Gabapentin for opiate withdrawal

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Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar m tn Don't try to replace an opiate high with it. I just got prescribed Gabapentin last month, for opiate withdraws. I googled the snot out of it, came up with lots of info........ it causes drowiness at high doses (stoned), and weight gain. I'm only taking 300 mg per day, (i've read stories of 2400mg per day) aslso read that at 1000mg for longer than a month requires a taper down so you don't get WD's from it.
Avatar m tn Hey mate I'm on my fifth day off morphine I actully have been takin gabapation during the last five days I have to I didn't know if it was the thomas recipe without benzos but my sweats weren't real bad this time round I'm still battleing on. You can do it.
Avatar m tn He is going to put me on Clonidine 3x a day for 7 days. I also asked him to prescribe something for the diarrhea as well as the aches in pains. I am concerned that after getting off the pain meds completely I will be start experiencing the pain in my back again, but I will not want to get back on anything that strong or anything that is addictive. I am praying that I can get off these by just sticking it out with the clonidine.
Avatar m tn Uh oh...Mike! Do you know why Tramadol helps with withdrawals??? It's an opiate. Just so you know. I'm scared of the stuff! Some have used it for detox/wd's,some doctors prescribe it just for opiate withdrawal. It's an opiate,synthetic,and breaks down to what would appear as Demerol... think about it and research it yourself so that you're informed. Good luck!
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn Without sounding like a broken record here's another thread on the topic. http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Addiction-Substance-Abuse/Concerned-for-my-health-need-advice-/show/2075101#post_9829663 lyrica or or gabapentin is a strange drug and is becoming more and more common as well as more and more people are starting to go through the hell of withdrawals unknowingly.
Avatar n tn 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..........
Avatar f tn I've had a prescription for gabapentin for several years. I take 1600mg daily for neuropathy. Don't take that as what you should take, however. I've had no ill effects from it at all. Not addictive, at least in my long term experience.
1474625 tn?1371097079 I have a prescription for 100mg of gabapentin to take 3x a day. Does anyone know how much to take for cold turkey opiate withdrawal? And should I let the gabapentin build up in my body before I stop taking the hydro? From what I've read gabapentin works like a neurotransmitter reuptake accelerator/inhibitor and needs to build up in the system for a few days before it works to its full potential.
Avatar f tn Good for you...anything that helps is great. I currently take gabapentin 4 times per day (300mg) and I use Dilaudid daily. When I run out before I pick up my next script I find that Gabapentin really helps with the restless legs, sleep etc. It is almost like a universal drug. I heard that Gabapentin used to be used for Opiate withdrawl but I can't remenber where I heard that from. WEhat have you headr about Gabapentin and it's uses?
Avatar f tn I've been suffering for months from an unusual withdrawal effect of opiate addiction. I get a syndrome somewhat like restless leg in the evenings that is painful and prevents sleep. Withdrawal from hydrocodone produced virtually no withdrawal symptoms (I was not taking much), but the sleep preventing syndrome persists for weeks, probably months to come. I have been desperately seeking something safe to help me sleep, while I wait for my brain disruption to normalize.
Avatar f tn Due to my health insurance being canceled I can't afford to purchase multiple medications I've been on for several years. Gabapentin , fentanyl 75 mcg patch and ocyocodone 15 mg 4 a day. I have been decreasing my amount of each medication as slowly as possible but don't have much left. The side effects of decreasing these medications over a week has had some really bad effects.
Avatar m tn I was in sheer panic mode and looked around for anything that would ease the withdrawal symptoms that I knew were inevitable. Well I remembered that I had read something about Neurontin aka Gabapentin helping other people with withdrawals. I had a bottle from something but had never taken them. Well I tried it. They are 300mg pills and the bottle said take 1 3 times a day so I started doing that (this was Monday evening).
Avatar f tn Yes, chronic pain and addiction are a tough combination. A couple things you should be aware of, though-- first, tramadol is an 'agonist' at opiate receptors, accounting for a portion of it's effects. Tramadol also has serotonergic properties that contribute to the analgesia from the medication.
1474625 tn?1371097079 Also, I was wondering if anyone knows if it helps with the restless legs you get from opiate withdrawal or otherwise. I just stopped taking tramadol yesterday, which I was taking to the point of abuse because it gave me a feeling different from other opiates that I loved and gave me energy. I took this for such a long time that I was up to around 12 pills a day.
Avatar m tn I take gabapentin (the brand name here is also Neurontin, but it is now available in the U.S. as the generic gabapentin.) I take it for nerve pain as well. Some folks say it helps getting off opiates, but there is no way to avoid feeling sick when you finally stop them. Gabapentin has been largely replaced by Lyrica in the States (a long story..its basically the same drug.
Avatar f tn If it is an opiate or synthetic opiate or any other mood or mind altering substance it will only prolong the inevitable, your brain and body need to heal clean... if you are truly wanting to get through this.. there is no way out. Only through. If you are using subs to help taper then my hat is off to you. I had to go cold turkey because I was not strong enough to taper. If I had them... I would take them.
1745135 tn?1318224873 i am comming off of oxycodone (supodol) and gabapentin i am looking for tips to get through these next few days anything would be appreciated !
Avatar m tn so for the last 6 months I have been taking methadone. Not on a regular basis at all..take one 10mg pill a day for 4-6 days then take nothing for weeks, Sometimes months. I took it everyday for about 7 days then stopped for 2 weeks and at that 2 week mark I started getting horrible insomnia, hallucinations, and flu like symptoms with I chalked up to being withdrawal symptoms.
544292 tn?1268882668 I need more! More information! http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_bad_is_Tramadol_withdrawal Question - How bad is Tramadol WIthdrawal? Answer - Ultram (Tramadol) Withdrawal Tramadol is highly addictive. Normally your doctor would reduce intake slowly. Various withdrawal effects may include shakes, shivers, diarrhea, nausea, and possible flu-like symptoms. Not all people experience will all withdrawal symptoms, and some people may experience others not listed here.
Avatar f tn Been a hydros for bout 10 years.Taking 7-9, (10/325) hydros a day. Withdrawal is no joke. Longest I’ve been clean was maybe two weeks...I really want to get off this little miracle pill. I started at 28 and now I’m 38 with kids. And I can’t seem to do anything till I take at a pill in the morning....