Gabapentin Experience?

I have been taking 300 mg capsules twice a day for about 6 months for generalized anxiety. It took some of the edge off, but it did not totally control it. I am now on escitalopram and clonazepam in addition to the gabapentin. I'm hoping to be able to get off the clonazepam eventually. The gabapentin may work for you too - it's worth a try - but be sure you get 300 mg because lower dosages might not do anything.

It can take as little as a week to start feeling some improvement but for some users it can take more like a month to feel the full effects.
This is a link to gabapentin side effects and you should also read the section on psychiatric side effects
under Professional Info:
https://www.drugs.com/sfx/gabapentin-side-effects.html
These are user reviews on the effectiveness for anxiety disorders:
https://www.drugs.com/comments/gabapentin/for-anxiety.html
I wouldn't count on a lot of help with depression unless it's caused by the anxiety problems.

Noooooo calming effects noted by me it kinda helped with neuropathy in my feet, kinda like a lightning storm in my feet going lightning rod to lightning rod took it for 25 years & then 1 morning woke up & my left leg was all swelled up like a elephants

Gabapentin helps with severe nerve pain from shingles in my legs. It also helps me sleep and stops restless leg syndrome.

BUT: Beware- if you stop taking it you will be throwing up "dope sick" for 3-4 days and it is just unbearable- literally cannot leave the house- severe nausea, diarrhea, cannot eat. It also makes you breathe very shallow at night and you might wake up trying to breathe but your lungs will not move- terrifying!

HOWEVER: For severe neuralgia related to shingles it works well. JUST DON'T RUN OUT! YOU WILL BE REMEMBERING ME WHEN YOU RUN OUT- THROWING UP NONSTOP FOR 3-4 DAYS NO JOKE!

Gabapentin works well for my everyday anxiety, won't stop acute panic though, but have less attacks.

I was only on this drug for one week and developed severe tremors in both arms. Called my doc . and she weined me off.

I can tell you from experience that after my dose reached 900mg a day (doc wanted me up to 3000mg) I started seeing trails from lights and driving was not safe I felt realty angry and had to stop and it did nothing for the condition I have. but on the other hand my daddy-in-law had Parkinsons and it helped with his RLS so he slept a little better.

Gabapentin is not a SSRI. It has been used for many different things. It has been used as an anti-depressant, anti-convulsive, nerve pain (neuropathy) and probably others. I take it for nerve pain but in conjunction with citalopram and lamictal I have noticed a positive difference in my bipolar. If you gave the other drugs sufficient time to work and were weaned off properly (supervised by your physician) then you have nothing to lose by at least trying it. If you doubt your doctors competency then maybe you should get a second opinion, otherwise I would follow his instructions.

No, Gabapentin will treat anxiety, even if it says it will - it won't.

Have you ever tried Klonopin??? Good anxiety drug.

I take it and have been on it several years - it works every time.]

I can't believe your doctor has prescribed Gabapentin for anxiety when there

are so many newer ones on the market. Try another doctor and mention

what you have taken and why, then ask him about Klonopin. Ask him to
write a prescription for you. It works.

Blessings to you and good luck. Please let us know how you make out.

Trish

Here's my question, how long did you take each one of the ssris? Did you give them a chance? I don't see that gabapentin will help anxiety. Have you tried buspar?

Before I answer, please tell me what you have tied before and the scenario for each, by that I mean, how much time was each one given before changing to another, and, how much time elapsed between med changes, meaning, how much time to wean off one before beginning another, and finally, were all those three prescribed by the same Dr.