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Originally Posted by hope7
My psychiatrist has increased the dose from 300 mg/3X a day to 1800 mg/3x a day for two weeks then will be increased to 900 mg/3x a day. Weaned off of Klonopin 2 mg/day 3 weeks ago. I felt better on Klonopin (of course) but she said I have a 50% chance of developing Alzheimers. I now feel like i'm speeding with muscle rigidity and a feeling of out of body spaciness. I'm tired but wired. Has anyone else had any experiences with this medication ?? Requesting comments please !!! 
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How long have you been taking Klonopin. Not to ruin your day, but my doctor tried to say I could wean off Klonopin in 3 weeks too. That ended up being the biggest load of bull I ever heard a doctor utter.
All those feelings sound more like withdrawals than Gabapentin. I have taken that too. Sadly, I found it rather worthless, even for nerve pain. Some think it's a way to ease people off of benzo's. I tried it. I tried buspar. You know what? I almost completely lost it.
So I did some research. Not good, coming off of benzos. Can last months, to years, depending on how long you have been taking them.
I, for one, looked at the situation and decided trying to go off benzos based on what my doctor said was out of the question. I have to do it on my own. Taper down 1/4th a mg a month, if you have been on them a very long time.
It's hard, especially for a person with huge anxiety issues, like me. Going cold turkey or trying to wean rapidly just enhances what issues I do have to the point of intolerance. Never mind some of the other horrible things one goes through.
As far as Gabapentin, I was on 300 mg/3 times a day. Any more than that and I felt like real crap. And it did very little for my nerve pain. But it probably helps a little with detox from Klonopin. There's a certain logic to using Gabapentin in those situations.
So the most important question: how long were you on Klonopin. Without knowing, it's hard to say whether it's too much Gabapentin or you are still withdrawing.