Alcohol And Gabapentin
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Does anyone drink beer or other alcohol while taking this? I start on it tonight, increasing every 5 days to 900 mg total a day. I'm curious as to how much alcohol can be tolerated and if there are any reasons to avoid it completely. I like my Budweiser. Thanks for any input.

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Re: Annie (# 9)

Yes, gabapentin will cause severe depression and or changes in mood and orientation. I went through it. Family and friends started noticing me not acting the same. My worrying got out of control. Was not acting like myself. It can be very dangerous to some and others tolerate it. Getting off of it was even harder. I was one who couldn’t tolerate it. My opinion is that if ur feeling depressed already to talk to dr. Or do some research into what has happened to some coming off of it.

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Re: Darren (# 8)

I take 1200 a day and drink 10 oz of vodka per night. Neuropathy is my problem. It sucks.

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Re: Charmaine (# 160)

Anyone know whether Gabapentin has any contraindications in the presence of Covid-19?

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Re: James (# 157)

That's not true James I take 2400 mg a day 800 mg 3 times a day alcohol does not mix with me at all it makes me sick it makes me nasty and I don't like it because I know it could kill you with this medicine you can dabble if you like but it's no joke

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Re: DM (# 154)

my husband also died last year mixing Gabs and cough syrup with codeine that his doctor prescribed I'm heartbroken

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How much time should there be in between taking Gabapentin 100mg and alcohol or can I skip my dose for the day when I consume alcohol?

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marcella (# 6) --

You need to look up side effects, confusion and a lot more. Google it. The crap will shock u off it.

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Don't drink on gabapentin. It turned me into a raging lunatic. I trashed my apt and beat my boyfriend up after drinking too much wine. I'm usually a pretty chill drunk and I just go to sleep when I've had to much. But with the gabapentin in my system, I was violent and mean. I'm lucky I didn't get arrested, but I blacked out and woke up with bruises almost as if I fell down a flight of stairs. Save yourself the humiliation. Drink some lemon water and call it a night. Alcohol and anxiety/mood disorders don't mix. Self control and awareness are far more valuable to me than having a drink. After self medicating with alcohol for many years, I'm ready to stick to my treatment and let the medication do its job, without interference. And waking up after drinking, feeling down, depressed, embarrassed, low, unstable etc. Isn't worth it. And it isn't conducive to healing a mental illness.

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I'm on 100mg and can increase at my own speed. I have a glass or two of red wine a few times a week. No problems.

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Can you drink a beer once in awhile while taking gabapentin 300 MG at night for restless leg disorder.I also have osa &on cpap machine.this sucks cause Im not a alcoholic but I do like to have a beer or 2 once in awhile.&maybe a shot of fireball.s

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I am finding the right blend of 300mg of gabapentin and cognac and methocarbamol to stimulate neuropathic pain reduction in my feet fingers and lumbar nerves while initiating sleep with little hang over results. Tomorrow marks the fourth best of dosage adjustments and I think it will be correct. GOAL: REDUCE NEUROPATHIC Pain in feet fingers and multiple lumbar nerve pain are without heavy side effects of dizziness and drowsiness after sleep.keys thus far: take methocarbamol at least 4 hours prior to addition of gabapentin and Ambien. No more than ,2 2oz glasses of Cognac 4 hours prior to ingestion of gabapentin and Ambien. This designed to increase long term sleep, reduce neuropathic pain and minimize side effects. Expect ,10 hours of sleep. Hydrate well throughout dosing sequences to avoid dizziness next day. Do not eat during dosing. As soon as drowsiness begins stop dosing and let sleep take over. Will report results on Friday. Preliminary has been positive. These medicines work well when properly leveraged.

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I've been taking 900 mg of gabapentin a day for about 2 months, this drug definitely helps with the pain from sciatic nerve damage. I'm 250 pounds and know how to drink, I usually just drink beers and shots. Since being on this drug I have found that it does not mix well with alcohol for me. I find that I can drink and feel great for about 5 or 6 hours and then it's like a light switch goes off and my stomach turns and I better be close to a toilet. After the diarrhea my stomach feels like crap for 2 or 3 days. I'm to the point where it just isn't worth drinking.... When I started this drug I was definitely clumsy and I would have blurry vision in my peripheral, but that seems to have gone away. The pain relief is way more important to me than getting drunk, so now I take my meds and consume cannabis. :)

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My Dr gave me that too but I'm not taking it. I would not drink at all with this med as you can die from it, be careful.

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I just started this med and am use to drinking wine on the weekend Im with Darren 5 shots of vodka would put anyone under the table lol

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I am on 100 mg tablets twice a day. Can you have a drink/alcohol?

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It makes me cross as obviously the previous posts haven't been read!

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Can you take alcohol with gabapentin tablets only on 100 mg twice a day

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Hi I'm on 300mg and been on them 2 weeks have had a few drinks can't say I've noticed anything different in myself

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I started taking gabapentin and was on four oxycodone tens I love it took my script for oxycodone back to my doctor and quit ,yes it was hard but feel fantastic a month and half later , I've had a six pack Corona and no side effects other than normal after a six pack ,just be careful take it slow

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In the last 24 hours I've taken 6300 mg of gabapentin along with 2.25 mg of alprazolam (generic xanax for those who don't know) and I've drank two 16 oz beers and I have had no unexpected side effects.

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