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Endless withdrawal from benzos and pregabalin
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I am tapering on liquid form and at 180 mg gabapentin or 1.2 ml 3 times a day in equal parts. I am on a Facebook site for support and tapering lessons. I take l-theanine for anxiety at night plus it helps me sleep. I take mindfulness classes every Monday night. I did bloodwork today to see what vitamins I'm depleted in but have to time the supplementation properly so as not to reduce the effectiveness of the low dose of gabapentin. I do all this, yet I still have anxiety and so many other symptoms. It's not a drug of addiction unless you abuse it which i did not. It is a drug of dependency and messes with the neurotransmitters of the brain. I have never been above 400 mgs in the 2.5 years but I am suffering and taking hostages too. The doctors, including the neurologist that put me on this crap, are clueless so I am my own best advocate here. Gabapentin does not mix with benzo's or opiates and I've had to endure 2 major surgeries since October last year on Tylenol because I have breathing issues
This is just a quick summary of the hell I am going through, but my point is I keep fighting and I encourage you to do the same.
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What are you tapering off of? Ive never heard tapering with gabapentin. What is theanine, never heard of that, and MAYO has underlined it in red? Fact is I think tapering is a new thing to Dr's. They prescribed me the incorrect dose to taper off the Lorazepam, it turned my whole life upside down. I kept telling the Dr. I am still going through withdrawal, her response, NO YOU CAN'T BE. What does a body do then, just suffer, my friend. I was taking Lorazepam 6MG every night for more than 10 years, I was tapered with Clonazepam .50MG, it should have been 3MG, thus my protracted withdrawal. I didn't find out til 12 months after I tapered. I asked Walgreens about my horrible dry mouth and other terrible symptoms after taper and he asked me questions about my dose from tapering. He was shocked when I told him. The only good news right now I have is, my Neurologist prescribed Tramadol for sleep, after several other drugs did not work, and it has worked for a few days now. I can't tell you how excited I am because I have slept for 5 hours, and for a few days. My wish is for me to be able to stop researching about Restless Legs Syndrome and printing, and searching and printing. My worry with the Tramadol which is an opioid, is going through a taper. I want to just break the cycle of 3 hrs, finger crossed I can do this.