Hi,

Like may others of us here on this blog that use Opioids, we even though they sometimes do not talk about it very much..... have sometimes severe constipation. Opioids or Opiates are considered restrictive to the intestinal track, I have suffered with that issue for a long time now.

If we take more medications for the pain, theen they have their side effects.

You may want to consider a hot tea called Senna during the day or at nite. I personally am taking the following items before bedtime and it works fairly well and it is all natural:

About 2 3 hours before retiring consider taking Peppermint Tea with the Senna tea 1 or 2 bags each night. Kick up your feet and relax a little.

Then just before retiring micowave some whole milk and flavor it with something (Carmel Chocolate or?) if you like or drink just plain.

Get some Organic Coconut Oil annd take 1 or 2 full tablespoons of it with the hot milk. It just melts quickly.

This will help you out a lot and get you on a better path for a better health and do the above each and every nite.

Then as needed, take 1 or 3 tablets of Senna Laxative at nite and if needed once or twice a week, but not every nite as you need to take a break a few days in between without any.

Anyway, if one lives on synthetic man made single molecule pain medications it will take there toll !

As for taking 3600mg of Gabapentin a day, you might consider slowly easing off a little (my personal opinion) as to me that is a fairly high amount, as always work with your physician. That medication will diffidently make your CNS become very active, again my tahts my opinion and personal experience as well.

Have a better life starting right now! Get informed as it is your life, your decisions and your choices. As always, help someone else in need. MicTim