u/Obvious-Average-6548

I used to take gabapentin years ago for physical and mental anxiety and it got to the point where I needed to get off it (personal reasons). However I've been struggling with weekend binge drinking disorder for the past year and half. Just got re-prescribed 300mg as needed when I get cravings (which are horrible). I take this medication and the cravings are absolutely non-existent. I can think about alcohol all I want but I have no desire to drink it or curiosity about being drunk.

I've been taking Paxil for 4/5 years and am on 20mg. Last week I was trying to taper down from 15mg to 10mg and I had to go back up to 20mg because I was getting a weird chest feeling/palpitations.

Is this normal? I keep freaking out about this because otherwise I am a healthy late 20 something.