Sunday, December 9, 2007

Warnings & Precautions for Neurontin

This man on drug decided to reduce his drug intake daily as he felt his body had no more patience for all the side effects. The mouth inflammation is much improved now though taking hard food is still unbearable. Therefore, it was a natural decision that antibiotic Amocla was the first drug to be removed. I had been taking Amocla for the past 8 days and GP had also instructed that I could stop it if condition improved. Controloc and Salofaik are more safer and necessary with less side effects. My second desired target was Neurontin as it had the most side effects on me.

I talked to my Physiotherapist on two occasions about my condition and the drug last week. He also has the opinion that it may not be too necessary for me to continue Neurontin. So I stopped taking the drug since Friday. The obvious immediate effect is having difficulty in sleep. I slept only 4 hours each for the past two nights even though I was very tired. I noted my mood swing was also dramatic the past 2 days and thought this might due to the stress I had until I read the warnings information for Neurontin in the Net. It is advised that Neurontin to be discontinued gradually. I suspected the dramatic mood swing was due to the abrupt stop of the drug. I guess I will take Neurontin tonight to get better sleep and discuss with my GP again on the best way to discontinue the drug during the medical review tomorrow.

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