Benzos

[Caylirae]

Would 100mg gabapentin help mitigate a short term, low dose benzo withdrawal? I used xanax occasionally for 4 months, .25mg, but sometimes for 3 or 4 days at a time for sleep. I also used temazepam for 10 days and then again for another 10 days with a break of 2 months in between.

 

[Caylirae]

I've experienced insomnia and dp/dr and high anxiety.

 

[Caylirae]

Also, if I were to stop the gabapentin, would I be hit with benzo withdrawals?

 

[Cream Gravy?]

With your infrequent dosing/such low doses, you shouldn't have any WDs in the first place. That's not enough alprazolam to create any real dependence. If you were on 4mg a day for a year? Yeah, worry about WDs... but .25mg? I can't even feel a quarter mg even without tolerance, and only every few days? You'll be fine cold-turkeying it to be quite frank.

Gabapentin should mitigate any potential WDs but it has its own WDs which occur more rapidly that I can tell. Both are GABA related and so swapping one for the other should keep any WDs from occurring.

 

[Caylirae]

And from my understanding, you will only experience wds from gabapentin at high doses. I think I'm just experiencing high anxiety during a very stressful time

 

[Cream Gravy?]

And from my understanding, you will only experience wds from gabapentin at high doses. I think I'm just experiencing high anxiety during a very stressful time

BZDs tend to have rebound anxiety and if you're already at a stressful point, it's easy for that to become overwhelming. Unless you absolutely need them, it's best to avoid frequent use.