gabapentine or pregabalin

[sleepy]

i had a dream last night:
i had been feeling generally terrible, most likely because i'd quit a kratom habit a couple of weeks ago, and this morning i felt worse than usual and felt like i needed SOMETHING to feel better...i took a bunch of gabapentine orally, all i had, which was maybe 1500 mg. and plugged 150 mg. of pregabalin. i still felt like shit twenty minutes later, but about an hour later (maybe longer?) i started getting that warm floaty feeling i get when i take more gabapentine than than i'm prescribed (or maybe just my day's worth, but all at once), so i don't know which made me feel better, the gabapentine or the pregablin....? i'll b seeing my doctor tomorrow and don't know which to refill? it seems the general consensus is that pregabalin is the superior medication, but the fact that in my dream i didn't get relief until a good hour after plugging the pregablin is making me wonder.....? thoughts?

i appreciate any help - i don't know if i'm just generally depressed or if this kratom withdrawal is just lingering - possibly both - anyway - thanks for reading,
g

 

[Rybee]

i had a dream last night:
i had been feeling generally terrible, most likely because i'd quit a kratom habit a couple of weeks ago, and this morning i felt worse than usual and felt like i needed SOMETHING to feel better...i took a bunch of gabapentine orally, all i had, which was maybe 1500 mg. and plugged 150 mg. of pregabalin. i still felt like shit twenty minutes later, but about an hour later (maybe longer?) i started getting that warm floaty feeling i get when i take more gabapentine than than i'm prescribed (or maybe just my day's worth, but all at once), so i don't know which made me feel better, the gabapentine or the pregablin....? i'll b seeing my doctor tomorrow and don't know which to refill? it seems the general consensus is that pregabalin is the superior medication, but the fact that in my dream i didn't get relief until a good hour after plugging the pregablin is making me wonder.....? thoughts?

i appreciate any help - i don't know if i'm just generally depressed or if this kratom withdrawal is just lingering - possibly both - anyway - thanks for reading,
g

I've used both Gabapentin and Pregabalin long term for migraine prevention.

Whilst you're correct in saying that Pregabalin is often viewed as a superior medication, for medicinial purposes, 150mg is a very small amount. I was taking ~600mg of it for Migraine prevention and that's considered quite a normal dose. To abuse Pregabalin, you'd have to take much more.

I really can't remember what dose of Gabapentin I used to take, I think 800mg.

I'm going to say that it was probably the Gabapentin that made you feel like that, or possibly the fact that you were mixing the two. In your circumstance, I personally feel that 150mg Pregabalin on it's own would not be the suspect.

I hope that helps somewhat.

 

[dopemaster]

I think you took too much.

I use gabapentin sometimes. It zones me out a bit and helps with pain and withdrawals.

Why in the fuck did you plug Lyrica? Do you know it is for nerve pain and not technically a narcotic? Still kind of fucks you up though.

 

[sleepy]

thanks for the replies!

dopemaster: yea, i know pregabalin isn't narcotic, but plugged it hoping for a stronger, faster impact..i've read about people doing it on this site and another. i was just desperate to feel better...

 

[bunge]

Plugging pregabalin is pointless. Its oral BA is around 90% and its rapidly absorbed from the GI tract, regardless of whether youve eaten or not.
IMO pregabalin is the superior medication by way, but the gabapentin would have caused the majority of effects.
Try 300mg orally of pregabalin and THEN see which med you prefer!lol