i was wondering if the anti-seizure gabapentin (neurontin) had been used to treat alcohol cravings because i thought that it might have a lower side effect profile than topa. there was something about the way it worked that made me ask this question. anyway, i checked entrez pubmed and i found some anecdotal (case study type) info that it had been used successfully off-label for this purpose. this is interesting to me because i think that topa might be contraindicated for me and because i know that i can tolerate a low dosage of neurontin. i have occasionally taken neurontin to quiet painful spasms well enough that i can stay asleep at night.
i think that i am going to try a "case" (and i am a case, indeed
study with myself using neurontin to quell my shyness in social situations that often precipitates my drinking. if it works, i'll not know whether it is due to the activity of the drug or whether it is a placebo effect and, for my own personal concerns, it won't really matter.
however, this leaves me wondering: has anyone else found neurontin helpful in managing cravings?
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i think that i am going to try a "case" (and i am a case, indeed
study with myself using neurontin to quell my shyness in social situations that often precipitates my drinking. if it works, i'll not know whether it is due to the activity of the drug or whether it is a placebo effect and, for my own personal concerns, it won't really matter.however, this leaves me wondering: has anyone else found neurontin helpful in managing cravings?
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