Posted by Nina on January 24, 2001, at 20:19:18
In reply to neurontin and herbs and weight gain etc, posted by soni on January 24, 2001, at 5:10:07
> Dear All
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> I started on Neurontin 600mg a day in October for reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the shoulder. At the time I was also taking seroxat(paxil) 20 mg. I have gradually come off seroxat over the last month and this is my 5th day free of any seroxat. I am experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
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> Nerontin makes me sleepy and I didn't want to experiment with higher doses without coming off seroxat first with the consent of my doctor first of course.
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> My questions:
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> Does Neurontin increase appetite or just wanter retention?
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For me Neurontin definitely increased appetite, even at very low doses (i.e., 100 mg or even less). However, I was on a higher dose for quite a while (300 mg is high for me--I feel woozy and dizzy)--and I do think this side effect has lessened over time (2 years now). Lower dose probably helps too.Following the Zone Diet (30/40/30--protein/carbs/fats) or a rough approximation seems to help--eating protein with every meal and trying not to eat sweets (I try to eat fruit instead).
Good luck.
poster:Nina
thread:52380
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