Sudden Withdrawal From Neurontin (Page 12)

I have been taking 600 mg of Neurontin 4x a day for about 2 years and recentlty ran out of this medication due to excrutiating slow service from mandatory mail order RX company.... I was extremely agitated during this time (approx. 5 days), nervous, stressed out, etc. Has anyone else had these symptons as a result of sudden withdrawal from Neurontin? I can't understand why this happened, I felt so scared and lousy for that time. Is this a known reaction for this med? I haven't been able to find an answer. I take it for relief from carpel tunnel syndrom. Thanks

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I also quit this drug cold turkey w/out and I'll effects either. It's only been a week, but I feel fine...I was taking 300 mg 3x a day. Do you think I'm clear by now?

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In the '80's I was taking Trazidone at 375 mg. at bedtime and Lorazepam 1 mg. three times a day, both for about three years. With a job/insurance change my new Psychiatrist Initiated the then new drug, Prozac. I asked him about titration from Trazidone to Prozac and he said that I need only stop taking Trazidone and begin taking Prozac. Additionally, he reduced me from Lorazepam 1mg. to Lorazepam .5 twice a day. For the first four days I felt GREAT! I felt like I was able to solve any problem or situation life might bring-I felt invincible. Then about the sixth day I began to feel dysphoric and having extreme vertigo. By the following week I dropped into so deep a depression that I had to undergo Suicide watch. I felt more horrible than I have ever felt or will ever feel. My PCP reluctantly agreed to increasing my Lorazepam to 1mg. three times a day again, and in time the roller coaster ride from no titration plan from Trazidone to Prozac smoothed out....about five months I think...I don't remember a lot. I have a very good Psychiatrist these days and am on Wellbutrin 300XL, Alprazalolam.5, Quietepine 300mg. These seem to work well in that I have had no suicidal ideations in a very long time, nor extreme highs. My point in all this is that I assumed that an MD Psychiatrist would take every precaution and be educating of the patient, and knowing what risks could be associated with any change in medicine. And certainly, as many of you have noted, never more than one med at a time should be changed. Fortunately, finding out information about physicians is more easily achieved through the internet...and if you think something sounds wrong, get a second opinion - something may be wrong. Bless you.

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Why would you be surprised withdrawal from an anti-seizure medication includes the possibility of seizures? No one should have to tell you that.

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Thank you for your post. this drug has been totally ineffective for my nerve pain, but I have experienced about half the side effects. My Dr wants me to increase the dose , that's out of the question. My wife said if I get any worse, I would wind up in divorce court. I'm going to try cold turkey, hope for the best.

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Even though this is an old post, I've personally experienced brutal withdrawals from Neurontin back in the past and they rival that of opiate withdrawals. Doctors can be some of the most misinformed people when it comes to medications. They look at the original information about the drug and unless a warning is personally sent to them have no clue about all possible side effects recently discovered outside of the original information.

I've conveyed to doctors in the past about certain side effects I was having on different medications and they went ignored. The doctor acted as though it was in my head and then later down the road discontinued said medication. Then to my surprise I see litigation commercials on TV for that drug... The doctor never said anything about any problem with the drug, but changed to a different medication. This unequivocally shows me that YES some/alot doctors help cover problems with drugs, just like they cover-up for each other.

If you personally don't keep up with facts about medications and your doctors answers to questions about them or procedures being done by your doctor to you, then you are nothing more than a lab rat... If you're seeing a doctor who doesn't like a well informed patient, the RUN away from that doctor as fast as you can!

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I take 800 mg 4Xday for the last 11 years and I ran out in between switching insurance it was the worst week and a half. It was like the flu times three and felt stressed out. I take strong narcotic pain medication and I ran out and the withdrawal was easy compared the gabapentin. So I know that's it no fun.

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Why in the world would you post such an insensitive message?

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I took a very low dose of Fabapintin for about a month for anxiety. I noticed that I was getting very agitated send I couldn't understand why. I looked up all side effects send read that it is VERY hard to get off this med. The only thing it helped was my restless legs, but that's not why I was taking it. It's a couple of weeks since I quit and now I'm having feelings of a heavy dark cloud being over me and I'm very ready and going on crying jags that I is hard for me to tolerate. I don't think this med is good for anyone for anything, period.

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I have been on this drug 2 months 300 mgs twice a day. Dr raised to three times a day. After reading this I am getting off drug totally. Taking for hip pain. Plus have nerve damage from trauma of fall over 4 years ago. Quitting cold turkey wish I knew of foods that would help with stopping drug. Any help out there?

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I have been taking 1200 mg 3 x a day for nerve damage from surgery. Went to pick up today and the pharmacy said 483.00 for one month. I lost my job but I have alittle too much money for any state ins in calif...I'm gong to try to cold turkey this but I'm not sure how I will feel. I'm alittle scared.

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Try medical marijuana. Get oil in capsules. Poke hole with needle and do few drops. Wait for few hours. Adjust as needed. My wife has been on this for along time. She is coming off with the help of mm. And she was a person who thought mm was a joke,but now is a believer. Watch Sanjay Gupta's doc on this legitimate med.

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I am reading the book, "The Antidepressant Solution". It is very helpful in understanding how to step by step overcoming antidepressant withdrawl.

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I know this is kinda old, but I was wondering how the cold turkey went. My best friend started on it a few months ago..100 milligrams a first, and up to 300 in the past month..She has Lupus, Fibromyalgia, and an auto immune disease and we couldnt figure out why shes been getting sicker and sicker..It hit me today and I looked up side effects and what the toxicity would look like..and she has every single symptom. Shes been in the hospital 5 times in 5 month for one thing or another and shes lost, shes afraid shes dying again...so Im trying to figure out how to get her off this stuff as fast as possible because I know when its out, she will be ok..because she was befor..she didnt take any for a couple days and she is very sick today..I told her to take 100 milligram and split it in half and hopefully that will help some..but Id really like some feed back from someone whos done this befor..Its one of the few psych meds I wasnt on for any length of time, so its alittle beyond my expertees...

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I just read your post because I'm wanting to go cold turkey with my gabapentin. I'm down to 1800mgs, and I'm just ready to get this crap out of my system. Been on almost 2 yrs. How has it been for you since you went cold turkey?

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I have veen in 2,700mg's a day fir a few years the only side effect i have is feeling like i drank 1 beer. I take it for nerve pain. I have a disc that is almost cuttibg off my nevre. I would say the pain is a 9 -9.5
Just had back surgery 2 days ago. So now i can get off it. I dropped to 1,800 and will stay here till the surgey pain gets lower. Tgen get off it all the way. Withdrawl can also be in your head. So just lower it and keep notes

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-I am on 2400 mg for about 10 years and looking to go off it. From the research I was doing online those are very common symptoms. All articles said you wean yourself very slowly with advice of a doctor and can take about to a year for complete and total withdrawal. Now I am too anxious to start the process.

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I had went without my gabapentin for several days, 3-4 times, I take 300 mg three times a day. I get sick the first day without them. Really sick to my stomach, nausea, the shakes, no energy, want to sleep a lot, sometimes the diarrhea, I suffer horribly, especially with the nausea. So I do have your same symptoms.along with weakness, mood swings, etc.

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Haven't talked to my psychiatrist yet. With my Fibro and chemical sensitivity withdrawal is always harsh for me.

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I was on Gabapentin for a year..built up to 3200 mgs a day..decided it was not helping with my pain so wanted to get off of it..my dr. told me to take 1600 for 5 days then drop to 800 for 5 days and I should be good..WRONG..I should of been brought down very slowly..was to quick..had flu like systems, upset stomach, tiredness, anxiety, sleeplessness, nervousness, was not fun at all..I have now been off of it for exactly 29 days..I am better but still have some anxiety and sleeping issues to deal with..I have been told that the longer you were on it and the higher the dose the longer it takes to get it out of your system..time will tell..just hope each day gets better..had a person tell me to start back up and come down slower but I don't want it back into me..good luck..

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you are so so right opiate withdrawal is so much easier than neurontin withdrawal. its killinfg me.

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