higherconciousness
Bluelighter
I've taken 4-methylpregabalin a handful of times, and it doesn't seem any stronger than pregabalin. I guess it does seem to hit a bit faster too.
Pregabalin is definitely my favorite, but when you start doing it daily (even for just a week or so at moderate doses) the WD can be pretty shitty for a few days. I went through 5g in the course of a few weeks (plus a very rapid taper w/ 4-methylpregabalin) and those few days were nasty. I broke down and ordered fluoxetine and even sought consultation for TRT because I felt so depressed. Also cut out the BPC-157 I'd been taking daily for about 8 months, because there's reports of it causing anhedonia.
The phenibut withdrawal feels more psychosis-like though, and I'll wake up out of super fucked up dreams and be in a very suggestible state. It also puts me in a bad mood, but nothing like the depression I felt during pregabalin WD. Never enjoyed gabapentin as much as the others, definitely not enough to start taking it daily.
That’s the odd thing about lyrica. For some it causes WDs and for others like me, the WDs aren’t nearly as pernicious as benzos, GHB, and opiates. I can use for a few months, tapr down my dose then stop. I experience some discomofort, but it’s bearable and I feel fine after a week or so