I think nausea is one of the worst feelings…

I'm so sorry that it's so hard to find effective treatment for your symptoms because you are constantly stymied by side effects

Bizi asked about Klonopin… do you experience any side effects from that? I know your pdoc isn't a fan of it, but you have to do what works for you with the least amount of risk given how sensitive you are to meds. If the Klonopin helps and you can tolerate it well enough, I don't see the point in messing around with other ****.

I have been through the whole "If you only…you would feel better" business with my own husband in the past. It left me feeling frustrated, misunderstood, and alone. I'm sorry that your husband doesn't understand how hard things are for you

Both nausea and anxiety. Mostly anxiety in my "stomach"

I love Klonopin -- take 2.5 mgs at night.
In the afternoon I took 0.5 for the dentist and a few hours later my day and
stomach and anxiety got better.

Pdoc does not like me taking more but I might tell her I need more Klonopin.


I am taking 200 mgs of Gabapentin instead of the 300 prescribed because of
brain fog or drowsiness or something similar and did not tell pdoc.

Maybe I should take part of the third capsule before I go to bed tonight


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I ended up getting a million errands completed during the day,
picked out a new pair of young-ish looking glasses,
helped my dad with something on the phone for like an hour,
and got the cleaning lady over here a little after 9:00 p.m.
so we could organize my closets and clothes for work.

And tried to **** off people on Twitter

I am taking 200 mgs of Gabapentin instead of the 300 prescribed because of
brain fog or drowsiness or something similar and did not tell pdoc.

Maybe I should take part of the third capsule before I go to bed tonight


M

I hope your pdoc will listen to you

I understand about the gabapentin. I quickly notice the difference when the dose becomes too much med for me. I don't know how I managed to take so much for so long.

It's great you got so many errands done! I feel better when things are organized.

I hope you feel better soon.
(((((HUGS))))
bizi

First day of

no nausea
no anxiety

I slept a lot

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Tonight I took the whole 300 mg gabapentin as prescribed.

did anything change?

I hope your med trials work out for you.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

Last night (FRI) and tonight (SAT) I took four hundred mgs gabapentin.
(Up from two hundred that I have been taking for a while.)

I think I am feeling better
(less anxious -- that anxiety was awful for a few days for some reason -- it came down on me for no reason)

But the things inside my ear (paresthesia) are annoying.


M

parasthesia, does not sound like fun.
Does it come and go? I have a feeling of a needle pinch me several times thru ought the night when I took zyprexa. I will not take that again. The pain did go away.
I hope your anxiety is better and continues to be better.
(((((HUGS))))
bizi

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Email I just sent to my pdoc about my appt today:
Hello, Doctor,

My husband is planning to come with me to my appointment at 3:15 as you requested.
I want to let you know that I increased the Gabapentin dose to 400 a day and that I am feeling better than I have in a while.
I take a little extra Klonopin about twice a week.
Mari
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Also I typed this list to show her when I see her today:


Appointment 3:15

July 23 200 Gabapentin depressed and anxious / mostly very depressed
July 24 200 Gabapentin depressed and anxious / mostly very depressed
July 25 300 Gabapentin
July 26 300 Gabapentin
July 27 300 Gabapentin
July 28 400 Gabapentin
July 29 400 Gabapentin
July 30 400 Gabapentin Noticed that I was feeling better – less depressed and less anxious
July 31 400 Gabapentin Not depressed
Aug 1 400 Gabapentin Feeling O.K. Feeling well enough to do house work. Better ability to focus.
Aug 2 400 Gabapentin Feeling O.K


Side effects: paresthesia (especially in my ears) have increased since the increased Gabapentin.
Need Extra Klonopin some days – between .25 and .5