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Tapering or slowly reducing your dose is recommended to stop taking gabapentin. Tapering off will help you avoid side effects. The timeline to reduce gabapentin depends on the individual Case reports have shown that gabapentin withdrawal often lasts for 5 to 10 days, but some people have taken as long as 18 weeks to completely taper off gabapentin while managing withdrawal symptoms. Symptoms may start within 12 hours to 7 days after stopping gabapentin and may be severe. I know for people that have a hard time coming off gabapentin, the most effective way is dropping 10% every 2-4 weeks depending on if your body is used to the new dose. If you have a hard time try dropping to 1100 mg for a week then 1000 mg so on and so forth. Welcome to /r/gabapentin, here we primarily discuss issues pertaining to the medical, prescribed use of Gabapentin, Lyrica and Phenibut, as well as other Gaba related drugs. This IS NOT the subreddit for discussion of how to get high or otherwise abuse GP. Tapering off Gabapentin I was prescribed gabapentin about a year ago after being diagnosed with insomnia/anxiety. My psych told me it could be used as a bandaid for the bad nights, but I wouldn't develop a dependency if taken nightly. Tapering off of gabapentin Was on 300mg for 2.5 years and today I lowered it to 200mg. Planning on being at 200mg for a week or 2 then going down to 100mg for another 2 weeks. Specific tapering recommendations for gabapentin vary. If using gabapentin for epilepsy, some studies recommend to decrease your dose slowly (over months) to avoid recurrent seizures. Data indicates that seizures most often occur in the first six months after beginning to taper. I got down to 300mg twice a day and stopped the taper for a while because my life was getting hectic so I felt it was an inappropriate time to taper, but after a hellish experience with a horrible reaction to a different medication, I have decided to continue my taper and to get off this medication once and for all. That’s my plan! It may sound like an aggressive taper but I’m willing to be uncomfortable. Especially after surviving the last 3 months of tapering - phenibut took me 2 1/2 months to taper off. I’m used to feeling like garbage so want to just get this done. Thanks for having me! Anyone have insights or experiences to offer similar to this? Do you think the tapering will cause different withdrawal effects because I’ve always been on a low dose and only once per day, compared to other people who were on a high dose and taking it three days per day? Thanks! This is my second time tapering off. I got off it for about a year, 3 years ago— that time I dropped 1200 mg per week and I didn't have any problems. But because of unforeseen circumstances I had to get back on it. But now I'm tapering off again. So I was only on Gabapentin for a month at about 900 to 1200mg a day and am going to ween down from 900 to 600, then 300, then off in the next two weeks. I was really only prescribed it to help relax and sleep for a short period but the couple times this month I didnt take it I barely slept. Hello! I’ve been taking 600mg 2x a day for a little over a year now. I was prescribed it for anxiety and as a mood stabilizer, however I’d really like to come off of it now because I fear it’s causing me brain fog, weight gain, and because I’d like to become pregnant in the nearish future. Welcome to /r/gabapentin, here we primarily discuss issues pertaining to the medical, prescribed use of Gabapentin, Lyrica and Phenibut, as well as other Gaba related drugs. This IS NOT the subreddit for discussion of how to get high or otherwise abuse GP. It took me 3 months to get off gabapentin completely. If you ever need advice, my CVS pharmacist was very helpful. He said that most docs recommend tapers that are too fast. I have no experience of tapering off of Gabapentin. I did take it for a couple of weeks when my primary doctor prescribed it for neuropathy before I was diagnosed. It wasn't helping because I have no pain. Typically, a doctor will advise gradually tapering gabapentin to avoid dangerous side effects and withdrawal symptoms. This advice applies to both generic gabapentin and brand name versions of This was for tapering off. I also started to do cognitive behavior therapy by having a long drawn out night routine always in the very same sequence. Brush, hair massage, skin routine, take pills/supplements switch off lights, rhythmic breathing. (there is more but i dont want to scare you into details) Edit to add: do not use it for a month, Gabapentin withdrawal blows, I was prescribed gabapentin for years bc of my chronic nerve pain and when the time came to come off it, even after weaning down to an almost microscopic dose, my withdrawals were worse than opioid withdrawals .. Here's the answer: have your perscribing health care professional (Doctor, Pa, etc.) Write a prescription to taper 10% to 15% for 10-14 days, then another 10% to 15% for another 10-14 days and so on until you feel like you can take the final last days of the medicine.
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