neurontin to get high

I dont know how to write to just you doc but i am new on here and desperate to find an expert opinion to get off sub

I have heard of people abusing it, especially people who have to take regular drug tests. It doesn't show up on most drug screens and I guess that people do get 'high' off of it. I was prescribed it for nerve pain as well, and I also had a bad reaction to it. I had the same locked in feeling along with a lot of shakiness and almost agitation I stopped taking it after a week because I couldn't handle the awful feeling..

I took it for awhile and remember I had to get up to 3 pills 3 times a day. It took me about 2 months to get to that level and while I felt "goofy" I didn't have the extreme reaction you did. Unfortunately, you have to be at a certain level (I think 600 mg) before it has any beneficial impact. I wish you the best. It would be nice for you to have something that helps besides Vicodin.

Glad to see that you are giving it another go. It takes a lot of strength to admit defeat and get back up to fight again. I send hope and compassion your way!!! Good luck!

Please be careful with using Neurontin... my husband who is addicted to opiates has become addicted to the Neurontin as well. It may sound silly, and I don't have a ton of knowledge on drugs and such, but you can find and read countless forums with people talking about how they abuse the drug, and the horrible withdrawals they go through when running out of it.

I have been on this medication since July 5th, and have been increased a couple of times and I am up to 1200mg daily. Was hoping that this could help and if I could get any feedback. I know I haven't been on this drug long enough to feel the full effects, but still want hope!

I was on neurontin for severe migraines and chronic nerve pain and I personally found it did not make a diddly bit of difference for me with either. After 90 days I felt no perceptible difference so I stopped taking it. Hope that helps, everyone of course is different and your experience may be different. It definitely isn't anything that is going to get you high. Great job resisting today - keep it up!

I worried about the anti-seizure thing as it is. But several medical professionals advised me that it is use so much for this type of pain. MS or Diabetes caused. I must admit...today is much better (4th day). I'm going to make it through the whole day of work and I actually feel somewhat energized. Still a bit foggy but NOTHING like the last 3 days. I'm thinking I had to acclimate to it.

My doctor has suggested I try neurontin (or I guess the generic version). I'm not very fond of taking medicine (I know, I'll have to get over that real quick if I get diagnosed LOL). I will most likely try this. I think my sleep is being interrupted after a few hours sleep because I'm uncomfortable. Not in pain so much, but sore and achey.

I am so weak and shaky I don't know if that is the neurontin. If it is I want to stop taking it as soon as possible. I can't even seem to get myself together for even an hour. I have to go back to a very high stress job next week and I know I can't function like this.

Do you feel that this is related to stopping Neurontin ??? Also, are Neurontin and Lyrica the same drug? I have been hearing this, but have not found anything to support this in my google search. Do you have any opinions about the use of Neurontin for opiate withdrawal? Nauty..........

Once your physician decides what kind of lesion it is, I imagine he will very quickly either treat it with radiation to reduce the size or with surgery to get it out of there. As for medicine, I personally think you should be on an opiate derivative for the kind of pain and discomfort you must be experiencing until they can hopefully correct your spinal problem, and then they can ease you off the drug and/or switch over to something less addictive.

Seeing my husband go through Sub withdrawal along with reading post from people in the same boat on this forum, I have to guess it's the Suboxone withdrawal causing your depression. I have never seen my husband cry like this in the 25 years I've known him. You have to remember than neurontin also works on your central nervous system, so that right there will also mess your emotions.

I was on other meds, Celebrex, Skelaxin and am off of all except Neurontin. I have tapered the Neurontin to 500mg/day. This question is related to side effects that may be due to Neurontin or maybe my migraines. When I was on a higher dose of Neurontin I was getting almost daily visual disturbances in both eyes that looked like what my migraine auras look like but those are in one eye and are followed by a headache.

Your very lucky to manage a level 3 for your pain. The goal of our pain managment clinic is to get the pain down to a 3 and keep it there. A lot of here do not have tolerable pain and mine has been around a 7-8 for the longest time now and I'm absolutely going out of my mind! Maybe the neurontin is working a lot better then you think it is. Most pain management clinics and doctors are striving to get our pain levels at a tolerable level and keep it there.

2400mg daily is a high amount from research I did on that drug.Above what the standard max daily amount one gets raised to over a period of time. Which means to me I believe it is a drug that should be down dosed if parting company with it..I was prescribed that for a short spell except it did not agree with me and did not take it more than a couple weeks. I suggest you search the subject on google..There are possible withdrawals you could experience.

I'd like to thank all of you that were kind enough to post here. I'm already on a drug called effexor which I'm too scared of the WDs to stop so I know a little about the subject. I've been taking the minimum prescribed dose for about 3 years now and after a brief taste of what stopping felt like I chose to stay on it indefinitely. Ever since then I realized that not every drug your doctor gives you is always good for you and I try really hard to avoid them if possible.

I too am currently dealing with burning sensations. For me, it is in my left hand and arm. Mine sounds different than yours, in that mine is a constant burning, and tightness too. I don't get it off and on like you do. I imagine yours must be worse to deal with since it sounds more disruptive, coming and going like that so often. Mine is constant, and I kind of just get used to it. Also, generally I would think foot pain is worse than arm pain in terms of affecting overall functioning.

1 of 3 posts to this question for the experts: I've been taking about 6 Percocet 7.5's &/or Hydrocodone 7.5-10mg 5x's a day for 4 months now for chronic pain. I'm all out & can't get any filled till 3-3 & would like to try my Neurontin 600mg tid to help with the opiate w/d symptoms. I can go get my Rx for Neurontin this am & only have one 7.5 Percocet left. Planning to take 1/2 now & 1/2 at 10am.

I too would be nervouse about the Neurontin.....It might seem to work now but you do not want to worsen the situation. I do promise you this though....within the next couple of weeks you will start to "sober up" and you will truly know what it is like to be sober and it is wonderful....The moment that I will never forget is when I was hanging with my wife and 2 year old daughter and we were just laughing and laughing at a particular situation and then it hit me.....

Now this new guy armed with the MRI that should have been done with contrast puts me on Neurontin (Gabapentin) working up to high doses for a month with instructions to come back if it dosen't fix the problem.I haven't been feeling well(besides the back) so my PCP did a viral count,blood work and was alarmed by the results right around 39,000.

I was taking oxy only for back pain and not to get high and I became addicted very qickly. I am now tapering ang to help with the withdrawals which are horrible I take neurontin. The side affects are a bit severe like you get the shakes and walk wobbly. But I dont get withdrawals so I can forget about my next dose and get on with life.

t that bad - and I am willing to give it some time to see if they get better as my body adjusts to the medication.

Thanks for your comments. Like you, I don't understand the chemistry involved, but am willing to safely experiment to find whatever works best. I also agree that having to live my life around a medication schedule would be horrible. On the other hand, it may not be too tough for me to incorporate such a schedule into my day. Most days I tend to awake briefly at 5am when my husband gets up. I usually take a bathroom break and head back to bed, and usually can fall back asleep.

I have been on gabapentin for 2 months, It helps somewhat with pain, it helped me to sleep very sound, until this week, I can't seem to get to sleep and awake alot during the night.

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