Quick update it's day 11 I'm not really counting I actually had to check on this post to remember what day I quit.
Today is officially the first night I slept completely normally , I ate normally I have an appetite , I did throw up randomly once at night but I think that was more related to the shit food I ate before going to bed.
I just wanted to post this so people have a reference to gabapentin withdrawals. I couldn't really find a clear answer on the internet when I planned to quit , and a lot of doctors apparently say no withdrawal so I had no reference to how bad or how long it'll be.
It's rather safe to say it takes 1-2+ weeks cold turkey completely of course different for every person , but ya seems like a 1.5-2 week withdrawal drug . I don't have cravings taking it I just keep reminding myself of day 4 when I was absolutely feeling like I was gonna die the terror waves and puking bile and foam cause there's nothing in my stomach can't even hit my weed pipe from nausea couldn't take Xanax to make it feel better cause I'd throw up even 5 ml of water if I drank a sip . So fuck that I'm happy at day 11 .
I can tell that if I kept using bigger doses and longer period that I would have serious long term effects after withdrawal , one thing that's lingering is a sort of derealization feeling at times but that feeling was stronger day 7-8 and than each day i felt that feeling less and less . I'd say I feel it like 15% compared to day 7 so I feel like in terms of withdrawal symptoms that's the only thing that I still feel , and maybe slightly not as hungry as I should be , but again 15% of what it was 4 days ago. I guess 2 weeks cold turkey is what you can look forward to if you're gonna quit and it's dangerous I didn't know seizures and shit could happen I took smal doses of Valium when I was able to swallow the pills to help. First week is hell second week is like a second level of withdrawals you enter that are weaker but persistent like a mother fucker. Im used to quitting opiates so in my mind on day 4-5 I feel relatively fine like meaning by day 7 I'm pretty much normal if I have weed especially I'm chillin so mentally when it's day 11 and you still feel wd my mind starts feeling confused like did I sleep swallow gaba and restarted my withdrawals? I swear I've thought of that ...
Also on a final note, I now understand the suicidal thoughts people discuss in benzo withdrawals and SSRIs , not that I did have them but it was so horrible at one point 3 am shaking uncontrollably gagging on bile and foam diarrhea just horrible horrible you wish it could go away so bad I can see how maybe someone mentally ill or weak willed like in a bad time in their life at a weak point they can cave in if they never get help idk I guess I just wanted to post this I know it's long but when I wanted a clear answer or example could barely find any even on the gaba megatheead it's not very clear