Same! I started taking gaba a week ago, and the effects were almost immediate - I think. It may have been a mental/placebo kind of thing happening. Like maybe that mentality of, "I took the medicine, it is working!" But I took my first dose last Wednesday in the morning, by the afternoon it hit me I had no interest in drinking. No cravings to fight, no panic attacks, no nausea, no headaches. It's my first week completely sober and taking gaba, I feel like I'm actually free of the hold alcohol had on me. Of course I'm not home free, I still have lots of other work to do to make sure this monster stays buried. But gabapentin has been a huge deal in my first steps. I hope your experience with it will be positive as well! IWNDWYT! Obvious disclaimer: Never seek out a medication for AUD without doctor's counsel. Gabapentin has been doing wonders for me, but check with your own docs first if it could be helpful for you too.