Posted by Christ_empowered on October 6, 2013, at 20:39:31
In reply to Best gabapentin dose for anxiety?, posted by herpills on October 6, 2013, at 16:17:58
I have Bipolar I w/psychotic features. Part of that involves a good bit of agitation and anxiety, both during and between episodes. Sooo...
...I take gabapentin @ 300/day, just like you. I tried 900/day to start with, but I was too sedated and weirdly "loopy." I think the 900/day in 3 doses is fairly standard when dealing with Bipolar I. Some people take considerably more, like grams per day of the stuff. I hear its very safe.
If you have good insurance, you may want to consider Lyrica. Its like Neurontin, only more potent, so I would think you could get more anxiety-relief with smaller doses and maybe that would be helpful in weaning yourself off daily use the Ativan. Just a suggestion...do what works, and what your doc advises, obviously.
Oh...and...B3 (I take the niacinamide version) helps anxiety, too. You couple it with C and a B-complex. Kinda sorta acts like a benzo, minus the sedation and cognitive issues. Some people use high doses (1.5 grams per day or more, in 3 doses) for anxiety, especially during a benzo taper. If you take niacin/niacinamide (they both work), be sure to take at least as much, if not more, C as you do B3. That prevents liver issues.
Good luck!
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