I've been using Gabapentin on and off for a few months. I was originally RX'd 400mg 4x/day for antipsychotic (Asenapine/Saphris) withdrawal. One of the side-effects from withdrawal was a tremor in various parts of my body. It was pretty much anywhere when I engaged my muscles or had to do fine motor skills like writing or typing. I have been 100% off the Saphris for almost 6 months now (I did a slow taper over the course of about 4 months) and I don't really notice any negative effects anymore, except when I get high on Gabapentin. I can't recall if it made me jittery before the Saphris, since it had been a few years since I last did it before the RX. Taking even 800mg of Gabapenin will give me similar to (but distinct from) the tremors I had from the WD. It's more of a full-body shivering, but is more intense in my hands and legs. Quite literally feels like my body is cold and shivering to warm up. They kind of come and go in waves.
Does anyone else experience this? It's quite odd since Gabapentin is used for seizures and essential tremor. I couldn't really find much info regarding it online. There was one rehab website that mentioned jitters/shakes as an overdose symptom, but I wouldn't expect an overdose on 800mg, nor do I really trust the website.
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Does anyone else experience this? It's quite odd since Gabapentin is used for seizures and essential tremor. I couldn't really find much info regarding it online. There was one rehab website that mentioned jitters/shakes as an overdose symptom, but I wouldn't expect an overdose on 800mg, nor do I really trust the website.
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