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Posted by linkadge on November 21, 2002, at 17:07:26
I have high anxiety associated with painful phyical symptoms. Excessive stomach acid production, heart racing, and chest pain shaking. I have been taking Celexa with only partial results. I do have a degree of depression which I believe to be secondary to the anxiety (the depression gets worse during stressful times)
Would a trial of Neurotonin be advantagious ?
Does it have a stimulating effect or calming?
Does it exasperate depression. Is anyone recieving adequate anxiety relief with Neurotonin ?
Thanks for your help
Linkadge
Posted by Ritch on November 22, 2002, at 10:07:32
In reply to Should I try Neurotonin, posted by linkadge on November 21, 2002, at 17:07:26
> I have high anxiety associated with painful phyical symptoms. Excessive stomach acid production, heart racing, and chest pain shaking. I have been taking Celexa with only partial results. I do have a degree of depression which I believe to be secondary to the anxiety (the depression gets worse during stressful times)
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> Would a trial of Neurotonin be advantagious ?
> Does it have a stimulating effect or calming?
> Does it exasperate depression. Is anyone recieving adequate anxiety relief with Neurotonin ?
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> Thanks for your help
> Linkadge
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Were you going to *add* the Neurontin to your Celexa or just switch to Neurontin? SSRI's cause me all sorts of horrible GI disturbances. Neurontin tends to produce highly variable reactions in people (like anything else can). At low doses I found it somewhat stimulating and calming, also seemed to have an antidepressant effect. Higher doses tended to sedate me rather heavily, I didn't like that. You might find Effexor to work a little better than the other SSRI's for pain syndromes (many have posted here with success for neuropathic pain/fibro).
Posted by grrovymotion on November 26, 2002, at 16:42:06
In reply to Re: Should I try Neurotonin » linkadge, posted by Ritch on November 22, 2002, at 10:07:32
Neurotinin did help alot with extreme aspects of my anxiety, like agitation and also for panick aspects. But, not much for run of the mill, or my Gad, the cognitive side, racing thoughts, worry etc. I know that a betablocker like propranol does good for the physical anxiety and also somewhat for social anxiety, and I've read several places that neurotinin also works somewhat for social anxiety. But of course neurotonin's effect is known to vary from person to person; for some people its amazing and for others its has little effect; the same problem that buspar given for Gad has. Neurotinin is supposed to be more calming than stimulating, that is, its not exactly the most activating drug out there. Afterall its an anti-convulsant that supposedly affects Gaba, though I dont know if it does it in the same way that a benzo would affect Gaba. I certainly felt some forgetfulness and mental confusion in the first couple weeks but I quickly adapted. It may be that in the long run I might have to keep upping my dose. (Though I'm on a pretty low dose anyhow,). If bi-polar is evident, and sometimes bipolar disguises itself as GAD (generalized anxiety disorder), then neurotinin would not be a first-line treatment. Lamictal and lithium consistently gets the best results from bi-polar patients.
I dont know what kind of anxiety you suffer from, I would do some research perhaps, and look at other posts.
Posted by missinglynxx on February 16, 2003, at 14:30:54
In reply to Should I try Neurotonin, posted by linkadge on November 21, 2002, at 17:07:26
I attempted to take Neurontin for another Illness on 2 different Occasions, I would VOTE NO!
ITs a very Freaky drug, It changed my personality, you know the core personality. Its a fat drug too, it will make you obsess about food.Its very calming yea.
I have a full bottle here and am NEVER Tempted to take any ....Its powerful stuff too///
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