My 5 yr old son was just diagnosed with RLS (Restless Leg Syndrom) from a sleep study we had done. His doctor has perscribed Neurontin which will replace the tenex he's been on for almost two years.

Is anyone currently taking Neurontin with methylphenidate? If so how has the neurontin affected your ADHD symptoms?

I do realize that everyone is different, but I'd like to know if it affected your dosage on the stimulants.

I am taking neurontin with risperdal and welbutrin with no major problems. Neurontin is known to intensify the effects of some drugs, but I have not noticed any effects like that. The most significant side effect that I have noticed is that it can make me feel drowsy sometimes.. but that is not so bad since I am otherwise an insomniac...

Neurontin acts as a mild mood stabilizer. I notice that it has a mild calming effect on me. I take it to reduce pain from hyperacusus due to subjective tinnitus. It is commonly given to reduce phantom limb pain and neuropathic pain. It is also frequently given as an anticonvulsant to control epilepsy. Some doctors have prescribed it as a mood stabilizer for bipolar, but the results were spotty at best. Also, some people can not metabolize gabapentin well, and neurontin will not work for them. For those whom it works for, it is usually a great drug that is safe and has few noxious side effects.

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My 5 yr old son was just diagnosed with RLS (Restless Leg Syndrom) from a sleep study we had done. His doctor has perscribed Neurontin which will replace the tenex he's been on for almost two years.

Is anyone currently taking Neurontin with methylphenidate? If so how has the neurontin affected your ADHD symptoms?

I do realize that everyone is different, but I'd like to know if it affected your dosage on the stimulants.

I'm very pleased that you got a diagnosis that quickly.

Usually, sleep disorders end up being the last thing found and that's often thru process of elimination.

I have had insomnia for many years.

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I'm very pleased that you got a diagnosis that quickly.

Usually, sleep disorders end up being the last thing found and that's often thru process of elimination.
He has been diagnosed with a sleep disorder since he was about 3 1/2. After his second birthday he started sleeping less and less, and he was extremely restless when he'd get into our bed. At one time he was sleeping as little as 5 hrs per night and some nights not sleeping at all. He actually went on Tenex for his sleep disorder a year before he started receiving stimulants for his ADHD.

His father also has a sleeping disorder which makes the situation worse for the family. Caleb would wake up and get in bed with us and that was the end of my husbands sleep. i'm a heavy sleeprer but he'd sometimes wake me up too. I literally had bruises from his feet kicking out in the night.

The recent sleep study was to make a more accurate diagnosis with his sleep disorder as well as make sure there was no abormal brain activity going on. His study actually came back better than we'd thought, but SID therapy has helped tremedously with his sleep patterns also.