I really don't think it's a great idea to recommend prescription drugs that magically, "STOP WITHRAWALS", to drug addicts.
Generic Name: gabapentin (GA ba PEN tin)
Brand Names: Gralise, Horizant, Neurontin, Gabarone
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
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.
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.
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!!!