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On Lupron experiencing major depression and anxiety

Posted by stevieg @stevieg, Feb 5 4:59pm

Been on lupron for a year they increased my dosage I’m having major depression and mood swings and anxiety attacks drs are like mediate & exercise what helps

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jeffMar | @jeffmarc | 3 days ago
In reply to @rtmcknight "My Gabapentin is 300 mg x 3 times per day. I didn't know about the anxiety..." + (show)
@rtmcknight

My Gabapentin is 300 mg x 3 times per day. I didn't know about the anxiety part but sometimes, the more the merrier.

I'm 'self-de-medicating' at the moment and my doctors were supportive of that. I now take Tamsulosin only once per day for the last couple of weeks and I'll try to stop it completely very soon. When I get the courage I'll reduce the Oxybutynin. Next week I plan to cut back on the Gabapentin and see what happens.

I can tell that one of these will mess me up if I keep taking it for a long time and I suspect it's the Gabapentin. My nerves feel like there a low voltage passing through them at all times and when I lie down in bed the voltage spikes up for a few minutes.

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I take 600 mg of gabapentin three times a day. I’ve done so for at least four or five years. I take it because I have osteoarthritis and it stops my joints from bothering me much.. I have tapered down to 200mg a couple of times in the last two years, but my joints didn’t like it.

I’ve never noticed any mood management, after all these years, but then I have very little anxiety about prostate cancer.

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rparsons | @rparsons | 2 days ago

Stevieg, ask your doc about gabapentin. It is off label use for anxiety. jeffMar is taking it .
I am taking it for anxiety & it does help. I was prescribed it for shingles for nerve pain & it
had a noticeable improvement on my anxiety. Anyway you might want to look into it or research it on line.

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stevieg | @stevieg | 2 days ago
In reply to @rparsons "Stevieg, ask your doc about gabapentin. It is off label use for anxiety. jeffMar is taking..." + (show)
@rparsons

Stevieg, ask your doc about gabapentin. It is off label use for anxiety. jeffMar is taking it .
I am taking it for anxiety & it does help. I was prescribed it for shingles for nerve pain & it
had a noticeable improvement on my anxiety. Anyway you might want to look into it or research it on line.

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Thank you I’ll definitely research it at this point something has gotta be done

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rparsons | @rparsons | 2 days ago
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@stevieg

Thank you I’ll definitely research it at this point something has gotta be done

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Stevieg, I have been off Elagard for 6 months & still feel the effects especially anxiety in the morning.
Keep reaching out with questions or concerns as it does help to communicate with your brothers on this forum.

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stevieg | @stevieg | 2 days ago
In reply to @rparsons "Stevieg, I have been off Elagard for 6 months & still feel the effects especially anxiety..." + (show)
@rparsons

Stevieg, I have been off Elagard for 6 months & still feel the effects especially anxiety in the morning.
Keep reaching out with questions or concerns as it does help to communicate with your brothers on this forum.

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I’ve gotten lots of useful information crime tbe site for sure thank you for your reply

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