Gabapentin

Moose72 · Oct 20, 2024 at 04:38 PM

It knocked me out in half an hour last night. I heard the phone ring 52 minutes after I took my pills but managed to lift the phone to see it was Caleb then I crashed into sleep. Never answered the phone.

Moose72 · Oct 20, 2024 at 08:07 PM

I’m feeling anxious tonight. Hope the gabapentin gets rid of it!

Moose72 · Oct 21, 2024 at 02:17 AM

So it’s 3 am and I’ve been up since 2:30! Why did the gabapentin wear off? And to top it off I’m worried about the election.

Moose72 · Oct 21, 2024 at 07:48 AM

I keep waking up for an hour in the middle of the night. I finally fall back asleep until 7 which is good.

Moose72 · Oct 22, 2024 at 03:16 AM

I keep waking up in the middle of the night and it’s hard to get back to sleep. I end up on my phone or playing with the cat.

Victoria'smom · Oct 22, 2024 at 07:12 AM

Without taking meds I'm sleeping maybe 4 hours broken. Hope your sleep improves.

Brentus · Oct 22, 2024 at 08:05 AM

I took Gabapentin for a bit. In my case it was a last ditch effort to try to work with my anxiety-- it didn't do anything for me, good or bad in that regard. I didn't feel any difference.

Moose72 · Oct 22, 2024 at 08:43 AM

Well it’s working for anxiety and to get me to sleep. Just waking up early is the problem.

Moose72 · Oct 22, 2024 at 11:16 AM

Ingesting food before bed, so the blood sugar is normal to high, and then your blood sugar goes way down and your body then puts cortisol into the bloodstream in order to then raise blood sugar, and that wakes you up. Oh... and as long as there is cortisol in your system there is no possibility of sleep.

This is what my friend told me. No cereal before bed.

Moose72 · Oct 23, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Didn’t have cereal and still woke up at 4 a.m. and couldn’t get back to sleep. I did take an hour nap around 11 a.m.

raspberrytorte · Oct 23, 2024 at 03:27 PM

I have shyt sleep too. Never get more than four hours, even with Seroquel before bed. It sucks. I feel your pain!

Moose72 · Oct 23, 2024 at 04:01 PM

I had a nap for 2 hours and then had a mocha cookie crumble frappe from Starbucks! I’ll be up late I’m sure! 😩

luvyrself · Oct 23, 2024 at 09:10 PM

Gabapentin was originally used as an anti seizure medication. It is one of the 5 most prescribed medications in the US, probably because it has an anti-anxiety component.

SquarePegGuy · Oct 23, 2024 at 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose72

Ingesting food before bed, so the blood sugar is normal to high, and then your blood sugar goes way down and your body then puts cortisol into the bloodstream in order to then raise blood sugar, and that wakes you up. Oh... and as long as there is cortisol in your system there is no possibility of sleep.

This is what my friend told me. No cereal before bed.

Yes, when I followed the low-carb way of eating, I'd sleep through the night and wake up groggy. If I have a vegetarian (higher carb) meal at night, and/or have a sugary snack before bedtime, I'll wake up 3:30, 4:30.

That quoted message looks like something I wrote, except for the last sentence.

Moose72 · Oct 24, 2024 at 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SquarePegGuy

Yes, when I followed the low-carb way of eating, I'd sleep through the night and wake up groggy. If I have a vegetarian (higher carb) meal at night, and/or have a sugary snack before bedtime, I'll wake up 3:30, 4:30.

That quoted message looks like something I wrote, except for the last sentence.

Well here I am again! It’s about 3:45. And I’m up with the cat but I had chicken legs for dinner not carbs. Interesting because I know my friend texted me that not you.

Moose72 · Oct 24, 2024 at 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by luvyrself

Gabapentin was originally used as an anti seizure medication. It is one of the 5 most prescribed medications in the US, probably because it has an anti-anxiety component.

My Pdoc is using it as a mood stabilizer and antipsychotic.

Moose72 · Oct 24, 2024 at 03:15 PM

This is sort of obvious but my case manager is out of the office the rest of the week….

Vraylar and gabapentin are bad to take if you sit in a hot tub right?

raspberrytorte · Oct 24, 2024 at 04:46 PM

I don't know why they would be?

Victoria'smom · Oct 24, 2024 at 05:21 PM

Be careful about overheating due to lack of sweat.

Moose72 · 08:51 PM

Caleb looked it up and gabapentin can make your heart stop if you’re on it and you sit in a hot tub.

My ex-behavioral pharmacologist friend said “stop reading the internet “.

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Victoria'smom Legendary Member Since Apr 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 15,298 (SuperPoster!) 12 5,618 hugs given	Oct 22, 2024 at 07:12 AM #26 Without taking meds I'm sleeping maybe 4 hours broken. Hope your sleep improves. __________________ Dx: Me- SzA Husband- Bipolar 1 Daughter- mood disorder+ Comfortable broken and happy "So I don't know why I'm tongue tied At the wrong time when I need this."- P!nk My blog
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Brentus Veteran Member Member Since Apr 2021 Location: Kentucky Posts: 610 3 987 hugs given	Oct 22, 2024 at 08:05 AM #27 I took Gabapentin for a bit. In my case it was a last ditch effort to try to work with my anxiety-- it didn't do anything for me, good or bad in that regard. I didn't feel any difference. __________________
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raspberrytorte Insert Smiley Face Member Since Mar 2015 Location: USA Posts: 6,163 9 8,762 hugs given	Oct 23, 2024 at 03:27 PM #31 I have shyt sleep too. Never get more than four hours, even with Seroquel before bed. It sucks. I feel your pain! __________________ The darkest of nights is followed by the brightest of days. 😊 - anonymous The night belongs to you. 🌙- sleep token "I'm scared. I'm old. I want to go home!" 😁 - anonymous
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raspberrytorte Insert Smiley Face Member Since Mar 2015 Location: USA Posts: 6,163 9 8,762 hugs given	Oct 24, 2024 at 04:46 PM #38 I don't know why they would be? __________________ The darkest of nights is followed by the brightest of days. 😊 - anonymous The night belongs to you. 🌙- sleep token "I'm scared. I'm old. I want to go home!" 😁 - anonymous
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Victoria'smom Legendary Member Since Apr 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 15,298 (SuperPoster!) 12 5,618 hugs given	Oct 24, 2024 at 05:21 PM #39 Be careful about overheating due to lack of sweat. __________________ Dx: Me- SzA Husband- Bipolar 1 Daughter- mood disorder+ Comfortable broken and happy "So I don't know why I'm tongue tied At the wrong time when I need this."- P!nk My blog
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