G@bapentin/preg@balin for anxiety?

[thegreaseman]

My personal experience with gabapentinoids:

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Thank you invisiblejungle. Do you mind me asking what you were using them for exactly? I don't think I will be on it long, it was just an initial script to help manage my anxiety while she starts to know me.

Hi Greaseman, I'm mostly homebound due to various health issues, and for several years, I would take gabapentinoids once in awhile (no more than 1x per week) because they give me energy while being anxiolytic/euphoric/sedating at the same time. I considered them to be my "emergency medicine."
Gabapentinoids are a strange breed. They can definitely be anxiolytic, so I do understand why more doctors are prescribing it for anxiety. However, I personally don't consider them to be any safer than benzos, and for some people, withdrawal from gabapentinoids can be tougher than withdrawal for benzos.
It's worth trying, but if it doesn't serve your needs, I would definitely try the benzo route. Their effects are not really similar at all.
One interesting side effect is that they can make you extremely hungry.

Thank you for the reply. So far I'm not a huge fan. It doesn't seem to kill my anxiety and I also do not like the feeling of the simultaneously stimulating and sedating buzz. I'll probably wait a little bit as I haven't gotten any negative side effects. I also do not consider them safer than benz0s. These are the benz0s of the future. I VASTLY prefer benz0s so far, no comparison. They work too well for me, @lp in particular.