Man - had real bad withdrawals from pregabalin. Ok now though

Stopped yesterday. Felt awful until an hour ago. Feel ok now. These gaba meds aren’t to be messed with.

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I hope it’s not like benzo withdrawal where the withdrawals come and go in waves.

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Man I hope so too. But have come through my worst wave so I know I can do it again. Did feel like taking some though. Never mentioned this in the literature.

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i had a hard time last night, mostly my eyes

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Your vision was blurry?

yeah, really bad

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The go said the med could do that. Sucks if you are driving though. Do you think you need glasses?

no, its better now and i wasnt driving, it was just my eyes returning to normal.

You still on the 75mg or have you reduced it? I am off it completely now.

yeah i stopped 3 doses ago

Any other withdrawal effects? You were on it a lot longer than me. Felt real bad before but am ok now. Cool your eyes are better.

just my anxiety, its not too bad but i havent really exerted myself much, i can feel it though

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Yeah I expect anxiety is to be expected. Like you say you can always see the practice nurse if need be for this. All the best. J

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My amitriptyline withdrawal has been sucky, too. I’m just looking forward to it all being over soon. My last dose is on january 5th.

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My next step is to come off the fluoxetine then the seroquel. Am budgeting 6 months in which to do this. Will then just be on the depot.

They have a street value for a reason

Pregabalin is used on the street? Didn’t know that.

Yes, well gabapentin is. And they’re chemically similar. Junkies like neurontin they’re called “johnnies” here on the street.