Experiences with

Horizant

so my hubby was taking methadone with 1200 Horizant. He stopped the meth because he was having panic attacks, insomnia etc. the doc now put him on suboxone. Are the two drugs together creating the mess. Maybe opioids aren’t for him. However the 1200 mg of Horizant was hit or miss also

He is also on 1200 mg Horizant Doc ordered .5 mg Xanax for him. It did help with sleep immensely. So my hubby decided to test something out. He take 5 mg meth around 2 pm, His Horizant at 6 pm and then the Xanax about an hour or so before bed.

The doc wants to add one pill at night time and I am already taking Horizant and Suboxone.

has anyone been on this for RLS and what has been your experience?

He was on 2 Horizant pills when we first saw him and he has changed his meds a few times since then. We just went back and he wants him to continue the two Horizant pills and is slowly adding methadone. Right now we have just started a 2.5 mg. pill along with the two horizants.

I take my Horizant at 5 PM with a meal (preferably with some fat to expedite release). Here's my question, I also have gastroparesis (slowing the emptying of the stomach after eating). Has anyone tried taking their Horizant earlier in the day to avoid the late evening breakthroughs?

Am I correct in assuming that methadone will not only help me get off pramipexole but also treat the restless leg syndrome which I am now treating with Horizant? Will I therefore be able to get off both pramipexole and Horizant and stay on just methadone for the rest of my life?

He started taking methadone and it seems the combination of that and the horizant is causing side effects such as panic attacks, feels like he can’t breathe when he lays down and can’t sleep. Sue - please advise. 🙏

It appears that Horizant has the best overall profile of the gaba-related drugs. Can anyone please describe your experience with it? I am interested in RLS symptom reduction of course, but also on sleep quality and duration as well as lifestyle impact ( sedation effects, etc). Thank you.

Is anyone taking more than 600 mg of Horizant? I’ve been on it for around three years but now it’s starting to wear off after 12 hours while it is supposed to last 24 hours.

I'm wondering if Horizant is the same as Pregabalin? I guess it is a stronger version of gabapentin. I have tried it and it seems to work pretty good for me.

The main side effect of Horizant is “drowsiness”. Now I’ve been taking 2.5 mg of methadone for the last four days and its major side effects are drowsiness and restlessness so now I pretty much feel like a zombie. Any idea how long it takes for the side effects to go away?

....I've recently switched from pregabalin 200mg to Horizant - which I'm taking 300-600mg. Prior to that, I've used as much as 1800mg gabapentin.

Hi All I was wondering if anyone has heard of a drug called horizant, gabapentin enacarbil. The fda approved it in the states specifically for rls pts. It is supposed to be longer acting and less side effects. My husbands neurologist had no knowledge of it.

Just wondering if safe to take horizant, Gabapentin and pram all in same day ?

I just saw her, and she switched me to Horizant per the recommendations of Dr. San at Vanderbilt.

Today was my first day taking horizant and probably my last. I cant lay down for more than a secon d. I am in such agony. tomorrow i will go back on mirapex if my legs dont get better. since it is a long weekend o dr. is not available I am walking and crying all night long.

Would Horizant work better than gabapentin using an equivalent dosage?

I have to discontinue the horizant though which surprised me and of course discontinue the oxycodone. Hopefully now you won't have to listen to me complaining and I will be telling you happy things. I am praying. I have never prayed so much in my life!!!

Horizant, which is supposed to last 24 hours only controls my RLS for about 16 to 18 hours and then I get symptom bleed through. I was hoping that at least I could have eliminated that much.