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Tapering Off Gabapentin

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I started tapering off 1100mg Gab and over 6 weeks was able to reduce to 300mg. However when I tried to reduce from 300mg to 200 mg capsule, drop was way too much and not tolerable. My PCP gave me a rx for Gab oral liquid solution which allows for much small dose reductions. I have been able to cope with the withdrawal symptoms, but the paradoxical effect, (significant increases in pain, etc) that happens with each drop has been hell. Each time dose is lower, pain gets worse. I am down to 180mg, and have been dropping 5% each time. Interested in hearing from people in this or similar situations in terms of how frequently you are dropping dose to try and minimize the paradoxical effect. I was able to drop 10% every other day from 300mg - 200mg. Now trying to drop dose 5% daily. As I mentioned, currently at 180mg.

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Good luck.
I just started tapering down Gabapentin which I've been taking for cervical and lumbar inflammation. I've been on the drug over ten years. The dose was 2,400mg per day which I'm trying to taper off 600mg at a time for a two week period. No significant withdrawal symptoms yet but just started a few days ago. I'm also tapering down Hydrocodone-Acetamin 10-325 for the same inflammation and on the same schedule. The dose was four pills a day and currently down to three.