Posted by Peter on February 21, 2002, at 2:06:31
In reply to Re: Neurontin + Adderall question » Peter, posted by Ritch on February 20, 2002, at 12:36:07
> Oh, I didn't realize that you were taking the XR version. It should be OK to take 10mg. If it was the standard Adderall at 10mg I would probably find it way too buzzy. I didn't have any Klonopin when I took mine. Just took 100mg of Neurontin 3x daily with a morning 5mg tab of Adderall. It worked OK for several weeks. I *complained* about anxiety, but I didn't have any real troubles with that for a couple of months.
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> Mitch
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>Hi Mitch:
Today was my first day on Adderall XR with my Neurontin (3 x day: 200mg+ 100mg + 200mg) and klonopin (1.5mg daily). I found that while I had short bursts of clarity, focus, and slight mood elevation, on the whole I felt very spacey and 'air-headed' most of the day. Within 6 hours of my morning dose I felt like I had a 'pot hangover', and later on through the night I simply felt brain dead. Also, although I never felt racy, my heart rate at times went up to 120bpm, which I know is way too high.
I told my pdoc about these problems and he recommended that I either add a beta-blocker to the adderallXR (to lower the heart rate) and adjust doses until it's more effective, or switch to Concerta. He said there's a chance I might not encounter the high heart rate with Concerta, and supposedly Concerta works longer than adderall XR, which would be nice since I'm a musician and I do most of my work late at night. Also, my past experiences with beta-blockers (Inderal, Tenormin) were negative-they gave me ice cold hands and feet, which really hindered my ability to play music.
Do you know anything about Concerta-if it really lasts longer than AdderallXR? Is it as effective? Thanks,
Peter
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