Mommy24buggers
Greenlighter
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- Apr 24, 2016
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I'm copying and pasting from my gabapentin withdrawal forum as I realized it was as close to telling about me as possible. So here it is:
Ah yes, finally figured this out. So I'm on a variety of meds. There are two that have caused a 45 pound weight gain. Gabapentin and diphenhydramine. So I want out. I hit the same weight as my husband, 165, and I'm done! I know I'm supposed to wean, but I take other meds that would seem to help. Anyway, first morning I woke up with what I can only call buzzing. Like my whole body is buzzing. It is just below the skin and very annoying. So I got up and took my hydrocodone and Xanax. I know, I sound crazy. I have fibromyalgia and a chronic congenital kidney condition. Both cause chronic pain. I have a very understanding primary who has tried to help me through all the muscle knots/joint pain/neck & back pain. I've had all that pain for about 9 years now. A couple years ago I had c5-6 spine surgery, herniated disc. I got implants about 9 years ago and my pain did seem to come not long after that. I've yet to remove. The kidney disease was diagnosed about that time too. It is called medullary sponge kidney, and is a birth defect. It causes chronic kidney stones. So I'm on meds for that, lots of potassium and indapamide. Xanax, hydrocodone, and gabapentin foe pain. I also take ambien for sleep, along with generic sleep aid (diphenhydramine). My goal is to quit diphenhydramine and gabapentin. That's first. My withdrawals have begun already, just from not having that last night. It's just that weird buzzing and woke up super early. If like to hear everyone's take on me.
Ah yes, finally figured this out. So I'm on a variety of meds. There are two that have caused a 45 pound weight gain. Gabapentin and diphenhydramine. So I want out. I hit the same weight as my husband, 165, and I'm done! I know I'm supposed to wean, but I take other meds that would seem to help. Anyway, first morning I woke up with what I can only call buzzing. Like my whole body is buzzing. It is just below the skin and very annoying. So I got up and took my hydrocodone and Xanax. I know, I sound crazy. I have fibromyalgia and a chronic congenital kidney condition. Both cause chronic pain. I have a very understanding primary who has tried to help me through all the muscle knots/joint pain/neck & back pain. I've had all that pain for about 9 years now. A couple years ago I had c5-6 spine surgery, herniated disc. I got implants about 9 years ago and my pain did seem to come not long after that. I've yet to remove. The kidney disease was diagnosed about that time too. It is called medullary sponge kidney, and is a birth defect. It causes chronic kidney stones. So I'm on meds for that, lots of potassium and indapamide. Xanax, hydrocodone, and gabapentin foe pain. I also take ambien for sleep, along with generic sleep aid (diphenhydramine). My goal is to quit diphenhydramine and gabapentin. That's first. My withdrawals have begun already, just from not having that last night. It's just that weird buzzing and woke up super early. If like to hear everyone's take on me.
