Bipolar, Fibromyalgia, Anxiety, and Gabapentin

[Chupacabra 44]

Wow, kind of slow night on SS. Let's see if I can provide some entertainment.

I saw a new neurologist today for symptoms similar to peripheral neuropathy.

Fyi, if I get doxxed, I get doxxed whatever, no biggie to me and no real fear given my personal variables, but for some of you others don't release this type of information that I'm releasing here right now, if you have fear of being doxxed. It's silly to risk it otherwise.

For me? Meh.

Like all my specialists, when they review my history with me and learn that I'm not on a mood stabilizer for my bipolar disorder they look at me like they have just seen a ghost - pure terror!

This neurologist was extremely knowledgeable with bipolar disorder and its medical options. I advised him I take Zyprexa PRN for hypomania/mania.

He asked me why I didn't take Zyprexa daily, and I told them that it has an absolute horrible side effect profile, which he acknowledged. Next, I told him I can't stop eating if I'm on Zyprexa, and being in good shape is literally the only thing I have going for me in my entire life and that I refuse to lose this single positive aspect of myself.

This might sound vain but literally it's all that I have that makes me feel good about myself.

Aside from pure vanity I explained some health reasons why I need to keep my weight reasonable. He heard me and understood.

He asked me how I was succeeding with my strategy. My answer just like my daily moods "meh".

He came up with two ideas to consider and I want to see if anyone here has feedback for me.

1) he suggested like a micro dosing strategy of Zyprexa. He said maybe I should consider taking 2.5 mg of Zyprexa per day. He thought this might smooth out my daily moods without resulting in a ravenous appetite. My understanding is dosages of Zyprexa usually range as high as 20 mg per day. (Didn't Google to confirm my recollection). And, typically start at 5 mg for the low end.

I take between 5 mg to 10 mg up to twice a day whenever I need. I cycle fairly rapidly so this can mean up to 3 to 4 times per year, on the high end, that I'm on Zyprexa for any length of time to break my mood.

Anyone ever microdose Zyprexa like this?

2) He also suggested perhaps instead of Zyprexa I take Gabapentin. I was prescribed Gabapentin 3 years ago for fibromyalgia, but after taking it for a couple days and doing research I decided the efficacy likely was too low to help with fibromyalgia, so I quit taking it. Maybe this was a mistake.

Does anybody take gabapentin for fibromyalgia here?

I was visiting this neurologist today because I've been having symptoms of potential peripheral neuropathy for 5 and 1/2 years.

I advised the neurologist I think that this is tied into the fibromyalgia because it started at roughly the exact same time five and a half years ago. He says this could happen sometimes when people's symptoms go haywire from fibromyalgia.

He is going to do some more testing on me next month to better diagnose me and see if my tests show nerve damage which is the main feature with peripheral neuropathy.

I told him that I read that Gabapentin can be helpful with anxiety. I read this in one of your stories on here last night. I decided it was best not to tell him I read this story on SS.

Thus, unlike some stories I've read here I'm not corresponding to you now from the safety of my hospital bed. One can never be too clever when dealing with any physician.

This doctor agreed that Gabapentin could help my anxiety. Can others please give me feedback on this? I am diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and general anxiety disorder.

I couldn't wait to get home from my appointment to locate my dusty Gabapentin bottle and gobble down one of its capsules.

Anyone have any inside or thoughts about this situation?

Anyone with bipolar disorder on gabapentin?

I Googled for a few minutes when I got home today. I forgot Gabapentin was an anticonvulsant, so being like lamictal I guess that makes sense that it might help for bipolar.

I am a road cyclist (bicycle). But I told my neurologist that it triggers my mania so I haven't ridden my bike in 4 years. He is confident he can get me back on my bike from my reading between the lines. Most likely, I will seek and acquire some new cycling shoes and take my bike into the shop for service before this week is over! Frankly, this gets me psyched. (Read hypomanic most likely- let's see if I can sleep now).

Just another, tiny shift towards recovery for me - time will tell. But, perhaps the universe has gronr tired of kicking my butt and has moved on to another target? One can dream.

And, Dr. D****, if you're either a member her or you lurk here, it was great to meet you today and please don't hesitate to chime in with suggestions.

Tl;dr. Today I'm happy I'm not part of NHS based on your stories. The old saying business is you get what you pay for.

 

[mediocre]

Where do you live? you mentioned the NHS. I am waiting to see a nuerologist as well. It's been 9 months now waiting. That's to see a private one that I will have to pay a small fortune to see. But if I had to rely on the NHS I'd be waiting at least 3+ years.

 

[Chupacabra 44]

I'm in the states and it took me about 3 months to get in to see the neurologist after I was referred by my primary physician.

I'm in the states and it took me about 3 months to get in to see the neurologist after I was referred by my primary physician.

Plus luckily the city where I live there is very good healthcare. Lots of top doctors at the clinic that treats our city.

 

[mediocre]

I'm in the states and it took me about 3 months to get in to see the neurologist after I was referred by my primary physician.



Plus luckily the city where I live there is very good healthcare. Lots of top doctors at the clinic that treats our city.

That's very fast. You'd never see a specialist doctor here in that short amount of time. It will likely be 1 full year before I finally get to the nuerologist.

 

[Chupacabra 44]

That's very fast. You'd never see a specialist doctor here in that short amount of time. It will likely be 1 full year before I finally get to the nuerologist.

even if you go private it seems like if you stated that you were going private as well.
The interesting thing is this is the second neurologist I've seen up here where I live currently. The prior neurologist I didn't like whatsoever the one I saw today I absolutely love him.

for this other neurologist that I didn't like I'm not positive but I think it might have been less than a month wait to get him to see him. Of course he had horrible bedside manner so probably he's got a very small case load.

and just to give you a sense of the workflow here I have to go back in a month they're going to run some tests on me on some nerve function they are testing me for peripheral neuropathy so it's a month turn around to get back in to be tested.

 

[UterEntonaur]

Anyone with bipolar disorder on gabapentin?

Not for bipolar, but I was prescribed gabapentin to help with shingles pain, but it really helped with my restless leg syndrome so I've been on it ever since.

I only take 200mg/three times a day, so it's a very low dose really, as I know people with fibro who take 300mg/three times a day

 

[Chupacabra 44]

Not for bipolar, but I was prescribed gabapentin to help with shingles pain, but it really helped with my restless leg syndrome so I've been on it ever since.

I only take 200mg/three times a day, so it's a very low dose really, as I know people with fibro who take 300mg/three times a day

My doctors all know that micromanage my own medications with their coordination. The bottle of Gabapentin I have is 300 mg and I was directed by an old psychiatrist to take it twice per day for fibromyalgia. I think I'm going to call my neurologist's office today and see what he recommends as far as dosage. I'm not sure if I'm going to ask him to prescribe it for me or if I'm going to call my primary for this. I dropped my last psychiatrist like a hot potato so I'm without a psych currently. Basically I've been serving as my own psychiatrist for the past 2 plus years. And, not to toot my own horn, but I'm at least as good as my last psychiatrist!

I was low on Zyprexa 2 years ago and called my primary's office and spoke with the nurse. Luckily my primary knows how I'm anal retentive with this healthcare stuff, and I called in exactly what I needed to his nurse to refill a prescription of Zyprexa.

But, one of my old outstanding psychiatrists told me in the past that a lot of primaries don't want to mess around with the psychiatric medications. She told me they don't know this stuff and they're so afraid of crossing any psychiatrist that they don't want to get in the middle of stuff like this.

A fascinating thing for me is I was talking very candidly with my new neurologist yesterday, and for some reason we got off topic and I told him that I read an article from a very successful attorney written anonymously, and this person stated that the field of law is full of psychopaths. He/she claimed he/she too was a psychopath and that this disorder tends to make people highly successful in the field of law. My neurologist told me this is exactly the same thing with the field of surgery!!!!

Forgive me if anyone lurking or is an SS member is an attorney or surgeon, because there are exceptions to any rule, and my neurologist and I both understood each of us was just generalizing. But, shocked me with this revelation about surgeons, and he shared some stories that he had from med school about some of the sociopaths he gravitated toward surgery.

FYI if I were you I would never disclose information like this if you have any fear of being doxxed!!!

For myself give him my own personal variables I have no fear of being doxxed. And, if my assume new numerologist is lurking here, then here is a shout out, Dr. D****, you rock!

GOSH, DO I LOVE HUMAN BEHAVIOR!

 

[Chupacabra 44]

I saw a new neurologist yesterday regarding a few issues that I've been experiencing for several years. Something about this individual and the process has me convinced he can help me! I'm usually over the top cynical of the US medical system based on personal experiences and having read thousands of anecdotal stories from those suffering health issues.

This neurologist thinks that my fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy type symptoms and my mood disorder might get under control through the exclusive use of the medication Gabapentin! He thinks all my endless health crap (physical and mental) might be tied in together and that Gabapentin could be the answer.

Here's to having some hope on my end! Cheers!

Endless despair has been soul crushing!

I usually have very good intuition and I woke up today with the universe having told me trust this guy to fix me. I'm all in with this doc.

Riding my road bike (bicycle), has been one of the few joys in my life, but because of my crap mood I haven't ridden my bike in over 4 and 1/2 years. I tell my other specialists constantly how I feel and they tell me "oh yeah that sounds like dysthymia"..........NO SHIT!

Today, I started taking the steps necessary cuz I want to ride my bike again. Not sure what's going on. But I am delighted.

I'm incredibly open-minded, perhaps it's the collective positive energy sent my way through the well wishes of some of you posters? Maybe.

I feel like I've been in a thunderstorm for the last 7 years and maybe the clouds are finally parting?! Time will tell.

If this keeps up I might have to check the return policy for my firearm. (No joke -locked and loaded).

I'm taking my bike in tomorrow to get serviced. Also, I'm going to go to Best Buy to look for some earbuds so I can ride listening to my and @XYZ favorite tunes like Alice in Chains, Audioslave, Linkin Park, etc.

And I don't like his music necessarily, but because he is one of my favorite posters here, and so I can think of him on my rides, I'm going to download New Kids on the Block, Boys to Men, and NSYNC. Shout out to my bud @Mm80

Honestly, I have no idea why my mood is lifting. The only variable that's unique to me is posting on this website. As some of you have read, I've been lurking since last October, and this did nothing to elevate my mood. Perhaps lurking had the opposite effect?

Granted I'm teetering in and out of hypomania these days, but that's been my story for 15 years. And I have not felt decent in 7 years. Gosh, I'm getting old.

Maybe it's just a factor of the universe getting tired of dumping on me? Fingers crossed. Hopefully the time will come where I will be so chipper that the administrators here will limit my account and prevent me from posting anywhere other than recovery. One can dream!

 

[BitterlyAlive]

I can't remember if it was you or someone else on here, or just the internet in general, but I feel like I remember reading about the similarities (or connection??) between epilepsy and bipolar disorder, and that could be why some anticonvulsants like Lamictal help with bipolar disorder. Maybe I'm talking out my ass. I'm not a clinician.

But Gabapentin seems worth a shot to me. It makes sense in a weird way.

 

[Mm80]

I saw a new neurologist yesterday regarding a few issues that I've been experiencing for several years. Something about this individual and the process has me convinced he can help me! I'm usually over the top cynical of the US medical system based on personal experiences and having read thousands of anecdotal stories from those suffering health issues.

This neurologist thinks that my fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy type symptoms and my mood disorder might get under control through the exclusive use of the medication Gabapentin! He thinks all my endless health crap (physical and mental) might be tied in together and that Gabapentin could be the answer.

Here's to having some hope on my end! Cheers!

Endless despair has been soul crushing!

I usually have very good intuition and I woke up today with the universe having told me trust this guy to fix me. I'm all in with this doc.

Riding my road bike (bicycle), has been one of the few joys in my life, but because of my crap mood I haven't road my bike in over 4 and 1/2 years. I tell my other specialists constantly how I feel and they tell me "oh yeah that sounds like dysthymia"..........NO SHIT!

Today, I started taking the steps necessary cuz I want to ride my bike again. Not sure what's going on. But I am delighted.

I'm incredibly open-minded, perhaps it's the collective positive energy sent my way through the well wishes of some of you posters? Maybe.

I feel like I've been in a thunderstorm for the last 7 years and maybe the clouds are finally parting?! Time will tell.

If this keeps up I might have to check the return policy for my firearm. (No joke -locked and loaded).

I'm taking my bike in tomorrow to get serviced. Also, I'm going to go to Best Buy to look for some earbuds so I can ride listening to my and @XYZ favorite tunes like Alice in Chains, Audioslave, Linkin Park, etc.

And I don't like his music necessarily, but because he is one of my favorite posters here, and so I can think of him on my rides, I'm going to download New Kids on the Block, Boys to Men, and NSYNC. Shout out to my bud @Mm80

Honestly, I have no idea why my mood is lifting. The only variable that's unique to me is posting on this website. As some of you have read, I've been lurking since last October, and this did nothing to elevate my mood. Perhaps lurking had the opposite effect?

Granted I'm teetering in and out of hypomania these days, but that's been my story for 15 years. And I have not felt decent in 7 years. Gosh, I'm getting old.

Maybe it's just a factor of the universe getting tired of dumping on me? Fingers crossed. Hopefully the time will come where I will be so chipper that the administrators here will limit my account and prevent me from posting anywhere other than recovery. One can dream!

Although we've come, to the end of the road, still i cant let go....
Nice to see your feeling a bit more hopeful brother.

 

[Chupacabra 44]

I can't remember if it was you or someone else on here, or just the internet in general, but I feel like I remember reading about the similarities (or connection??) between epilepsy and bipolar disorder, and that could be why some anticonvulsants like Lamictal help with bipolar disorder. Maybe I'm talking out my ass. I'm not a clinician.

But Gabapentin seems worth a shot to me. It makes sense in a weird way.

Thank you for your comment and interest in my situation!

Yes, there are similarities between bipolar disorder and epilepsy but scientists and doctors aren't sure why. Many different theories some of these are conflicting.

I am a compulsive researcher and in an effort to learn and to help myself I read everything on these tooics.

And in the old days the gold standard for bipolar disorder used to be lithium. I did lots of research and against the wishes of my prior psychiatrist I went on lithium. I insisted. There are many advantages to lithium versus the atypical antipsychotics that are being used.

Many advantages!!!

The problem for me which is not too unusual is that the lithium was slowly impacting my kidney function adversely, so my psychiatrist had to take me off of it. This is not too uncommon of a side effect so you have to watch it closely. Per my psychiatrist, older people are more apt to have this side effect. Makes sense.

Today, many psychiatrists don't want to prescribe lithium because you have to do endless blood work to see how it's impacting the body. Most psychiatrists don't want to deal with this and most patients don't want to deal with this. For me, I give blood way too often for all my health issues. They all know me by name at the lab, one more prick, no biggie (no pun intended). There's a very narrow range with lithium for efficacy vs toxicity. Thus, there's constant tracking and constant monitoring.

Conceptually though it's the same idea if you take too much magnesium or zinc or selenium you take too much of anything it's going to kill you no different with lithium. if you have bipolar and you struggle mostly with mania or hypomania keep lithium in the back of your mind as a treatment option.

Some docs still prescribe l&l. They use lithium in conjunction with lamictal. Lithium for the highs and the lamictal for the lows.

But, please anybody reach out to me if I can offer any feedback on some of these medications that I'm familiar with. I hate having knowledge and not sharing.

Of course when I saw my primary my primary states, "eeeeeeewwww lithium....that's a bad one"......next time I tattletaled on my primary. Boy did this make my psychiatrist pissed. I think when I left she called him to scold him. I love seeing passionate people!

Lithium sounded scary to me until I did my research.

There's a much longer track record on the use of lithium than these atypical antipsychotics. Studies are showing through long-term usage that lithium is safer than atypical antipsychotics.

Do your own research if one has bipolar! Knowledge is power. If anyone has questions feel free to DM me.

 

[FITALL]

I am a long-term drug addict, with my most recent drug of choice being opiates. My opiate addiction began due to a real chronic pain issue. However, at some point during my journey my pain doc put me on Gabapentin (along with opiates). Being an addict, I would typically exhaust my 30 day opiate script in 2 weeks. I would scramble to source as many as possible illegally, but would typically face at least a few days of withdrawal every month. I would abuse the gabapentin during this time. I eventually ran into some legal issues and was forced off all my meds fairly abruptly (and cold turkey). After getting thru the physical withdrawal, I continued to suffer mentally for months until eventually seeking psychiatric help. My immediate goal was to obtain a new script for Gabapentin. I found an amazing doc that quickly put me back on Gabapentin. Within a few months, my dosage was maxed out at 3200mg/day. About a year later, I relapsed on Opiates which ultimately led me to Suboxone therapy. This required me to reduce my gabapentin intake DRAMATICALLY. So, I am now down to 900mg/day and I AM MISERABLE. I am so miserable that I am contemplating kicking the Suboxone habit...aka - facing the f'ng awful physical withdrawal I will go through - just to get my gabapentin levels back to the higher dosage.

Unfortunately, I can't really tell you what is actually wrong with me - mentally. It's clear that I have been self medicating my entire life. However, still to this day, I am not sure what it is I am medicating. Some friends/family think I have BPD. But, I don't know enough about it to determine if that is an accurate assessment. I know I am depressed, but that is specific to certain events I have endured. I also have a fair amount of anxiety and strongly believe the Gabapentin helps me manage. I also still have the pain that originally brought me to opiates (though I now understand how to manage it better). So, for me, gabapentin is of great benefit (physically and mentally)...not sure I helped with what you are trying to determine - but thought I would share my experience.

Cheers!

 

[Lilacmoon]

-hug- thank you for sharing your story.

 

[Chupacabra 44]

I am a long-term drug addict, with my most recent drug of choice being opiates. My opiate addiction began due to a real chronic pain issue. However, at some point during my journey my pain doc put me on Gabapentin (along with opiates). Being an addict, I would typically exhaust my 30 day opiate script in 2 weeks. I would scramble to source as many as possible illegally, but would typically face at least a few days of withdrawal every month. I would abuse the gabapentin during this time. I eventually ran into some legal issues and was forced off all my meds fairly abruptly (and cold turkey). After getting thru the physical withdrawal, I continued to suffer mentally for months until eventually seeking psychiatric help. My immediate goal was to obtain a new script for Gabapentin. I found an amazing doc that quickly put me back on Gabapentin. Within a few months, my dosage was maxed out at 3200mg/day. About a year later, I relapsed on Opiates which ultimately led me to Suboxone therapy. This required me to reduce my gabapentin intake DRAMATICALLY. So, I am now down to 900mg/day and I AM MISERABLE. I am so miserable that I am contemplating kicking the Suboxone habit...aka - facing the f'ng awful physical withdrawal I will go through - just to get my gabapentin levels back to the higher dosage.

Unfortunately, I can't really tell you what is actually wrong with me - mentally. It's clear that I have been self medicating my entire life. However, still to this day, I am not sure what it is I am medicating. Some friends/family think I have BPD. But, I don't know enough about it to determine if that is an accurate assessment. I know I am depressed, but that is specific to certain events I have endured. I also have a fair amount of anxiety and strongly believe the Gabapentin helps me manage. I also still have the pain that originally brought me to opiates (though I now understand how to manage it better). So, for me, gabapentin is of great benefit (physically and mentally)...not sure I helped with what you are trying to determine - but thought I would share my experience.

Cheers!

I read something a couple of years ago that some researchers found a genetic link to addiction. Researchers concluded that a percentage of the population has a gene, or a genetic mutation, that predisposes one to addiction. If I recall correctly, the researchers were looking specifically into opioid addiction and genetic links. Can't recall how I stumbled across this study and I didn't read it extremely closely, as I don't struggle with those issues.

If one is wired for addiction, then coherent answers concerning self medication might not be always be available. I believe that most of us do the best we can, but many aspects in life can be an uphill battle given our respective gene pools.

I'm aware that many of my personal shortcomings have a genetic link. This knowledge helps me with acceptance, and not once has my inner voice beat myself up over my issues.

 

[Wayfaerer]

Wow, kind of slow night on SS. Let's see if I can provide some entertainment.

I saw a new neurologist today for symptoms similar to peripheral neuropathy.

Fyi, if I get doxxed, I get doxxed whatever, no biggie to me and no real fear given my personal variables, but for some of you others don't release this type of information that I'm releasing here right now, if you have fear of being doxxed. It's silly to risk it otherwise.

For me? Meh.

Like all my specialists, when they review my history with me and learn that I'm not on a mood stabilizer for my bipolar disorder they look at me like they have just seen a ghost - pure terror!

This neurologist was extremely knowledgeable with bipolar disorder and its medical options. I advised him I take Zyprexa PRN for hypomania/mania.

He asked me why I didn't take Zyprexa daily, and I told them that it has an absolute horrible side effect profile, which he acknowledged. Next, I told him I can't stop eating if I'm on Zyprexa, and being in good shape is literally the only thing I have going for me in my entire life and that I refuse to lose this single positive aspect of myself.

This might sound vain but literally it's all that I have that makes me feel good about myself.

Aside from pure vanity I explained some health reasons why I need to keep my weight reasonable. He heard me and understood.

He asked me how I was succeeding with my strategy. My answer just like my daily moods "meh".

He came up with two ideas to consider and I want to see if anyone here has feedback for me.

1) he suggested like a micro dosing strategy of Zyprexa. He said maybe I should consider taking 2.5 mg of Zyprexa per day. He thought this might smooth out my daily moods without resulting in a ravenous appetite. My understanding is dosages of Zyprexa usually range as high as 20 mg per day. (Didn't Google to confirm my recollection). And, typically start at 5 mg for the low end.

I take between 5 mg to 10 mg up to twice a day whenever I need. I cycle fairly rapidly so this can mean up to 3 to 4 times per year, on the high end, that I'm on Zyprexa for any length of time to break my mood.

Anyone ever microdose Zyprexa like this?

2) He also suggested perhaps instead of Zyprexa I take Gabapentin. I was prescribed Gabapentin 3 years ago for fibromyalgia, but after taking it for a couple days and doing research I decided the efficacy likely was too low to help with fibromyalgia, so I quit taking it. Maybe this was a mistake.

Does anybody take gabapentin for fibromyalgia here?

I was visiting this neurologist today because I've been having symptoms of potential peripheral neuropathy for 5 and 1/2 years.

I advised the neurologist I think that this is tied into the fibromyalgia because it started at roughly the exact same time five and a half years ago. He says this could happen sometimes when people's symptoms go haywire from fibromyalgia.

He is going to do some more testing on me next month to better diagnose me and see if my tests show nerve damage which is the main feature with peripheral neuropathy.

I told him that I read that Gabapentin can be helpful with anxiety. I read this in one of your stories on here last night. I decided it was best not to tell him I read this story on SS.

Thus, unlike some stories I've read here I'm not corresponding to you now from the safety of my hospital bed. One can never be too clever when dealing with any physician.

This doctor agreed that Gabapentin could help my anxiety. Can others please give me feedback on this? I am diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and general anxiety disorder.

I couldn't wait to get home from my appointment to locate my dusty Gabapentin bottle and gobble down one of its capsules.

Anyone have any inside or thoughts about this situation?

Anyone with bipolar disorder on gabapentin?

I Googled for a few minutes when I got home today. I forgot Gabapentin was an anticonvulsant, so being like lamictal I guess that makes sense that it might help for bipolar.

I am a road cyclist (bicycle). But I told my neurologist that it triggers my mania so I haven't ridden my bike in 4 years. He is confident he can get me back on my bike from my reading between the lines. Most likely, I will seek and acquire some new cycling shoes and take my bike into the shop for service before this week is over! Frankly, this gets me psyched. (Read hypomanic most likely- let's see if I can sleep now).

Just another, tiny shift towards recovery for me - time will tell. But, perhaps the universe has gronr tired of kicking my butt and has moved on to another target? One can dream.

And, Dr. D****, if you're either a member her or you lurk here, it was great to meet you today and please don't hesitate to chime in with suggestions.

Tl;dr. Today I'm happy I'm not part of NHS based on your stories. The old saying business is you get what you pay for.

They prescribed you Gabapentin just for anxiety? Damn, that's some heavy stuff!

 

[FITALL]

They prescribed you Gabapentin just for anxiety? Damn, that's some heavy stuff!

What do you mean "heavy stuff"? Like a strong medication? If so, that's interesting....I've always considered it to be quite a weak drug...

Gabapentin is most commonly used as as anticonvulsant...it also recently gained a lot of popularity in the treatment of nerve pain. There's a lot of addiction docs that prescribe it to people who are withdrawing from opiates. It seemed to really grow in popularity (in the US anyway) during the "Opiate Epidemic". It's not an opiate (it's not even controlled in most of the US)...so docs started handing scripts out for this med instead of opiates. I was first prescribed it by my pain management doc to be used in addition to my opiates - for Anxiety.
Anyway, I was really just curious as to what you meant by heavy stuff.

Cheers!

 

[Wayfaerer]

What do you mean "heavy stuff"? Like a strong medication? If so, that's interesting....I've always considered it to be quite a weak drug...

Gabapentin is most commonly used as as anticonvulsant...it also recently gained a lot of popularity in the treatment of nerve pain. There's a lot of addiction docs that prescribe it to people who are withdrawing from opiates. It seemed to really grow in popularity (in the US anyway) during the "Opiate Epidemic". It's not an opiate (it's not even controlled in most of the US)...so docs started handing scripts out for this med instead of opiates. I was first prescribed it by my pain management doc to be used in addition to my opiates - for Anxiety.
Anyway, I was really just curious as to what you meant by heavy stuff.

Cheers!

Nevermind, I was thinking of Baclofen. They're both related though IIRC.

 

[Chupacabra 44]

They prescribed you Gabapentin just for anxiety? Damn, that's some heavy stuff!

My new neurologist saw my case history and felt Gabapentin potentially could help with multiple health issues including fibromyalgia, bipolar, a nerve issue.....