Gabapentin for Anxiety: Anyone Else Tried It?

anyone else take gabapentin for *anxiety*? would love to hear experiences. its normally a nerve pain medication, but its been a miracle for my GAD. i guess it just calms down overactive nerves. chest pain completely gone and mood is way up on it.

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spicygummy

2y ago

Me too, 100% I have bipolar 2 and when I start to spital, it helps that aswell. I feel like it's job is to make the train of thought go off the rails a bit enough to not be overwhelmed

AnimalBoy

2y ago

I started taking it for insomnia and for a period of time it noticeably improved my anxiety as well.

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