Well i think im kind of a freak when it comes to quitting cold turkey- i was on opioids for several years- decided one day i didn’;t want them any longer, and quit- had mild withdrawals- nothing serious- maybe a little agitation- but really it was a breeze- I’ve been on them again for months here and there and never had issues with stopping- I did have issues when i quit smoking- that was awful- but none to speak of with drugs- the only problem i had was goign cold turkey off of prednisone- I didn’t know you were supposed to wean off them- wow- massive headache- Doc said i was lucky it didn’t damage me- or worse- anyway- i was surprised to see gabapentin had withdrawal effects when you p osted it-
I am always very cautious with discontinuation effects — have taken months to taper down the doses. I read about horrible experiences other people have had when stopping cold turkey but I have avoided these for the most part with titration. Ok, I kicked the chest of drawers one time (good thing I had a week to repair the damage).