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In this article, I’m going to educate you on the combination of gabapentin and Suboxone. Many people have gotten mixed answers from doctors and articles on the internet about using gabapentin and Suboxone together.
Thus, I decided this would be a good subject to write about and end the confusion by bringing clarity to the topic.
So…can you take gabapentin and Suboxone together?
I’ll answer this question and provide you with reasons to back up my claims that come from:
- Years of Research
- Client Testimonials
- Doctors
- Drug Pharmacology
Most medications have black and white answers when it comes to their combinations. However, with gabapentin and Suboxone, it’s a gray area.
I’ll do my best to explain this in a simple way that makes sense.
To begin, let’s start with a brief overview of Suboxone, then I’ll provide an overview of gabapentin.
And after covering the basics on gabapentin and Suboxone, I’ll teach you about the interactions of these two drugs, and why some doctors say it’s dangerous, while other doctors commonly prescribe the two together.
Gabapentin and Suboxone – Suboxone Overview
Suboxone is a brand name medication consisting of two drugs – buprenorphine, and naloxone. Buprenorphine is a controlled substance and semisynthetic opioid derivative of thebaine.
Buprenorphine attaches and binds to the same opioid receptors in the brain and other parts of the body that drugs like heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and other opioids bind to. Once it attaches to these receptors, it mimics the effects that opioid drugs produce (though it’s not as powerful).
For this reason, buprenorphine is known as a “partial opioid agonist.”
The other opiate drugs I just mentioned are known as “full opioid agonists,” because they activate the receptors in a stronger and more complete way than buprenorphine. See the illustration below.
Naloxone is the other compound present in Suboxone. Naloxone is a pure opioid antagonist. It’s the drug given to people that overdose because an injection of naloxone puts the opioid-user into instant withdrawal, thus saving them from health issues and death.
Naloxone was put into the Suboxone formulation to deter people from injecting it, which would lead to precipitated withdrawal. Taken orally, naloxone isn’t bioavailable. A common misconception is that naloxone blocks the opiates.
This is false.
The truth is that buprenorphine binds so strongly to the opioid receptors that it’s actually the buprenorphine which blocks opioids.
Gabapentin and Suboxone – Gabapentin Overview
Gabapentin, sold under the brand names Neurontin among others, is a prescription medication that was designed by chemists at Parke-Davis to be an analog of the neurotransmitter GABA that could more easily cross the blood-brain barrier, thus making the effects in the brain very significant.
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that acts as a mental relaxant. I often to refer to GABA as the “brain’s natural Valium.”
Gabapentin is commonly prescribed for the treatment of:
- Epilepsy
- Hot Flashes
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Neuropathic Pain
Gabapentin is also commonly prescribed for many off-label uses, such as the treatment of:
- Bipolar Disorder
- Insomnia
- Anxiety Disorders
Gabapentin For Opiate Withdrawal
In addition to gabapentin being useful in the disorders mentioned above, multiple studies have shown significant benefits from using gabapentin for opiate withdrawal.
In fact, whenever I have coaching clients that have consultations with me, I always ask them if they have the ability to get gabapentin as it’s one of my favorite opiate withdrawal medications out of dozens I’ve studied.
Gabapentin and Suboxone Taken Together
So now we’ve arrived at the section on using gabapentin and Suboxone together. To provide you with the best answer, I’m going to quote a passage from what I believe to be the most reliable source on the internet…Drugs.com.
Here is what this authority website states on the combination of gabapentin and Suboxone:
Using buprenorphine together with other medications that also cause central nervous system depression can lead to serious side effects such as respiratory distress, coma, and even death. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns. Your doctor may be able to prescribe alternatives that do not interact, or you may need a dose adjustment or more frequent monitoring to safely use both medications.”
Gabapentin and buprenorphine are both central nervous system (CNS) depressants. Gabapentin and Suboxone by themselves can both cause respiratory depression and used together, this results in synergy.
Gabapentin/Suboxone synergy is when the combined effect is greater than the sum of the effects of these two CNS depressants.
When you combine two CNS depressants, in this case, gabapentin and Suboxone, this significantly increases the chances of respiratory depression and can ultimately lead to death from your body not breathing anymore.
However, it can be safe to use gabapentin and Suboxone together.
Why?
Because your doctor can adjust your doses of medication and frequently monitor you to make sure your body does okay with the combination of gabapentin and Suboxone.
Gabapentin and Suboxone – Final Thoughts
Now you’ve been educated on the combination of gabapentin and Suboxone. Drugs.com states that there is a “Major” interaction between these two drugs.
However, the website also states “Your doctor may be able to prescribe alternatives that do not interact, or you may need a dose adjustment or more frequent monitoring to safely use both medications.”
As long as you’re under the care of a competent doctor, using gabapentin and Suboxone together can be totally safe. Always listen to your body and start off on low dosages then work your way up when combining gabapentin and Suboxone.
If you have any comments or questions on using gabapentin and Suboxone together, please post them in the comment box below. Take care, and be safe.
Hi yes i’m taking klonopin,sunoxone ,and Gaba,along with other meds i had a heart attack a few years back i was never told that (1) Taking suboxone and klonopin together is very bad, so. Now my Dr.has lowered my suboxone from taking three for idk how many years,i asked to be put on two films a day cuz my pharmasist is the one that sent me the video on the two taking together and that its not good at all to take both,my toes and and fingers are numb,I have no feeling in my toes at all i have chest pains that started after the heart attack so if it gets worst i have Nitro and all i want to know is with my breathing being very shallow its like when i’m Relaxed my breathing is very bad its like i breathe in it my breath it stops then i breathe again please tell me what to do,im being taking off the suboxone cuz my Dr.out of no where said they are not good together the klonopin an subs,now he wants to take me off the subs like fast idk what ive gotten myself into but please respond back so I can know if its gonna be a long,long,road of Health issues ahead?????
Hi yes i’m taking klonopin,sunoxone ,and Gaba,along with other meds i had a heart attack a frew years back i was bever told that (1) Taking sunoxone and klonopin together is very bad, so. Now my Dr.has taking it lowered my suboxone from taking three for idk how many years,i asjed to be put on two films a day cuz my pharmasist is the one that sent me the video on the two taking together and that its not good at all to take both,my tes and
Please understand that the combination of buprenorphine (Subutex/Suboxone) with benzodiazepines OR gabapentin is not safe, despite what your doctor may tell you.
There is a known drug interaction between opioids (including buprenorphine) and benzos or gabapentin, enhancing the effects of the opioid, both the ‘high’ as well as the respiratory suppression. In my practice as a physician, I have seen near-fatal outcomes with this combination. Just because you have combined these medications and not had a problem does not mean it is safe. If you have undiagnosed sleep apnea or any other breathing issue, the risks are far higher.
I’m actually on sublocade 300 g absent in 400 3x a day and 1mg clonazepam 2x and I notice no interactions to be honest. Them do seem to all work the way intended, but I never even over sedated. Just my own experience.
I agree this is prob one of the best chats/websites I have ever found that actually provided good Q &A. Thank you Matt!
I am curious though what can I take to help with my suboxone withdrawal other than clonidine- I am on 3 strips a day/ 24 mg daily and I want off , but I feel so shifty without my suboxone- does anyone have any advice????
Thanks for the feedback! And here is my best article on Sub withdrawal remedies:
https://opiateaddictionsupport.com/suboxone-withdrawal-remedies-that-work/
the best thing is to taper down ive dont this before im on sub now and will have to do it but im waiting for next year when i get layed off from my work as working while detoxing is imposible for me you taper down as much as you can then when you stop you want to have lots of marijuana or edibles do not drink alcohol because if u get hungover is going be really really bad just marijuana so you can eat and it helps smoke even when you dont want to have lots of comedies movies to watch and take about 3 -4 HOT showers when you feel you cant do it no more the worst is night time but tell youself that you dont need sleep who cares just stay awake eventually you will get 1 or 2 hours of sleep and then on day 14 you will just knock out and you will be able to smile again BUT remeber that you will be very very vulnable to relapsing and most likely will overdose sooo please do not use ever again tell every family member to look after you like a newborn child … and dont get mad for people caring also dont hang out with old friends that you were using with just remeber that is very easy to relapse and your body is fresh and clean so you will overdose 100%
I wonder if gabapentin would be a good drug to take to get off suboxone
I take 400mg 3x’s daily, 1/4of a sub twice a day, 100mg of trazadone, and a low storage of my blood pressure meds amlodipine….is that a bad combo? Lately I’ve been feeling like i have a bubble in my throat. Like i have to keep trying to clear my throat and slightly catch my breath. It lasts anywhere from 15-30 mins. Should I stop taking certain meds? The hospital can’t give me any info and my doctor isn’t reachable during this coronavirus lockdown
I just want the simple answer,,do u still feel the gabbies,,as n a high,when u take 2 8mg of sub
This article is exactly what I have been trying to figure out. On Christmas Eve my brother was found dead in his room. He died of what we now know was an overdose of gaba and suboxone…both were prescribed, his Dr. knew he was getting his suboxone and yet prescribed gaba. We think he may have been getting extra gaba on the street, but I agree now reading this…giving these to an addict…not a good choice. Thank you for explaining this my mom and I have had so many questions about these two being mixed.
First and foremost, I am so sorry for your loss. Was he prescribed or taking anything else off the street or ordered online that you KNOW OF? I ask because, to me, it’s very hard to believe that these two were the sole culprits to his untimely passing. I was a hardcore addict for 18 years now am on prescribed meds myself such as subs, gabs, and other psyche meds. There are so many new drugs coming from China known as research chemicals that us drug addicts get into and are sold as ‘cut’ in other street drugs. A lot of these research chemicals come out everyday and are untraceable because of this fact, that they are new, different weird molecules and analogues of these molecules once one becomes illegal. Perhaps it was other prescribed meds that contributed or else they were hyper sensiitive to the two. Hmm.. Anyways, so sorry for your loss.
I am so worried about my son he is on both and he is not the same person he gets very angry and is very paranoid, manic and a hoarder now and he thinks he is fine and says it’s not the combination of meds. Our whole family can see the changes and very worried I am calling his Dr today and telling him that we all want to meet with him and tell him want is going on. This combination of meds is making him severely mentally ill.
What would you say if my doctor has prescribed Neurontin 800mg 3/day with my Suboxone 8mg films 2/day, Klonopin 1mg 3/day, and Adderall 20mg 3/day? Does this count as “Clean” if I am not doing heroin or Fentanyl?
Mike, in my opinion, you’re clean. But if you go to AA or NA meetings many members would say you are not. Do NOT listen to any of them. Using medication prescribed by your doctor in the way it’s prescribed and not abusing it is recovery. Medication-Assisted Treatment, which is a proven way to stay clean and improve your life. Don’t let anybody tell you that you’re not clean if you’ve quit heroin and fentanyl and used these medicines to do so.
I Absolutely agree with this opinion. If you were to continue heroin/fent you WILL die sooner than later. I have seen and experienced both. I still don’t understand how I’m alive now after my experience. I really don’t… Stick to your plan n you will start to what you were and how blessed you are to have the chance to live a life that you will be thankful to wake up to every day. It CAN be done and you’ll literally have a new life. FAITH is a powerful thing. Words can’t explain waking up from that hell u slipped into.
Hells Yes ur clean! But that’s some high dosage……r u alert in the daytime? Or do u sleep a lot?! Jus curious? & good for u! I’ve been on a slippery slope & I keep back sliding 😒😒 we I have 2 times this week! I wouldn’t even go put gas n my car today I’m starting to withdrawal a bit so I took some gabapentin this is the few days in between coming off a roll doing fentanyl for the last few days & switching back to my subs! Cause that shit is for the birds!!!! 🦅 🦢 I’m good! I did not miss it! 😒😒 I always forget this feeling when the craving hits me!! && I end up in this position I can’t take my sub cause the dope was to strong & it throws me into the worst withdrawal ever if I take it to soon! So the gabapentin is literally the only thing I can take!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Good luck with your journey bud! 👌🏻🤞🏻✌🏻👏🏻 It’s a hard hard & extremely LONG road! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ I am gonna remember this next time! Eff this feeling! I’m soooo freaking anxious it’s the worst!
What doctor you see
I take Suboxone and I was having a painful dental procedure today and had lost my Valium prescription the dentist gave me (Really) when I found an old bottle of Gabapentin that was prescribed for neuropathy before I was on Suboxone. I now take 8mg Suboxone, which I took at the same time as one 300mg Gabapentin. It didn’t do anything so I took another. In the doctors office, I started feeling woozy, vertigo, and dizziness. I’m also very tired. 3 hours later, there has been no improvement. The drive home was terrifying. Does anyone know how long this will last or if I should be worried? I didn’t realize 600mg is really a pretty big dose because I used to be prescribed far more. I wish I had known there were interactions. I wouldn’t have done this to myself. I am worried about going to the ER because I don’t want to lose my Suboxone.
Hi, this is Britta again just letting you all know I was fine. The combination wore off slowly, and I was like new the next day. Obviously I will call and ask a doctor next time if it’s advisable to substitute medications in an emergency like that, Rather than just assuming that because I took a drug before I was on Suboxone it was OK to resume while taking Suboxone. Oh well, live and learn I guess .
HELP!! I take a quarter of an 8mg/2mg suboxone and 600mg gabapentin 3x a day… And suddenly lately I can’t keep my eyes open! I’m sitting in my chair and keep falling asleep. But as long as I’m up moving around I’m fine. Its just when I’m sitting relaxed. I get 9 to 10 hours of sleep at night and there is no reason I should be dosing off like this. I do not work I’m a homemaker so I don’t work… So why am I feeling like this. Am I taking to much gabapentin or what?
I have Noticed my heart has started racing as well.
YES! you are…thats a big dose…why are you taking so much…of course you are tired and fall asleep
Sweetie sounds to me like u should be ready to cut down on that suboxen. Like maybe ur getting high off the combination. U shouldn’t be dosing, the only thing I can think is ur ready to cut down maybe on both?? I wish I was on a quarter……I can take a 2 whole 8mg subs & 5 600mg gabapentin all at once & be wide awake! Like 😳😳 sidenote my tolerance is extremely high && I’m a big girl! Like a plus sized girl!!
I’m like you Marie. I don’t take Moe than one a day and only half at a time and I’ve been on suboxone since they started sub clinics. I also take 6 to 9 thousand milligrams of gabapentin staggered throughout the day and both combined with benzos sometimes. I don’t nod off at all. I don’t understand how some people do at such low doses of such meds. I’m a 19 year long opiate and benzos addict. Maybe that’s why. But even at the beginning, I started off taking a 40mg oxycontin (the original good ones) and 2mg of klonopin daily and just got a little tired sometimes. I was 16 years old male and about 180 lbs. I am now 35 and 240 lbs. This kinda stuff baffles me. I once witnessed a 120 female take 2mg of only suboxone, nothing else, and pretty much overdosed. Couldn’t keep her eyes open. I was baffled because she had a tolerance to Percocet, Vicodin, and other weak opiates. She even did heroin and wasn’t like that. I guess some people just react differently to certain medications…
The combo of the 2, subs and gabapentin make your central nervous system slow down to the point where it’s dangerous, ( if your gabby dose is too high w/ the subs) bc when your CNS gets to slow your breathing gets very very slowed & this could lead to you feeling clumsy, hard to breathe & could lead to seizures if you take way too much gabby ( or Lyrica bc they are in the same drug family).
I’d be careful with your gabby dose, maybe tell your Dr. that your falling asleep ( don’t let the Dr. then Rx you adderall, this happened to me) bc your feeling tired bc your CNS is slowing down way too much , I bet if u try reducing your gabby dose in half you’d feel less sleepy when you sit down ( I’ve experienced this as well.) good luck & stay safe!!
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Also Matt thank you for posting bc if not abused or given too high of a dosage it could be a good combination for some but two addictive drugs given to an addict could be potentially a death trap .. I have now found a dosage that works for me and am stable on it —- I almost accidentally took my own life and I seen the pain and anguish I caused my family and not to mention the time I took away from the ED where someone who REALLY needed their help I could have caused someone else’s life to not be saved bc I foolishly followed my drs directions —- I should have known that was too high of a jump in my gabapentin dose … just know everyone is different and everyone’s body reacts differently I’m 5 foot 4 inches and 135 pounds so apparently 800 mg 4 times a day from 300 mg 2 times a day was a bit much for me — best wishes to everyone and please PLEASE be careful w these meds and any mixture of meds for that matter and I recommend doing some research on your meds before even following dr orders — bc again the dr may be ordering an uneducated order
My pleasure. And that’s so true, a lot of people do really well on this combination. It’s just a matter of starting really low and then if needed, working up dosage slowly to see if this combo is a good fit. And if it’s not for a person, there are plenty of other things to try and see if those are a good fit. Thanks so much for commenting.
Well just so all of y’all know it is certainly possible to overdose on the gabapentin … I was being prescribed 4 800 mg of them a day so I took my dose « doc had just upped my does this day « as well as my suboxone and on the same Friday night my dosage was upped I found myself on a stretcher in the ED for acute opioid overdose … police were called they thought i was on a pain killer called fentynal and I had to request that I be given a drug screen and good thing I did bc I after being released from hospital I THEN found myself in handcuffs leaving ICU (not to mention I am a diabetic and had a sugar level of over 600 but due to being « revived » by Naracan « which the officer cussed me out and told me naracan doesn’t respond to gabapentin « I was arrested for possession of a narcotic « cocaine bc he had to put something down bc they didn’t find any drugs in my possession or in my home « but come Monday morning after having to spend mother’s day I’m a jail cell w 4 other women I was released and all charges dropped without them even seeing my drug screen NEGATIVE for any narcotics other than my prescribed (which again they didn’t know ) suboxone —- they said they had to « bag » me twice bc I stopped breathing —- so to any and all out there trying to get « high « off « Gabbie’s « I do not recommend it — just another addiction to add to the others … the potential of dying is not worth it va dealing w a little bit of pain or finding an alternative — they make compounded gabapentin creams if it’s that bad — imagine the pain our loved ones would feel dealing w our death —-
So glad ur okay Asherz! I really didn’t think u could od on gabapentin!! ThTs definitely good to know! When coming off fentanyl I have taken 10 600mg at once! BC I couldn’t take any subs til the fentanyl was out of my system…..or it would throw me into the worst immediate withdrawal ever!! Thanks for the info! So sorry u had to learn that way! 😕😔😒
Does anyone know the effects of just Butrans (buprenorphine) and Gabapentin have together?
Same as Suboxone because of the active ingredient buprenorphine.
This article is literally and completely about what you’re asking 🙄
I am a bit concerned because I was just prescribe three medications that I keep reading shouldn’t be taken together. I am taking Suboxone 8mg/2mg once a day, lexapro 20 once a day, diazepam 10, 2 in the morning 1 at night, Gabapentin 100- 3 times a day, and seraquel 100 once at night. I am feeling on edge…like I am very angry and then sad but the. Right back to being angry. Is this safe? I’ve tried calling my dr but no reply. Any help please.
I’d personally get rid of the lexapro & seroquel! But I’m sure you’ve probably gotten everything on track by now! Hope all is well!
I just want to let you, among other users know, that today I abused the medication, named “gabapentin”!
Ive been on suboxone now since around August 8th or 9th and now today is September 18th, almost the 19th. I take 8mg of suboxone in the morning then 8mg in the evening.
Today, September 18th, I took 12 gabapentin @ 300mg each, so 3600mg in total & nothing really at all occurred from this. Thanks for your time.
Kyle
I’m going to talk to my doctors about the feeling that I’m having with taking both these drugs together. My body shouldn’t be twitching and shaking, it’s a bad feeling my hands are beginning to shake without me doing so. It not a good feeling. Having hallucinations so I need to see someone.
Oh my goodness, those side effects sound dangerous. I’m so glad to hear you’re going to talk to your doctor.
That’s a common side effect of Gabapentin— the random shakes or tremors, etc
I actually think gabapentin is one of the best bridge drugs for going on Suboxone especially if scared of precipitated WD. I used it for 2 days and then switched to suboxone so I didn’t get super ill making the switch from street heroin. I wish I’d learn my lesson.
You dirty smack rat
Hi is it ok to use 2 days of gabapentin then go on to bupemorphine
None of these websites help at all. I’ve never in my life been so confused because you have all these people on here that aren’t doctors and have no idea what they are talking about. One says yes , one says no, and so on. Back and fourth. I’ve never gotten a straight answer from any website where people post questions and answers. It leaves you hanging in the middle not knowing what to do or what the right thing to do is!…I suggest you see a doctor and then get a second opinion from another maybe even see a third doctor because these people are going to drive you completely crazy with their opinions. They def aren’t facts. Honestly you should all just shut up cause your all obviously morons ( including myself for reading all this crap). If your a drug addict and want to stop , methadone is your best bet by itself, or suboxone if you want to stop. If your not ready I don’t suggest you start these meds at all . I’ve been through heroin, methadone and pain killer addictions I don’t even know how many times because of false info and because sometimes you slip back into a habit by taking pain meds you get because of a surgery or something. You should all just keep it to yourself and your doctor. We aren’t doctors so any info on here is most likely b.s…. That’s my opinion . your just gonna wind up giving info the wrong way and wind up killing someone with your stupid opinions. So if you want to stop and your ready to stop I suggest you see 2 or 3 doctors before starting something that might just start another habit or wind up killing yourself with these meds.
Unfortunately there are no such thing as “facts” when you have human beings. Everyone is different and what works for you may or may not work for me or the next person. It’s not that anyone is right or wrong it’s just that everyone is different.
Sometimes these so called morons save lives. You just called everyone morons then immediately gave your opinion without ANY hesitation at all. So what does that make you.? FYI Dr. Feel-good methadone is a super dangerous drug. So before you judge everyone else maybe u should realize that the info u just suggested might cost someone their life because playing with methadone is junkie roulette.
Methadone…straight outta Hell! Just my opinion! 6 years locked up in Methadone prison. Yep in know a little something. Suboxone a life saver. I shall digress.
Dude r u serious when u say methadone is the best bet if your trying to quit
Obviously u have NOT taken it and tried to come off of it
I agree. Methadone is liquid handcuffs!!! I was on 220mg daily and went off too fast, lowered my dose the facility did and I was dope sick for almost 4 solid months. Worst 4 months I ever think I had. No matter what I took, still sick. The hospital either couldn’t or wouldn’t help me with the hard detox. If possible, stay away from it unless there’s no alternative.
I agree I’ve been on it for 5 years too. I just got over the week of withdrawal and on suboxone and, it is like night and day to me. I would recommend suboxone to anybody before methadone as well. GB.
Well said.
Take his advice.
Done ’em all and tried everything. Suboxone has and is the best for me. Methadone…no
Heroin …no, even though it’s cheaper than pills on the street. Suboxone and gabapentin is a combination that legally and clinically I just started today. I’ve used them before on the street but this is the first time through a doctor’s care.
Hi has this gone well for you? Im in bupe for chronic pain and just prescribed gab. I Havnt tried the gab yet Im seeing my dr. Minday yo make sure its fine
Well said! Bravo!
lmao you got that right about people and the doctors not knowing what there talking about with the suboxone and gabapentin. They didnt learn that in there 30 min class too prescribe it. I believe its something to do with the amino acids in our spine, where there becomes an issue with mixing the two. they both kind of do the opposite things with that.
Anyone who has taken suboxone or bupenorphine aka subutex for a long period of time will undoubtly have issues with depression, anxiety etc… The issue becomes that its too profitable for the doctors when they have a patient on suboxone as the patient will undoubtly come back every month and pay for sometimes just a two min. appointment. Its a very lucrative business for both the doctor and the brand that is making the drug. It has literally been the biggest opiate scandal we have ever seen in this country and we saw the maker Indivior aka Reckitt and Benckiser get sued for there lies and deceit in July 2019 or around that time for over a billion dollars, a small price to pay for the billions they made every year off it. Do some research and you will find out quick how little people really know about this drug. There are forums dedicated to ppl using homemade remedys to get off this drugs, experimenting with all sorts of drugs to try to get off it. Ive seen countless doctors and believe me when i say there are very few that will tell the truth about what they have seen and heard from there patients about the side effects of suboxone/ subutex.
I agree!!! And if you are ready to quit just take the suboxone that’s it!! These Drs prescribe so much addictive meds to my son and it is making him paranoid a hoarder angry he’s a completely different person it is so upsetting he needs to just be on Suboxone not gabapentin really changing who he is scary.
I have been told that taking gabapentin with Suboxone was fine and I was told by my Suboxone Dr. Since I started taking Suboxone I’ve had to eliminate many medications due to not thinking clearly having hallucinations talking to people and look up to nobody there. My hands and body would jerk severely still can’t eat or sleep. That doesn’t bother me as much as the others.
I have since stopped visterl Lexapro seriquil I have not stopped the neurotin and I’m on highest dose. I do take more than prescribed because of the pain. There’s others I’ve stopped as well blood pressure meds I stopped it all except neurotin and Suboxone. I feel if I add one back at a time I’ll know what’s causing it.
Please help, I need sleep
Why not go to a place and hike and camp for s week and asked your dr for ambien to sleep off withdrawals. One of the weirdest things from all this talk of tremors and hallucinations THEY GO AEAY AFTER YOUR FIRST TIME OR TWO is that I have a naturaltremor and I don’t even notice it on the gabapentin My first initial dosage was 2400 mg a day and I told my doctor I want to quit hydrocodone and he said he did some things that are used to take 15 yellows the day and now you take 7400 mg of gabapentin and he thinks that you can’t prescribe too much of it and it’s a wonder drug. So that was my introduction to it and of course I’ve never been able to look at it early because it Doesn’t seem to do shit for me unless I’m trying to not feel like shit because I don’t do anymore to get high. Just to survive and cope w life as a 6’7’ dude w no cartilage surgery on my mouth nose two on my right knee and one total 3 year shoulder labrum repair. AND GET THIS… MY IRISH CATHOLIC FAMILY ALL JUDGE ME, despite the fact that every doctor agrees but I say no bc otherwise my family is with holes in their love for me. So ironic because I used to drink. Until I developed a very chronic stomach yes you that often can lead to Esophageal cancer if you don’t keep an eye on it . I wish I had a chance but If you tear your shoulder and neck to move home because you only have access to your left arm for nine months I think that would depress anyone but my family doesn’t except that either. I’m in a toxic situation and I’m actually really trying to get better. I’m a very spiritual aware person and I meditate and work on creative things. If only there was someplace where people help underprivileged people get to rehab for a few weeks.
Kevin whatever you are blatantly is messing you up. The entirety of your post is almost unreadable. You can tell you are in desperate need of help. Please please please get some. Reach out to whoever it takes to do so. It seems as if your family is of no help! You said you are a spiritual person… maybe try reaching out to your local church. I wish you the best.
Go buy some zopiclone or ask doctor for some mate work wonders
Son took gabapentin and suboxone together and had major twitching . So severe that he couldn’t stand because he would fall. This has happened several times. He has not mentioned it to his doctor (2 separate prescribers) and I suspect he is taking too much gaba along with the sub for some sort of high?
I agree with you, seems like your son is taking more medication then prescribed. Perhaps, he would let you monitor his meds. Additionally , if you think he is abusing his medication you can call the doctor to report the abuse. You will not be required to report who you are, that information is confidential.
OMG! Don’t do what Sunshine says! It will push him further down an endless spiral. It’s all mental! We are addicts and we will abuse anything that makes us feel better! What he needs as well as I do, is mental help. He needs a psychiatrist or an addict doctor to help with the little addict voice that tells us constantly…”take more cuz u don’t want this feeling to go away, or take more cuz u have a lot to do today and the voice that tells us everyday that we will do better tomorrow as long as I get thru today!”! It’s an endless cycle and I’ve had that addict voice inside me since I was 12, I’m 40 now and have kids and a great job, but just cuz my life is better doesn’t mean I feel better and I’m always going to want to feel GREAT! I would just tell you from experience, if you don’t help the underlying issue, there will always be something to take and abuse, you can never take that away cuz we will always find something else. So, just please help him the right way. Try to get him help for that little addict inside our heads! I will pray you do the right thing. Take care!
I’ve been on subs for awhile and just got taken off benzos. I have access to gabapentin and have read that its great for benzo withdrawal. I’m just a little concerned to take it now that i know it interacts majorly with suboxone. I usually dose sub once when i get up, and sometimes again at night depending how i feel. What’s a good time and what dosage is good to start out with gabapentin?
I take my Gabapentin in the morning and then I take 8 mg of Suboxone in the evening so I don’t have a interaction with the two medications so the gabapentin works for me without the Suboxone blocking it.
Gabapentin nicks the opiate receptor So I want it to work or I take my Suboxone .
I was prescribed gabapintin just yesterday. I’m also suboxone. I took my fist dose of gabs. Last night when I woke up I felt so crazy. Like I am 7 feet tall and everything else is tiny. It is such a crazy feeling it’s hard to explain. I just know I feel really high and not a good high. I will never take gabapintin again. Which is to bad because it really helped my leg pain when nothing else does.
I had dosed GABA for the first time, left the house to pick my daughter up from school. By the time we reached half way home, I had this feeling that I was floating. I was terrified to drive , I didn’t think we would make it home. Although we did. I laid down on my bed for awhile because I was stoned out of my mind.
The next morning I called my Doc to tell her what occurred. My doc said that can happen but it will go away, your body will adjust. She was right, I only had that expeirence one time .
I take 4mg dose of suboxone and 300mg dose of GABA daily and i feel amazing .
The Gabe has worked wonders for my hot flashes due to menopause and the nerve pain from a car accident .
I can’t find nothing that works on my legs gaba doesn’t even work I’m going crazy not having any sleep at all any help would be appreciated
Hi I have the same problem. My friend brought me this stuff called tiger balm. It works like a charm. I also sleep with my heating pad
Hope you get better.
I know this might sound crazy and possibly not what you want to hear…but that 7 foot tall and everything is tiny and in a haze feeling will go away after approx. the 2-3rd time taking the gabapentin. I take it for neuropathy and I have sever leg cramps and my legs feel like I have about 100 Charlie horses in each one at all times…unless I take the gabapentin! So just give it a fair shot and it is possible that you may just need to cut your dosage in half so you don’t get that unwanted feeling. it will eventually subside though.
The first time you take gabapentin you always get stoned and usually not in a good way. But that only happens the first time you take it.
I did not know about the interactions with suboxone and gabapentin. the dr, a phyciatrist, told me it was fine. Just started suboxone a few weeks ago. I also asked if cymbalta, would cause any bad affects. Im on all 3 of these medications. Plus take trazadone. Going thru alot of anxiety, cold sweats, a general feeling of tired all the time. Some drs. do not take the time to research for a patient. I am scared that I am hurting myself being on this combination. I would appreciate any info you can give me about this. Thanks.
Wow! I take the same exact meds and I have not had any problems.
Did you wait until you were in withdrawal before you started Suboxone? If you don’t wait, the Sun can cause precipitated withdrawals.
As far as taking Neurontin with Suboxone, I just wonder if the Bupinorphine& Naloxone block the effect of the Neurontin… that is the answer I have been looking for and I cannot find .
Inside take the same medication and I am not getting any cold sweats or any other symptoms I am wondering if you started the Suboxone to early, Or it could be the Neurontin combined with the Suboxone . I would definitely talk to your director to see what is going on because you should not be feeling that way at all .
Wow! I take the same exact meds and I have not had any problems.
Did you wait until you were in withdrawal before you started Suboxone? If you don’t wait, the Sun can cause precipitated withdrawals.
As far as taking Neurontin with Suboxone, I just wonder if the Bupinorphine& Naloxone block the effect of the Neurontin… that is the answer I have been looking for and I cannot find .
Inside take the same medication and I am not getting any cold sweats or any other symptoms I am wondering if you started the Suboxone to early, Or it could be the Neurontin combined with the Suboxone . I would definitely talk to your director to see what is going on because you should not be feeling that way at all .
Matt. Thank you for passing on your knowledge and experience. Congrats on the many years of being drug free.
I was wondering if you had a website with all of your story and other useful tips.
https://opiateaddictionsupport.com/my-story-of-recovery/