Has anyone failed at tapering and has given up?
I have been trying to taper from a relatively low dose (100 mg x 3) and am now down to 50 mg x3 after six months of torture. I know that the remainder of the taper will take much longer and will be even worse. The problem is that I am so suicidal on this drug. I think about killing myself all the time now. I was prescribed gabapentin for sleep but it never worked. A couple of weeks after first taking it I tried to get off but went into acute withdrawal. It has been a nightmare. I can't stay on it because I am worried I'll kill myself but I can't imagine spending another year in this condition.
For what it's worth, I am tapering with liquid and have been reducing at a rate of about 10% a month. I was a healthy person before this all happened.
Has anyone else been absolutely unable to taper this medication?