Gabapentin for Alcohol Withdrawal User Reviews (Page 3)

• Bel...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 24, 2018

"Gabapentin helped me with horrible back issues due to a car accident and also with Suboxone withdrawals when I started tapering off. But unfortunately, when I stopped taking them, I experienced horrible, horrible withdrawals. My doctor is helping me taper off of them, and it's going to take a while. Rapid weight gain is one of its side effects."

• wat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 16, 2022

"45-year-old woman, overdrinking since I was 22. Only ever beer and wine, but a slow but steady increase over the years. Had recently gotten up to 5-6 large glasses (about a bottle and a half) per night, nearly every night. I had managed to quit for 18 months prior to COVID, but succumbed to PAWS/anxiety/depression and started drinking again. Then I heard about Naltrexone and The Sinclair Method and started that, feeling super hopeful. However, while Naltrexone took the 'zing' away, it didn't reduce alcohol's (short-term) anxiety-reducing effects, which is the primary reason I drink. I tried for a year without luck and got very discouraged, but then my doctor prescribed 300 mg Gabapentin to assist. After experimenting with the timing, it seems that if I take Gabapentin around 2 pm, and then Naltrexone around 6 pm, and have my 'first' drink around 8...I then have ZERO desire for more! Even when stressed! G reduces anxiety; N eliminates the endorphin hit...feeling VERY hopeful again! No side effects."

• Pou...
• November 30, 2017

"This started helping me with my alcohol problems (at the beginning), but after a few months, I started feeling side effects that were unbearable, so I started tapering off. My hair felt more brittle, I had this constant headache in the right-central lobe of my brain (this was horrible). Those were the main concerns. I just didn't feel right. Was on 300 mg a few times a day. Others obviously have great results for this, but perhaps it's just an individual reaction to it."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 3, 2021

"I had been drinking 4-6 drinks every night and binge drinking even more on the weekends for about 3 years due to situational stress/anxiety. When I tried to stop recently, I'd try to just have one but would sneakily chug 6 instead before I could curb the impulse. I was having regular hangovers, mood swings, and difficulty focusing. This was concerning, so I asked my psychiatrist what I should do. He told me to take 200 mg of gabapentin before bed (when I would usually binge) and to reduce my alcohol consumption to 2 light beers per night, then only 1 per night until I can go with just having one or two once in a while. So far, it's worked! I don't crave more and more booze when I take the gabapentin. Drinking one beer feels just fine, and I'm able to go without drinking at all if I want. I'd recommend giving it a go if you have a doctor who can recommend the right dose for you. The only side effect I have is morning drowsiness and some weirdly elaborate dreams at night."

• Aus...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 18, 2021

"Every time I tried to detox from alcohol before taking gabapentin, my nerves would feel like lightning and fire, and all my muscles would feel tense while anxiety and irritability ruled my mood. I would sometimes deal with that detox, but usually not for long. Without gabapentin, I was struggling to even get sober, let alone stay that way. Gabapentin didn't get rid of my alcohol cravings long-term by helping me break lifestyle habits or by addressing what was wrong in my life that made me want to drink, but it got rid of short-term detox symptoms well enough to where I could make enough progress on long-term craving causes. I tapered off gabapentin after a few months because it was having a mild but noticeable and increasing negative effect on sex drive, and I didn't like how it made my vision blur just a tiny bit. I'm about 40 years old and 185 lb and took 200 mg 3x per day."

• sln...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 7, 2018

"I was started on this medication while detoxing from many years of taking Norco for multiple pain issues. Within a couple of days, I noticed remarkable improvement of my fibromyalgia pain. It has, however, made me tremendously dizzy-headed."

• TFS...
• May 12, 2022

"I’m on day two of yet another detox. PTSD makes me get a bottle to numb the pain. No prescription needed for the liquor store. Anyway, I’m on gabapentin now, 300 mg three times a day, and withdrawal is somewhat manageable. Another doctor appointment tomorrow, but I think it’s better than Valium. Perhaps I need a stronger dose?"

• Nat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 5, 2022

"I am withdrawing from alcohol under doctor's careful guidance on-site. This medicine helps in a safe manner so that you do not go into seizures. The main ingredient, as stated above. I am under expert medical care under the supervision of Dr. excellent RN's on-site to treat alcohol detox."

• Anonymous
• October 24, 2010

Gabapentin "I was able to withdraw from opiates using Neurontin."

• Alc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 3, 2013

"I have had quite a few severe alcoholic relapses, and Neurontin is wonderful for me for stopping alcohol withdrawal shakes, which seems to tone down the anxiety. It works quickly too for that purpose."

• Anonymous
• February 23, 2016

"Started taking gabapentin in rehab. 600 mg at bedtime. 300 mg in the morning. Fast forward 18 months, and I take 100 mg at bedtime. This medication saved my life in addition to AA."

• Kit...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 8, 2016

"I have been taking gabapentin now for 7 months and can't believe how good this medication works. Not only for RLS, but for craving alcohol. These pills (800mg x 3) plus AA is sobriety all the way."

• Pka...
• September 30, 2018

"Prescribed 600 mg four times a day for alcohol withdrawal. Helps me so much with cravings from day one! I sincerely hope more doctors prescribe this."

• Tut...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 21, 2017

"I've struggled with alcoholism for over 20 years. I've recently begun taking gabapentin and found that it does seem to alleviate and/or calm the nervousness associated with alcohol withdrawal."

• Bro...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 4, 2018

"Kills alcohol cravings. On 500 mg three times a day."

• udd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 1, 2015

"Excellent for alcohol withdrawals and also for abstaining from alcohol, as far as I'm concerned. Though it does not help me sleep better... maybe I'm just too hyperactive."

• Sle...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 6, 2021

"Please try gabapentin if you want to stop drinking. I know nothing is guaranteed to work, but it does help to take away those horrible feelings of anxiety. Good luck!"

• Par...
• January 8, 2016

"I was drinking 5 a day. I was put on this and Wellbutrin and am feeling great."

• Moo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 21, 2018

"Oddly, I was prescribed gabapentin for nerve pain caused by shingles. A few months later, I was prescribed it by a psych for alcohol withdrawal."

• Bob...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 23, 2015

"Helpful for alcohol detox."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 18, 2016

"Helps somewhat with cravings, I guess."

• Adi...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 28, 2022

"Mood swings, memory loss, focus, eye problems. It was awful."