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Heaven's, what governor puts medications on a controlled substance list? I thought that list was created and supervised by the DEA. Gabapentin and Lyrica, and all of the other drugs created primarily to control convulsions, are not opioids, or addictive at all.
I am dependent on Gabapentin, and cannot discontinue this class of drug suddenly because that would cause serious problems. Just as with corticosteroids and several other drugs (most antidepressants) you must taper gradually in order to stop taking them.
I take 4200 mg of Gabapentin a DAY, and have for almost 4 years. My prescription company is a major mail order provider, CVSCareMark, and mails a three-month supply of 8 x 90 (that's 720!) 600 mg tablets to me 4 times year. No way is Gabapentin a controlled substance. NO controlled substance is ever dispensed by mail order.
Regards, ElaineD
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That's interesting ! What state are you in? I'm in Delaware and Virginia, I've gotten Gaba filled in both states - Walmart Pharmacists in both states told me it's controlled and they interrogate me like they think I'm a criminal. They can see on their computer everything I've ever had filled -- one of them freaked out because a doctor ordered 2 vicodin tablets a year ago for me to take pre-procedure (large needles jammed into my knee). She said "We think you're taking them all at the same time, you can't take vicodin with gabapentin, and you can't get them filled at the same time". If I stop taking Gaba, unmedicated neuropathy will make my feet, legs, hands and arms feel like they are on fire. The pain is not withdrawal from Gaba, it's from neuropathy. If I take Lyrica instead of Gaba, I have no pain. Lyrica makes me sleepy so I prefer Gaba for daytime. PS I went to Walgreen Pharmacy and they just filled my rx for Gaba, Lyrica too, they did not hassle me at all. Peggy