Gabapentin better than most benzos???

[Epiper888]

Please don't flame me for this but i find gabapentin is one of my favorite drugs out there. (Doesn't beat opiates)

I have social anxiety and benzos just make me feel on a whole differnet world. But when I take gabapentin I become very relaxed and social. All my social anxiety is gone.

I know people react differently to certain drugs but I feel like gabapentin is underrated.

Edit: I aslo love benzos and there great for anxiety and panic attacks. But for social anxiety I feel gaba benefits more for me.

 

[PieceByPiece]

I find this quite interesting, I'd like to know what your dosage is?

 

[Epiper888]

I find this quite interesting, I'd like to know what your dosage is?

300mg 2x a day

 

[Randy Bobandy]

I find I feel the same. benzo's make me feel stupid but still very social and outgoing. but sometimes on benzo's I do very stupid things, and get amnesia and sometimes go overboard with the dosage. which makes me very stupid.

But with gabapentin and pregabalin (I've been prescribed both and used both therapeutically and recreationally) I feel that I am very social and my panic attacks and social anxiety are completely gone. and both can be a very good time when used recreationally. its a very unique high. the come up is like a dxm or ketamine like dissociative feeling and when the high is in full swing it is like ghb and benzo's and almost opiate-y all mixed together high.

for me I have to take around 2000 mg of gabapentin to feel anything. (very high dose, find what is good for you) and about 1200-1500 of pregabalin to get anything. (again, VERY high dose|)

but anyways, ill quit my rambling. gabapentin and and pregabalin are very good for social anxiety and if taken before starting your day, it is like panic attacks are completely gone. (again, I take a very high dose for this to work)

 

[Burnt Offerings]

I've only tried Gabapentin once, only did 150 mgs and didn't feel anything. Probably should've done more?

It seems like one of those drugs like phenibut or tramadol that some people don't get much out of but others like a lot.

 

[Epiper888]

I've only tried Gabapentin once, only did 150 mgs and didn't feel anything. Probably should've done more?

It seems like one of those drugs like phenibut or tramadol that some people don't get much out of but others like a lot.

Yeah the dose you took was to low. I'd try 900mg if your ever going to try agian. I agree some people love it some don't get much out.

 

[Burnt Offerings]

I thought so. One of my friends was detoxing off opiates and he received a number of prescriptions, gabapentin among them. I asked if they were psychoactive and, if so, if I could try some (me being me! haha). He shrugged and said yeah, he guessed they were psychoactive, and sure, help yourself. Should've took more than one capsule! Ah maybe next time if I ever encounter it.

Benzodiazepines work really well for me and are very practical drugs IMO. If I ever had to live with only two drugs for the rest of my life, it'd probably be marijuana and clonazepam. But one thing that I've never liked about them is that I always feel a little more stupid while on them. If I could ever come across an effective anxiolytic that left me mostly clear-headed & effectively relieved anxiety, I would definitely take it (come to think of it, kratom is kind of like that)

 

[CircleThatA]

Lucky you. I use Gabapentin but in combo with b-zos, and usually whatever else I do. But it is surely better than nothing for my anxiety. Besides b-zos I find Gabapentin, Baclofen & Tramadol a good combo for anxiety. If only Lyrica would finally turn generic...

 

[ThatOneDude!]

yah, i take 800mg pills, 1-3 times a day, and i find them very effective for me! gabapentin still trips me out as to whats up with those things. there like a strange sorta effect, kinda like bit of relaxation like a benzo, comfortable like an opiate, and awake like a stim, all at same time for me. and if you wanna get recreational, to my knowledge, taking arround 1600-3200mg (probly starting at 1600 then adding every hour er so) is great dosage for recreational use. The Gabas are great for me for more than just anxiety! i take them to also help me with withdrawals, as they are used for treating tons of different types of withdrawals, not to mention i use them for comedowns from stims as well. also i use them as a psycho-stabilizer! if that makes any sense. i can be a lil psychologically unstable at times. they lock me right in place feeling nice and "normal"/sane. but yah I usually take either 1 er 2 pills (800-1600mg) in morning. noon or evening i maybe take another one.

Although with my Xanax.... i just love benzos! i wont even get started there! except i cant do too much and they dont last that long. or i build up big dependance/tolerance, and i get to thinking what dafuq i have been up to these past so many days?! haha As my memory gets all jacked and i start noticing strange stuff. like soakin wet cloths, cut marks, random items, or i am in weird place i have no clue how i got there. those benzos encourage bizzare behavior for me, primarily when i link doses. and im referring only to xanax...