The gabapentin was prescribed for pelvic pain, endometriosis. Upon surgery, and confirmation of bladder inflammation, Lyrica was prescribed and the symptoms responded best with that medication.

I have PTSD and unfortunately overtime was prescribed a benzo, my body responded with headaches and anxiety. Therefore, a new med. would be attempted, not fun. The Doc., retired. The scrip. ran out before I could be seen, by accident, I put myself into a horrible Xanex withdrawl. Simply horrid.

I was told I was on such a low dose, I should not be experiencing and symptoms. I wanted to be off the benzo stuff (I am embarrassed to say I was ignorant of the ramifications of the drug) and now knew that a taper was is order. During the taper I was switched to gabapentin. Upon my own research, I found that I was not being tapered from benzos, just prescribed another. I was a zombie. Due to my state and disdain for meds, started to taper. In the past forgetting the mid-day dose helped to begin.

Gabapentin 900 am, 300-600 mid.day, 900 p.m.
I read Heather Ashton's report and eventually asked for valium to be substituted for klonopin, as it had a longer half-life. I began the valium taper in May and switched to tapering the gabapentin and holdng on the V. Eventually, I began to taper both at the same time. About a month prior to the accidental Xanex withdrawl, my multiple chemical sensitivity (for lack of a better term and in my case, quite severe) reared it's ugly head.