Hey apologies for going MIA for a day or two there, really need to sort out using BL on my phone more.
Ahhh really?? Was going to use both as well. Would the pregabs help sleeplessness or not do you know?
Yes for sure as far as sleep goes it may not be a knock out pill depending on withdrawal level personal sensitivity to it all and of course dosage, however you must take into account Gabapentin and Pregabalin are notorious for quickly within like a week of steady usage dropping off quickly with sustained regular use. Not so much the medicinal side of the nerve pain relief it can provide but as far as sedation and a high goes it can quickly waver many have experienced and said and personally I experience the same. Do note this does not work on the Gaba system despite not being a benzo and being a structural analog of GABA, its quite similar in feeling many have reported, yet experienced users can definitely tell some differences. Some explain its feeling as a cross fade between opiates n benzos. As for the Zopiclone never had it and don't know if its available here but have heard nothing but positive stories towards helping withdrawals, Zopiclone does as far as I'm aware work on Gaba.
Asked a mate with experience ; he says take 150 mg in the mornings and another 150 in the afternoon for WD relief.
300MG Capsule Lyricas are the biggest you get here in Australia, and in my prime of being an Idiot I did take up to 1200-1500MG at a time and on top of opiates, benzos and occasionally alcohol or all of it. Personally didn't wanna take more than 900-1200 at a time but it was truely a magical synergy with opiates so you want to avoid mixing the 2 outside of withdrawal management.
That being said under 300-600mg a day is certainly going to be where you want to aim to avoid withdrawal from both your DOC and the replacement substance(s) you decide to use, in this case Lyrica. If you are taking above 300mg taper quickly to 300, 150mg twice a day as previously suggested by UltimateFixx above. For a heavy withdrawal if the relief just isn't doing it, and you decide to go above 300mg a day, do not do this for more than at MOST 3 days on the 4th day you must be on or below 300mg or your risking just trading withdrawals here. To be completely honest as a rule of thumb, chemical hooks start to set in about 3 days into continued usage and exposure, however I am basing this off my personal experience which is heavily subjective.
Try ceasing use as soon as possible if you don't need a long term taper. If you were there's better substances for such a goal however, its still achievable with what you have.
GENUINELY I wouldn't suggest going as high as I have, quickly you can take the same 1200-1500mg dosage and feel genuinely as if you took nothing, and before experiencing any withdrawals from ceasing use, unless THC can solo and completely remove that withdrawal and I highly doubt that was it. There is truly no medicinal value or purpose in such a dosage whatsoever for what your at least are hoping to use it for. At a certain dosage and of most replacement therapy substances, whatever you may be using. (Personally iv never felt a withdrawal from Lyrica its self but never used more than 5 days at a time before id use up what i had). While I cant provide more personal experience on a Lyrica hook or withdrawal ill tell you right now I'm sure they can be just as gnarly for some. That being said the suggestion of 150 twice a day is a excellent starting point.
How's it been going and how is everything! As for Sleep if your going to use it for both withdrawal fending and sleep you may quickly find it runs its usefulness course to you on the sleep end and sedating you. On a final note If possible and available to you THC and cannabis is a very comfortable way to get through withdrawals and iv personally use nothing but weed and will power to cut some of my heaviest addictions. I understand this is very fucking gnarly and not many want to or will do it, however I think there is a understated power of THC to really help, even if its on top of the main anti abuse medication you may take or replacement substance etc, tends to have the ability to all mix decently with weed in my experience.
