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dewsgirl

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4. I drove, there were times I probably shouldn't have.

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 12:54 AM

Mar 2019

It has become a recreational drug in the last few years. As well as being prescribed off label(of course), to help with opioid addicition. It is quite addictive and as hard to get off as benzodiazepines.
It is anti seizure part of why I started taking it(I can't believe I forgot that).

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Pot lasts in your system for over a month, and gabapentin really isn't an intoxicating drug mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #1

I had a prescription for Neurontin(Gabapentin) for 5 dewsgirl Mar 2019 #2

Like I say, if you take more than normal (or if you're naive to it),you can catch a little buzz ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #3

I drove, there were times I probably shouldn't have. dewsgirl Mar 2019 #4

You nailed exactly why I'm very familiar with this particular drug ;) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #5