“Lyrica and Neurotin are A-Fib ER trips.”
I was unaware of this, and I have been taking gabapentin for almost ten years.
I have been on a self-induced (my choice) program for two years now to ween myself off of it. I am about half way off and may be rid of it in another year. The side effects of lowering the dosage has been, each time, similar to side effects when the dosage was too high in the beginning (3,600mg a day split into three doses).
But the A-Fib risk you mentioned I was not aware of, and it was not why I have been cutting it back. For me, on an initial accidental greatly reduced dosage one day, I noticed I had less “brain fog” in spite of feeling some greater pain. I reduced the dosage intentionally for one week and realized I had steadily less brain fog.
Now I will continue to ween myself off the gaba, for the additionally reason I learned from you as well.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29956217
Wuli, I’m 1 of those people that react to so much, I have to take a print out sheet to attach to med forms.
Lots of health issues to boot. And this Fake Opioid Crisis has interfered in the quality of life I do have. I need both Valium at 30 mg a day and two 5 mg NORCO with Tylenol for in between. Just to be ‘fairly’ comfortable.
Bent over in grocery store today and the Gut and back screamed, Colon still in agony and the Gastro has given up trying to find any thing that works, beyond Linzess and Miralax. Gastropresis has totally paralyzed the colon. Not from taking Opioids either, as those are Rare on his orders. ER kept saying Idiopathic Colitis. Spine is a total wreck with Stenosis. To many Cortisone shots which don’t work, just the side effects.