neurontin and withdrawal

[charliecallie]

How many people on this site have been put on neurontin for pain issues, etc?

I have done reading on the side effects, withdrawals from this drug and it is scary.   I have a whole *hitload of this stuff and have not touched it.  

Why are we becoming the guinea pigs for many of these drugs that have been on the market for a short time?  I just would like some feedback.

Thanks
Chuck

[Sunnyd210]

Well Chuck I thought I might share that I take Cymbalta to help with the pain I wouldnt go for the Neurontin but the Cymbalta helps both my pain and with depression.

[charliecallie]

When they do the studies of these new drugs look who are the "healthy volunteers".  Most of the time when drugs are studied the subjects they use can not be on other medications because they want a "controlled study".  So many of the drugs on the market have not been studied and the interactions with other drugs are not well known.  We are the guinea pigs.

Sorry guys, I will get off my soap box and sign off

Chuck

[cattalina]

Does anyone know anything about taking suboxone and neurontin together?

[charliecallie]

What upsets me is that most people go into their doctors in pain, he gives them a drug like neurontin and doesn't know enough to tell them that their are withdrawals from continual use.  Any drug used continually will cause some type of withdrawals.  Even if you taper.  Some will say tapering helps and I agree especially if you haven't used it for years.   But their are people posting about having horrid withdrawals with this drug b/c their doctor didn't inform them that they needed to taper etc. and some have been on this drug for a year or more at pretty significant levels.

You are using it periodically.  Not every day so I can understand what you are saying.  

Thanks
Chuck

[mel123emt]

Here is what the webpage states
: "Adverse events following the abrupt discontinuation of gabapentin have also been reported. The most frequently reported events were anxiety, insomnia, nausea, pain and sweating."

I do apolgize, I never had a problem coming off of it, however differnt people have different reactions to meds.. So it is possible..

[worried878]

Nuerontin is a relatively safe drug..I have never heard of anyone being addicted to it...   "Hi  I am a nuerontin addict"  ..havent seen that one yet..but then again people will abuse just about anything, nyquil, benadryl etc...I have been on and off of this drug for years...i use it during flare ups...never abused it nor wanted to...there is no high associated with it but it can make u drowsy until u adjust to it....Lyrica is the latest nerve/blocker drug and it is being evaluated due to abuse....it is much stronger than nuerontin....I guess i just can not see how it would be abused but again...anything can be i guess....I even saw where someone was abusing flexeril..a muscle relaxer...not known to be a drug of abuse....but i could see that drug being abused before nuerontin...where did u read it was habit forming?