gabapentin withdrawl?

thats great u didnt have to go through any wd. so how good did this gabapentin work for you on wds like 1-10 on a scale 10 being feeling like shit? im always interested in finding the best ways to deal with wds cause i go through them a few times every month it blows its usually only for like 1-2 days until i find something but if this stuff works imma have to find a way to get my hands on some

 

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worst, it was about a 3. Basically all I really noticed was some mild cravings that were easy to deal with. Maybe a little anxiety, but that could have been a side effect of the Gabapentin. Realize that I was taking slightly over twice of what my prescription calls for, which is 400mg 3 times per day. At first it was a light kind of giddy buzz, but Gabapentin is very long lasting. I'd say the effects last a good 10 hours, because you go to bed high and then get up still high, and to make it through Vicoden withdrawal you have to keep it going for about a week at least. I did it for 8 days. And it wears you out. But, man, it's a blessing compared to withdrawal. I mean it. I won't really stress out about running out of my meds so much anymore. Now, my experience was with Vicoden. I don't know how well this would work for withdrawal from much stronger opiates. But I researched this on the web before I tried it, and found that Gabapentin has been used in research trials on heroin addicts with some success. Now, there's a more powerful relative of this called Pregapentin, which is a Gabapentin pro-drug, and it's supposed to be even better. Another useful aid is Loperamide, which is the active ingredient in Imodium AD. I've used that method before and it helps, but not like this did. Anyway, just thought I'd relate this experience in the hopes that it might help somebody, but yeah, I'd rate this method as a 3, which is pretty damned good, I think.

 

how hard is it to get a script for this? what would have to be wrong with someone for them to prescribe this?

 

I take it for diabetic neuropathy, and it works pretty well for that. Well, it's prescribed mainly for certain types of neuropathy, such as from diabetes, as I mentioned, also from nerve damage caused by injuries or cancer. It's been used in fibromyalgia also, I've read. It was originally used for epilepsy, and I think it's still used for some seizure disorders. It's been used also as a mood stabilizer for things like bipolar disorder, and even for hot flashes in women going through menopause. It's not something you'll find on the street, because it doesn't really have much recreational value. It'll give you a hell of a buzz if you take enough, but it's not really that pleasurable, to be honest. It causes kind of a weird dissociative effect, kind of like you're a puppeteer controlling your own body, if you know what I mean. But MUCH better than going through opiate withdrawal. I guess you'd have to know someone who has a prescription and get it that way, or convince a doctor that you have neuropathic pain. Or maybe you can get it online, I don't know. Just ask around about Gabapentin (Neurontin), or even better, Pregabalin (Lyrica).

 

I tweeked a nerve in my neck once and was getting shots of pain down my arm. I was a little disappointed that I did not get any sort of pain medication, and did not expect gabapentin to work. But I took exactly three of them -- 3 nights, each at bedtime -- and slept like a baby. The nerve pain disappeared fast and I felt like it had never happened. Very effective for nerve damage, IME. I can see how it might work for opiate withdrawal, since part of the withdrawal is that heeby-jeeby feeling, like all your nerves are turned on. You can't sleep, and your legs might be restless at night. Gabapentin seems to address all of these at once. It calms nerves, for sure.