gabapentin abuse

[pskyhighatrist]

Hi. Does anyone have first hand knowledge of gabapentin abuse? I am prescribed 600 mg once a day but have gone a week without. Took 1800mg today with moderate effects. May try a bit more tomorrow but am leery of overuse.

 

[Cane2theLeft]

^ if you need it for something, don't abuse it. If you're going to abuse it, stagger your doses by 45 minutes. Only so much can absorb at a time so if you take say 1/3 of your dose then repeat that every 45 minutes, it will be a lot stronger but reduce your dose accordingly. You can always add more 45 minutes later if it's not enough.

 

[pskyhighatrist]

Thanks for the info and warning. It is a weird one, my psychiatrist prescribed it off label for anxiety and bi-polar disorder. i will take your advice though as there are better drugs out there to abuse.

 

[pasha]

Please use the search engine. Type in "gabapentin withdrawal" or "gabapentin" to get a ton of threads which may answer any question you have.

Here are two:

The Gabapentin Megathread
Gabapentin: withdrawals? Mechanism of Action? Benzo cross-tolerance/dependance?

Closed. Open up a new thread if you need an answer you couldn't find. PM me if you need anything.