequently used off-label for anxiety, it's got a pretty wide range. When I was taking it, I started at 100mg TID and eventually moved up to 600mg TID before stopping because I didn't feel like it was doing anything. But I've seen as high as 1,800mg TID or QID
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Yes, my pdoc said that Gabapentin has a very wide range. I'm now taking 900mg./day. But my Lamictal dose was also raised. So it's difficult to tell what is what, but I know I do feel more stable - much more. The downside is that I am sooo sleepy all day.
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I forgot what dose I went to and not having the previous posts out of time and........laziness I thought depending on weight It can go to 1600mg or so I prefer pregabalin It's older brother for anxiety as long as I have the fortitude to keep my appetite/satiation in check. I have 150mgs 2x a day but sometimes only use one. If they could create a Lyrica w/o the weight issue it would be gold. They now use it for anorexics off label.
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Has anyone experienced "loopy" feeling and lightheadedness when taking Gabapentin? I'm having a hard time with those side effects since pdoc raised my dose.
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Yes and yes. The first time I did have to back down the dosage but teh 2nd time I just adjusted.
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