--- In Peripheral_Neuropathy@yahoogroups.com, "Sunny" <carrodon@w...>
wrote:
> How many mg a day are you taking? How do you divide up the dosages?
>
> I looked up Neurontin on the net. Found a very informative site.
The
> manufacturer recommends dividing it equally between 4-5 doses a
day.
> The information given there said to take the drug with protein.
>
> I have such a time getting 4 doses in a day. Seems the noon one
goes
> by the wayside so often. I'm also having a problem with wanting to
> sleep all morning and stay awake all night. My dad said I hadn't
> outgrown that from infancy to now. I take 300mg in the morning
300mg
> at noon, 600 at dinner time, and 500 at bedtime.
>
> Has anyone noticed headaches? Seems I am having a dull ache
> continuously.
>
> I have had episodes that my MD said was seizures and my Neurologist
> said was not. Consisted of jerking of hand arm and head. Usually on
> right side. It had been a while since I had one of those until this
> last week. I reached over my head to the shelf on the bed headboard
> for the remote control to TV. As I brought my arm down, I became
> very dizzy and it felt as though someone was shaking me hard. My
> head bobbed back and forth and my arm jerked until I got laid down
> again. It only lasted about a minute. Rather scary but I didn't
even
> bother waking my husband. I had already gone through a boatload of
> tests and they couldn't find a thing wrong with me.
> Does this sound familiar to anyone taking Neurontin????
>
> Thanks.
> Sunny

Hi Sunny!
I just read your message. I don't know if this is any help to
anyone. I was taking just 900mg of Neurontin a day. The pain from the
neuropathy was so bad, that instead of increasing the dosage of my
pain meds, the doctor increased the Neurontin to 1800mg/day. I take
it 600mg 3x/day. When I took the increase at first, I was at Walmart
with my boyfriend's Mom. I turned to look at her and I "whited" out
for just a split second. Then I got real dizzy. That only lasted a
second or two, but was scary. I thought I was going blind or
something. Anyway, I'm still taking the 1800mg/day and I too stay
awake all nite and sleep during the day. I still get my 8hrs,
although some days I can sleep up to 12hrs. My boyfriend, who's been
with me from the day I was diagnosed with diabetes STILL doesn't get
it. He says I'm up all night because I'm on the computer. I tell him
I'm on the computer because I'm up all night. Does anyone else have
this problem with friends/family? It seems no one wants to learn
anything about my Neuropathy, but they sure can judge me for it
sometimes. Thanks for any answer (or complaining haha) you can give
me.
Marian