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Posted by Roo on September 4, 2001, at 15:43:48
Anyone have any experience tapering off neurotin (on
a fairly high dose 1800 mg's)? I'm tapering off slowly
but I'm still wondering what to expect in terms of how
I might feel. I'm going off of it b/c of weight gain, and
b/c the source of my anxiety has cleared up.
Posted by SalArmy4me on September 4, 2001, at 16:08:54
In reply to Neurotin Withdrawal, posted by Roo on September 4, 2001, at 15:43:48
I can't find any evidence of a gabapentin withdrawal syndrome besides a rare case of catatonia reported in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology.
Posted by Cam W. on September 4, 2001, at 18:20:12
In reply to Neurotin Withdrawal, posted by Roo on September 4, 2001, at 15:43:48
Roo - Clinical Neuropharmacology (Vol.24, No.4, pp.245-246) recently reported 3 cases of gabapentin (Neurontin™) withdrawl syndrome. The 3 people were taking very large doses of Neurontin (4800mg/day, 3600mg/day, and 2400mg/day, respectively).
Symptoms that were noted were anxiety, sweating, heart palpitations, and irritability. Two of the three had their blood pressure checked, and it was significantly increased (156/95 and 167/92 respectively).
The author stated that a gabapentin withdrawl syndrome may not be a universal phenomenon, but clinicians should be alert to watch for it; especially in those taking large doses for a long period of time.
A slow withdrawl should minimize any problems that could occur.
I hope that this is of some help. - Cam
Posted by Krazy Kat on September 4, 2001, at 18:50:31
In reply to Re: Neurotin Withdrawal » Roo, posted by Cam W. on September 4, 2001, at 18:20:12
Roo --
I'm sure it's always safer to withdraw slowly from meds, but my experience was cold turkey and no problems.
- K.
Posted by Greg on September 4, 2001, at 19:01:12
In reply to Neurotin Withdrawal, posted by Roo on September 4, 2001, at 15:43:48
Roo,
I stopped cold turkey at 1500mgs a day with no withdrawals, but everyone is right, as a rule of thumb it's always safer to taper off of a med.
I hope you are well.
Greg
Posted by allisonm on September 4, 2001, at 20:00:36
In reply to Neurotin Withdrawal, posted by Roo on September 4, 2001, at 15:43:48
Ditto. My pdoc tapered my dose and one day I just stopped without any problems.
Good luck.
Alllisonm
Posted by kid47 on September 6, 2001, at 10:48:55
In reply to Neurotin Withdrawal, posted by Roo on September 4, 2001, at 15:43:48
I stopped cold turkey although it is probably best to taper. I was taking 3200mg/day(800x4) for almost a year & had no discontinuation problems
kid
> Anyone have any experience tapering off neurotin (on
> a fairly high dose 1800 mg's)? I'm tapering off slowly
> but I'm still wondering what to expect in terms of how
> I might feel. I'm going off of it b/c of weight gain, and
> b/c the source of my anxiety has cleared up.
Posted by MB on September 6, 2001, at 18:43:49
In reply to Neurotin Withdrawal, posted by Roo on September 4, 2001, at 15:43:48
> Anyone have any experience tapering off neurotin (on
> a fairly high dose 1800 mg's)? I'm tapering off slowly
> but I'm still wondering what to expect in terms of how
> I might feel. I'm going off of it b/c of weight gain, and
> b/c the source of my anxiety has cleared up.Weight gain??!! How much weight did you gain? I always thought that Neurontin was a mood stabalizer often chosen over Depakote because it didn't have weight gain side effects (along with a milder side-effect profile in general). My friend recently diagnosed with bipolar II has been put on Neurontin. She's already gained a lot of weight from Paxil (prescribed for panic attacks...it never really helped, but now she can't get off of it!!!). So, what should she expect weight-wise with Neurontin?? Do you think it is up there with Paxil in terms of making people fat?
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