May 04, 2023 at 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by raspberrytorte
I was having a good day until I read this article about how they are thinking about making gabapentin a controlled substance 😡. I take 800mg of the stuff four times a day. And if I don't take it I have nightmares! I absolutely CANNOT go off my gabapentin and knowing my luck, if they do make it controlled, I'd get an IP doctor who would take me off it cold turkey.
Ugh!!! So mad!!!!
I already take 40mg of diazepam scheduled. I don't want to be on TWO controlled substances.
Anyway. Other than that I'm good  . Got some Journaling and novel work in this morning. Slept in until 4:00AM. The seroquel increase seems to be helping my sleep for the most part. Still have been having nights where I wake up at around 1:30AM and can't fall back asleep. But I think it's just because I'm excited to write |
In my state gabapentin isn't controlled but it is some level below that where they monitor it. However I've never had trouble getting mine (1800 mg/day) and my dose has been going up nearly every month lately and my pdoc is fine with that. So at least here it's not a problem yet. I hope that stays true for others. I don't think they even have evidence that it is addictive. I'll ask my pdoc next time I talk to her.
I think maybe they monitor how much the provider is prescribing? So if they are prescring 3200 mg to everyone they look into that but not general usage?
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD.
Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel
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