How Long Do Withdrawal Side Effects Of Gabapentin Last (Page 2)
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I stopped taking a 300 mg twice a day dose of gabapentin last tues. I feel awful depressed sweaty moody irritated emotional very dizzy. How long will I keep feelin this way? My doc had me stop it right away, because I was suppose to go on lyrica. Which honestly I don't want to start taking pain or no pain. I started slurring my words on the gabapentin then felt like wherever I was, I was inside a bubble it was a terrible feeling

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Hi...was on 900 mgs of that dreaded gabapentin and eventually tapered down to half that dose...doc put me in withdrawal and worst side affects ever..that was 2 weeks now and never away from docs all to no avail...im still taking bad sweats especially at night and jerking all over the place,sick still... cant eat and tbh although its meant to be out if my system?thats debatable?these drugs are not for everyone and yes like you pain is very bad,rather have the pain than be left with what i'm like now. cant function properly and depressed is an understatement,stay strong if you can?no one knows what its like except yourself.get back to docs and say it how it is...i have so many times and just hope sometime soon i can be (normal)before gabapentin!hope bit helpful?!

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If you have been on it for such a short period of time, they shouldn't last more than a few days, perhaps a week at most. but it can vary from person to person, so I can only give an average from other anecdotal reports.

Lyrica is in the same class, so it may or may not cause the same type of problem for you, there's really no way to know without your trying it.

Learn more Lyrica details here.

Have you tried any other medications, or just the Gabapentin so far?

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