Is neurontin a narcotic

Answer 1

Gabapentin is a generic for neurontin. Vicodin or hydrocodone are pain medications. Gabapentin or neurontin is a medication for neuropathy and is a anticonvulsant. it is used for nerve pain and vicodin is used for any kind of pain. gabapetin is also used for the prevention of migraines headaches. it definitely acts on the central nervous system and most starting out on it sleep a lot! This medicine has to be tapered up when starting and tapered down when stopping or bad side effects can be expected. For a diabetic or people with spinal injuries it is a common Rx. Doctors like to say it is for pain, and it is in a sense, but hydrocodone/vicodin definitely relieves pain faster and more effectively. Don't drink or drive with either until you know how it is going to effect you. The pain medicine should not be taken more than 6 tabs a day because of Tylenol content and the neuontin can be taken in larger doses based on what the doctor is prescribing it for. Be careful or ask a pharmacist if you are taking other medications too, so there are no reactions.

Gabapentin is a CNS depressant and can cause euphoria though, so I guess one could loosely term it a narcotic in the colloquially accepted sense of the word

Answer 2

In the criminal sense of the term "narcotic," meaning "Controlled Substance," it is. In the MEDICAL sense of the word, meaning opiate or opioid, it is not.

Lyrica is technically an anti-convulsive. It is addictive, and in some people who have endured abrupt withdrawal from both opiates and pregabalin (Lyrica) at different times in their lives, the Lyrica withdrawal was WORSE BY FAR.

Like opioids and other addictive drugs, Lyrica has its purposes, as long as it is carefully monitored by the prescribing physician and used appropriately by the patient. To deviate from that is dangerous. Lyrica is said to be sold on the street by drug-dealers.

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

Is it a norcotic

Answer 5

Is it a nortic