I can't believe how stupid I am. I'm take 600 mg of neurontin at nite. tonight I took my 600 and then I took 600 mg more. I can't believe I did that. I panic and call the pharm. and they looked it up and said that I should be ok, that I may feel really sleepy for a while, and maybe not take my morning meds which is only 300mg. I never make a mistake with my meds. I've been taken them for a long time and haven't messed up. I was ready to head to the bathroom and start getting sick to get it out of my system. Has anyone done this before with neurorntin

Mary

Hi Mary..
Wow been there done that actualy.. you should as yr pharmacist says sleep better.. I didn't notice any other effect except I slept in in till noon.. 1200 mg three times a day was the max they would raise me they said, but I switched up to lyrica (works on a lower doseage) before getting past 800 mg 3 times daily.

Pleasent dreams my friend please don't wory you'll be ok
sandra

Mary,
Girl, first of all your NOT stupid!! I am! LOL anyway, I took 2 800 mg. of neurontin by mistake. I didn't call anyone, just told my husband. He said, I'll keep shaking you!! LOL Also, I took 2 of the 60 mg. of time released morphine (Kadian) capsules and slept for 11/2 days! Now, that's STUPID!! ~Love ya! Desi

Hi Mary,
"just don't drive or operate heavy machnery".....LOL
You are NOT stupid.---if you saw how hard it was for me to spell this....
I / We take sooo much medication that this is easily done.
I have been called many rude things associated with being really pedantic I write down on a chart that i keep in a book that goes nowhere other than its home & record those meds - the instant it goes in my mouth & I swallow it with a big drink of water. I mark it as taken. I usually know I've done it then cos I've spilled on my CRPS affected knee & am saying bad things about my coordination.

I can't wait to feel the snippett of pain relief for 45 mins so it is really easy to think "Did I, mmmmmh nah ......oops!...then the number of tabs don't add up.....& I wet myself.
It is like religiously timed & recorded & never varies.

Take good care Auberon

Mary,
Your not stupid just confused ... I have forgotten to take my meds or taken them twice before.. I think it is just part of the problem we deal with sometimes..
I went out and bought one of the pill containers from the pharmacy that is large enough to hold the amount of pills I take it holds Sun thru Sat 7 days am and pm doses. I have to fill it every week and then I know when I have taken all of my meds there is no guess work..
Get some sleep and I hope your feeling better tomorrow...
Many Hugs
Dawn

hey mary i just wanted to drop a quick note and tell you that i think you can forgive yourself for this one. making a mistake does not make you stupid. i have made the same mistake (more than once). while your body may not be used to that high dose the drug has been in your system for a while so an adverse effect is far less likely. it takes several doses for your body to truely experience the full effects of a dosage. a little drowsiness is ok, as long as your not dozing off behind the wheel of a car or a front end loader. i hope this note finds you wide awake and no longer stressing over a mistake anyone of us could make.

Hi there,
I am sure that everyones made a mistake with their medications at some point.
When I was in hospital last, my nurse tried to give me 30mg of Amitriptyline instread of 10mg of Baclofen, luckily I realised that she had made a mistake and she apologised. I told my PM doctor and he went mad.
Pain free hugs
Alison

Thank you all for your encouraging words. I feel so much better knowing that I am not the only one to do this. I am on a routine, and if I get thrown off of it, then I seem to be brain dead. I will get one of the meds holder and start using it. I guess I just need to be more careful. lol...

thanks and hugs to all

Mary

HI
Just come up with an idea that might help you. If you take your tablets several times a day, I would set an alarm to go off at the time you need them, for example if you need them at 8am, 2pm and 10pm then set the alarm for those times.
Hope this helps
Alison

Allison,

That is a great idea. I'm going to start it today. Thank you very much as I do take my meds several times a day.. In fact, time for my next set.

Have a good day.

Hugs
Mary