Posted by LouisianaSportsman on April 5, 2014, at 9:11:55
In reply to Re: gabapentin for anxiety -- as of 2014?, posted by Snell on April 5, 2014, at 8:21:27
> > Gabapentin and its cousin Lyrica are almost as effective for anxiety as benzodiazepines.
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> In *your* experience, I think. I don't think you can state this as a truism.
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> > I have a personal issue with Lyrica and I no longer take 300mg. x 2/day, but when I did-- it was better than clonazepam EVER was for relieving my symptoms-- especially social anxiety.
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> I won't ask about your personal issue but you are one of a number of people recommending Lyrica.
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> > I am now prescribed a low dose of gabapentin, a measly 1,200mg./day, out of a good faith from my trusted PDOC.
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> Why is it "out of a good faith"? Doesn't your pdoc want to give you what works?
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> > I would also venture to say that it is the MOST EFFECTIVE mood stabilizer for my BP2.
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> Thank you for contributing. Your experience seems to be in the minority. I am finding that gabapentin is hardly worth the gel its capsules are made of--but it's great that it works so well for some people. I will ask my pdoc about Lyrica, since several people have mentioned it.
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>I accidentally say a lot of truisms when I mean for them to be my opinions.
My PDOC gives it to me out of good faith due to my personal issue with pregabalin.
Gabapentin, according to research, has been shown to not to be an effective mood stabilizer, but in my opinion is can be beneficial for a lot of patients-- if not the BEST thing for a lot of patients.
Lyrica is an amazing medication, but the 600mg. limit restricts a lot of therapeutic value since some patients may require more. But doctors may prescribe more than that.
Gabapentin may not be as an effective mood stabilizer as Lyrica for some patients due to the way it is metabolized. Higher doses reduce bioavailibility unless you take Gralise which is the enacarbil form. This is not the case with Lyrica.
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