by Kristen Furia

Created on: January 09, 2009

I am a recovering addict of just about any drugs I could get my hands on. My biggest problem by far was my addiction to narcotics and of course when my prescription was gone and my friends were out too I would turn to benzos, alcohol, cocaine...you name it. I would try just about anything to stop the pain from withdrawal. I would like to offer advice to anyone here who is trying to stop taking narcotics. I am not a doctor and of course you will need to find a professional addiction specialist for treatment options, but when and if you decide to seek help, ask your doctor about a drug called Neurontin. I used pretty high doses of Neurontin after being addicted to prescription pain medications for about fifteen years and was amazed at how well it actually worked. Not only did it take away the withdrawal symptoms, but it also gave me the same energy and "high" that I craved from the narcotics and it is not a physically addicting drug. I took it for about 1 month and I was then able to stop taking it without any withdrawal symptoms what so ever. I was truly amazed because I really thought that I was hooked for life. I quit taking the Neurontin and was able to live a normal productive life again without the urge to find and start using narcotics again.

Neurontin was approved by the FDA for seizures and nerve pain however I am finding out now that doctors (mostly in the state of California) are starting to prescribe this experimentally for drug addiction. I guess though that once a drug is approved by the FDA for one treatment it is very hard to get it approved for another which I believe is why it is not being used more for addicts. I highly suggest you talk to a doctor about this and see if you can get a prescription and try it. So far I, along with four of my good friends, have beat the addiction with this method. If you are addicted to narcotics and are able to get your hands on some Neurontin and try it I would greatly appreciate your feedback of success or failure. I wish you the very best of luck because I do know how hard it can be to quit, feel good again, and get your life back. I once thought it was impossible but it's not and I would love to see the FDA start looking at this drug as a substitute to the Methadone and Suboxone treatments which are just as highly addicting if not more so than the narcotics and opiates themselves. Once again, best wishes, and good luck to all!

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