I've been on gabapentin about 6 months now at 2,400mg per day..divided. It's not as potent as it was when i first started taking it. I always take two at once (2 800mg) when i go somewhere where I will feel uncomfortable. And even then, it's nowhere near as potent as it was when i began. Is there any long time users here that can say it's still very effective? Maybe it has a curve where it settles down and remains at a constant. Please let me know. I depend on this so much for my anxiety and depression. I've tried everything under the sun for almost 50 years and this is the ONLY thing that has helped.
Long term gabapentin use and tolerance?
Question posted by patindaytona on 27 Nov 2018
Last updated on 27 November 2018
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I’ve been taking it for 11 yrs, 3600mg a day now. Works great!
Wow. I have scoured the internet for months evaluating different comments. Most by far claim it's hell and warning everybody never ever take this drug etc.
I collected a few comments for encouragement where they claimed it worked fairly well even after a few years, very small percentage. And none of them were on anything higher than about 1600mg per day. Your comment by far is the most encouraging. I'm amazed that it continues working that long. I cannot go anywhere out of the house unless I take it. I'm on 2400mg, but seeing my doctor on Thursday and ask if he could increase a bit.
The most you can take a day is under 5,000mg. Anything higher than that can cause liver damage.
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