Comment · Fri, February 14, 2014 · Ceretropic
Addicted to Phenibut
Original post in this thread
DrMantisMD · 18 points
I've been struggling with phenibut addiction for some time now. I started taking it a couple years ago recreationally at 2g doses when I went out with friends. It was a lot of fun and helped me open up around others. I slowly started taking more throughout the week disregarding the 'horror stories' I had read because I never felt much of a hangover or any withdrawal when I stopped. I wish I hadn't been so stupid.
I since then have been taking it almost every day for a couple years. I quit a couple times when I ran out and the withdrawal has been getting progressively worse. At the height of my addiction I wasn't really measuring doses but roughly took about 12 or more grams. I would nod out while working and luckily never had any accidents.
For a while I thought I had it under control, only taking 2g a day, but again I started taking more and I'm at 6g/day and really wanna get off it. I'm currently going to school and don't want to quit cold turkey because I still need to get things done and need sleep. That is probably my biggest issue. Could anybody give me some tips on quitting?
What they were answering
DrMantisMD · 1 points
I take .5mg of xanax at night to help me sleep. I could probably afford L-theanine but the memantine looks a bit too expensive. i'm in between jobs at the moment and going to school.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Well be careful with the Xanax. It is going to compound the down-regulation of your GABA system.