Neurontin Question

[jamilea]

How high of a dose did you have to go to before it helped your Paresthesia to a comfortable level?

[MrsBones]

That depends on when you asked me. When I started taking it, 100 mg 3x a day was sufficient. Later, I needed to up the dosage to 300 mg 3x a day and then 4x a day and now 400 mg 4x a day.

My aunt, who has occipital neuralgia as a result of brain surgery, takes 900 mg 3x a day. The highest dosage a capsule comes in is 800 mg, so she takes 3 300mg a day.

[TerriLC]

I take 900mg (3 300mg capsules) twice daily to be comfortable. 3 in the morning and 3 after dinner.

[bluegiraffe]

I take 2 300 mgs in the early evening. It is the one medication that really helps the pain I have with spasms and spasticity in my legs.

I can't wait each day to take it - am experimenting with other meds during the day (baclofen, zanaflex) - but so far no where near the relief I get from gabapentin.

Let us know how you do with it.

[twisterred]

Doc prescribed 100 mg. 3 times a day.
He said that if i don't feel I need to take a dosage, I can skip, so I do, as needed.

If this helps, I have been taking Neurontin for over 15 years with good results.

[RoyaleMSer]

I'm on 800mg 3x a day. Instead of my doc upping my dose to 4x a day, she told me to take 2 at night and one in the morning. It helps quite significantly.

[DebRA]

can anyone tell me if you have to built it up in your system before it works or it starts right away.