philosophin Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Anyone else here try this? If so, I would love to hear your experiences. My pdoc bumped my dose up from 300mg to 900mg today. It's only been 2 days since I last quit heavy use and the insomnia, irritability, and depression are already ramping up :/ But I have my fingers crossed that the gaba will smooth things out enough that I won't lose my shit like I usually do when I quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly23 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Not the same. But sorta is. My pdoc put me on Gaba for opiate withdrawal.. Started at 300 then bumped to 900. if I use I can't get a buzz. Sorta sucks.....but it's best I quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspired Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Did the gabby help? I'm currently on day 4 or 5 of withdrawal from an ssri I took in belief it was a benzo. Anywho I really can't take this horrible pain anymore and I'd really like an answer as to how to feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophin Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 On 3/8/2017 at 10:16 AM, Inspired said: Did the gabby help? I'm currently on day 4 or 5 of withdrawal from an ssri I took in belief it was a benzo. Anywho I really can't take this horrible pain anymore and I'd really like an answer as to how to feel better. No. Nothing helps. Still relapsing over and over. DBT doesn't help. Gabapentin didn't help me quit mj, and naltrexone failed to curb my drinking. I'm just an all-around big fat failure I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazycutup Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 On 3/20/2017 at 4:50 PM, philosophin said: No. Nothing helps. Still relapsing over and over. DBT doesn't help. Gabapentin didn't help me quit mj, and naltrexone failed to curb my drinking. I'm just an all-around big fat failure I guess. First, no you are not a failure. I relapsed SEVERAL times before becoming sober this (and hopefully my last time). It is all part of the journey, but saying your a failure just aint true. The fact you have stopped this time is a great success, be proud and resign yourself to continue working on sobriety. Also what specifically are you thinking the gabapentin will help with? In my experience it only helped with withdrawals from opiates which caused RLS. Other than I don't think gabapentin really does anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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