Gabapentin for benzo withdrawal
Common Questions and Answers about Gabapentin for benzo withdrawal
neurontin
It takes work, but find a physician that wants to help you..... i have been taking nuerontin (gabapentin) for several years for nueropathy and never noticed a single benefit from it when going through withdrawals..........
t find the pattern. I suspect withdrawal, however since I am taking zolpidem, does that rule out temazepam withdrawal? IDK what is happening because I don't crave anything, but I feel awful.
First, why didn't your doctor put you back on vyvanse if withdrawal was the problem and taper you off slowly and save you all this pain? I had a shrink do the same to me with Paxil, and I've never recovered. Alas, too late for that now. Don't let them take you off cold turkey again, and don't let them stop the taper until you're safely avoiding a protracted withdrawal.
Nuerontin (gabapentin) is thought to help with both the sweats from withdrawal and peripheral pain........ I was already taking it so I have no baseline study to quote....... It certainly didnt hurt anything............
benzo's were never my thing so it worked fine for me when I was waning off of long term narcotic pain relievers following major surgery. I think maybe mine was classified as a physical dependence versus an addiction. I've also had to be on Norco 10's for a few months at a time for joint issues from Lupus Flares and withdrawed cold turkey. It wasn't too bad I knew that my pain levels would be higher the first few days and I drank a bunch of water and slept it off.
Hi Tooter - I took gabapentin for a bit for nerve pain but it made me too tired to take for very long..and that was the lowest dose. I think that a taper would be good for you. I care...very much. Hugs to you!
This is something rehab facilities do -- cold turkey. But cold turkey on benzos can cause seizures, so this is clearly malpractice. Benzos are considered by addiction specialists to be the hardest as to prolonged withdrawals -- but probably only because they don't technically define antidepressants as addictive -- so I would get on the horn with everyone you can think of -- your psychiatrist, the rehab facility, whoever -- and if it comes to it threaten malpractice.
the neurotin helps a little with the opiate withdrawals,thats a non-narcotic nerve pain killer (GOBAPENTIN), I REALLY DONT KNOW HOW THAT HELPS WITH BENZO WITHDRAWAL somebody else i'm sure will help you with that one.i would get my doctor to re-authorize a new script of ativan (lorazapam) only because your taking 5 to 7 pills a day now and that wont be fun coming off cold turkey, and you said you only had 1 script left.congrats on getting off the alcohol.
Hi, so I've been using gabapentin for withdrawal from hydromorphone. I used the hydromorphone to get off of fentanyl which Id been addicted to for 2 years. So I badly tapered of the hydro, and have been self medicating with gabapentin to nullify my withdrawal symptoms (about 2400mg 2x a day is what I've found at this point works best after establishing a tolerance).
I have available about 10 1 mg xanax so I am going to do the best I can with what I have. I have read horror stories about withdrawal and I have a highly stressful job, also due to the benzo addiction I have brain fog and make silly mistakes, I feel shame at work. So does anyone have any ideas on how to make this manageable? I want my life back and I want to be able to function.
Unfortunately, I had to increase my benzo dose to compensate because benzos and barbs are synergistic. I will taper benzo eventually, but I do not think my neurons are ready for that yet.
I am so incredibly blessed to have had the headache center in a hospital just a few miles from my home and that they had experience with patients like me. Drug rehab isn’t the way to get off of barbiturates or benzos.
There is one thing I tried after researching on the internet. Gabapentin (Neurontin) used for fibromyalgia pain. It helped calm me down, helped me to sleep at night (more so than any benzo). You could probably talk to your doctor about it. Some will prescribe it and some will not. And I have heard that it is a hit or miss. Some say that they had great luck with it and others it did nothing. I took 300mgs 3x day. It took away alot of my withdrawal symptoms. Not a miracle pilll but sure helped me.
t working that well, but if I stop taking it, what else is out there, and how would you tolerate it. If the Gabapentin seems to be working somewhat for you, I don't think I would do anything without talking to your GP and getting advice from him.
Hope this helps, I tend to babble sometimes LOL ...
ve heard that neurontin or gabapentin is great for stopping the nerve pain associated with withdrawal. Has anyone had experience with this?
Gabapentin withdrawal can be similar to benzo withdraw. In other words, this is tough for some people! If this doc is helping you do what he wants you to do, get another one FAST!!!
God luck and let us know how it goes. This is good education for us all.
When prescribing gabapentin carefully evaluate patients for a history of drug abuse and observe them for signs and symptoms of gabapentin misuse or abuse (e.g. development of tolerance, self-dose escalation, and drug-seeking behavior).
Dependence
There are rare postmarketing reports of individuals experiencing withdrawal symptoms shortly after discontinuing higher than recommended doses of gabapentin used to treat illnesses for which the drug is not approved.
Most of the individuals described in these reports had a history of poly-substance abuse or used Gabapentin to relieve symptoms of withdrawal from other substances. When prescribing Gabapentin carefully evaluate patients for a history of drug abuse and observe them for signs and symptoms of Gabapentin misuse or abuse (e.g. development of tolerance, self-dose escalation, and drug-seeking behavior).
Hi. I'm wondering if it is safe for me to take Gabapentin for withdrawal symptoms from methadone? I read somewhere that the gaba is sometimes prescribed for that. I have never taken it before in my life and got a hold of a few 300mg capsules the other day. I have been into opiates off and on for about 8 years, getting pretty bad into them this past year. I think it is alot mental with me though. I started off on Perc 5's and 10's, graduating to oxy 30's about a year ago.
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