Originally Posted by
travelbug 
Hubby is using it now as post surgery nerve pain for a knee replacement.....I looked on WebMD & nothing is posted about Alcohol Treatment using it. I couldn't find any info on if it is addictive.
If you Google 'Gabapentin and Alcoholism', a few articles will come up. Some scholarly reports. Research seems to be in the early stages. I was initially prescribed it by an ER physician when I was there for withdrawals. My GP now is prescribing it.
Unlike medications like benzodiazepines, Gabapentin does not have addictive properties. The jury is still out it seems on it's habit-forming potential. I don't feel anything when I take it. I am supposed to take 4 doses a day, spread out every few hours. I often forget because there is no change if I don't take it. All I know is that I don't have any desire to drink whereas before even thinking about a cold beer would fire off my neurotransmitters in anticipation. I have walked by liquor stores every day recently and the irresistible impulse I usually have to fight is not there anymore. That's the only effect I have noticed Gabapentin having on me.