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Originally Posted by zinnia
I have CRPS and have been on gabapentin for about a year and a half. I have been slowly tapering down from 3200 mg daily and am now at 800 mg a day, in my effort to go completely off of it. At one point I tried to cut out two doses and that was too much at once and I got myself really sick, it was scary and was a learning experience for sure. Now I am cutting it back a little a week at a time and I do feel more clear headed and do not see more pain. My doctor did not want to help me go off of it. I will have to go and see her for the last dose of 100 mg as I can not cut these pills that finely. Not sure what will be next. Thanks for sharing your experiences with me.
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zinnia
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Thanks Elaine, Indigo, and Zinnia, that is really helpful and also hopeful. I have also made the mistake of missing doses before, if I miss 2 doses worth the effects are absolutely awful and scary. I will take it very slowly and try to reduce it a bit. I expect to have to take some, I'd just rather take a much lower dose as this amount is knocking me for six.
I'm not taking anything else with Gabapentin apart from the occasional tramadol. I try really hard not to take it too much as it causes lots of problems taking it. I've tried a fair few drugs but just can't tolerate them. Duloxetene was awful, amitriptyline was also awful. Gabapentin is the only one I've tolerated quite well compared to the others.