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Old 02-02-2011, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by nide44 View Post
Neurontin @ 200 mg 3x day = 600mg/day. That is a starter dose to start titrating up to a point where symptoms start to feel better-usually about 1800 to 3200 mgs/day in divided doses. It has to be in effect 24/7 equally.
All drugs effect individuals differently. I'm taking 100 mg. neurontin as needed, and that's only been twice in the past two weeks. I don't know what the "starter" dose is, other than what the drug companies recommend (300mg. 3x/day for Neurontin according to the PDR), which (as in the case of oxycontin a few years ago) may be somewhat exaggerated - they're in the business of selling drugs. (I could make a similar comparison to dog food.)

Prevailing wisdom is to find/take the smallest dose necessary to achieve a reasonable level of comfort.

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