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Gabapentinoids The Lyrica (Pregabalin) Mega Thread v 2.0

We can't talk about specific sources, but look for L-theanine and other supplements online in bulk, it's like 20 times cheaper than buying pill formulations at a store and way easier to get. GNC would have that stuff but GNC is stupidly overpriced.
 
Survival0200 said:
I've read that some l-theanine only supplements can be toxic for the liver. I wonder why.
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I just found this study about how L-theanine is effective against alcohol-related liver injury. And some other articles about it helping to prevent liver disease. Was the source of this information also selling an L-theanine supplement that had other things in it?
 
Quickfixgrrl said:
So I saw my doctor today to renew my prescriptions.. Lexapro, Valium and Lyrica.
Turns out my pharmacist had contacted him regarding my early and frequent turnover of scripts ?
Thank fuck I have a super amazing doctor who I've been seeing for years and I managed to explain that whilst I'd been "occasionally" upping my dose, I still needed needed more in order to taper and also Valium to help me through that..
I got them and fuck, couldn't wait to try the Valium again after months without.. sweet, familiar benzo it it ❤
Still planning to cut down on the pregabalin. I've only taken 300mgs today and remarkably feel fine! ?☺
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That is real messed up if you were only filling the 3 days early that they allow or whatever. Im gunna make sure to stop doing that my pharmacy is particularly c*nty for lack of a better word. I dont even mean to and probably get them late more often which im sure is a problem too but i live 40 minutes away from the damn pharmacy I aint gunna make a perfect 31. But Im going to make sure i go 31 + now because i dont need any of that nonsense. Umm lyrica, not something I would use other than for opioid withdrawl, I guess that is my thought on that. Glad your doctor has your back, I think mine does but I dont want to give him any (more) reason to doubt.
 
I used to get my 56 x 150mg filled once a week at the same pharmacist, who's older brother is my doctor. This went on for 2 repeats worth (dispensed 12 times) before anyone noticed. I was picking up 3 weeks early... Eventually, I cold turkeyed this dose and lost the fucking plot, ran in terror to my doctor and he just put me on 300mg x 2 a day. I've tapered down to 225mg a day. For some reason, much of the medical profession seem to disregard pregabalin as a dangerous and addictive drug though that seems to be changing...

I read some folks talking about kidney issues; I had a bad kidney infection at the same time as my cold turkey and the doc thought it was probably Lyrica. I guess it could cause kidney stones if it is allowing more free calcium to circulate the body. Aren't kidney stones basically calcium deposits or am I gibbering bullshit again?

I've had a low platelet count the whole time I've been on this shit too...
 
Kidneys infection/stones are common with high doses of lyrica because the way this shit is processed. Unlike benzos and liver, lyrica in 90% is processed by kidneys so drinking plenty water decreases the risk.
 
I hate this stuFF I been nn 600mg for 8 years. not allowed to go any higher
and im tolerant im meant to take 200mg three times a day but have been taking 400mg and it only last 6 hours and if i go without i cant functin at all so much nerve pain and anxiety to max
Not one to take massive doses 600mg is plenty in one go for me, ive gone higher and felt very dissociated;
even gabapentin is horrible to come off and this stuff is ten times stronger
 
It is about 5x stronger and causes a mess. I became intolerant for a coffee now at around 30mg. One glass of martini super dry gives me relief during taper however i am not able to enjoy even a cup of coffee. I had one coffee yesterday and it kicked many wd's symptoms i havent had for ages. Now 24hrs later still feel some but improving. So stimulants are big no no whilst tapering.

So since lyrica turns glutamate into gaba in cns logically there is not enough gaba in cns when drug is not present or not enough. I ordered some picamilon (gaba + niacin) which is able to cross bb barrier and in result there should be more gaba in cns. I hope it helps, i really do. 30mg might sound stupidly low to even bother but i am too sensitive to it so will report whether it helps or not.
 
pregab withdrawal is the worse
im doing gaba withdrawal and i cant enjoy a cup of coffee.
i been on pregabs 8 years 600mg nice
 
Heya guys.

How may one receive help for addiction / dependency in Australia? Specifically in Sydney, NSW.

I was prescribed two and a half years ago for severe chronic neckpain. The drug changed my life in ways I never could have expected; initially for the better, but later for the worse.

My tolerance hovers around 900mg daily and I have resorted to doctor shopping just to maintain the dependency, as the withdrawals make me suicidal. I have lost jobs, friends and family over this drug. The things it has made me do and turned me into, I do not wish upon anyone else. Whilst it feels good to not be in pain anymore, I feel as if my mental development has quite literally been stunted. (Started at 21, now 23); I once used to have an intelligent, funny circle of friends my age and now I just seem to be associating with mindless junkies. I've lost so much; I miss my friends and my life before all of this - Even if my pain was unbearable...

I desperately do not want to suffer the withdrawals again; I cannot lose this job. I have two more 150mg capsules left for tomorrow and that's that. I've exhausted all my scripts. My primary GP claims I am not allowed to get anymore for two months and I'm 1.5 months in. I've also used another doctor's 150mg script in the process. My doctor knows of my woes regarding my tolerance and previous abuse, and when I asked her what to do when it inevitably runs out, she told me to check myself into a mental health clinic and "act like I'm insane" - A funny joke for her, but not for me.

I need help. Are doctors obligated to give an emergency prescription here due to its known side-effects of abruptly stopping such as seizures? Maybe I can go to a hospital? I'm desperate. I don't want my "fix" anymore, I just want to be able to sustain myself until I can afford a proper mental health care plan as I have severe bipolar and ADHD of which I had been unknowingly self-medicating with using Lyrica and eventually the occasional dose of Adderall.

Before Lyrica I was a quiet, dorky 21 year old computer nerd who had a small, but strong circle of friends with prospects for a career and now I don't even know what I am. I've been an extraverted cunt to the people I love the most; a selfish, obnoxious dickbag who cares only about indulging in pleasure, pleasure and pleasure. I've become a dim-witted, impulsive idiot stimulant junkie.

I'm not who I was, I'm going nowhere in life and now I'm about to enter physical and mental hell once again with the withdrawals. Please. If anybody can help, I would appreciate any response...
 
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Sounds like you need go to detox/rehab centre and get it sorted. You will go through hell ct, you will go through bad times trying taper from 900mg taken so long.

You need medical supervision and restore your life.
 
I recently went through a week long binge of Lyrica (1600mg a day) to see how long it takes me to recover from such high dosses. Having Gabapentin helps tremendously when going through Lyrica withdrawal. The only issue is you need constant dossing of 600mg or 800mg tablets every couple hours in order to even feel normal.

If anyone here is having trouble kicking Lyrica then trying switching to Gabapentin. Start from a high dose and make your way down to the bare minimum. Tolerance goes down very quickly so you shouldn't need to be taking such high dosses of it for very long.

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If anyone is wondering. I was on Lyrica for two years prior to me obtaining the Gabapentin from my PCP. It was much easier to switch then due to the significantly lower dosage.
 
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Komo said:
Heya guys.

How may one receive help for addiction / dependency in Australia? Specifically in Sydney, NSW.

I was prescribed two and a half years ago for severe chronic neckpain. The drug changed my life in ways I never could have expected; initially for the better, but later for the worse.

My tolerance hovers around 900mg daily and I have resorted to doctor shopping just to maintain the dependency, as the withdrawals make me suicidal. I have lost jobs, friends and family over this drug. The things it has made me do and turned me into, I do not wish upon anyone else. Whilst it feels good to not be in pain anymore, I feel as if my mental development has quite literally been stunted. (Started at 21, now 23); I once used to have an intelligent, funny circle of friends my age and now I just seem to be associating with mindless junkies. I've lost so much; I miss my friends and my life before all of this - Even if my pain was unbearable...

I desperately do not want to suffer the withdrawals again; I cannot lose this job. I have two more 150mg capsules left for tomorrow and that's that. I've exhausted all my scripts. My primary GP claims I am not allowed to get anymore for two months and I'm 1.5 months in. I've also used another doctor's 150mg script in the process. My doctor knows of my woes regarding my tolerance and previous abuse, and when I asked her what to do when it inevitably runs out, she told me to check myself into a mental health clinic and "act like I'm insane" - A funny joke for her, but not for me.

I need help. Are doctors obligated to give an emergency prescription here due to its known side-effects of abruptly stopping such as seizures? Maybe I can go to a hospital? I'm desperate. I don't want my "fix" anymore, I just want to be able to sustain myself until I can afford a proper mental health care plan as I have severe bipolar and ADHD of which I had been unknowingly self-medicating with using Lyrica and eventually the occasional dose of Adderall.

Before Lyrica I was a quiet, dorky 21 year old computer nerd who had a small, but strong circle of friends with prospects for a career and now I don't even know what I am. I've been an extraverted cunt to the people I love the most; a selfish, obnoxious dickbag who cares only about indulging in pleasure, pleasure and pleasure. I've become a dim-witted, impulsive idiot stimulant junkie.

I'm not who I was, I'm going nowhere in life and now I'm about to enter physical and mental hell once again with the withdrawals. Please. If anybody can help, I would appreciate any response...
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How are you feeling, mate? Fwiw, I've been on exactly that position, was doctor shopping (well, 2 doctors), one of whom would write me a script whenever I wanted. Of course, ended up on 1200mg a day, doctors found out, went cold turkey, lost my absolute shit completely and went back to the good doctor (Not the pill happy one) who put me on 600mg a day, collecting the capsules every two days. This was 9 months ago and I've tapered (with help from my doctkr) to 150mg a day. It's been rough but at this stage I am feeling so so so so much better than I did.

You need to get your doctor on board. Be totally honest, ask for restricted access to the medication so they know you are not going to abuse it and stick this out. If this cannot happen, you need to detox in a safe place. You will recover and life will start up again for you.

You can do it ❤ Please feel free to PM me or reply back if you need advice...
 
Hey pal. That doesn't sound too good. I've been an idiot with lyrica in the past. But I kept some useful (for me) diary entries detailing what I went through. A lot of people, but not everyone, find the first withdrawal the easiest and subsequent ones get harder. I noticed that in my notes years ago, and I'm feeling it again coming off phenibut (lyrica's near identical sibling). I'm on day 6 of a cold turkey stop and it's not fun. I noticed that there was a point with lyrica where the goodness from it just stopped working. That in those early days I could watch complex movies and easily understand them. But all that turned around. It made me lazy, boring, I lost the ability to focus on tasks, my vision also went blurry.

It all passed. Each one lasted 2 weeks. It's unlike opiate withdrawal, it's not a "bit better each day" type thing. It's all over the place. It's weird AF. 3 days into my phenibut CT I caught myself crying over how happy I was. The next day I made arrangements to go to the ER room due to gigantic anxiety levels and attacks. It's just like it stops working at one point, the withdrawals also stop at one point. Then that's it. You'll know they passed.

Maybe get yourself checked in at hospital for mental health reasons. I've had a friend do that before. She was in a bad place with, well everything in her life, she couldn't cope. So she was honest with the doc and was treated. They found she had some mild but untreated mental illnesses. Since then she got therapy, some mild meds and is now a-OK.

And also please update us on your experience. I find reading other peoples experiences helps a fuck load, even if they're negative. And if they do help you out you can bet it'll help others too :)

It'll all pass. Do see your doc. I was recently honest with mine and I gotta say, even though it wasn't in my favor I still feel good getting it out there. (I was buying meds online and was having trouble getting off them. I thought I'd NEVER be able to tell anyone IRL about that other than my wife. But there I did it. Hours later I got a phone call from a drugs emergency sorter-outer team leader person and made an appointment to sort my life out. All that because I spoke out when I should have. Now I just feel dumb for not doing it sooner.
 
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