A 40-year-old member asked:
do you think i should be worried after stopping gabapentin cold turkey?
2 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in
Dr. Eric Levin answered
Psychiatry 41 years experience
What Diagnosis?: You should never stop any medication without the supervision of a physician. You should know why you were taking it to begin with, how often, the risks vs benefits, and how long the expectation you would need to be on it. Discuss with your doctor how to come off of it after first discussing why you want to come off of it.
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Dr. Brian Le answered
Pain Management 17 years experience
Maybe: It depends on the dosage of Gabapentin at the time you stopped it. If it's minimal dosage, you might be okay. If it's high dosage, you need to be weaned off.
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