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Old Jul 24, 2016, 06:28 AM
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I'm bipolar type two and take gabapentin for a stabilizer. I remember once being put on it for anxiety way back. I've only been put back on it for about a week and at a small dose so I'm not sure if it's helping yet.

What is everyone else's experience with gaba? If it did help with anxiety, at what dose.

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Old Jul 24, 2016, 07:29 AM
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It worked well for me starting at 100mg 3x a day. You may very well need more, currently I'm at 300mg 3x a day.
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Old Jul 24, 2016, 07:35 AM
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GABA is great when you're in tons of pain. It seems to enhance receptors or something. I was prescribed it with Norco 10. Big difference between the combo and just
Opioids alone.
Also was on it later for anxiety.
I think I remember you had no problems getting off this drug.
It was tortuous for me.
Sometimes I measure a drugs potential danger by how hard the withdrawals are.
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Old Jul 24, 2016, 11:48 AM
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It worked well for me starting at 100mg 3x a day. You may very well need more, currently I'm at 300mg 3x a day.


I just titrated up today to 200mg three times a day and then next week is 300 three times a day. I also still take klonopin but I've gotten used to it and it barely works anymore. My pdoc said gaba was very mild so I'll probably go up to 1200mg a day.

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Old Jul 24, 2016, 11:29 PM
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I started at 100mg three times daily and got no benefit. I went up from there and it has been great. I get no benefit from benzos so gaba is a godsend. I'm at 600mg three times a day now. I hope it helps you
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