Gabapentin Withdrawals (Page 8) (Top voted first)

I'm being taken off of Neurontin/Gabapentin after seven years. I'm now crying, anxious, and itching all over! I have tried antihistamines and cortisone creams but with no relief.

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How much of a dose of magnesium do u take per day ?

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Did this work for you? Can your share whether you had success?

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I have been on 3600 milligrams of Gabapentin for almost 2 weeks to avoid opiate withdrawal. Now I need to get off the Gabapentin but I am going into withdrawal. How bad should my withdrawal be and how much magnesium should I take each day to be ok?

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How much magnesium, when do I take it and what dosage? Tapering off gabapentin slooowly. 1600mg. /day to1200mg now. On 1600mg for 2.5 yrs. Terrible insomnia, anxiety, depression. Any one help?

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350mg erday.Hope this helps.don't take within 2 hrs. of gaba!

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Hi, been on gabapentin for about 4 months, 300mg 2xs a day if I remembered to take, usually I'd take at night. Dr gave to me for nerve pain due to carpal tunnel both hands. Drug never helped the pain but did help me sleep better. Had cp surgery last month, decided to stop the gabapentin, didn't like what I read about side effects. BUT, the only side effect I'm having is the ITCHING! Didn't know what was going on till I read this post. Didn't think I could be having withdrawals since only took med for few months, not years. I'm also diabetic but have never had this issue. What can I take to help???

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What type of magnesium?i know there are many different kinds and I'm just curious what you were taking?

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@Sandy what reason did your pharmacist give you for not taking magnesium.
I take it as I am tapering pregabalin - thanks in advance

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I don't know I just told him I had heard it would help with withdrawal he said he didn't think so I trust him he has always been my go to guy!!
Been doing much better it's been 4 1/2 months with no Gabby still have a few stomach issues but all the other withdrawal seems to be gone!!
Good Luck :)

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I didn't realize the reactions would be so bad. I went cold turkey from 1--600 mg gabapentin at night. Haven't slept in two days. Feel bad. Should I continue the way I am cold turkey?

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life flo magnesium oil transdermally to bypass bowel.

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hi @Sandy

I wanted to know in my last post, why your pharmacist told you not to take magnesium?
Pregs is a calcium channel blocker, so magnesium opposes calcium and helps.
Sorry you were takeen off it too quickly
I was on 600mg at xmas and am now on 226mg a day

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life flo magnesium oil transdermally to bypass bowel. twice a day

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He didn't say why but I trust him!!! He just felt I didn't need it.
Good Luck

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How do i get magnesium for my gabapentin withdrawals

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AJ84
I'm tapering off pregabalin and I am also in agreement with you.
I use magnesium oil, to bypass the gut.
The idea of epsom salt mouth washes is also good, and also the idea of epsom salt baths.

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I hate gabapentin and love it. It had a way of making me feel a warmth of comfort and mood uplifting when I load up on the gabapentin. 600 3 * a day or 1800mg total daily. After a year and a half of stopping and starting again, I started having severe symptoms of withdrawal from something. I thought it was benzos but when I took a Clonazapam 1mg I still felt like I was withdrawing. A few months of this happening when not taking it feeling uneasy to say the least, I thought. "This can't be neurotin withdrawal, there's no withdrawal from gabapentin! Is there?" And I finally nailed it down to the gabapentin. I come to find it has a dependency level and it's not safe at all if one should not be able to dose for a period of time, they are screwed! Seizures are possible with abrupt discontinuation, just like with benzos or alcohol! Wtf!?!?!!! Thanks doc, a**hole. I didn't need anything else physically addictive and especially one that was supposed to be safe and no worries. God I feel so betrayed, I am conflicted on which is worse, benzos or gabapentinoid withdrawal. I am a recovering heroin addict on methadone and Clonazapam, gabapentin, doxepin and Adderall IR. I count 3 of those as having dangerous, extremely difficult meds to detox from. The Adderall just makes me tired if I don't take it. But mainly I'm surprised and upset about the gabapentin being able to give me such hell if I don't take it. If you run out and don't taper, god help you, it's scary. I am not sure what to do about all this. I know if I take it right it works, but if it's abused and runs out before the next script, its not fun and most of the medical profession still won't admit it they aren't aware that gabapentin causes some people mild euphoria and also major withdrawal syndrome, or even admitting mild withdrawal is not gonna happen. The internet and forums like these tell the truth, all these people saying the same if they've been in it for a little and take it regularly, that withdrawals, physically and dangerous let alone unbearably uncomfortable to get through.. magnesium works to ease it though, I know. I've been sick AF and read magnesium helps gabapentin WD's and I tried it last month and it helped soo much. Not a placebo effect either, I doubted it would work and knew it wouldn't. But it sure as hell did, alot I might add. So does my doxepin and Clonazapam. But even without those gabapentin WD's aren't as bad with magnesium supplementation. I hope I get out of this nightmare trap of thinking substances are the best answer to my problems. Polysubstance addiction has taken years and years to come to be. One addiction. Two. Replacing one with another and another till now I have 4 or 5 prescription drug RX'd that I depend on, and 3 that cause serious WD symptoms if abruptly stopped. Even gradual tapers are very hard. I will have to figure all this out sooner than later hopefully if it's not already too late.. thanks for your time

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I know this is a really old post but I was wondering what magnesium you used? Citrate? Oxide? There are so many different kinds.

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I used magnesium citrate tablets and another liquid kind with a high bioavailability taken sublingualy. Magnesium for some reason eases gabapentin WD's so much

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Your having gabapentin WD's, that's what's happening sry

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