02-13-2018, 09:24 PM
Hi thegreaseman. I have been prescribed gaba for nerve pain. For pain it was 2 300mgs/3 times a day. That was 2 yrs ago, at that time I got
bad side effects from it. Extreme dizziness, brain fog & feeling like I was drunk all the time were some of what I felt. So I stopped taking them, because
I found that they didn't help my pain at all. Then last year, my psych dr. prescribed them when I went off X@n@x for helping with the w/ds. He
scripted 1/2x day & 2 at bedtime. I was able to tolerate that dose & I did get off of my benzo. The doc continues to prescribe gaba for anxiety
& sleeping. I haven't found that it's anywhere close to the relief I used to get from my benzo, but I continue to take it because I wonder if it
might help in someway. One thing it definitely helps is withdrawal off opiates. I know so many that use gaba for that. I hope it helps you
with your anxiety. It's being used by many docs nowadays for all sorts of things.
bad side effects from it. Extreme dizziness, brain fog & feeling like I was drunk all the time were some of what I felt. So I stopped taking them, because
I found that they didn't help my pain at all. Then last year, my psych dr. prescribed them when I went off X@n@x for helping with the w/ds. He
scripted 1/2x day & 2 at bedtime. I was able to tolerate that dose & I did get off of my benzo. The doc continues to prescribe gaba for anxiety
& sleeping. I haven't found that it's anywhere close to the relief I used to get from my benzo, but I continue to take it because I wonder if it
might help in someway. One thing it definitely helps is withdrawal off opiates. I know so many that use gaba for that. I hope it helps you
with your anxiety. It's being used by many docs nowadays for all sorts of things.
This too shall pass. 