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Comeing off meds suck the big one

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I be come off meds for ny two months and body feel like every sec getting a big kicking all my life . Coming of gabapentin sucks . Never take it ang . Once I come off of the stuff I am never going back on it . I had no life with your head down the toilet x

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Bananas5

I hope you are coming off gabapentin VERY VERY slowly?

x

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Countrysidegirl

I feel your pain coming off gavapentin was horrible for me. I am yet to find a medication that is good to go onto/come off though..

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Tam72

I m coming off gabapentin have been for 4months it's Been a rollercoaster ride of sickness shakes hot cold skin hives tight chest and anxiety is up through roof still got about 2months left as dropping tablets by 100mg every two weeks was only on 900mg for about a year but that was enough doctors have only just admitted that the tablets are not as good as once thought they are normally used for people trying to get off heroin and such like but now have a black market value them selfes I have been talking to my doctors for ages now but finally they have admitted that they are not always a safe drug not for me anyway

Hi l was on 1200mgs 3 times a day and had memory loss so wanted to come off them so Dr said drop from 1200mg by 300mg l thought she s

Said drop to 300 mg l was so I'll lost a load off weight sweating and sick for 2 weeks told the doctor due to short term memory didn't remember what she said l had a terrible time l am still on 300mgs sorry this is in 2 parts but will never have a higher dose

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Hi Milly72

I to have started with short term memory loss and was forgetting what the doctor said, so I've started recording the consultation on my phone.

Hope this will help

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Monty1976

I have just been put on this for my back this week

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K1mccannlowe

Hi just say thike for get back to me all of you feel lot better now and feel ok x

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Littlemole43

Oh no I don't like the sound of this I'm on 1800mg a day how much was you on ? x

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