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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.

I’ve MS and it is absolutely necessary in my life. The spine pain was unbearable and I’ve a high pain tolerance.

I have been taking Gabapentin for fibromyalgia and have had no problems with it it’s really helped with the nerve pain

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!!!

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.

Damn they didn’t even let him finish. I wanted to know what else Dr Travis felt

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.

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

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!

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.

Please don't get you information from any tv show...

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'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.

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.

People do drugs; who cares! End the drug war, start helping people that are addicted and want help.

I’m alarmed listening to this discussion. I have been on Gabapentin for about four years and I have never been “high or suicidal thoughts etc. I also have altered with direction of doctor to increase or decrease and have never had a withdrawal of any sort. I sleep wonderful, function great with my chronic pain as a result of Gabapentin. Listening to this makes me think that everyone must experience the drug in many different ways, for me it’s been a wonderful game changer with pain.

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.

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 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.

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.

I’ve never heard of anyone abusing this recreationally and getting addicted. Most people take it just how their doctor prescribed.

I’m currently on an opioid and Lyrica for chronic back pain. I don’t like the word “high”, but I definitely felt some kind of euphoria with Lyrica, while I didn’t really feel anything with an opioid. Maybe the first night, but that’s what is it. Lyrica has very similar sedating effects to Xanax. When I start on a stronger opioid dose. I may feel a little nauseous, dizzy, etc. It’s almost like something that makes me afraid of increasing my dose, so I only ask to increase it, if it’s necessary. Lyrica doesn’t have those effects on me, it actually stimulates my appetite, and I gained 2kg. My doctor started me on 75mg a day for a week, and then put me on 150mg a day. I decided against increasing my dosage anymore, as I was trying to lose weight, to help my back. The medication also wasn’t helping with back pain. After staying on one dose, the weight gain stopped (I lost what I gained), as my appetite went back to normal. The sedating effects also vanished. But I decided to give it a try for a few months, as apparently it can take awhile to work. I wished I didn’t. I take one Lyrica in the morning and evening, and one Targin (abuse deterrent CR oxycodone) morning and evening too. If I miss a dose of Targin. I may have increased pain, but that’s it. If I miss a dose of Lyrica, these are my symptoms: - anxiousness - vertigo - headache - feelings of electricity buzzing around my brain These are scary symptoms from simply missing a dose. I understand that doctors desperately want to find an alternative to opioids, but Lyrica or Gabapentin aren’t the answer. They’re believed to be effective against neuropathic pain. But they’re apparently useless on back pain. I also don’t like how they’re prescribed off-label for so many things. I have suffered memory problems after being on Lyrica for a year. I sometimes forget words, and it’s something I’d like to come off of. But doctors still seem so hellbent on prescribing it. My GP (primary doctor for Americans) is currently away, so I saw a fill-in doctor. The first thing he said, was “have you tried Lyrica”. I said yes. I even told him I currently take it. I am worried that these medications will be the next big problem, as some patients are already abusing them.

I have been dealing with nerve pain & sleepless night for years without any medications by choice for the very reason of dependency. I recently developed Shingles & experienced the WORST pain in my life. After a trip to ER for the excruciating pain I was sent home with pain patches, hydrocodone & muscle relaxers which barely minimized the pain. After a follow up visit with PCP I was prescribed gabapentin which took about a full week before I actually felt any relief & sleep had improved 100%. Here I am 4 weeks into Shingles and actually functioning. I now desire to get off of the gabapentin as I hate taking ANY pharmaceutical drug. Has anyone else been on gabapentin short term and have any valuable information they can offer as to how they felt coming off of it? I will consult my PCP to wing off of it.

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.

I love my gabapentin

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.

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.

Well.... The doctor prescribed it but never mentioned tapering. These are capsules, so not sure how I would if I needed to.

Gabapentin is/was a life saver for me. I suffered for 4-5 years with non diabetic neuropathy. At one point I'd have to sit down after walking across the floor a few feet! I dreaded going anywhere except for eating out or going to movie, but only if little walking was required. Travel, vacations, and sporting events were a nightmare. All of these were once my hobbies. I couldn't sleep because of the burning and shooting pain. My life is wonderful now thanks to my neurologists and pain management physicians. They did all sorts of tests,and prescribed this drug. I would be in trouble without gabapentin.

This is a fantastic helper.

I got off of gabapentin with no effects at all. The people who have bad withdrawal are on other meds with the 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 take it at night just 800 MG and no problems. I have weaned myself of a couple times and no problems there either. To be honest I don't know if I feel any different taking it. I am 75 and take it for pain.

Wow they’re talking about tapering, no cold turkey. I love how they’re really talking about the withdrawal, and saw they adverse side effects of cipro

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

I am glad I got off of this med, all I hear is terrible things.

I never felt anything from gabipentin just took it a hour ago and still nothing. I'm just going to throw it away.

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.

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.).

Thank you for sharing your story Doctor Being a doctor myself, I get frustrated because when you prescribe pain meds to your patient, they say that doctors dont care about the side effects, all they care about is money. But here when these doctors are discussing the side effects, they say that they are ill-informed and need to educate themselves. I have come to realize that it is impossible to please people. Btw, This medication can cause some bad side effects. I have had patients who couldnt take it anymore. Again that varies from patient to patient. You may or may not develop physical dependence to the medication. People do abuse it SOMETIMES Good day

I’ve been on gabapentin for 3 years. Around 900mg a day. It’s been good for me and my low back pain and social anxiety but it is funny stuff. I definitely hold onto extra belly weight with it

My doctor prescribed this to taper off Xanax, but quit early because of side effects.

Benzos make opiates stronger also. Gabapentin is a good drug, it shouldn't be banned because someone wants to misuse it

For me, it's a god sent! I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder when I was 12, and was put on gabapentin to control my anxiety. Before, my chest felt like something had a vice grip on it and I couldn't' leave my house because my anxiety was that bad! Now, as a 27 year old women, my life has improved dramatically because of this drug! I've been on lower doses before, but there is a drastic difference and my doctor and I decided to keep the original dosage! My aunt takes gabapentin and she says it works very well for her too! I understand that not every drug is going to be a right fit for everyone, but for me it was a literal life changer!

I (23, f) was prescribed this by a walk in clinic doctor to help me quit drinking. The pharmacist looked at me really concerningly when I told him why I was given them. So I didnt actually take them thank god.

It’s horrible to come off of and did nothing for my sciatica pain at all. It felt like a placebo effect.

Was given gabapentin to withdrawal from klonipin 2 years ago. I can’t get lower then 300 mg. I can’t handle another terrible withdrawal. Thank you medical community for doing this to me as well as many others. The medical community and FDA have ruins many lives

I was on Topiramate for years. Then I ended up with neuropathy on my R leg after a surgery and Gabapentin is what I take now. They wanted me to take 1200 mg of it a day. I hate the side effects. Makes me tired, groggy and affecting my brain. Brain fog and forgetful. I’m hopeful that I can see my foot doctor soon so I can wean off this medication and take CBD orally instead ( though our insurance won’t cover it the side affects are less and by passes the liver).

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!!

I was prescribed only 100 mg of gabapentin for sciatica. During the week that I took it, I had one night when I only slept 3 hours and two periods when I was awake for 36 hours straight. I stopped, and will never take it again.

I'm so glad I never took this! Dr put me on Lyrica and it works great. What next will they take away from chronic pain patients? Scary. ..

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.

I almost took my life taking this medicine. The dr did not care nor listen to the suicidal thoughts it induced. Im now in therapy learning to accept a medication took away my mind from me.

It has helped me. I'm on 1800 mil. My pain was urgent. This is 2nd time but years pass and I was working and always asleep. Now I am retired and thru Covet then sleep feels good. I don't need anything to sleep.

I'm on the max dose. I take 800 mg four times a day. I've been on them for almost 2 years. I have withdrawled once and had a grandma seizure. I never allowed myself to go thru this again.

In my case this is BS,been taking this for years and went cold turkey several times with no withdrawls.Atleast for me anyway.

Always do your own research

It’s always about controlling, controlling, controlling, we are more focused on people forming drug abbots that being focused on the initial problem itself, it makes the patient feel unheard and like they are on some sort of test to see if they are going to abuse their medications! My god I’m sick and tired of it. I’m Here about my pain ok not here to have the whole appointment revolving around a potential to becoming addicted… wow I’ve been on a low dose of morphine for a few years and never abused it or asked for more or lost a prescription! Get off my case it’s the only thing that helps me so don’t make me suffer by taking that away from me when I have a conditioning that is progressive and getting worse each year and I’m in so much pain I can no longer work.

I am never coming off this ......it stops anxiety ....it helps with nerve damaged to spine and leg it has given me my life back I'm no longer depressed this is the only thing I take apart from 2 paracetamol before bed I take 300mg 4 times a day and I feel this is right for me it keeps me on a level with no pits and troughs ...Gabapentin ,👍 from me ...

Gabapentin gave me a really bad case of nodular and cystic acne in the back of my neck. After months of stopping it I was able to cleared it up.

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.

I have taken this medication for few weeks and I become blind on both eyes but couple of days my left eye started to see , but my right eye couldn;t see at all, stated to see a retina association.but at the time I didn't gave the name of the medication I had took cause couldn't remember at the time . but i'll bring it with me to show the dr the medication I have taken when I went blind.

I was prescribed 900 mg gabapentin for back pain and then my psychiatrist continued me on that dose for anxiety.

Any withdrawals depend on why you are taking it. I haven't experienced any "heroin withdrawals."

I take gabapentin for chronic severe restless leg syndrome. It's helped me tremendously. It really pisses me off they're thinking about scheduling it because if they do it's going to make my life a lot harder.

I take this for my epilepsy disorder not for a pain killer

I was prescribed this for alcoholism and i didn't notice anything really. not that i could tell at least . Seem less destructive than other drugs. Abusers will be abusers.

I’m on and have been for a several years now (3600mg per day) the one major thing that I have a problem with is MY “Memory”!!! Sucks very very very Badly I can-not remember!!! Even the simple things!!! I mentioned this to the doctors and that looked at me like mmm??? Wonder why???

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 😂😂😂

I’ve been on Neurontin for over 15 years, taken as a mood stabilizer. Never have I had adverse reactions. My dose is 300mg 4x/day. Maybe it’s different for me because it’s NOT prescribed as a neuropathy pill or sleeping pill, it’s just to keep me leveled off. Just my two cents. Have a good day, y’all!

This drug caused intense headaches for me. At first I felt drunk. I guess what ppl like about it. And... It wasn't easy to come off of.

I appreciate your insight on this drug. Thank you for making this video and being informative 😉

I took 150 mg and it honestly made me feel amazing the only con was that I could not sleep at all lol and felt like that for almost 2 days but it's not bad necessarily.

Holly shit!!! I was prescribed this today.

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.

Gabapentin was not for me, didn’t help my nerve pain but made me feel awful almost suicidal.

Remember benzos and this drug act on the CNS as a depressant same as alcohol. Withdrawals on these drugs are hell. I tapered fully off klonopin after 5 years on 2mg and after a short month on gaba the withdrawals seem worse. If I miss 2 days I get violently ill. I get hot, sweat, stressed, nauseated with vomiting, and crazy rebound from my CNS. I have NEVER had induced vomiting from my anxiety med even from Klonopin. I agree the withdrawals are 10x worse if I even just skip a dose!! It feels like Xanax taking it 3-4x daily has a short life and snaps the CNS into bad shape if you miss a dose.

My doctor put me on this med in October 2017 for bipolar one.. I take 800mg tabs, 4 times daily.. he told me last week that he had to take me off it because it has a side effect with an other med that I was taking that wasn’t known about. I don’t have any gabapentin left. I’m scared now.

This is the problem with the deterioration of our society we have no mental health care just doctors handing out drugs.

I take ONE 100mg capsule a day for my ulnar nerve .. it helps and won’t continue it after my surgery.

I’ve been given this today for my fibromyalgia I don’t know if I want to take it

Anyone had bruising symptom while taking this medication?

Where can I find this episode in full?

Any drugs that cause seizures when you stop, is a good sign you shouldn't replace opioids with this prescription. The old saying "better the devil you know." really rings true. Drs need to go back to opioids for prescribing and the reality is pain patients are getting treated horribly. Drs are less educated on medications that a pharmacist if you really want to know about what you are taking go and speak with a pharmacist, they know more and because they are on the front lines they see side effects and addiction risks while drs take the words of big pharma instead when they buy them a free steak dinner. Pharmacist's were warning of over opioid prescribing for years and were ignored. The funny thing is addicts are not given enough treatment options with opioid replacement therapy, in Europe they have morphine and oxy contin and dilaudid and heroin as treatment options for addicts, as methadone and bupe are not one fits all drugs. Pain patients are getting under treated now because if a Dr could lose their registration all of a sudden the do no harm part of their oath in America and other western countries that follow America now applies. Very very sad.

Never had a problem with it

I started taking Gabapentin for anxiety and it has done nothing. Maybe if I was a junkie and took a whole bunch I might get anxiety relief but, no thanks. It does seem to be effective for other things like bipolar / depression so, I'd imagine turning it into a controlled substance would only hurt them.

my dad started taking it 3 months ago for restless legs and bad sleeping, he is coughing alot, sounds like lion roar and near to vomit, he stopped it .

So prohibit its use to those who benefit because of the vast minority that abuse with opioids? As with benzodiazepines Gabapentin may become increasingly difficult to get prescribed if lose your doctor. Probably will not happen till opioid abusers cause Gabapentin to be a controlled drug. Then doctors will be afraid to fill a new Rx.

Gabapentin damaged my brain cells, I have tinnitus in my brain.

I don't want to have a seizure

neurontin doesn't do jack. I had it prescribed after I had 19 screws put into my leg. and took it once recreationaly because I was told it makes opioid withdrawal easier. didn't work either.

It made my mind not sharp. I was almost falling asleep at work several times

Watching the psychiatrist dr domenick and suddenly I’m starting to feel a like I need a psych evaluation 😂😂😂😂 I was prescribed gabapentin for anxiety & insomnia and though my insomnia is so severe gabapentin won’t do it I feel that it helps with my anxiety and I take one only during times I feel I just can’t relax. But that’s every so often.

Was 2atching tv and someone said happily the holidays are here. I said shut the fuck up. Then thought I better take a couple gabapenton and did felt better in a few minutes. Get mildly anxious and will take it. I swear it helps my nasal congestion hardly take any meds for that anymore. Only congested at night.

they prescribed me 90 tramadols 90 hydrocodone those are fine they give me these gabapentin and it makes me feel drunk so give me back my tramadols and my hydros cuz I never felt drunk on those

I usually take about 1200 mg per day of gabapentin +2 strips of Suboxone, plus multiple bong hits of weed per day. EVERYDAY! Should I be concerned?

I got shot 15 times so this what my doctor prescribed me for my nerve damage it's really helps but I won't take more then 3 a week it could get you hooked be careful

This is bought by the opiate pharmaceutical company notice how non chalant the guy was about taking his opiate medication

NO drug is completely safe. Gabapentin was like a miracle for my restless leg syndrome.