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Old 02-02-2011, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith View Post
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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Hey Doc what would be your pain level 1-10 when you dont need the 100mg?
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