Hi,

Pdoc did say that Gabapentin is a third line med for mood. I reminded him that no anti-depressants worked for me (due to agitation and / or side effects) and that this helped with anxiety within 10 days of starting it. It helped a little bit with depression as well.

He talked about how the Gabba in the Gabapentin has a synergistic relationship with Klonopin.

He said he does not give his patients (he does neuro work too) more than 900. 900 is usually enough to help. But then he said that 1200 was plenty . . . so he was rambling a bit. . . . but because the med is removed from the body so quickly, . . . (something I can't remember).
I think he said that at those doses some people get swelling of the ankles.

He looked ok today. The last two times I saw him he was recovering from falling from a ladder and crushing his ankle. He had refused surgery. He seemed to be walking fine but I did not ask him how he was doing because I wanted him to stay on topic.


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