I tapered off 100mg every week until I got to zero.

You should not be feeling the withdrawal. You are going too fast.

Take the 300 dose every 5 or 6 hours, 3 times like you said. So 900 mg a day for a few weeks. Keep the time you take it at the same time each day. It is strong medicine.

If you have caplets you can cut them in half later on when decreasing. Or ask you Neuro for the 100 mg capsules so you can go down slowly. Like now taking 3-100 mgs pills, 3 x a day. Same thing.

I was on 3600 mg a day. I dropped the 300 dosage a few times slowly but toward the end part like where you are now 1200 mgs, I lowered it by using the 200 mg for a quite a while and then by using the 100 mgs capsules.

Ex. When you get to the 200 mg 3 x a day for a while, then do 1x 100 mg and 2 x 200 mg a day. You have to change the dosage to low and equal mgs. Then you can start changing the 3x, to 2x, a day. Don't try to do both the times and the dosage.

Believe me your body craves that darn drug. It is habit forming. Go slow.

If you have a question please ask your doctor. I might have mixed you up with these dosages I just quoted. Good Luck.

I have been computer free for two weeks while visiting family. I am still dealing with issues. I have been off neurontin completely for two weeks. I know that my neuro had me come off too quickly. I am still dealing with some nausea and stomach pains. I also seem to be getting more hot flashes which makes the burning sensation worse. I also have been dizzy alot lately, but I do not know if that is due to the lack of neurontin, a sinsu infection or the other drug (elivil) that I tried for one week. I could not handle it.

I am sorry this is still going on.

I am just seeing this and am happy you didn't face any horrible side effects from coming off that med so fast. I say that because Jim faced head on 30 seizures from gabapentin withdrawl. Some resident decided to take him off it when he was in kidney failure and forgot to mention this to his neuro. I am so happy to hear this wasn't your case.

Aw Barb, sometimes I hate the meds we have to take and the side effects, both while on them and then trying to come off too.

I hope you'll feel better soon and hope they'll find a med that will be tolerable.

I take Cymbalta and it helps as a mild AD and also a bit with pain, only 30 mg which is a low dose.

Wiz -- I tried cymbalta a few years ago and could not handle the nausea. One good point to going off the neurontin is that I have lost 12 pounds in three weeks. Going to see pcp tomorrow about sinus issues...