Alcohol And Gabapentin (Page 4)

Does anyone drink beer or other alcohol while taking this? I start on it tonight, increasing every 5 days to 900 mg total a day. I'm curious as to how much alcohol can be tolerated and if there are any reasons to avoid it completely. I like my Budweiser. Thanks for any input.

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Darren you are right!! Just interested in your age ,weight,diet etc.LMN please

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Yes I drank a budweiser and my head is pounding something crAzy !!!!

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I know this is old but for anyone reading it now I just want to say gabapentin is not a pain pill. That was his first dose and so it isn't going to help with the pain on the first dose. The dr explained this to me in detail before I started taking it but long story short it has to be in your system for at least a couple of weeks before you know if it is going to help with nerve damage pain. I have been on it for a couple months now and it has worked miracles. I can function again. So don't give up from the start and think it isn't working. It won't work immedietly. It is designed for long term use. Originally for epilepsy but has been found to significantly treat nerve damage as well.

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Your brain is basically one big nerve. Gabapentin targets nerves. It is very likely that the drug is causing what you describe. It can cause depression so be aware and consult your doctor if you continue to feel this way.

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I have been having more and more problems with Gabapenton and my ability to drive safely and do my job. The brainfog and lack of energy has just put my career on hold as I stuggle to just to do a marginal job.

I changed doctors who noticed that 2700 mg was very high. He said the symptoms I'm experiencing probably are caused by the dose l'm on. Remember your brain is a very large collection of nerves. Started decreasing the dose slowly over several weeks. I have hope that my thinking and functionality will return where I can be competitive at work agian. I had already filed papers to retire earlier then I wanted to because of the dull brain funtion I have. Hopefully I'll work a few more years now withour the tremendous struggle.
I will admit my back pain is better with Gabapentin, but I would rather be in more pain than be a Zombie on thas stuff.

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I agree. That is what I'm dealing with now.
This stuff can make you want to just give up.

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Same exact problems.

Tiredness, depression, declined mental abilities, very low alcohol tolerance, poor work performance.

This stuff can have some very negative effects on you.

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Thank you for this post. It's most helpful to me. My dosage is also 2700 mg though I could never take that dose, on 1200-1800 mg a day my brain is so fuzzy (amongst other severe symptoms) I thought I was going bonkers!

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I have a India beer one that's all or you could try 2. While eating your India meal I think if you eat with one it's fine ,,hope it helps you ,

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Hi Anne, I took Gab that demonic drug for 4 months almost 4 years ago and am still suffering from the side effects. It has rearranged my brain some how. It's the most bizarre things I have ever experienced and the most terrible. I weaned myself off in one month - to fast, it should have been a 100 mg per month. I was taking 1200 mg so should have taken one full year to wean myself off. There is no one that can help me with this. Anything the Drs give me turns on me, I will have depression and sometime the suicide will come on also. So I can't take anything anymore. If you end up suffering from this, please report it to the FDA MedWatch at fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch.

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I'm prescribed 900mg of gabapentin daily. I took the pills earlier than normal. I forgot I had taken them and had around 6 shots of vodka. I felt paralyzed. I DO NOT recommend drinking while taken these pills.

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Look into a site called The Road Back. I found it while looking into whether/how gabapentin helps addiction to alcohol (its prescribed off-label for alcoholism)..

The site thoroughly explains what a slew of various brain-changing drugs do and what nutrients are depleted by them. It explains how, rather than just weaning off, you need to refill what's depleted or you experience the full withdrawal which makes perfect sense.. Being short on these different nutrients tends to drive people back to the drug(s) too. It was a great find. The info is free. Gets a little scientific but makes sense and may help. For gabapentin: NAC, Glutamine, other aminos and some vitamins. All on Vitacost or local vitamin store.

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I just had the worst experience with this. I embarrassed myself to death. I got extremely dizzy nauseous the sweats everything was spinning . awful . never again will I mix the two.

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I take my dose of Neurontin late at night, I can't take more than 3 beers max. ever, Otherwise I lose my memory, I forget the night before, I fall about - it's horrific so I drink 2 beers instead and it's ok

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Welcome to my life gaba with alcohol is nothing ppl take hardcore benzos and drink bottles its so messed up but would like some info on drinking while one clonazepam(klono)

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Hi I'm not a regular taker of gabapentin and have stupidly took 9 600ml tablets and am drinking rum.... I'm depressed so kind of not T bothered the outcome. Could that amount kill me?

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3200mg of Gabapentin is the max dose in 24 hrs. Call your Doctor or visit the ER. Your now OD'd on 4800mg. Call someone and get help now. STOP THE ALCOHOL NOW.

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Oh crap you took 5400 mg Gabapentin. That's got to be an OD.

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Your probably gonna live. Rats were able to take 49 grams of the stuff and survive. Don't play with your meds and drink anymore.

Symptoms And Treatment Of Overdose: Symptoms and Treatment: Acute, life-threatening toxicity has not been observed with gabapentin overdoses of up to 49 g ingested at one time. In these cases, double vision, slurred speech, drowsiness, lethargy and diarrhea were observed. All patients recovered with supportive care.

Gabapentin can be removed by hemodialysis. Although hemodialysis has not been performed in the few overdose cases reported, it may be indicated by the patients clinical state or in patients with significant renal impairment.

Reduced absorption of gabapentin at higher doses may limit drug absorption at the time of overdosing and, hence, reduce toxicity from overdoses.

An oral lethal dose of gabapentin was not identified in mice and rats given doses as high as 8 000 mg/kg. Signs of acute toxicity in animals included ataxia, labored breathing, ptosis, hypoactivity, or excitation.

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I was on Gabapentin for a very brief and unhelpful time. And whenever I would drink I'd get increasingly belligerent. I would be argumentative and snappish. I was never physically violent. But something majorly bad was happening to me. I stopped and my best friend noticed. She told me about what I had done, how I'd behaved, and spoken to her a couple of times. And I only vaguely remembered a part of it. Wasn't me at all. Although I do feel there were some deep-seated things that I was repressing and/or compartmentalizing which is why I was taking things out on her to begin with. I've always been a happy drunk and someone for whom alcohol is a stimulant as I have a paradoxical reaction to it, but this was insane. Never again!

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