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jerseyshark said:
I'm gonna try and keep my gab usage at 600 mg until my refill on 10 day's. Really helpful with getting sleep. I have 100mg caps, so I'll taper.
Question: does gab potentate oxy? I've heard different opinions
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It never did for me. The dosage that I have heard for getting high is in the 1200-3000 mg range. My guess is that if you took that much it would probably potentiate just about anything.
 
Cut by 1/4 - 1/3 every 5 days. The math is based on ‘today’s’ dose, not the starting dose.
Fo example: starting with 100 mg per day. Stay there for 5 days, then cut by 1/3 to 65 mg per day for 5 days, then 22mg, then 15mg, 10mg, 7mg, 5mg.
Each time you drop, you cut the current dose by a specific percentage. Goes fast at the start, sliw at the end.
 
papercuts said:
Everyone is different with these meds and using them together throws in more unknowns.
If I had limited amounts then I think taking the caps orally gives the most effect. It's subtle. Just lifts your mood in my experience. Today showed me just how much they can affect my mood, I hadn't realised and I've been taking them about three years.
500mg for sleep sounds plenty. 200 snorted is a nice subtle buzz but shorter duration than eating them. I'd plan to have a good few left over at the end when you get your refill. Otherwise you might run out and that feeling of desolation was scary and it could last days, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Keep in mind we are no real authority on these things except lived experience which is different for everyone.
Your own common sense is the best guide.
It seems impossible to think anything much today except how awful I feel, how useless I feel yet absolutely nothing is wrong. I'm sitting with my family watching football in a warm room, well fed, nice weed to vape.
It'll pass.
How many days until your refill and do you get more gabapentin then too?
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6 days till refill. No more gabs, but I have quite a few 100 mg caps. So I should be fine if I taper by 100 /200 for a week. Sound good
 
n3ophy7e said:
Do you mean 1 x 100mg gabapentin cap 3 times a day? Honestly, 100mg gabapentin probably won't do much. I'm a veterinary technician and we prescribe 100mg capsules to cats and small dogs ;)
Perhaps start with 300mg gabapentin in one dose if/when you need it, and see how you go with that. I echo what Squeaky said about using it for sleep, it works really well for sleep <3
Always keep in mind that you will build a tolerance to gabapentin VERY quickly so try not to increase your doses too much otherwise you will have to tackle gabapentin WDs when you stop taking it.
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Thank you. I'm using for 10 days. I wonder how many I'll need to take per day after 10 days?
 
Squeaky said:
For the record, I have been through wd’s on Gabapentin. It’s easy to taper quickly off it, but cold turkey comes with scrambled brains that can be more deadly than opiates. 24 hours into cold turkey and I was ready to jump off a bridge. It won’t kill you but you might want to kill yourself.
Whatever you choose just remember to be sure you have enough left over for a 3-5 day taper or you might be really sorry.
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After 10 days, you think I'll need a 5 day taper if I'm taking 900mg per day? What dose do you recommend each day for those 5 days?
 
jerseyshark said:
Thank you. I'm using for 10 days. I wonder how many I'll need to take per day after 10 days?
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As Squeaky said, and I can also attest to this, you shouldn't get any WDs from the gabs with a quick 3 day taper. You might feel a bit agitated but I wouldn't expect anything worse than that.
I was using gabapentin, I guess you could say that I was hooked on it, for about 6 months. At times I was taking 6 grams a day. I thought I was in for one helluva long taper and horrendous WDs, I was terrified of it. BUT I managed to taper down and then off it completely in about 5-6 days. I literally halved my dose each day. It wasn't awesome, but it was not nearly as bad as I anticipated.
 
n3ophy7e said:
As Squeaky said, and I can also attest to this, you shouldn't get any WDs from the gabs with a quick 3 day taper. You might feel a bit agitated but I wouldn't expect anything worse than that.
I was using gabapentin, I guess you could say that I was hooked on it, for about 6 months. At times I was taking 6 grams a day. I thought I was in for one helluva long taper and horrendous WDs, I was terrified of it. BUT I managed to taper down and then off it completely in about 5-6 days. I literally halved my dose each day. It wasn't awesome, but it was not nearly as bad as I anticipated.
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Wow! I'm just going through oxy withdrawal, bout 90-105 mg a day. Nasty back issues, ran out, my wife broke he leg and was in pain so I shared, and I'm 10 days out until refill. Been through it before, so gabs are a big help. I'm going down to 600 mg tomorrow from 1000 mg, and 400 the next day. Tomorrow will only be 5 days on them, so I'm getting rid of them fast because they are great for wds relief, but I can see myself becoming increasingly liking these gabs, so, its slow down, put the brakes on time. Thank you Mr gabapentin, you were there when I needed you . Again......
 
jerseyshark said:
I'm going down to 600 mg tomorrow from 1000 mg, and 400 the next day. Tomorrow will only be 5 days on them, so I'm getting rid of them fast because they are great for wds relief, but I can see myself becoming increasingly liking these gabs, so, its slow down, put the brakes on time. Thank you Mr gabapentin, you were there when I needed you . Again......
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That is very very wise, and fantastic to hear. You seem to be on top of your situation dude, well done. Keep it up :) And if the wheels start to fall off, we're here for ya!
 
Squeaky said:
Probably about 3 days to taper and you won’t suffer at all. Cut by half each day, so 450 mg on day 1, 225 on day 2, 150 day 3, then done.
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Question: sounds good by the way, and thank you, but I have 100 mg caps, so how do I get 450, 225, and 150? I'm not good at opening them, and then powder everywhere 😕
 
jerseyshark said:
Question: sounds good by the way, and thank you, but I have 100 mg caps, so how do I get 450, 225, and 150? I'm not good at opening them, and then powder everywhere 😕
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Papercuts is right. Start with a plan that works with what you have. What I did was open the capsules, pour the powder onto a plate, then separate then into piles of 1/2 or 1/4. It’s easier than it sounds but the powder tastes horrible.
 
I guess pouring out the unopened caps you intend to use onto a plate and dividing them into half, quarter, eighth until you only have none or one left does something similar.
That's a great suggestion of how to do it with no math involved. I can only do math sober so any tips like that are greatly appreciated!
 
And any nasty tasting powder is best twisted in tissue paper before chucking it down your throat, that way you don't taste anything if you're quick and follow quickly with something small to eat or drink, as preferred.
 
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