I took it for years to help with pain. It did not work for me, but others I know have gotten both pain and psychological relief. It’s safe and worth trying.

Been taking it for two years at doseages upto 1800 mg. No issues at all.

I'm glad you asked this, because I had been thinking of adding this to the medications I already take for anxiety.

Couple years ago, I was writing with a woman online who said the gabapentin has changed her life. No more anxiety. She is driving again, working again, going out, etc.

All she said was it made her very drowsy, sleepy, for 3 or so weeks. That was the only side effect.... really tired at first. But after the 3 weeks, she was all "cured" it seemed.

Let us know how you do on it! Give it a try!

That's fantastic.

I took my first pill this morning. I had take a klonopin yesterday evening which, no doubt, helped me sleep better than I had been. So I woke up without the insta-panic, which was a huge win. But it also meant I already felt a little groggy, so it's tough to tell if the gaba added to that. But, so far, I'm feeling pretty calm.

I'm starting at like 300mg twice a day and we'll see where it goes from there. Fingers crossed!

I took it when my tremors and spasms affected my ability to keep my balance and it was effective.

It did help reduce the anxiety significantly and the grogginess took a bit to go away.

Best wishes!

So far I'm having a much calmer day. Took my second dose a half hour ago. Feeling a little groggy, but not too bad. Talked the doc this morning and since the first dose seemed to go well he actually suggested I take a 3rd later this evening. I'll give it a try and see how it goes.

I've been taking Gabbapentin for years to help with my moods and irritability. It helped pretty much right away but I know it's not a cure all. I still have my issues that I have to deal with but it's not as bad as it used to be. I take it twice a day and I take 2400 milligrams a day. I used to take more but the dosage got changed.

It didn’t help me at all. My mom takes it for nerve pain.

Gabbapenten and benzodiazipines both work on the same part of the brain. Just like when they say medicines with nor-epinephrine can really help people with anxiety but it does the complete opposite for me.

So far it seems to be working for me. It's only been just over a day, so I'm not declaring victory or anything of the sort. But I am hopeful.