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

[worried878]

only way it nuerontin helped me in detox was by helping me sleep...never had rls either...it is a drug prescribed for diabetic nueropathy so interactions with insulin would not be a big factor.....it is a drug that makes the seizure threshold even higher/and is used for seizure patients so i would doubt it would cause someone to have seizures....it is an anti-seizure drug....all drugs have interactions...i do know that lyrica is way more dangerous in the terms of side effects....and some do get euphoric from using it...i dont...i am "trying" it for the last few days and my fingers and toes are tingling and i am in a fog...my doc says i will adjust...i never had this with nuerontin....sleepy stuff till i acclimated to it...but not all of this loopy stuff i have with thelyrica...evryone reacts differently tho...my girlfriend loves lyrica and will abuse it.....she swithced to nuerontin as she doesnt abuse it but she is missing that "lyrica buzz"  i persoally hate this weird feeling i get from lyrica...i will try for a few more days...numb fingers just are not my bag!