STOP WITHDRAWLS!!! READ THIS!!!

[andyrood123]

HI all this is my first post on any forum like this but after readng some of your posts i thought this might help some of you out there,

     I have had chronic back pain for the past 2 years and have been tried on many pain meds from codine morphine and finally oxycodone, now after a year of high 120mg + per day dose's to maintain a pain free life ive found it hard to live without them and often wake in the mornings in agony and craving them like mad.

I recently went to my GP to get help for ever stronger pains in my legs due to nerve damage in my back when he refused to increase my dose of oxycodone he gave me an anti epeliptic drug called GABAPENTIN, that day i started my 3 a day dose and to my supprize in the morning when i woke where id normally have rly bad cravings and terrible aches i woke calm ache free and no knotted feeling in my stomach ( i still had my back pain but thats due to real pain not withdrawls)

i was slightly puzzled by this so read up on this GABAPENTIN and found out in trials it has been used to treat withdrawl symptoms of many illict drugs such as cocain heroin alchol and so on infact i dont think there was a drug on the list that wasnt in some way relieved by it, Another good thing is that it has minimal side effects( non ive noticed)  and doesnt interact with any other medication.

so if any of u out there are finding it hard to cope with withdrawls or wanting help with getting off your meds id recommend asking your doctor about this fantastic drug GABAPENTIN it has done me the world of gd and i have managed to reduce my dose of oxycodones from 120mg + a day to a nice lower 20-30 mg a day in the space of 2 days

i do hope this helps some of u out there and good luck on your recovery

Cheers Andy

[Krissy_123]

Keeps us from NOT going back to our drugs. Is what I meant.

[Krissy_123]

This is a recovery forum. All Danny was pointing out is that we never recommend another addictive drug to come off of opiates. Ya the w/d's suck,I went through them c/t. It was a living hell. But it's also part of what keeps us going back to the drugs.

[Danny111]

My post wasn't directed at you phonixrise.  It was/is directed at the person who titled the post, "  STOP WITHDRAWALS!!!   READ THIS!!!" and then went on to say how wonderful and magical the drug he's very strongly recommending is.

He was not only recommending it, he was doing so in all caps with numerous exclamation points.

[phonixrize]

I am not recommending ANYTHING TO ANYONE im just stating my journey and the fact that I have not suffered from any withdrawals thus far hence please do not make accusations of such because you get reply's worse than this

[phonixrize]

your right it does make me feel a little spacey but it beats the hell outta feeling F***** up with your mucles being stretched and you having hot/cold flashes and tossing and turning at night ... clearly you must of had something better that your not able to obtain!!

[Danny111]

Especially ones with the side effects gabapentin has

[Danny111]

I really don't think it's a great idea to recommend prescription drugs that magically, "STOP WITHRAWALS", to drug addicts.

[Danny111]

Generic Name: gabapentin (GA ba PEN tin)
Brand Names: Gralise, Horizant, Neurontin, Gabarone

[phonixrize]

hi well I am currently withdrawing from methadone and was on heroin before this for two years.. been on methadone forthree years and finally self encouraged my self to taper off,,with no no help from the clinic wich im currently taking the methadone.i was on 100mg of meth and on my final weks at 20 mg no withdrawals at all and gabapentin is why ,,mind you it was given to me for mental health issues and had never been given to me for treatment of symptoms from methadone so I believe nurotin is a wonder drug for the coming off methadone  ,and I take 600 mg 4x a day

[ism77]

Gabapentin or Neurontin its trade name from Pfizer actually mimics the bodys or brains own reward system known as Gaba Gama Amino Butyric Acid hence the name GABApentin however it does not lock into the same receptors according to the full prescribing info it is not known how it actually functions as is the case with many drugs but in double blind placebo studies has shown remarkable capabability in stopping cravings in any drug dependence. Prometa which is just a trademark for a protocol using 3 drugs that have been around forever flumanzenil-originally used for overdose of benzodiazapines gabapentin-originally designed for seizure and hydroxazine-an antihistamine one of the first synthesized these three used together by an MD who prescribes for its use will be using the Prometa protocol not FDA approved as of yet.

[SKay]

my doc gave me tramadol HCI Tablet 50 MG to help with pain, i , too, was on the Gabapentin and found a few that i had not taken, i took one last night, i slept ! i can't wait until friday, i get my refill of the methadone, i don't think i will take more then i am suppose to after this "kick"  hell, i have 4 left and i genrally take 8 a day...(80 MG)  had  a terrible motocycle accident in 1979. graduated to methadone about 7 yrs ago. it really sucks! i still find it hard to beleive i am on here like this. this place has helped me thru a lot of rough days and nights. i just keep reading, bless all of you. what a terrible nightmare this is.i hate what i have done to myself. its my fault i abused the methadone, he keeps cutting me back and i hate it.

[Savas]

Jeez, I just read up on this Gabapentin medication and the list of possible dangerous side effects gave ME the sweats!!!
I suppose if you're lucky enough to avoid one of the 34 side effects, or the 9 dangerous side effects, it works really well!!!

[marcatj]

... which is case and point how different drugs react with different people. completely.

i took Cymbalta and had HORRIBLE side effects.

everyone is different...

[broknbck]

My doctor perscribed me the Gabapentin for pain releif. I usually take hydrocodone. I had horrible side effects. Very bad mood swings, extremelyl angry, depressed, and anxious. Couldn't sleep, eat, rapid heart rate, total anxiety attacks. The only thing that would settle me down was hydrocodone. Maybe it was just withdrawls from not taking the hydrocodone, but I never went over 1 day without hydrocodone. Only missed doses during the day. After 14 days I stopped taking the gabapentin and felt like a million bucks.
There are cases pending right now for bi polar people who have taken gabapentin and commited suicide and some that tried.
I guess if you're not mentally "stable" it's not a good drug to take.
But great if it helps you.
Now I'm taking cymbalta a anti-depressant to help taper off hydrodone and it's helping much better.

[wdagain]

Please let us know how you do on this drug when you are not taking any opiates, even 20 to 30mg.  if that is your goal.  I am interested in how it will work as a complete replacement to pain-meds.  Thanks, Cliff  

[andyrood123]

JUST TO CLEAR THIS UP THE DRUG I AM TAKING IS NOT I REPEAT NOT!!! NEURONTIN WHICH IS IN THE SAME GROUP BUT NOT THE SAME, GABAPENTIN IS ITS OWN CHEMICAL AND IS GENERIC AS GABAPENTIN NOT NEURONTIN SO PLEASE ALL THAT KEEP SAYIN THAT ITS NEURONTIN ITS NOT, BOTH MY PARENTS ARE IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND HAVE GOT HOLD OF THE DRUGS BOOK THAT DOCTORS USE TO PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS AND THEY ARE BOTH SEPERATE CHEMICALS AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS.....

PLS PLS STOP CONFUSING THE TWO. YES SAME CHEMICAL GROUP NOT NOT SAME CHEMICAL OR DRUG


HOPE THIS CLEARS THINGS UP
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR AND GET THEM TO HELP YOUR WITH YOUR PROBLEM

my use of oxycontin if for back pain and what i noticed from taking the gabbapentin is i had no withdrawls in the morning when i woke up which i would normally be in chronic pain and all knotted up in the pit of my stomach.

[mr.lucky66]

Nuerontin is used for many things, like bi-polar, nerve pain and even anxiety. It does has aslight zoombie effect but works for some people. It helped me with anxiety but as usual the lazy docs just kept me on it and it turned on me in a way. The HMO paper pushers just give you drugs to shut you up and often don't re-evaluate them.all the best

[mom2rachie]

It's also called neurontin.  If you google it it actually says "what does neurontin NOT treat?"
I take it also and find it greatly reduces restless legs etc but the key is to take it regularly not sporadically.

[jon0806]

What dose of GABAPENTIN do you take. I have been on Hydrocodon 10/325's 5 a day for 7 months now and Im looking to get off of them. It really works? no cravings?

[Bug1964]

thank you so much...I am going to look into this....Thats what I love about everyone here....we all have a common goal and thats to help each other get our lives back!....Thanks Bug

[TimH2]

I use Gabentin and it helps me with w/d's. I am 11 days clean and going strong.

Best wishes,
Tim

[addict13]

I guess to each is his/her own..but for me, that neurontin made me feel like I was swimming in glue...it made me sick and paranoid, too. I didn't like it one bit. I still have about 50 of them sitting in my cabinet. But hey, if it works for someone else, go for it!

[FLaddict]

It says it works on the GABA part of your brain which is the "relaxing" part so it may not help the lethargy.. but it may help with the depression.

[oxydog]

I have a few gabapentin here ... my doc gave it to me when the oxy stopped working (rather than increasing the dose) .. but the Gabapentin did not do much for my pain so I ended up back on higher doses of Oxy.  I have not taken any of the Gabapentin since I have been off Oxy (10 days now) ... maybe I will try and I'll let people know if it helps lift me out of this lethargic, depressive fog.

Lori