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I still feel light headed dizzy after a week off. I took it for 4 months 500 to 600 mg per day. This drug is weird and should be look at more closley. What do you all think. will withdrawals go away eventually?
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Shammah naomi64
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The medicine is out of your system in 6 days if you are an average person. Longer if you are very sensitive to medication. Even after it's out of your system, it can take weeks or months for your brain to recover. I have been off 6 months and still having discontinuation symptoms, including dizziness. I just met with my doctor recently who said this is very unusual since I was only on 100 mg for 6 months. It took me another 6 months to taper off it.
naomi64 Shammah
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naomi64 Shammah
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Shammah naomi64
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I feel spacey off and on, jumpy with sudden sounds, dizzy off and on, stomach problems... I can't let my stomach be completely empty or I feel ill, pressure in my head, tinnitus, sensitivity to a lot of foods. I spoke to a girl who said she felt normal after a year being off the medication because she was so sensitive. I'm far more sensitive to meds than her. I'm hoping it won't take longer than a year for me to feel normal. Some people are fine after a couple months. I hope that is YOU!
sandy97889 Shammah
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I've been off since February and still not there! I too have stomach issues appetite not great, bloating, some stomach aches other than that everything else is good Took me a long g time to get here. (:
jimbourg8 Shammah
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jimbourg8 Shammah
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sandy97889 jimbourg8
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jimbourg8 sandy97889
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jimbourg8
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OK, I just read where you are now. Good Luck . Hang in there ! We willall get completely free eventually. I'm hopefull of that.....I am already 99 %better than before withdrawing.
naomi64 Shammah
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pamela16260 naomi64
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naomi64, I have began to be more hopeful about a full recovery and the possibility of returning to a normal life soon. My blood pressue goes really low, but then I wake up burning up, my blood pressure is not high though. My skin burns to the the touch, but my feet freeze most of the time. All blood pressure spiking issues which I recognize. I too have lost weight and have little to no appetite, but it's slowly coming back.
rick04189 naomi64
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rick04189 Shammah
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How long for the dizziness to end? 10 + days and I'm a mess.
paula1024 Shammah
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I was on 300mg daily for 7 months and was taken off abruptly. I was not wend off slowly. I am also very sensitive to medications, so the withdraws were really bad. I ended up in the ER twice. I have blackouts without blacking out. Just out of it not sure where I am, dizzy, jumpy with sudden sounds, and tinnitus really bad. I've been off of it for 5 months now and still have issues. I am starting to feel better due to what I eat. No sugar (it feeds the issue) and cutting back on gluten. This has really helped my stomach. I juice each day as well. I will say I'm scared that it did damage to my brain, because it gets bad at times. BUT with prayer I know God will take this away. I see that this post was 9 mons ago, are you feeling yourself again? Thanks
beth32498 jimbourg8
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I am so glad to see your post! EEEK! I am beginng to wean myself NOW after being on 3 / 300 mg caps a day. I am not going thru withdrawal again. I am a recovered Opioid and Valium addict. I don't know why my dr even prescribed Gabapentin for sure and I REALLY do not know why I got the Rx filled. The only Rx drugs I take regularly is my allergy Rx - hydroxyzine, which also helps with anxiety. Good luck all! Beth
amy9884 Shammah
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Shammah - looks like you posted this a year ago. Did you completely recover from your withdrawal symptoms? I'm five weeks off and having terrible mental symptoms (very out of it, brain fog, bad memory, anxiety and insomnia). I need some hope that I will recover!
Thanks,
Amy