What You Need to Know About Prescription Gabapentin | The Doctors
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- If you’ve been prescribed gabapentin by your doctor, here’s what you may want to know to keep yourself safe.
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I'm taking 9 of this gabapentin a day 300 mg each 💊 even I sleep 3- 4 hrs a day and I have one meal a day wow i need to get off of this crap
@DivisionFree 83 They're brilliant amigo! You can get a good 1 for around £/$30-40. For this money you can get 1 you can set to come on in the morning. I use one during Winter (I have bipolar disorder) for at least half an hour a day. When I switch it off I crave it! Even my birds are livelier/happier with a little exposure to it☺️👍🏻
So, I was prescribed 4000mg/day...(800mg/5xday) and was on it for over 4 years... But... now I'm almost 3 months off of it completely, and I did the taper in about 6-7 days, and included one, legal, super awesome ingredient to combat the withdrawals and seizure. Interested?
@@josemartinez-vp7do Hey, man... You need help? I WAS on 800mg / 5 times a day (4000mg/day). I was taking it for over 4 years. But, now I've been completely clean of it for almost 3 months now!!!
Wanna know how I did that?
@@ReadingInRedding thank you but I only takes them as needed I can go 2-4 months with no problem
Damn they didn’t even let him finish. I wanted to know what else Dr Travis felt
Its important to educate about pros and cons about meds. its not good to spread mass hysteria and paranoia.
My brother was on this for years he shot himself two months ago I suspected this was responsible for his strange and odd behavior everyone thought he was just drunk but his doctor enabled him to abuse this drug for years and I now believe it was ultimately responsible for his death.
Yes that's so true.
I absolutely agree, this medication has its uses and just because junkies are misusing it to get high they spread fear to the masses. I had a severe disc extrusion with spinal compression, and I was prescribes opiates and muscle relaxers which unfortunately did very little for the nerve pain. Gabapentin has been the only thing that has been able to give me relief, so much so that I don't take the opiates or muscle relaxers anymore.
SO TRUE taking large amounts of drugs, like inflation, is a bad thing, 93,000 in 2020 died of overdose,,,, this admin talks about drug overdoses all the time, oh wait, sorry that was trump.
@@tigeralderman283 Trump campaigned on opioid crisis but failed to accomplish his promises
This medication has been a miracle for me! I only take it before bed. It helps me have deep wave sleep, it stops my restless legs, and I no longer have long bouts of anxiety ridden REM sleep, which used to cause me to feel exhausted after a full night’s sleep. I take a 300mg capsule. Just because other people abuse it doesn’t make it a bad drug. It helps a lot of people.
I started taking Gabapentin for nerve pain . I also take at bedtime and I feel great in the morning!
Amen brother i take 3 gabapentin 300 mg a day for my sciatica and other nerve pain from the osteoarthritis in my spine and it helps i wish the left would stop attacking the shit that helps people like us
That’s how it starts but it doesn’t last for a lot of people, it becomes ineffective and when you try to stop you go through a hell like withdrawal that I nicknamed “mind rape” be careful.
I was given this for alcohol withdrawals
@@ihatesocialnetworkin me too I just started 3 days ago makes me dizzy
was there a neurologist on this clown panel?
Not one
I know right.
No regulations !!! Please do not do this to gabapentin, it's already hard enough for people with legitimate pain to get the proper medicine...I'm disgusted by the way people have been treated who have a legitimate reason for opiates and now you are going to make it the same for gabapentin!!!
As soon as I start getting my pain managed my meds are taken away because of bs like this.
Its regulated in mass...what a friggen joke.
Yep. We are suffering
Almost all drugs have side effects
@@cryptobunny2506and what people seem to forget is so does food! Peanuts, sesame seeds, shellfish, strawberries etc. Nothing is risk free. You just need to do your research.
Please don't get you information from any tv show...
Exactly
It works for me no issues
This comment deserves a thousand likes
So, you mean every single TV show lies?
No belive all that shtttt I'm on gab been on for 6 years and I'm trying to get off and feel Like I'm dying I had no idea I would go thru this I took gab for anxiety and sense I been trying to get off it I been very sick PLZ NEVER USE GAB
This medication stopped me from killing myself, I was at my wits end with my pain, fibromyalgia, due to trapped nerves at c6,7. t was the only thing that worked and I feel normal again.
It does have euphoric effect on me but I got used to it, if I miss it for a period the side effect are sever. So I try not to miss it, The UK have recently classified this drug so I can only get it presribed in monthly doses, which really isn't a big deal
I'm on gabapentin and it helps me so much. I have ME, fobro and trigeminal neuralgi. This medication has really helped manage pain. It's easy for those not in pain to criticise. Obviously I would love to be well and not taking it, but that's not the case and fibro pain is so bad we need any help we can get.
Similar for me. Here's to normal heath and happiness!
Thankyou for sharing. I have stenosis, spurs, and pinched nerves
This drug WILL make you want to kill yourself. That is a known side effect.
Well Gabapentin is the only thing that helps me be able to walk. Unfortunately with diabetic neuropathy I'm stuck with it.
I have peripheral neuropathy my question is did it cause u weight gain at all. Cuz I am on it for like 2 yrs and I find it hard to loose weight even with dieting
Nothing wrong with taking gabapentin. I was in the same fix as you one were. Thumbs up to you!
I’ve got a brain tumor and am also stuck with it. However I’ve managed to cut down significantly using CBD, which I suspect could be very useful for people trying to withdraw and particularly as an initial alternative to gabapentin as a pain reliever, especially since the CBD withdrawal effects are *significantly* less harsh.
Had debilitating pain in my back from a pinched nerve. Was put on Gabapentin 300 mg a day and was able to be pain free. The drug is amazing for nerve pain.
I just received mine today but I just took it and my stomach is making all kinds of noises but my doctor said I have a pinch nerve to
@@Sparkle444 Are you still taking it. If so how are you feeling.
That’s a tiny dose. Glad it worked so effectively.
It really is. Same here
How long it took to work
I really appreciate you're talking about this drug. I became addicted to it. I fell in May 2020, I broke my ankle in 3 places. I was put into a cast that was changed intermittently. At 7 weeks my foot and leg felt fine. At about 9 weeks in the cast my foot started to swell and the cast was painful. I called the dr office and they said to put my foot up and rest it. So I did for another 2 weeks. I went in and they removed the cast. It hurt so bad to wash my leg and foot. I couldn't put any lotion on. The dr diagnosis when he saw my foot is complex regional pain syndrome. This is an insidious disease. I was prescribed gabapenten 900 MG. But I could only take 300. So I took that medication for a year. I spent a year in a fog. Yelling and screaming at the universe, blaming everyone and everything for my injury, and the fact I was so out of it. A few weeks ago I noticed that if I didn't take my medication at the same time of day I would shake. I realized that I am addicted to these drugs the Dr's have been been giving me. That made me mad all over again. So I stopped slowly taking the gabapenten I'd cut 100 mgs a week until I just stopped. I was also on duloxetine and requip. I stopped the duloxetine also. My head is clearer, but my pain is incessant and vicious at times. I'd rather deal with the pain than be on a drug that I would come to not be able to live without.
Check out your teeth too
You do realize that you went into horrible withdrawal and THEN your body needed medication for the pain and still does. Probably a different nerve medication like Lyrica. With any chronic pain, we have to guinea pig with medications and treatments like physical therapy to find balance. Even a different diet helps. All those together add up to percentages of a livable life.
this drug ruined my life. i took a low dose for about 6 months and i experienced severe memory loss and confusion. my doctors left me while on it and told me my side effects were normal. i couldn't remember what year it was most of the time. im so angry this drug is allowed to be handed out so easily! and then they offered me lyrica instead omg. my new doctor finally wants to do an MRI as she suspects a structural problem. im broke because i couldn't focus enough to sort my bills or work normally. i can't move because i can't make a decision now it's physically painful and thinking makes me want to cry. a handful of years ago i was studying to go into immunology and ive lost most of my knowledge about my current job. im so jealous of these doctors that get to destroy us and ruin our futures, who look at us now after the damage as stupid and explain the most basic concepts in elementary level words just because we cant remember them ourselves when we speak, getting to go on with life and pretend they fixed us. it makes me want to get physically violent with healthcare workers. im close to my breaking point and im ready to just travel abroad for medical euthanasia because this was always my worst fear trying all of these experimental drugs instead of just getting a diagnosis like everyone else.
Im so sorry
People do drugs; who cares! End the drug war, start helping people that are addicted and want help.
💯💯💯💯
I completed six rounds of chemo which caused horrible itching, burning and stabbing neuropathy in both of my arms. I was scratching so bad I was drawing blood! When it wasn't itching and burning it felt like there were insects crawling around under my skin. Two doses of gabapentin and I can already tell the difference. This drug saved my skin...and sanity!
Gabapentin helps my nerve pain in my groin and back ease up.
I’m disabled and it’s the only thing that makes my pain somewhat tolerable
The sad part of your comment is at some point they will do with this drug what they did with opioid pain patients and remove you from it or reduce you down so low the medications have no effect anymore. I wish you the best of luck but the writing is on the wall if you are a pain patient or an addict they don't care about you in America. I hope you live in Europe for your sake.
Order some Kratom
I forget to take it and have no probs /siezures .Tv drs are sometimes .....not right
My brother was on this for years his behavior became more and more strange he killed himself two months ago stay away from this suicide drug.
@@lorenrohrich2131 i just got prescribed it and it works way better than antidepressants for me
A drug is a drug . I take gabapentin 300mg twice a day . But one time in my life I took 600mg 3 times a day and lost my 20/20 vision. I weaned myself off for a year. And my doctor put me back on. I have my 20/20 back. I did not have crazy withdrawals because I took smaller doses and kept up with my doctor appointment. Everyone has different reactions to medication. What works for me might not work for others. Some people can take Tylenol and some can’t. But if you mis manage a prescription by not following the instructions then you caused that problem all by yourself. There’s side effects to all medications especially if you don’t know how to take them. . Learn how certain foods can interact with your prescription and even too much sun exposure can interact with your medications. There are too many health websites to be ignorant on how to take a prescription, you also get pamphlets with each prescription..
You seem like a person who has understanding, and i do agree those who need it should get it.
Having been somewhere though where it was pushed on me and everyone else i met in the hospital was on it, you can see my questioning if they are using it properly or as if it was a wonder drug. ( I wish I was exaggerating something seemed odd expecially how hippa was to protect them, "dont talk to eachother about meds none of thats allowed"... bfs pardon my french, but we are the ones on this and it is to protect us not you from getting in trouble for doing something. No matter how many times they told us people kept bringing me info and nonr of it looked promissing so i took none of the options and roughed it out.)
I had a close family member on it before and i can almost guarantee it would make me like them, novicane doesn't work on both of us. This family member was to best put it drugged up to heck on it, so you can see where im very happy that i didn't take it, but do you see where some of us can wonder if its being used properly, and can i have your input on if it might already be being abused and if there is a way other then legal that would be likely to make people who are abusing it now to fix their ways?
I took a double dose one day,makes you crap in ya pants, without realizing it.
That was enough for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Am sorry ..am here after someone accused a doctor of killing his 8year old son with this med..I hope you withdrew earlier
What a letdown to see professionals fear-monger like this. People are already terrified enough of drugs and now they’re being told to stay away from what is generally the safest option available at the moment. For anyone looking into it, I just want to say that every medication has its dangers, and you absolutely should educate yourself on them, but gabapentin is not the next oxy.
How do u know?
Weed is better
@Mitch for one thing... it's the go to meds that doctors prescribe when coming off opiods, benzos, meth,...I know because I worked on a rehab ward and administered this medicine. It's nothing like methadone...
Gabapentin....is an anticonvulsant, analgesic and anxiolytic properties suggest that it increases GABAergic inhibition;... therefore it's used to treat anxiety and pain, some doctors prescribe it as a mood stabilizer...although that's rare.
I don't think they're fear mongering, just explaining the risks
Oh, stop with the freaking people out. I have chronic pain but don’t want to deal with a pain clinic that only wants to do blocks. I’ve done plenty and none worked. Gabapentin is the only thing that allows me to have something like a life.
I was given Gaba for my herniated disc. Yet, it actually helps my depression and anxiety . I find that I do not need any of my benzos with this. It gives me energy and makes me want to be able to go out more and not isolate . But, all drugs effect us differently.
the exact same for me
@@rfcalm
Facts. Herniated disc too. Puts me in a better mood every time I take it.
Its addictive as heck and you'll go through hell trying to get off just saying the truth not trying to scare you.
gaba is given for depression all the time so that makes sense.
@@Noct343 what? lmao, tapered off no problem. from 3200mg/day to nothing.
If it wasn't for me taking gabapentin 3x a day I could not get out bed. If it doesn't work for you don't take it. Talk to your doctor about it.
IT HAS SAFED MY LIFE AND JOB.
for how long have you been taking this med
I sure hope it does that for me
I hope it works for my joint pain
@@lilnecababy i am taking pregabalin and i hope it works for me as well....
This is a very dangerous mood altering drug my brother used it for years and we just lost him to suicide be very careful.
I have been on and off of gabapentin for almost 20 years. I use it for nerve pain. It works better for nerve pain than any opiate. I also use pain medication with it from time to time but I have never noticed it increasing the effects of the opiates. I am prescribed 300-900 mg three times a day. I do not understand why this medication is being abused, as I have never had any euphoric effects from it. But then again, there always seems to be someone out there that will abuse whatever they can. Gabapentin was an absolute life saver when I had an infected tooth.
Kathleen Beveridge
More then likely on that shit for the rest of your life... stay strong
@@LansingJPway better than opiods
I took Gabapentin for years for Trigeminal Neuralgia, stopped taking it when it stopped helping. I didn't go through withdrawal, though. Cymbalta is the drug that almost killed me. Withdrawal is still ongoing after 4 months. Still have extreme nausea, sweating, dizziness, fainting, and vision problems. The worst symptom is that I constantly think about suicide.
My mom went through it. Trimenual neuropathy will take you to the breaking point. She did 2 rounds of radiation and it didn't help. She started acupuncture 2 months ago. The pain was worse for a week then she started healing. Please try it. Shes doing great
I'm going to try it for my trigeminal neuralgia anxiety and depression I'm kind of scared after reading some of these comments 😵
Cymbalta is absolutely the worst.
Oh my God, I hope you're doing fine now. SSRIs or SNRIs really do have a hard withdrawal, don't work for a lot of people (I read on wiki it only works 30% of the people taking it) and can have SEVERE side effects like loosing yourself and higher risk of suicide. It's horrific.
Gabapentin made my dad suicidal. He always wanted to die while on this horrible drug. He eventually died slowly.
I also want to add that gabapentin has messed up my thinking like dates and when trying to remember things I have delayed thinking but will remember the answers shortly. It is like a short circuit. My memory has always been so sharp too. Forgot the other day my daughters date of birth. That was a first.
It will only get worse. You lose your balance and control of your muscles. This drug has destroyed my mothers health
Barbi Button you keep posting this under everyone’s comment. What happened to your mother isn’t what’s going to happen to everyone. Stop fear mongering.
Okay look I was 16 and I took 1200 mg gaba for about 3 weeks straight and yes it causes those side effects it only for a short time and I got off that drug easily and I think people try to make this drug worse then it actually is because pharmacy brands that prescribe actual bad drugs like opiates, benzos will lose a lot of bucks if people find this a safe alternative to other drugs
@@mamitachocolate My brother took this for years his doctor was reprimanded for over prescribing it my brother is dead now he shot himself Barbi is right the doctors need to stop handing out this poison it just made him more and more crazy listen too the people describing the side effects ignorance costs lives.
@@barbibutton9619 it's true. It's a bad drug. Makes people want to commit suicide. My dad wanted to die so many times. He slowly died using this fkn drug. It's addictive and alters your mind. Horrible drug. My grandma cant even speak when she takes it. Smh so sad.
So this shit is legal but Kratom is a threat? This country needs to get its priorities straight. We need some people that understand the drug epidemic in charge.
James Friedman priorities are straight: $$$
Unfortunately it's all all about money 😒
Kratom is a non regulated substance. There are limited studies to its use
The people who abuse drugs,ruin it for the people who REALLY NEED THESE DRUGS,OPIATES INCLUDED!! IT'S NOT FAIR!! I'm housebound because of these cut backs on opiates!!
If it's that bad you can always go to the crappy Methadone Program you'll never get off of that! I've been off of it for almost 8 months and holy crap what a withdrawal on it for almost 9 years does work good for pain if your condition is that bad I hate to recommend methadone but I see more and more pain patients coming in there when I was leaving because their doctors and cut them off! Of there opiates 🙏
Gabapentin 100mg every so often helps with my PTSD. Clearly mixing this with heroin is going to cause an issue.... Any Doc would always make sure you're on the lowest dose possible. This video really made me frustrated because there are many positive attributes to it- and I have Zero side effects.
Good to know gabapentin helps ptsd. Thanks
@@AP-nx6xo sure thing. It’s been life saving with little to no side effects
@@thomasmurphy83 how long do you take it?
@@pakaseebok3779 I’ve taken it for a few years now
@@thomasmurphy83 if yo miss a dose? Are you still on 100 MG?
Drugs affect everyone differently. And you can become dependent on almost anything... Especially if it helps deal with a problem. Benadryl for allergies. Etc...
i have pretty bad anxiety and suffer with ptsd and ocd. i was prescribed gabapentin 100mg and wow, this has honestly changed so much for me. my paranoia and obsessive thinking are almost nonexistent throughout the day and i get so much done and i feel great- honestly happy!!! and stable! it’s amazing. i’m so happy i started this.
Update please, is it still working?
I just got proscribed this I’m nervous and excited.
@@Propbase80XGem Yes! Have not had any issues at all. I still have rare anxiety attacks but it’s not NEARLY as bad as before. I feel like I can get a grasp, whereas before I could not. So happy with this medication. Still feeling happy and stable and I feel like I can manage my mental health without spiraling!!!
@@alexislove1995 awesome good to hear! Take care 🌟
It helped me with nerve pain on my arms I have diabetes and the pain on my nerves and veins hurt so bad I wanted to cut them off I could not sleep at night and would always go to sleep crying tossing and turning with no relief I felt like like I had to stick something on my veins to declog whatever was causing pain it was horrible then my doctor prescribed me gabapentin and amladopine and wow this drug helped me I'm so thankful it exists because it helped me so much 😢😢😢
I love my gabapentin
mm kl is it addictive are you feeling dependent on it
I like my Gabapentin.
Wish it would help with my restless leg
Aww it's mutual babe
I was placed on Gabapentin taking 1 300 mg capsule 3x a day. I'm happy to report that I have not experienced any adverse side effects from it. I can tell that it's working, I do feel better since taking it, so that's a plus. However, I do not wish to stay on this drug. My regular Meds are more than enough where I am concerned!
Gabapentin many years ago I took it. From the very first pill I took I started shaking my. mother said it sound like I was speaking in tongues. I was shaking so bad that I felt like I was having a seizure. Now they put my mom on it and she didn't have it this past week when we were in the hospital and she was getting sick. I can remember the side effects of that med and that was more than 10 years ago. They offered to give it to me again and I refused. I'm trying to get my mom off of it. they offered her Lyrica and she wasn't sure but I said to her side effects not as bad as taking that Gabapentin. She gets so drowsy and so out of it that I feel so bad that I want to cry cuz my mom looks like and drug addict when she takes it. I just know the side effects are horrible ,chronic headaches, throwing up, chills and still had my pain.
Adore Ivette loo
But,,,,,,that doesn't happen to everybody.
Its destroyed my very healthy mother. Dont take it, please
It is destroying my very healthy mother too. And we don't know what to do!!!! Damn you doctors for prescribing this shit!.....
I started taking it for anxiety, 900 mgs a day and soon to be1800 mgs a day. It calms and relaxes me. No problems so far. Great stuff.
Til it destroys your muscles and your brain cells. Look up long term effects and not FDA lying bullshit.
900 mgs a day? That's not very much. I take 2400 mgs a day.
@@barbibutton9619 well wtf am I supposed to take
uh, I'm only taking 200 mg a day for anxiety....
@@nathantan1635 get off it please
I took gabapentin for anxiety for about 6 months. It helped to calm me without changing my personality. After that time, I decided I wanted to wean myself off. I did so with no side effects. Now, 2.5 years later, I am having more anxiety issues, so I am considering going to a doctor to discuss taking it again.
@Martin SBecause I felt a lot better and wanted to try living wiyhout medication again. My anxiety comes in episodes, so I thought that episode was done. And like I said, I was fine for a couple years after. But now I think I am having another episode and need it again.
@@frankgonzalez1422 is it working for you?
@@nerdbamarich2063 I just startedtaking it along with propranolol, which is off label prescription for stage fright (my case anxiety attacks). the combo is great. Lowers my blood pressure and just feel so relaxed.
Off topic it helps with a pinched nerve thats stuck under my shoulder blade
Forgot to mention I been on and off twice currently on it
I was taking Gabapentin I started having memory loss simple things I stopped taking it I don't recall any side effects I cannot recall at all but my memories back
I'm taking Gabapentin now, just prescribed last week. I've noticed several new symptoms but feel it's worth having them, because they are mild, but noticeable, to get rid of the lingering pain/itch from Shingles.
I experienced memory loss too and then felt like a zombie i couldnt communicate back after being on it for 4 months. I was on 1200mg
I’ve MS and it is absolutely necessary in my life. The spine pain was unbearable and I’ve a high pain tolerance.
Life saver. Use it to not drink. As former severe alcoholic. This can help many.
I have been stuck on this crap for over 6 years due to nerve pain, that they say they can not diagnose. I have never heard of people getting high on Neurontin/Gabapentin......The starting dose they try and put you on is astronomical. I refused it, and started with 100 mg. a day. I am now up to 600 x 2 a day. I have such a slue of medical issues because they always say "I think you have this or that, but we cant diagnosis it" !! Wait !!! What ?? I still have the chief complaint I had when I went into the dr 6 years ago. Its all a big scam. They bill your insurance, have coming back every month, yet cant diagnosis a darn thing. So they give you medicine and when that does not work, they try and add more medicine !! It turns out to be a never ending cycle. And they blame the patients for all the drugs that are out there. Go figure. I knew it was just a conspiracy with big pharma.
So why are you still on Gabapentin
@@cityboyis2 what else are you supposed to do if you have chronic pain and get no help from doctors.
Heath Quiel ..either man the fuk up and deal with the pain like people did for the last 200 thousand years WITHOUT medicine, cuz we all know that 99% of people who say they have 'chronic pain' are full of shit abd are in tbe same amount of pain as every other person on earth....so man up...or go to tbe dark web or street, and buy cheap fetanyl or heroin...thatl will ease ur pain💯😁 but you'll turn into a junkie FAST so id just man up if i were you.
I would just skip gaba and get an opiate or MMJ
Dawn Ludwig ..good job genius, it only took you a fuking decaded to figure out that the strangers in white coats are evil and greedy👌 these people dont give two fuks about you, not only do they not care/ help you, but they actually knowingly give you toxic pills and antibiotics/vaccines 'treatment' to make you even sicker! To keep you coming back for more 'treatment'😂 but you morons actually keep going and trust these scum😂..good luck with that..the medical industry doesn't make money off of HEALTHY PEOPLE..DOCTORS ATE FOR BAD INJURIES ONLY..NOTHING ELSE..smfh..you people are such gullible sheep.
Man, they're really focusing on the negative. Too bad, cause this drug has been a lifesaver for lots of people! Helped me with carpal tunnel syndrome and sciatica, also anxiety!
MixedNutsMs its an awful, awful drug.
you obviously haven't educated yourself if you honestly think Gabapentin is an 'awful, awful drug'. Lmao people really buy into shit too willingly nowadays.
You haven't. I have seen what it did to my Dad, my boss, my best friend. Do not tell me I need to educate myself. All I do is research as a cancer survivor also. And as a university student as part of my studies.
my mom was prescribed gabapentin 2 years ago for nerve pain and she's doing just fine. If it really did damage to them health wise then the doctor is to blame, not the medication.
So irresponsible with that “cutting it with Heroin” comment. Where ,who? What anecdotal bullshit is this guy trying to sensationalize. BAN ANYTHING THAT WORKS. I swear the medical community has become a pseudo useless entity for people in pain because their only focus is covering their asses.
I think doctors when they prescribe this drug at whatever dosage should closely monitor how it affects their patient. I had 12 surgeries on my left leg; leaving me with weird nerve pain. My doctor prescribed gabapentin 300mg a day. I have to tell you its been a God send for me. I am aware that this is a powerful drug and respect this. I also know its may not be the best drug for nerve pain for everyone. For me personally; I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I didn't have gabapentin to calm those nerves in my leg. I guess what Im saying is that its not a one size fits all and doctor awareness and observation can help in making sure that patients are on the right track.
Gabapentin is, by far, the best antidepressant that I have ever found. Years of trying different antidepressants yielded little to no results, but gabapentin almost immediately began helping me. While the withdrawals are certainly no joke, I still think this drug has huge potential for helping a lot of people.
@@DG-nk7jo did nothing for my depression only mild for anxiety but not everyday. I use gabapentin for restless legs when needed. Maybe i should take it everyday but tolerance builds really quik with gabapentin
I don’t think he was calling it an antidepressant in the literal sense? The prescribe this crap for everything including depression and anxiety.
@@ejennings8173 yup, i was just prescribed this for anxiety because for whatever reason the valium i have been taking for 20 years i am no longer able to have (they treat me like a druggy or something)
You just haven't tried oxicontin
Gabapentin did the exact opposite for me. Sent me into a soul crushing depression. It was scary
My Dr had me on 600mg Gabapentin 4 times a day for over three years and i gave it up cold turkey and i had no problem. Side effects while on it was much worse, raised my estrogen levels and my testosterone dropped, put on weight with it. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone
It doesn’t potentiate opioids in my experience it does the exact opposite, and I find it strange that “the doctors” keep referring to pain meds as opiates when they’re actually OPIOIDS (yes there is a difference)… Oh well it’s not the first time I’ve been smarter than a doctor and unfortunately it won’t be the last 😂😂😂
Great video! But we need to spread more awareness about the dangers of benzodiazepines. They are hardest and most dangerous to come off of. I wish pharma created a medication for pain or panic attacks that is not habit forming or that causes horrible withdrawals when the patient wants to stop the taking the med.
I’ve never heard of anyone abusing this recreationally and getting addicted. Most people take it just how their doctor prescribed.
Here they call them gabbies 3$ for a 600 MG on main street in winnipeg
Almost anything you put in your body for a period of time you will develop a dependancy which is not the same as addiction. You stop coffee you get headach and you stop exercise you get anxiety. People need to learn everything can cause you harm if you take more then people can handle. Also if this man was not taking it for nerve pain then he should have not taken it because it does not help with bone or muscle pain.
How true!!!
A Psychologist.... a Dermatologist....another Psychologist... giving advice on a biochemical drug...... what a joke
😂😂😂
I've been taking gabapentin for my post cervical neck surgery (triple discectomy) and it's benefits have been better than the Robaxin & oxycontin my dr. had prescribed to me. I have had zero withdrawals from it. It all depends on the person imo. I do not have an addictive personality, so perhaps my experience may be different than others. But as far as effectiveness, it has worked great for me to relieve the nerve pain post-op. Better than the other medication prescribed. I use it in conjunction with Tylenol.
The destruction of humanity is a carefully crafted event that comes from the top.
What does that even mean? You got all of that from gabapentin?
Wow I spoke to my doctor's about this med I assume because I'm s senior citizen I'm not taken seriously but to hell with them!!!! I'm in pain 24 7 its a dam shame what worked for me they took me off of I'm thinking law suite to ecpose this madness trying to tell the elders people you know as you age hell we know that but we surely don't need help from this poisonous med here!!!#thanks Drs for your report
I got put on Gabapentin after my PCS symptoms didn't go away after a few months. It's honestly caused me to become someone I'm completely not. It made my thinking even more delayed than what it already was, and made me so angry. I'm trying to wein off of it rn and it's the absolute worst.
I'm taking it to try to ease withdrawl symptoms right now. I wonder if I will get depwndant on it taking it for just 10 days
@@978eric3 just watch your self and be careful
The day I started taking gabapentin my life changed. The withdrawal is unbelievable. I'd give anything to go back. I got myself here but I don't know how to get out
anyluck getting off
It took me 6 months to wean off this drug. It’s been a couple of years since your post and I hope you’re doing better
GABAPENTIN 400MG I STARTED TO TAKE IT AND IS TAKING MY PAIN AWAY BUT IT MAKE SEE THINGS THAT NOT THERE AND FEELS LIKE IM DRUNG IM WALKING SIDE WAY AND LAUGHING CAN'T TALK..
(IM 65 HAVE CANCER NEVER DID DRUGS NOR DRINK.THE ONLY THING I TAKE DRUGS WHAT THE DOCTOR GIVE ME THAT ALL.).
I take Gabapentin for diabetic nerve pain and it helps but not 100% and I notice it messes with my memory and I'm forgetful alot.
Exactly. And lose muscle function
I was prescribed this crap. I didnt take one pill because I did my research. Now my doctor is balking at giving me a damn lidocaine patch. Do they teach doctors how to treat patients with disrespect and zero compassion at med school these days? I'm a fifty year old female furniture mover in the freezing cold. You snotty people can go move your own damn furniture, do your own sheetrock, do your own concrete work. I think it's FUNNY the young generation refuses to work. If I would have known when I was young I would be treated like a damn slave and given zero pain relief when I got older, I NEVER would have worked hard a day in my life either.
I lived with epilepsy for 35 years with no successful treatment, until 10 years ago when I was prescribed Gabapentin. I have been seizure free for 10 years now. Thank you for being the reason I am back to having seizures. I don't use drugs, alcohol included. Now, because you haven't taken into consideration on how positive Gabapentin is for millions of people, you will now know that suicide is the only option for us!
I’m so confused…
@@iLLWiLLx21 how dare you!
REALLY🤔IT DONT DO SHIT FOR ME,MY NERVE PAIN I TAKE 800mg! NOT 1 BUT 5 AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES, I GOT 2 BIG ASS BOTTLES OF 120ea, JUST SITTING IN MY CLOSET BCUS THEY AINT SHIT,I CAN TAKE 2 ALEVE OR EXCEDRIN AND BE KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT!! GO FIGURE..
I have syringomyelia and Chairi I malformation.
I went from being athletic to not being able to walk unassisted for several months. The pain is not normal it's beyond what I can bear. I have passed kidney stones without medication, labored for 24 hours and 32 hours without epidural. This is a pain that i can't manage without pain medicine.
Who wants to feel like they are in a fog all day = gabapitamine? Opiads have there place, believe it or not some people do NOT abuse their medication, some of us always have left over medication. We just want to survive and live.
I am so over everybody being lumped into 1 catagory = drug abusers!
Why can't professional in the medical community come up with a way to test for people who will abuse and people who will be saved by opiates? My medication helps me live my life.
The tricky part about this problem with Gabapentin is that doctors are not being told that there is even an addiction potential! Whether it be called dependence, addiction or even physiological tolerance, they all mean the same thing. When the body adjusts to any med, abused or not, it becomes dependent on it. This drug is taking lives because it is being given to people for a myriad of psychological conditions (depression, anxiety, bi-polar, etc), and only a minority have any benefit from it for the reason which it was prescribed, and at that, the dose must is often increased by the doctor with a 'more is better' way of thinking.
All in all, for most, the problem really begins to manifest itself, regardless of the condition which the Gabapentin was first described, when the patient is taken off of it, either by tapering, or just cold turkey (very bad). Withdrawal is, most of the time, for most people, VERY painful, mentally, physically and spiritually.
I am in the same boat. It's horrible to be made a statistic JUST because we are in pain!
JND 0630 - Amen !
phils95cobra - Bullshit !
Pain meds are meant to relieve pain.
Actually there is a test my pain management Dr asked if I was interested in finding out through my DNA & a few other factors, I was happy to do it. I’m surprised that no other pain clinics are offering it. Basically there are 4 levels, A B C D.
No worries you cannot fail the test.
Fast metabolism absorbs the medication faster & is flushed away, this helps the dr the patient to realize that this patient needs higher doses or w/e is needed to help, & the dr doesn’t think that maybe they are just wanting more, or lying, so why isn’t everyone asked to participate. Good to know, tight?
So don't abuse it!!!!!!
i take 900mg a day and it helps a little with my terrible nerve pain. opioids work wonderfully. 2.5mg of vicodin at night and i was good for 24 hours. that is no longer an option. so many people abuse prescription pain meds that the people who need them cant get them anymore. the gabapentin keeps the pain under the wanting to die threshold which is better than nothing.
I got off of gabapentin with no effects at all. The people who have bad withdrawal are on other meds with the gabapentin
I take 2,700MG a day, 3x 300mg 3x a day, and am totally fine? Don’t experience any side effects? Only being more tired when I was upping my dose. I’ve been at this level for 2 years now and it’s the most effect treatment for my nerve pain. But I’m also terrible at taking it 3x a day and often miss the morning and mid day one but once again, never experienced any side effects. But it also takes time to build up in your body so I’m confused how people are experiencing relief right away? Honestly all this has done was make it impossible for my Ohio doc to be able to send my prescription to Virginia since it’s a regulated substance there. But have no problems getting it in Ohio. My muscle relaxer side effects are so much worse
Glad you have found a good med that is effective for your condition. Good health going forward
This is bought by the opiate pharmaceutical company notice how non chalant the guy was about taking his opiate medication
I have been taking Gabapentin for fibromyalgia and have had no problems with it it’s really helped with the nerve pain
I just got prescribed for it for fibro and some twitches. I’m scared to start tho 😬
They love to prescribe gabapentin it's like a hit
My sister is currently in icu on a ventilator due to seizures she started having after being prescribed this medication. She now had mrsa in her lungs and kidney failure. I have MS and was prescribed this but it made me so dizzy I stopped it after only 3 days and am so thankful. This drug is VERY dangerous!
I strongly disagree, maybe it just affects some folks badly.. To some of us, it's the ONLY medication that stops nerve pain, I've heard it's addictive and have noticed how quickly I acclimate and wondered, what will happen when I reach my cap dosage. That said, I will wean myself off, if necessary, but it's NOT worth living in pain. I wish you all would STOP trying to create mass hysteria, that's what hurts people.. Talk to your doctors everyone, stop listening to peoples personal opinions.
@@cherylquell why do people have to write a horror novel with every medication under the sun ? I never understood that, like If it was that bad these drugs wouldve been pulled off the market at some point
I'm on 1800 MG of gabapentin a day for nerve pain. I try to function on 1200. My body has changed so much, from weight to attn span. I'm hoping to get off it!
I gained a lot of weight.
Maybe the dose can be lowered
Same, I gained a ton!
I stopped taking it mid 2019. It was rough but, worth it!
I had a life threatening attack of Transverse Myelitis in 2014. I was paralyzed from the neck down and lost my ability to breathe on my own. This left me with severe deficits and BAD nerve pain in my hands and feet. I take 800mg 3 to 4 x's a day. Without it I would not have a life.
I also suffer from t.m lost all function from breast down been almost 6 years now I been prescribed lyrica at first then went to gaba because insurance doesn't cover lyrica anymore
It took me 5 yrs to get off. My hands still shake. Gabapentin had no good effects.
It’s been a lifesaver for me for the last few years for my peripheral neuropathy
If becomes a controlled medication hope you do not lose your doctor.
@@jeffzest8393 I hope I don’t either .
@@jimpuff8409 It’s only a controlled medication in three states, but if becomes one in your state ask him for a referral to another doctor who will prescribe just in case your doctor dies/moves/retires.
I have been taking 300mg of Gabapentin ...for bipolar manic episode....umm ...i don;t really want to take it anymore... Im scared! My Dr prescribed me "take 2 by mouth as needed for ANXIETY" ....very weird. I have told him about my findings that it is not a safe drug but he didn't respond yet. I dont know if I am addicted to it. I guess we shall find out today as Im quitting cold turkey.
Why not stop gradually? How are you doing?
I had to take it when I was on chemo for Lymphoma. I hated it!!!! I could not sleep and I would sweat like I was in the sun 24/7!!!! It also made my legs swell to uncomfortable proportions. It’s just not worth it.
CherokeeFeather 08 - What you're experiencing sounds more like how I reacted to the chemo I had to take. The chemo itself would make me wide awake way too many hours, and yes, I sweated buckets. I'd wake up, after finally going to sleep, with my sheets soaked. I only had the chemo at that time.. no other meds to go along with it.
That’s not normal... you had some weird reactions. Rare ones.
Gabapentin can cause cause swelling of the legs.. My psychiatrist told me that's one of the side effects. (The most common one to experience) ✌
Gabby makes you tired... not sure how you can’t sleep. Gabby is a downer
This show is a joke! Often times they flat out lie about medical stuff. I would never trust this show to provide me with any helpful information!
Benzos make opiates stronger also. Gabapentin is a good drug, it shouldn't be banned because someone wants to misuse it
I bought five of these today and I'm hooked now I love how it made me relax after I was extremely stressed out and depressed helped me get some good sleep too
Yo K exactly how do you feel when it kicks in? I was just prescribed it doctor started me off with 300mg.
Don’t mess with this shit! Are used to be addicted to pain pills any kind that I can get my hands on. I finally got up at those and then I had some major pain from herniated disc. I told my doctor I didn’t wanna narcotic and I didn’t want to get addicted to anything. He immediately put me on 800 mg of gabapentin that was two years ago now I am 100% addicted to these not addicted like I was with the pain pills but my body is addicted to it you should say. The withdrawals are worse than any withdrawals I have ever experienced in my life. It has changed me significantly. At first it used to help me sleep. Now I have the worst insomnia ever I hardly sleep anymore it used to help me with my depression. No it makes it worse. I I asked my doctor so many times if this would cause addiction and he assured me that there was nothing to worry about. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. If you’re taking it just to get high don’t be stupid take it from somebody that has abused pills for too long. This shit is really really dangerous and I hope it is regulated!
@@truckingwithtobee The only reason I want this regulated is to level the playing field of neuropathic pain medication and so doctor stop the crap about it being a better and safer long term option than opioids because it clearly isn't. My doctor literally tried to spook me with the medical and law lingo of "narcotics" in order to start me on Gabapentin instead of the 60mg max of codeine that saved my life... Utter bullshit!
@@truckingwithtobee This is so bad what is our Government doing to us I can't even trust a doctor anymore my brother took this shit for years his doctor was reprimanded for over prescribing it he completely fell apart mentally and physically and he shot himself two months ago this was suppose to help him but you don't help an addict by giving them more drugs this is mental health care in our country.
same for me kay i take one at night my sis gave me a box i get horrendous resttless leg like a cramping every 45 secs makes your leg kick out impossible to relax so when stressed and leg playin up and anxious o take 300mg it helps no end and gives me a lobely sleep
wtf i just got prescribed gabapentin for diabetic peripheral neuropathy...
Controlled drug in the uk
Muscle relaxers and Gabapentin hit the same gaba receptors in the brain so perhaps it’s the combination of both of these…not to mention he was on opioids which could have made all three more potent…just saying
Three herniated lumbar disks, + spinal stenosis.
I take 200-300 mgs of Gabapentin every day.
Helps a lot.
Skip it once in a while if I can. No bad downside to doing that.
I don't have a dependency.
If DEA raises this to narcotic, that would be a horrible blow to a lot of good people.
The young people taking Gab to get a high are totally selfish, ruin it for people who need it.
Please do benzos next! It’s so much worse and lasts sooooo long!
That is in the eye of the prescribed. What works for one may not work for another. How would you like to find something that actually worked for you.....Finally, you think !! UNTIL someone like you comes along and does not care for said medication as it does not work for them. Their solution is ......Lets get rid of it. !!!
Worst med ever! Nightmares, sweating, nauseous
Not to mention, after a few years, you will have early dementia and loose control of your muscles
I be sweating
I never felt anything from gabipentin just took it a hour ago and still nothing. I'm just going to throw it away.
I just took Gabapentin for 1 night after surgery on monday and I stopped immediately. High heart rate, started sweating, and body started shaking. Told my doctor I’m good on that.
Well.... The doctor prescribed it but never mentioned tapering. These are capsules, so not sure how I would if I needed to.
Need to take due to nerve damage from diabetes. With out this med my feet and hands are not doing well. And, if you're interested in learning more about this med Read everything you can about it. Thanks.😐
false info//// gabapntin withdrawal is NOT nearly as bad as opiate withdrawal!!!!!!!
Know what’s crazy? I’ve been on Gabapentin 3,600mg daily for over 10 years and the VA constantly let’s me prescription lapse to where I run out for up to a week, and you can’t get it refilled elsewhere etc. so I’m stuck dealing with the body aches, diarrhea and everything else that comes with stopping the medication suddenly.
Wow! That's pretty scary and sad!😢
This is also an Epilepsy medication. It doubles for other things as well. It isn't like taking an aspirin. This builds in your system and you need to taper off. Do people not listen or read the info that comes with their prescription?
some dude is in his bedroom right now slammin some of this stuff cracking up at the video.
I dream this medication I feel worse now in my life I cannot depend in this no more I have muscle pain and weakness in my hands sweating everything in the book I feel very very sick I feel that I going to have a heart attack please don't say this medication
Yes and your memory is probably shot, muscle weakness, unsteady on your feet...very negative drug
For me it helps a little so I take it but the unwanted side effect is it packs on the pounds.
So that is why I look like a chunky potato after a year on Gabapentin… .
I have a ankylosing spondylitis and fibromyalgia. I’ve been on gabapentin 300 mg for about 5 years and I’ve never had any problems.
Undoubtedly the low dose you take is very helpful
There is no one size fits all drug and I can understand how gabapentin is not for everyone but for me it is good for sciatica and can decrease pain in ways opiates can not.
@B da, I just started taking gabapentin for sciatica. I hope that I heal in a few weeks so I don't have to take it long term. I was wondering, how long have you been using gabapentin? Is your doctor planning on taking you off of it soon?
@ G Rock - I have been on Gabapetin for a couple of months now and I am gradually coming off of it. It worked for me, as far as relieving the nerve pain in my leg is concerned. I was taking three 300MG capsules a day and now I am down to two capsules per day. I have not had any major side effects so far. I did gain a little weight but I do not know for sure if Gabapentin is to blame. Last point: The people who have a lot of side effects are people who take a large amount of Gabapentin per day and they take it for months or years. The more you take and the longer you take it, but more you might risk side effects.
I agree I’m not taking gabapentin to get high I take it to calm the pain so i can work. I don’t use heavy machinery or drive a vehicle when i take gabapentin. I make sure I’m at home
Omg!! Please do not pay attention to this video. I have been on Gabapentin for a serious back and neck injury resulting in nerve pain.sciata.the list is too long to describe. I am now off all opiates..and this drug has saved my life!! I have had no side effects and no withdrawal symptoms when I have ran out occasionally🤔 I pray this gives someone hope today for a better life!! God Bless!!
Gabapentin or nuerontin as I know it is an anticonvulsant (seizure med) that doctors have been using it off label for years for pain problems.I took it for my epilepsy for a few years and it is not a abusable drug and had no high associated with it,I just got a little dizzy when I started 1200 mg a day and no bad feelings when I stopped.
In my case this is BS,been taking this for years and went cold turkey several times with no withdrawls.Atleast for me anyway.
how much did you take at your peak?
1200 mg a day.
So you honestly did not have WDs?? It's a honest question, I'm going to talk to my doc about this med
James Cason from what I have seen Gabapentin is safe, it’s a drug that puts opioids on a standstill so every big pharma company is against it
The so called doctors are not so smart on this show
I take gabapentin for 6 herniated neck discs which cause arm & hand tremors, I have never felt high from this medication
I’ve been taking 2400mg a day for spinal issues including hand tremors and I’ve never felt high. It works good but after 14 years I’m afraid to withdrawal from it so I keep taking it not knowing if I still need it.
Hi Emma ..I also have cervical spondylosis and disc bulgde c5 C6 & nerve compression and pain in shoulder and pain move in my arm and numbness in my right hand ..I use befor lyrica but not work just temporary pain relief..if I use gabapentin for this prob what you think you also same problem...
Gabapentin aint THAT bad. There's barely any euphoria and the withdrawal is definitely not worse than getting off benzos. Not even close actually.
I've been on it for a couple years now. It was amazing at first. It helped me with school and work but now it's taken an ironic twist where I think it might be hurting my energy and focus. I want to reduce my dosage but I also want to be able to take it again in the future. Not only is withdrawal terrible but I feel like my symptoms are returning with such tolerance. It was just so incredible and clean burning at first but I'm at a nasty point where I feel like I take it just because my body is addicted rather than it positively affecting my medical issues.
It's a love/hate relationship. Be careful if you're prescribed this handsome devil.
How are you now?
In some states it is considered controlled substance....for a good reason.
@@m3kbeatz lel, just barely saw this. Glad I'm off it. It has very nice effects at first but becomes addictive.
@@m3kbeatz yeah you have to be careful with this type of stuff
This drug has been pushed on me for years, since I was hurt at work. I've suffered every side effect while getting very little help from it. After years of use....this drug is not good.
Have you experienced any skin rashes?