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Will gabapentin help with xanax (alprazolam) withdrawals?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Not first choice but: Gabapentin has no cross-tolerance with benzodiazepines, so would probably not be first choice for xanax (alprazolam) withdrawal. However, there is at least one case report of using this for xanax (alprazolam) withdrawal -- successful results. As an anticonvulsant it might be effective when other options fail or are unwise. See the abstract: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/17124639.

Answered 11/29/2016

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