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Old 11-05-2010, 06:29 AM #1
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Sometimes they make me tired too... depends on the day.. other days are more zombie-like.
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Sometimes they make me tired too... depends on the day.. other days are more zombie-like.
It causes Drowiness. I workout 3x a week so I take a pre-workout supplement which makes me energized and wide awake.

Cafeine is good savior but thats the only option.
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Sometimes they make me tired too... depends on the day.. other days are more zombie-like.
Just saw the pain specialist yesterday. He wants me to take 100mg of Gabapentin, 4 times a day plus he's adding Baclofen, not sure the dosage yet. Has anyone taken this mixture?? What can I expect??
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Hi Jiggered. I was on 10mg baclofen 3xday along with 200mg dilantin, 1000mg dilantin and 2700mg neurontin last year before my mvd. The baclofen didn't seem to do too much to me except when I first started taking it I had bad dreams. You can apparently go up pretty high on neurontin. I think the max is 3600mg a day. My highest was 3200mg a day. All of that medication made me very tired and forgetful. Laureen
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Sometimes they make me tired too... depends on the day.. other days are more zombie-like.
What do you do about it?
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Anyone using just Carba?
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Well, if I can take a short nap during the day I try to do that before the kids get home from school. The forgetfulness is just a daily thing. That is why I'm going to try this radiofrequency rhizolysis procedure so that hopefully I will be able to get off of all of these meds or a least cut down drastically.
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What do you do about it?
lots of coffee and tons of post it notes to remember stuff...
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I take 200mg daily. I have permission from my GP to go up and down as I see fit. When I go to the dentist for example I up the dose a few days in advance. I believe my TN and dental treatments are inked so am still having dental work. ( and will be for the next month or so) I have only been taking this for 6 weeks but it does seem to work for me. My main side effect is tiredness. The pain is sooooo much better now but I am loathe (scared actually) to stop it incase the severe ligtning pains come back. Best of luck.
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For those considering upping the dose at night and reducing the dose in the am to reduce daytime tiredness......The half life ( or time Carbamazapine remains in your bloodstream) is long so that this methodology won't make much difference. You can of course get your carbamazepine levels checked by your Dr to make sure they are at a reasonable level. (Although this test is usually reserved for those requiring the drug for epilepsy/bipolar disorders).
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