Posted by wendy b. on March 27, 2002, at 16:15:01
In reply to i took it up to 6 times/day, posted by Krazy Kat on March 27, 2002, at 9:32:27
... just to let you know, Dreamer & Kelly -
I am still on 600 mg per day, 6 times a day. Have you any idea how hard this is to remember to take, for someone whose memory is shot to hell by this very med? Arrrhhhg. But the moods are kept calm, so I'm not a screaming, angry person like I am when I forget to take it...scary shit happens when I haven't put any in my bag when I go out and have to stay out for a long period of time.
Why can't they make it in orange chewables? It's a pain in the ass to have to take it so frequently. Mitch once told me they're working on an extended release version, but it's not here yet.
Anyway, Dream-person: the old girl Sar, wherever she is, was begun on 100 mg per day, I was started on 300 mg 2x per day, played aroung with day dosing, night dosing. Used to help me sleep (but no dreaming, so no good), now 600 mg at bedtime won't touch the insomnia & sometimes have to take Xanax to sleep. So I ramped way the hell up.
But 100 per day CAN really affect you, remember Sar's comments from about 9 months ago. Take it slow, maybe work up to one 100 in am, one in early evening. Then if you like the buzz, add more till you reach your plateau. One tends to reach a cetain blood-level that works for your particular chemistry; the other factor is the particular meds you are taking in your cocktail. I have felt that it's a very safe drug to be on.
IS there a drug for mood stabilization more expensive than Neurontin? At least here in the states, it's quite the pricey item. I have insurance, so it's ok, thank goodness. Kelly - are you still on Neurontin? Or still doing the Depakote?
So keep at it Dreamer, the drug has worked very well for many people, including moi...
all the best,
Wendy
> it has a short half-life - 4 to six hours, and i was taking 600 mg at a time.
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> your dose sounds like next to nothing to me.
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> -kk
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