Is gabapentin worse than an opiate?

Answer 1

Answer 1: Yes. Lyrcia most definitely helps opiate withdrawal symptoms, but you've got to take pretty high doses,like 300mg to 500mg every 6 hours.SWIM was going through methadone withdrawals and,by sheer chance,took Lyrcia to see if it would help my painful muscles.Id absolutely no expectations,but an hour later my pains just melted away.Use it for a few days and that's it.If you use it over long periods you have to taper a little.Even the experts don't know how this drug works,and most doctors easily prescribe it because they don't know much about it.When I was on it I was dancing,very sociable,and went aroung talking to myself. It is a trippy weird drug but it will take all your withdrawals away.Works better on the 2nd day for some reason.

Answer 2: True, Lyrica can help people going through withdrawal from narcotics (opiates or opioids), just as in some cases very mild doses of opioids have been used on individuals who had been taking high doses of Lyrica for very long periods of time and were going through Lyrica withdrawal. Because, you see, that's the kicker: Lyrica ITSELF is an addictive drug, and withdrawal from Lyrica can be, for some individuals, even more excruciating torture than withdrawal from opioids! It depends partly on differences in body chemistry from person to person. And research going on right now is already producing details about precisely what Lyrica does inside the human brain, results said to be coming soon from the research by the Pfizer company that patented Lyrica. And yes, I certainly agree with the first writer that Lyrica is a "trippy weird" drug! Wow. This writer (myself) has found it the most powerful drug I've ever taken in my entire life, and given that I've had several surgeries and some life-threatening injuries and was accidentally set on fire once, that's saying quite a lot! So. One must be very careful with Lyrica, as, though it it very helpful for a number of medical conditions, it can have unwanted side-effects, as well as the fact it is habit-forming. Bottom line: listen to your body. It will tell you if Lyrica is right for you.

Answer 2

Not really - Neurontin ( Gabapentin) is primarily used as an augment to some opiates, though for most people with really severe chronic pain, it's just plain ineffective. It's not prescribed for withdrawal pain.

The best way to avoid patch withdrawal is to add your new patch about an hour or so before the current one runs out. This gives the new one enough time to start ramping up the dose as the other one is running completely out. The other thing to do is use one of your breakthrough meds to help take the edge off if you've let your current patch run down too far.

If you're looking at complete withdrawal, it's not easy, especially for long term users. After 9 years of 200mcg (2x100mcg patches) I was able to fully withdraw from them, but it took several months and 4 hard weeks of severe withdrawals (using breakthrough meds and other techniques I learned over the years) to get to the point where I could just take Percocet 10's.

Aside from sedation (Flexeril was my friend) the other 2 types of meds that are really helpful when it starts getting rough are anti-anxiety and anti-nausea meds. The anti-anxiety meds is what helps take that "climbing the walls" feeling out of the withdrawals. Most doctors have no problem prescribing them for patients who are having withdrawal issues; all you need to do is ask and tell them why.

Answer 3

yes if taken in high doses in the area of 1300-1800mg