RLS: Neurontin

[Guest guest]

Dear Muriel:

I've been taking Neurontin probably a year and a half. The first five days to

a week, I couldn't stop eating everything in sight. Normally, I eat two meals

a day during the week and once a day on weekends. I gained five pounds that

week, plus seven more later. I exercise a fair amount (stationery bike) and

eat very little. However, I have not been able to get back to the original

weight. As of this morning, I had lost seven pounds, but I may have two or

three back tomorrow. Weight gain is supposed to be one of the side effects of

Neurontin, and at my space in time, the pounds cling like glue.

Good luck to you. BTW, as far as the uneducated people out there, you just

have to remember that there are millions of them around us. In fact, even I

had never heard of it until about three or four years ago, although I have had

some of the symptoms for many years. I just thought I was a nervous person

who had trouble sleeping at night but could fall asleep at the drop of a hat

in the daytime. I know it's kind of embarrassing, but like someone else said,

use Dr. Levin's answer. It is priceless.

Joyce F/58/ville,Arkansas