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Is it ok to self adjust the amount of neurontin? Is it possibel to take to much my Neuro has me on 400 2xs a day and 500 at bedtime. If I increase will it do any harm? Im also taking Valium 3 xs aday how long can I stay on this? It is helping and I actually have even lost the high feeling I was getting at first is that normal?? Im not new to MS Im just new to this nerve pain stuff.

thanks
Lisa

I've been taking Neurontin for several years. I'm only on 900 mg a day. That is my max for it.

The "high" feeling lessens and you don't get that effect anymore.

How much are you thinking of increasing it by? I would discuss it with your dr 1st. I only increase during breakthrough pain and spinal flares by taking 600 mg in the am and 600 in the pm. I can only do that for a day or 2.

When I first went on a med close to what Neurontin is I had to increase the dose with Drs help until pain subsided. Then we backed off until I was still pain free. So now I know if I have breakthrough pain how much I can increase temporarily. Example: I started out with 1 pill, gradually increased to 5 a day. By backing down to 3 a day I was still pain free. So now I know I can safely take two more pills if I need it. I know though that if I had to do that quite often I would need to call her.

Word of advice, each time I increased a pill I would have the fuzzy feelings for several days.

Thanks guys, I incresead it by 1 and it stoped the pain so I guess thats all I needed but by reading your replys I am way over what you guys were already taking. but I didnt get that buzzed feeling from it so I am just going to roll with it for now. I cant afford another trip to the Neuro. :

I think the highest dosage for Neurontin is something like 3600 mg a day. They titrate you up to 1800 mg and go from there. So what you are taking is fine. And, if it works for you at that dosage that's fantastic.

For me, I never made it up that far and have sufficient relieve from the nerve pain at 900 mg a day.

wow im not even close to the 3600 a day so I wont worry about that. I think I will stick to my 5 5 6 and see what happens from there. Im not sure if you saw my other post but I thought for sure I was dieing I ended up going to the ER my head was burning so bad. the funny part of all of that was my Neuro happened to be the one on call that night. oooppps that was a very expensive trip to the er I didnt even need. I now have his cell phone number in case of something ever happens like this again. I guess this is all part of the learning experience we all get from the wonderful monster.

How do you function, Lisa with that dosage during the day?

Jason

I function fine actually which is kinda strange. I dont know if you saw the part that I am also talking Valium with it. I think some drugs have alot of reverse functions to my system, I know I took Nyquil once and only once and I couldnt sleep all night it had me so wired.

I take 1200 mg 2x a day and 1600 at night and I take 2mg valium twice a day. Not to mention Zanaflex, Baclofen, Noritylan, Tramodal on top of it.
I wish I could lower my medications I asked the doctor and he said maybe at a later date but I had to switch doctors for insurance purposes and he don't know me that much. Side effects vary, weight gain is really bad with Neurontin I know this for a fact, so it varies per person I guess but I would always check with your doctor if you was still having nerve pain. Hth and hugs.

I talked to my Neuro yesterday and he told me if it helped do it.. He did tell me he wants to wean me off the Valium which I am not to happy about it is a very relaxing drug for me he is switching me to amatipaline (spell) which as long as it works thats fine by me. I can understand how people do get addicted to valium though it is a all over good feeling. And the weight gain I know to well about I was on it about a year ago much smaller dose and put on 15 pounds Im allread overweight so what the heck probably wont even notice