Gabapentin for menopause sleep issues

[Anonymous]

I am stopping HRT because I was recently diagnosed with ADH. HRT helped me sleep at night due to hot flashes, etc. My OB recommended gabapentin as an alternative. It sounds promising. Anyone have experience using it for menopause related sleep issues?

[Anonymous]

I know of an older woman who became dependent on it and it was a nightmare to get her off of it. I would make sure you know the ramifications of taking gabapentin regularly.

[Anonymous]

Too addictive

[Anonymous]

It is a really strong drug.

Try 400 mg of magnesium glycinate. Take it at 8:00 pm.

Give it a 3 week trial.

[Anonymous]

I take it sometimes. Stick to 100 mg a night. It's enough for me, and I still feel a bit fuzzy minded the next morning even on that small dose. Some people take as much as 900 mg throughout the day - I don't see how they do that. It would totally zone me out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Too addictive

Neurontin is not addictive. I've been taking it on and off for twenty years.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone tried l-theanine or ashwagamda?

[Anonymous]

I took it for something else, and didn't notice a change, for that issue, either.

My dr presribed Trazodone to help me sleep, and it works. I didn't take it for a day or two, and I didn't sleep as well.

[Anonymous]

When Googled: "Gabapentin (Neurontin) has a potential for addiction, misuse, and physical dependence, particularly at higher doses or in individuals with a history of substance abuse. While not a federal controlled substance, it acts on the brain's reward center to produce euphoria, and withdrawal symptoms can occur if stopped abruptly."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When Googled: "Gabapentin (Neurontin) has a potential for addiction, misuse, and physical dependence, particularly at higher doses or in individuals with a history of substance abuse. While not a federal controlled substance, it acts on the brain's reward center to produce euphoria, and withdrawal symptoms can occur if stopped abruptly."

OP doesn't need to take it at high doses for sleep. She can take 100mg a night for sleep. A regular dose is 300 mg three times a day. I don't recommend that. I take 100mg at night. I'm pretty sure if I took 900 per day I'd be a total space cadet.

[Anonymous]

Long-term gabapentin use is positively correlated with dementia later in life. Proceed carefully.

[Anonymous]

I took it low-dose for a couple of years and stopped cold turkey FWIW.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't treat insomnia with Gabapentin. I take Trazodone to sleep and it works really well.

I was on Gabapentin for a while and had no problems going off, just FYI, so this is not a diss on the drug.

[Anonymous]

No, but I recently went on gabapentin for headache stuff and it hasn't affected my sleep at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't treat insomnia with Gabapentin. I take Trazodone to sleep and it works really well.

I was on Gabapentin for a while and had no problems going off, just FYI, so this is not a diss on the drug.

DP. Literally my story as well. Seek Trazodone first.