Started the new dosing of the Gabapentin for my recent anxiety struggles and I’m noticing an immediate improvement! My morning anxiety was basically knocked out and I’m feeling positive and resilient. Haven’t felt this way in months, I’m so pleased. There is a little sedation but I’m also feeling some energy too; I think I’m finally able to feel some of the benefits of the increased levothyroxine. I am feeling an urge to go walk somewhere but I’m gonna take it easy to see if I experience any negative side effects from the gabapentin increase.
I slept well last night, the Simply Sleep worked to put me asleep around 9:30 last night. I think I can go without it tonight, as long as the anxiety stays in check. I do have some worry about being on such a high dose of Gabapentin—4,800 mg/day—but Dr. Levy assures me this is safe and fine and it’s working so I’ll stay the course.
If we can just get this anxiety under control I will be doing well on all fronts. I remain cautiously optimistic that this new Gabapentin dosage will do the trick. Hopefully we can back down the dose at some point down the road, when things are settled with my thyroid. We shall see how I’m doing in a few months. Gratefully, my bipolar is under control; I was worried the recent spike in anxiety might trigger something, but no, I’m fine.
Basically I’m feeling positive right now, which is nice. Anxiety, you’re a bitch to deal with. I’m so glad you’ve been quieted down. I’m relieved.
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