I was on 2600mg gabapentin and had been for about 5 years. My husband and I decided to try for a baby so I very stupidly dropped the dose far too quickly. The withdrawals have been awful - leg pain, dizzy and balance is terrible! Actually feels like a relapse 
has anyone else been through this? Is there anything I can take to help with these dreadful symptoms? Thanks everyone. xx
Hi Helen, I was on 3,600mg daily and they really weren’t helping with my pain at all. I foolishly thought that as my pain was unchanged, the gabapentin must not affect me much in general. Silly girl! I came off them over 4 or 5 days but I really should have given myself 3 or 4 weeks of gradual weaning. Because you’ve been on them for such a long time, you should allow yourself a very slow reduction too. I would do something like 5 days at 2100mg, then 5 days at 1500mg then 5 days at 900mg, then 600, then 300 etc. I was wired to the moon for a couple of days, no sleep, brain on over-drive. Gabapentin suppresses general brain activity so when you remove this brake too quickly things jump forward, generally in a bit of a jumble. I googled ‘gabapentin withdrawal’ and found some other meds forums that offered advice. Extra magnesium supplementation for a few days worked best for me, and I also went back on to a low dose of gabapentin for a week or so. Good luck!
Hey love, I’ve been through something really similar. I was on Neurontin (Gabapentin) too, and it honestly helped me so much while I was on it. But when I decided to stop (for similar reasons), I also tapered way too fast and the withdrawal hit hard—especially the leg pain and that awful dizzy, off-balance feeling. It really does feel like a relapse, I know how scary that is.
One thing I learned through all of it is how important it is to use only high-quality Neurontin (Gabapentin). The effectiveness and even the withdrawal symptoms can vary depending on the source and purity, so I always make sure to order from a trusted pharmacy. I personally use mastersupplier.net/categories/Other/Neurontin — they’ve been super reliable, fast with delivery, and the quality has made a noticeable difference for me.
What helped me was slowing the taper way down and making sure I stayed super hydrated. Magnesium supplements eased my muscle pain a bit, and ginger tea helped with the dizziness. Talk to your doctor about possibly reinstating a small dose and tapering more gradually—it made a huge difference for me. You’re not alone in this, and it does get better. Sending you so much love. xx
Hi, so I was on 900mg a day, stopped working for me, so decided to come off it, but I’ve always been quite good at controlling my meds and I dropped down very slowly, it took me 3mths to come off 900mg, no side affects at all, so to come off such a high dose so quickly its not surprising you suffered, bit late to say it now, but you really do have to be mindful about how powerful some of these meds are.
Good luck to you,
Jean
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