Gabapentin for anxiety - mood dysregulation?? Looking for others experiences..

[Bootsie1]

My 14 yo daughter’s doc would like to prescribe my Gabapentin 100mg once per day before bed to start.

She has previously failed and actually did very poorly on fluoxetine, esitalapram ..

Both stimulant molecules and Strattera at lowest dose caused irritability.

Guanfacine seemed to work pretty well but we still saw room for improvement. High doses just caused a flat affect.

The Doc feels that there is a lot more going on that Guanfacine just can’t cover.

Appreciate anyones experiences with Gabapentin. Thank you 🙏

[poppy_brd]

This is interesting bc my 6 yr old is in the same boat, no adhd meds working. and i've wondered about this drug for helping him relax a bit... a quick search uncovered this article. Like all things i'm sure proper dosing it key.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/860...

liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

med.virginia.edu/pediatrics...