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Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by empressplay on Saturday January 15, 2022 @07:02PM (#29951788)
Gabapentin + Clonidine
Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by iJohnDoe on Saturday January 15, 2022 @10:25PM (#29952973)
Don’t know anything about Clonidine.

Gabapentin is often prescribed for depression. It can be taken with other antidepressants. I’ve heard it can cause severe weight gain via water weight and bloating.

Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by noir_lord on Saturday January 15, 2022 @07:44PM (#29952101)
People use gabapentin recreationally?

I don’t even take my full low dose during the day as I don’t like the way it makes me feel (though it’s a very effective drug for me).

Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by empressplay on Saturday January 15, 2022 @08:27PM (#29952374)
No to stop drinking
Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by kruptos on Saturday January 15, 2022 @07:08PM (#29951830)
What are you suggesting these medications be used for?
Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by azalemeth on Saturday January 15, 2022 @08:54PM (#29952514)
A recovering alcoholic can die from "not drinking" -- delirium tremens, the "shakes" that they get in the morning, are a physical manifestation of the transcriptional changes that have occurred in their brains as a result of being adapted to ethanol. The drugs mentioned all modulate neurotransmitters pharmacologically and are often part of the recovery process (the details are quite complex).
Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by sdze on Saturday January 15, 2022 @07:29PM (#29951999)
Baclofen, titrate up until you reach indifference to alcohol.