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mr_lebowski

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3. Like I say, if you take more than normal (or if you're naive to it),you can catch a little buzz ...

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 01:46 AM

Mar 2019

Just 'being on it' doesn't mean you can't drive, that's my point. You didn't 'not drive' for 5 years did you?

I think it's actually originally an Anti-Seizure med IIRC, but I think at this point 'nerve-pain' may be on-label.

My other point is that saying '(drug) that is used for mood and anxiety disorders', when those are OFF-LABEL, is crap reporting.

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Pot lasts in your system for over a month, and gabapentin really isn't an intoxicating drug mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #1

I had a prescription for Neurontin(Gabapentin) for 5 dewsgirl Mar 2019 #2

Like I say, if you take more than normal (or if you're naive to it),you can catch a little buzz ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #3

I drove, there were times I probably shouldn't have. dewsgirl Mar 2019 #4

You nailed exactly why I'm very familiar with this particular drug ;) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #5