They literally just switched it to something else. If you’re on gabapentin for anything off-label (anxiety, bipolar disorder, ect) then, congrats, you’re a victim of the opioid crisis!
Not to mention all the abandonded addicts held captive by their own country’s medical system. I know people that are being denied help because a doctor prescribed them something that makes them a red flag patient. They didn’t want to be an addict you told them it was their only hope!
Please ignore me I’m manic rn
Death to America. Solidarity friend. My wife and I are on several different medications for anxiety and depression. We can’t help feel that they are just used to help take the edge of late state capitalism.
Our depression is weird because we used to work in biology/ecology, seeing the natural world you love being killed off for profit was too horrifying and disheartening for us. Combined the with inaction on other societal problems like healthcare and even gender/sex equality just made us fall into a deep pit of sadness.
I think that most people under 40 feel this way to some extent.
Big mood
I’ve been trying to taper off various things to operate on as few meds as possible. (Still need some) But this political climate and literal climate make it hard to stay away from antidepressants/anti anxiety meds.
Are you and your wife doing therapy? It always feels odd for me to go in once a week and be like “yeah wow capitalism still got me fucked”.
Here’s some info on Gabapentin addiction: https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/gabapentin/
Please recognize the symptoms and always taper off gabapentin, some claim it has withdrawls worse than alcohol.
I mean, I took Gabapentin for several years, stopped cold turkey, and the withdrawal was basically not noticeable, maybe slightly harder to get to sleep (YMMV).
It feels kinda nice and relaxing, but doesn’t really get you high especially considering there is a dose ceiling above which you don’t get any additional effects.
It is in no way in the same league as a recreational drug to most opioids.
For anybody looking to get off opioids, kratom can definitely help the withdrawal symptoms. It’s the only thing I’ve seen help a friend of mine who tried several times.
There’s a lot of kratom types and brands, apparently, so do some research first!
Edit: I ran this by her, she said to also research delivery methods (powder, cap, or disk(?)), and dosage, before starting.
kratom saved my ass completely. i wish I had discovered it earlier in my life.
Yeah, I honestly thought my friend was going to wind up dead (multiple car wrecks while nodding, at least one OD), but it’s been one of the great pleasures of my life to see her get clean.
I’m glad it worked for you too!
