I've been on Lyrica and Gabapentin for several years now. At first they were very helpful. I used to be on Valium as well, until I began to experience get inter-dose withdrawal symptoms while taking the medication. For a while I didn't know what to do about the Valium, finally I found this method of detox called the Coleman method that uses a benzo antagonist (flumazenil) to flush the Valium out of your system. It accelerates the detox. For anyone stuck on a benzo I highly recommend this method of detox. The gabapentin and Lyrica helped me deal with the post acute withdrawal symptoms from the Valium. However, a few months ago I started to experience inter-dose withdrawal from the gabapentin and Lyrica, and it's getting worse. The withdrawal is even worse than the Valium. I've increased my gabapentin dose from 1500mg to 2700mg, but, it only helps for a few days until my brain catches up and I become dependent on the higher dose. I take 225mg of Lyrica. I need to taper off, but, I can't even remain on my current dose let alone decrease it. Taking phenobarbital and trying to quickly taper off would not work. I would just become dependent on the phenobarbital. Any taper would have to be slow, even with the addition of phenobarbital. The people in my life I trust enough to talk to about this don't really understand this hell, and I'm sure they're losing patience with me. I have three addiction medicine specialists I've talked to about this, but, they can't figure it out. No one knows what to do with me. If anyone here has any ideas I'd love some help. Thanks...