by MG23 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:44 am
Hello,
I am currently addicted to a substance called Neurontin aka gabapentin, at first it was prescribed for pain I have from seven surgeries i've had on my lower right groin area. It then found that taking it with painkillers would produce a high that I had never experienced before. The problem then became that I started building a really big tolerance to this drug and had to take thousands of milligrams to produce the same effect. I eventually stopped taking the painkillers and a few conversations with my Doctors, but I could not get myself to stop this other drug. I just continued to take more and more, not feeling any sort of high but just trying to keep the horrible withdrawal symptoms away. After months (almost years of this) I have finally decided to stop. I called a couple local drug rehab centers and was told that they don't do detox for this medication and I can come in and just suffer the withdrawal or come clean to my doctor and start a strict tapering schedule. Talking to my Doctor and admitting to him that I was abusing a perscription he was writing for me was very difficult, but he has decided to help me and so the tapering has begun. I just now need to know what kind of meetings I should be attending. There is a general meeting at the rehab centers on Fridays but I feel right now that I should be going to as many meetings and getting as much information and support that I can. The problem is that this a strange drug to be addicted to, should I just go to local AA meetings? Is there any support out there for Nuerontin addiction?
Hello,
I am currently addicted to a substance called Neurontin aka gabapentin, at first it was prescribed for pain I have from seven surgeries i've had on my lower right groin area. It then found that taking it with painkillers would produce a high that I had never experienced before. The problem then became that I started building a really big tolerance to this drug and had to take thousands of milligrams to produce the same effect. I eventually stopped taking the painkillers and a few conversations with my Doctors, but I could not get myself to stop this other drug. I just continued to take more and more, not feeling any sort of high but just trying to keep the horrible withdrawal symptoms away. After months (almost years of this) I have finally decided to stop. I called a couple local drug rehab centers and was told that they don't do detox for this medication and I can come in and just suffer the withdrawal or come clean to my doctor and start a strict tapering schedule. Talking to my Doctor and admitting to him that I was abusing a perscription he was writing for me was very difficult, but he has decided to help me and so the tapering has begun. I just now need to know what kind of meetings I should be attending. There is a general meeting at the rehab centers on Fridays but I feel right now that I should be going to as many meetings and getting as much information and support that I can. The problem is that this a strange drug to be addicted to, should I just go to local AA meetings? Is there any support out there for Nuerontin addiction?