Tapering Off Gabapentin
I started tapering off of Gabapentin because it was making me tired at work in the afternoons. I have been taking 600mg x 3 for a couple years now. I started as pain relief for my hip and noticed it reduced my anxiety, so my psychiatrist kept me on it. I have been doing much better with anxiety control over the last six months and want to get rid of the side-effects and now, I realize, dependence. When I stopped the 600mg in the afternoon I felt better, less tired and more clear headed, too, with no side-effects. When went to just 600mg per day this week I have noticed that I have had symptoms of mild depression that was relieved after taking my morning dosage of Gabapentin. So, clearly I need to taper more slowly now. I'm going to go back to 1200mg for a couple days before dropping to 900mg for a week and see how that goes. Anybody else have insight to share on stopping Gabapentin and how long it took, I would welcome your input. Feeling well this morning.
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@edematta I’m on 300 mg 3 times a day. I have neuropathy in feet and lower legs plus new back pain Helps Back pain for 2 hrs. nerve pain doesn’t make better just different Asked for my neurologist guidance to go off and start something else or possibly nothing else. She just says go off and do another drug or just go off entirely. No guidance on any taper plan She very careless Put my on Tramodol That lasted 2 day I was a zombie and couldn’t breathe Stopped immediately Neurologist was actually irritated when I stopped😳