Can Gabapentin Make You High?
Can gabapentin make you high? Discover everything you need to know about gabapentin in this informative article.
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Overview
When most people hear the term “drug abuse” or “addiction,” they immediately think in terms of popular illegal substances of abuse like cocaine and heroin. However, these substances aren’t the only ones known to cause addiction problems. Prescription medications account for many abuse and addiction cases, as many have been shown to elicit addiction-causing effects.
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What Is Gabapentin?
How Is It Abused?
People abusing this medication can get a gabapentin high when they consume it in high doses, especially when they snort powders from gabapentin capsules. Beyond this, people combine the drug with other addictive substances like cocaine. People abusing gabapentin usually combine it with other substances, although it can produce a high by itself if used in high enough doses. Gabapentin elicits a more enhanced “high feeling” when combined with other drugs like opioids and alcohol. Since the drug is available in capsule dosage forms, it can be swallowed as it is. However, some people who abuse gabapentin do so by loosening the capsule and snorting its powder directly.
Signs of Gabapentin Addiction
Indications of Gabapentin Addiction and Misuse
- Lying about or exaggerating symptoms to doctors
- Seeking out multiple doctors to get extra doses
- Switching doctors after the original doctor refuses to continue prescribing the medication
- Changes in social habits and/or circles
- Changes in personal hygiene and grooming habits
- Unease at the thought of the drug being unavailable
- Refusal to quit despite social, financial, or legal consequences
- Failed attempts to quit
Can You Get High on Gabapentin?
Can You Overdose on Gabapentin?
Yes. In fact, of all gabapentin abuse risks, overdose is one of the most prominent. As mentioned earlier, the high effect of gabapentin is commonly obtained when combined with different substances, which significantly increases the risks of overdose. While gabapentin risks of overdose may be milder when combined with less potent drugs, if combined with drugs like heroin and fentanyl, death is a real possibility because the potency will be too high. A study measuring the prevalence of gabapentin in postmortem blood samples found that 47.1% of deaths were directly related to gabapentin.4
How Does Gabapentin Make You Feel?
How Long Does Gabapentin Stay in Your System?
Side Effects of Gabapentin
- Feeling tired
- Dizziness
- Nausea with or without vomiting
- Mood disorders
- Memory problems
- Infections
- Weight gain
- Diarrhea
- Swollen arms or legs
- Blurred vision
- Headaches
- Dry mouth
- Erectile dysfunction
Risks of Gabapentin Abuse and Addiction
- Anxiety
- Irritability
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Pain
- Sweating
- More frequent seizures (for those with epilepsy)
- Feelings of physical dependence on the drug
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Detox
Gabapentin dependence and withdrawal treatment at Profound Recovery usually starts with detox. The purpose of gabapentin detox is to effectively and systematically reduce gabapentin concentrations in the body until the patient is entirely gabapentin-free.
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Resources
- https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/26/gabapentin-overdose-deaths-louisville-fatal-addiction/372489002/
- https://www.healthline.com/health-news/gabapentin-latest-pain-medication-in-opioid-overdoses
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/add.13324
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30731020/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493228/
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