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11-25-2018, 04:30 PM
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I am really depressed.
I currently take 300 mgs gabapentin at night. I think I can take more. Perhaps I would benefit. Apparently people with depression and anxiety can take 900 to 2,000 mg a day. I saw that some people can take up to take 4,800 mg/day. What do you think? I emailed my pdoc that I need to see her soon and will call her office Monday for an appt. M |
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11-25-2018, 05:58 PM
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Mari
I took Gabapentin for pain. But took about 600mg a day. But it also helped with depression at the time. Because I wasn't depressed when I took it. I had to start and depression pill after going off. Donna  
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11-25-2018, 08:31 PM
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Wisest Elder Ever
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I had heard up to 2000mg in divided doses.
bizi I am glad that you are calling your pdoc office in the morning.
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11-26-2018, 01:34 AM
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11-27-2018, 01:18 PM
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I used to take 600/600/1200mg a day for neuropathy and paresthesias, but many people with MS take it in higher doses. I'm not aware of any ceiling for it.
Right now I'm taking 700mg off-lable for psych as a mood stabilizer, but I usually lower my dose if my mood is low, and raise it if my mood is too high. I'm sorry you're so depressed, Mari I hope that your pdoc agrees to increase it, and it helps. I think you should be able to adjust to the sedation given enough time
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12-02-2018, 01:24 AM
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In the past an increased dose made me sleepier and it gave me paresthesia (weird feelings in my ears mostly)-- -- I think I might have tried to increase it twice before but I am willing to try increasing it again since I do not seem to have a lot of options. 
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12-11-2018, 10:20 PM
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12-12-2018, 10:05 AM
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People use gabapentin in conjunction with other meds (mostly opiates) to get high/higher. That is why they are trying to make it a controlled substance.
It never got me high at high doses either. It's working really well for me as an off-label mood stabilizer. I'm glad that it's helping you with your depression. That's wonderful
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12-13-2018, 03:38 AM
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OhKay,
Thanks for the Gabapentin news. I love that it is easy for me to get. (The thoughts about change can be disappointing.) M |
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12-13-2018, 07:26 AM
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I have gotten calls from pharmacists at my CVS asking me what dose I'm taking, and why I'm filling 300mg and 400mg scripts, and sometimes 100's. I have had to explain why I'm taking it, and that my dose keeps changing.
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o.k. to take lots more gabapentin?
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