Okay so this is my first thread so I hope I'm doing it right. Anywho, I've been in a absolute battle with opiate addiction. It all started in Iraq. I injured my back from falling off the tailgate of a hummer. Myself and a Abu ghraib detainee was setting on the tailgate as I was providing overwatch for breakfast crew which are all detainees about 12 of them. Well all of a sudden the tailgate chain broke and we both went straight to the ground. My tailbone impacted and all of my weight fell right on that one spot on my behind. Well the shotgun in my hands flew up and busted me in the nose and my eyes immediately began watering. I couldn't see anything except orange jumpsuites coming toward me. My immediate reaction was I'm fucked, their gonna kill me right here. But actually they helped me up and clung to the shotgun with all my might. But they never went for the gun. Anyway long story short due to my injury I was given percocets for pain for the rest of my time in theatre. I was only 19 at the time but I soon realized that I needed the percs more and more. Well when I got home I attempted to get them from a civilian doc but they all said I was too young. So I bought them off the street. That began my road to addiction. It's destroyed everything in my life. But now I'm almost better no withdrawal physically but mentally I am beyond depressed without it. But I have gabapentin and in a high dose I feel so much better. I'm not depressed I'm talkative and my ptsd is almost non existent. My question is have anyone else used gabapentin for this and what are the long term effects as far as tolerance? I thank you for reading my post and I open to any suggestions. I'm also on Prozac for PTSD but I don't think it does anything for me. Thanks..
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