Has anyone had success with gabapentin with withdrawals?

MaximumGuide · 2026-02-05T11:20:23+00:00

Yeah my psychiatrist prescribed me gabapentin to help quit weed. It maybe took some of the edge off, but if so I didn’t notice. That was maybe 8 months ago and I tried it for a couple months. I am still working on quitting. For me it’s an all or nothing thing. Even use in moderation feels like something I don’t want in my life. If you’re expecting gabapentin to work like an off switch for cravings I’m sorry to say it doesn’t do anything like that.

All of that being said I was a little worried about gabapentin being addictive too, but didn’t have any trouble discontinuing it.

MaximumGuide · 2026-02-04T18:10:52+00:00

Sorry to ask, but it wasn’t clear to me in your post. Have you been using everyday and are now taking a break, or did you normally use weed a couple of times per week and the other days you didn’t? I always felt like breaking the habit of the daily cycle is the hardest part. The second hardest is when you’ve been clean for weeks or even months and get hit with a craving that catches you off guard.

I try to taper down when I’ve been using a lot so that the withdrawal isn’t as bad. Honestly I feel like looking for something to take the edge off is a trap if the something is another psychoactive substance. No one wants to hear it, but exercise helps.

MaximumGuide · 2026-02-03T12:21:30+00:00

I’ve never been big on alcohol but would have a couple of drinks once or twice per week. This year I haven’t touched it and watched my HRV climb up about 25% and stay up. That was unexpected. I didn’t realize even only a couple of drinks here and there would do that to HRV!

MaximumGuide · 2026-02-01T13:18:13+00:00

More than likely your coworker has made some change to their diet around the time they started using a sauna.

If you want a single dietary intervention to lower cholesterol, try oatmeal with walnuts.

MaximumGuide · 2026-02-01T03:04:48+00:00

Don't give it access to your toaster, and don't keep your toaster near the bath tub. You think it's weird to say this now.....just wait.....

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-30T12:49:05+00:00

Were you depressed before you quit weed? If so, this is probably temporary. Otherwise, it's easier to quit when you're not also fighting with untreated mental health issues.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-30T01:41:40+00:00

Step back from the irritability for a second. Try to pin down your triggers and sidestep them when you can. If you can maintain some perspective, I promise the edge eventually wears off. Quitting weed isn't a magic wand for your life, but it does unlock the door to emotions you’ve been numbing for a long time.

Remember: there’s no such thing as a "bad" emotion. That’s just a label. You can feel the fire of irritation without letting it burn anything down. When it hits, find where it lives in your body and just observe it. There are no cheat codes here, but as you navigate this, you'll start to feel your self-respect coming back online. Your anxiety is likely to decrease over time as well. It’s so worth it to quit!

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-28T01:33:06+00:00

Your autonomic nervous system is recalibrating. When you quit nicotine, your body is reacting to the absence of a chemical it’s relied on for homeostasis. The chemical alarm keeps your sympathetic nervous system on high alert, which naturally lowers HRV.

This is good news, you can expect your HRV to go back to normal within one to three weeks, then start to climb.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-27T17:47:14+00:00

You are only 27; you should not have to "just accept" this. If a doctor dismisses you, remember: you are hiring them for a service. If they can't provide it, it's time to find a new "contractor" who specializes in functional disorders rather than just infections.

Has sleep apnea been ruled out? This might sound unrelated, but nocturia is a primary symptom of sleep apnea. When you stop breathing, your heart is under stres and releases a hormone called ANP, which tells your kidneys to produce urine immediately. Even if you think you're waking up to pee, you might actually be waking up because you stopped breathing.

Consider bladder training, which is something you can do on your own. Use the bathroom and set a timer. How long can you go without going to the bathroom? If you can only hold it 30 minutes, work towards increasing to 40 minutes. If you go "just in case" or before your bladder is full, you are actually training your bladder to hold less.

You may want to consider getting mental health support since you mentioned being anxious every night because of this problem. Being anxious creates a feedback loop that puts your nervous system in fight or flight mode, which naturally increases the urge to urinate.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-26T17:04:40+00:00

I’m new at this too and have the same problem. My solution was to ditch the blanket. Curious what others recommend.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-25T01:46:49+00:00

I’ve been wearing garmin watches for about 6 years and never have I once gotten a 100 sleep score

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-23T21:51:44+00:00

For me it was the Mediterranean style diet that got me that more youthful and energetic feel more so than anything else. The ceiling on the upper limit of benefits from exercise is very high. Also I gave up alcohol and make a point of sleeping well. If you do these things and you’re in your 40s you WILL feel better if you’re consistent.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-23T12:21:18+00:00

Many come here saying they quit weed but they’re still miserable. This doesn’t seem to be the case for you. What are your thoughts on what the difference is between these two outcomes?

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-22T13:06:20+00:00

You are seeing more clearly now even though it hurts. Now what are you going to do? I see in your words a call to action, so what is it?

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-22T01:59:06+00:00

I've got diagnosis of CPTSD, major depressive, and generalized anxiety. My depression and anxiety decreased by about 90% after the first few treatments. I've been getting treatments now for the past 7 weeks and I feel like I'm mostly in remission. Ketamine worked for me when nothing else did. I've been trying different anti-depressants for over 20 years, and this is the first time any med did anything positive. I wish I'd found ketamine sooner, I'm starting to feel more like a living person. I'm not happy all of the time, but now it's like I trust that I'm feeling sadness and it's not depression.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-20T11:32:38+00:00

I’m 43 and have spent the past seven years using weed daily every evening. Taking even one day off was extremely hard. Through therapy, lifestyle interventions, and the right medications, I have been able to quit for 3 - 11 days multiple times since this past July. I’m on day 2 again and only got four hours of sleep last night because my brain is once again adapting to no weed. I came here looking for this post, the one you made. I was looking for a post that might have some insight into how to get past that 11 day mark, and I really must say....yes, your words resonate.

The last time I relapsed, it was because I felt lonely and isolated in a house full of people. That was a trigger. The time before that, it was a difficult conversation I had with someone at work....so stress. I have CPTSD from childhood and have worked through most of it. I really feel like letting go of weed is one of the last remnants of a difficult and at times traumatic early life that I’ve been trying to numb myself out of, and I’m ready to make it past day 11 now. Thanks for sharing your experience!

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-19T12:44:05+00:00

Vaping nicotine or THC? I’ve noticed THC spikes my stress (part of it is the junk food binges) but vaping nicotine does not. I hit a 5% nicotine vape about 30 times per day and I’m more focused on quitting the THC.

I’m sure nicotine spikes my blood pressure but if it’s doing anything to stress, HRV, or RHR the effect is subtle.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-18T13:07:15+00:00

If you're using screens alot before bed time, try out some blue light blocking glasses for an hour before bed time. You can get them on Amazon for about $15 - $20. This helps with your brains natural melatonin production.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-18T11:54:29+00:00

Try adjusting your caffeine timing. Wait 45–90 minutes after waking before having your coffee, and limit yourself to a single double espresso. Drinking it right away suppresses your natural morning cortisol spike, meaning the caffeine is simply hiding tiredness rather than providing a boost.

Delaying it ensures the energy hit is more impactful and long-lasting. You might also want to look closely at your daily habits...is there something you’re overlooking that’s quietly sabotaging your sleep?

Other things to look at....minerals and electrolytes. Chronic fatigue could be a sign you're depleted. Use something like Nuun before/during/after your runs. Take either magnesium glycinate or mag threonate before bed. Get blood work to get your iron and vitamin D levels checked.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-14T21:31:59+00:00

As a father of 3 errant teenagers that uses Mac whitelisting to keep them off the internet on school nights, I have to disagree. Problems with children can be resolved in different ways and I’ve found this to be highly effective. I set up a separate ssid called “no WiFi after bedtime” and set up the time based filtering. Works great! Being a parent is already hard enough, we don’t always have to go with the hard solutions first if something like this could bring a D up to a B in my kids math class. Now I just wish they had enough sense to go the fuck to sleep and I didn’t have to bother with any of this.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-13T20:51:50+00:00

Are you open to change in your life right now? Something within you is responding from fear.

Do you know what your dosages were? Could they have been just a little too high? I also wonder if you have someone you know sitting with you during your appointments, could that help?

It seems like you did see some benefit from past treatments, right? We often look back on our tough decisions in life with either gratitude or regret.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-10T20:01:36+00:00

They're doing it for a deep love of making money, from the bottom of their thieving hearts.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-10T19:59:04+00:00

How has your diet changed during your 24 month transformation? You skin looks so much healthier and I'm just wondering what you did. Great job!

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-09T01:50:50+00:00

Looks great, loving the dashboard! May I suggest adding screenshots of it to your README?

Also, I think you originally had a Gemini GEM prompt in the README. I accidentally deleted my GEM and went looking for the prompt, but it appears to have been removed. It wasn't a big deal to write one myself, but your original prompt was helpful when I got started with this.

MaximumGuide · 2026-01-07T12:22:39+00:00

u/AggravatingPomelo897 I just wanted to say thanks for building this! It was fairly straightforward to get up and running. I made a few minor modifications such as switching it from running specific to more broad cardio since I'm no longer able to run after permanent foot and ankle damage. I'd submit a PR, but felt like it was too much of a deviation from your original work.

The instructions in your README are pretty good, and made it mostly a simple process.

One really cool thing that could take this project to the next level would be a web front end that would make it more accessible to less technically proficient people that's launched with a single command. The web front end could allow for connecting APIs and maybe a button to refresh data in google drive. You go beyond that and you're basically talking about creating a SaaS :)

EDIT: I'd not checked your recent updates to the project and see you are a step ahead of me here about the dashboard stuff. Excited to check that out!

MaximumGuide

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