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Gabapentin withdrawls while preparing for neurology tests
Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 16, 2023 | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
Good evening @ferfer5. It is great that you have received an appointment at Mayo Clinic. Have you had a chance to inquire about your withdrawal concerns with the department you will be visiting? Please contact the Neurology Department for assistance.
I have been withdrawing from gabapentin very gradually for several months. Each time I dropped another 100 mg of gabapentin, I replaced it with a medical cannabis tincture of CBD and THC. That has been working well for me. I am down to 200 mg of Gabapentin every night from a start of 2400 mg.
Please post your response from the Neurologist. That information will be very important to others facing the same situation. You are going to learn a lot about your condition and be able to share in the decision-making for pain control. That's how we all learn on this forum......by sharing.
Good luck with your appointment. I will be waiting anxiously to hear from you.
May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris
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It was actually the neurology department at Mayo who said I needed to be off gabapentin and all pain medications and sleeping pills for 48 hours prior to the tests. I had called to inquire about the gabapentin specifically and a woman called back after talking to the doctor I will be seeing. I told her "you guys might see a very ugly me for the few days I'm down there!" I hope that won't be the case but a week from now I will know for sure. I do plan to talk to him about gabapentin to see if that is the best medication for me to be on or if there are other options. I will post more once I learn more! I'm hoping for a diagnosis of some sort since my original diagnosis from my current neurologist seems to be wrong. Fingers crossed. I'm glad you have found a combination of medications that work for you!