Posted by sac on July 17, 2004, at 15:24:10
In reply to Re: Can Neurontin be a useful mood stabilizer???, posted by SLS on July 17, 2004, at 8:35:20
Thanks for your feedback. That happens to be exactly what I was thinking. Lamictal works for my depression but leaves me with the agitation thing. I was thinking Neurontin for that? Have you ever used the combo?. I can't take Depakote anymore, today will be my last day. I just feel too awful on it. I don't have mania and the only periods of hypomania I have are really AD related so I don't think the Depakote is for me.
> Hi Stacy.
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> > I'm currently on the med merry go round again and I am not feeling too good on Depakote. I have bipolar II and mostly suffer from Depression. Currently on 20 mgs. Prozac and 250 mg Depakote and I feel lousy when I take the Depakote...I feel more depressed and I don't see how this is supposed to help. I stopped Lamictal 2 months ago due to some agitation I was having from it. Currently, I am using Neurontin to sleep at night and was wondering what the consensus is with it being a mood stabilizer. My Pdoc says it's not that effective alone. Anyone have positive experience with Neurontin or Depakote?? Thanks. -Stacey
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> Depakote makes me feel more depressed too.
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> I really don't know what to make of Neurontin. I know some doctors who use it routinely to treat bipolar disorder in combination with antidepressants. However, I don't think it does much on its own for depression, and it doesn't make a good mood stabilizer for acute mania. It seems to make a good combination with Lamictal, though. The NIMH did some work on this a few years ago. I guess the big question with Neurontin is whether or not it can act as a prophylactic against manic or depressive episodes. It has, however, shown itself to be effective for some anxiety disorders.
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> If you were doing well on Lamictal, and have had trouble finding anything else that would work, I would return to it, keep the Neurontin, and treat the agitation.
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