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Tapering off
Gabapentin will include gradually taking lower doses, often over a period of weeks. Tapering is the process of slowly decreasing doses of the drug on a clear timeline, so the body does not need the presence of the medication to feel normal.
When you no longer need Gabapentin, or you want to switch to a different medication, your doctor should work with you to safely taper off this drug. The timing will depend on how long you took the drug, how large the dose was, and physiological factors like age, gender, and body weight.
General tapering recommendations suggest that a dose reduction of 25% at weekly intervals, along with patient monitoring. Supplementing
magnesium is necessary during the tapering timeline as it will ease in coping with
withdrawal symptoms.
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Regards,
Dr. Ashakiran S,
General & Family Physician