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Oct 05, 2016, 09:32 PM
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Hi guys, sorry I haven't posted in a while. I haven't been feeling very well for a couple months. Thanks, BPII, for that. I want to stay connected here.
I've been taking gabapentin for over a year and a half for anxiety. They started me on it when I was in rehab for alcoholism. I has helped tremendously, and I've never been sober for this long without it. I just found out that it might be affecting my eyes (involuntary muscle movement situation), so in order to determine if it's the culprit, I have to stop taking it for a while. Possibly forever if it's causing the problem. I'm freaking out about this big time. I was already having increasing anxiety the past couple weeks before I found out I have to quit my anxiety med, so obviously that is compounding my anxiety with more anxiety about having anxiety. It's just a really bad time for this to happen as I've been feeling so unstable. I got this directive from my doctor two days ago, but I haven't started tapering off yet because I'm scared. I'm at 600mg per day, so I hope I don't have much withdrawal trouble. But I'm expecting the anxiety to come back, and it's just all bad. Has anyone had this issue with gabapentin? What happens when you stop taking it? |
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Oct 05, 2016, 09:49 PM
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I take 900 mg of Gabapentin and I have had no problems thus far. Withdrawal symptons can include: increased anxiety, agitation, restlessness, chills and sweating, running nose. These are the symptoms I had when I stopped Gabapentin. If your Dr. is yanking you off the med he probably has a very good reason. Tardive dyskinesia is one of those reasons, though I am not a Dr. Try looking up "Tapping" it has worked for me in various situations like agitation, insomnia, and anxiety. Be strong, you can do this. Much love and peace.
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Oct 05, 2016, 09:51 PM
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I haven't been on gabaapentin but was on both Depakote and Lamictal, and went off them with no difficulties whatsoever almost 10 years ago. Just the same, this book should tell you how to taper off your meds safely, and what supplements to take to prevent you going into withdrawals. This same author has a couple of other books that you might look into including one on healing with amino acids that tell you what amino acids and other supplements help alcoholics.
Break Your Prescribed Addiction by Bille Sahley, PhD-painstress Your meds could be causing the increase in anxiety. https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2012...-side-effects/
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Oct 05, 2016, 10:32 PM
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I'm tapering off of it right now. I was on 600mg four times a day. My pdoc cut me down to 600mg three times a day, which I think was too much too fast. I had a week where I couldn't sleep, and I'm pretty sure it's because of that decrease.
I'm assuming it's going to get worse the lower down I get. That always happens to me. Next decrease, since I'm assuming she's going to cut me down 600mg again, should be bad. It's okay though. We'll be alright. No problem. Right.
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Oct 05, 2016, 10:48 PM
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Oh, and I literally started going insane too.
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Oct 05, 2016, 11:11 PM
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Oct 05, 2016, 11:24 PM
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I just couldn't sleep, and I started feeling wrong/weird, and then I started believing some of my delusions again and getting paranoid.
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Oct 06, 2016, 04:11 AM
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I quit high doses with no withdrawal in the past except return of anxiety. Hope it goes smoothly for you!
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