Cramping or pain in a leg caused by poor blood circulation. This condition is frequently caused by hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). Intermittent claudication occurs only at certain times, usually after exercise, and is relieved by rest.
RESULTS: 22% (29/129) of respondents admitted to abusing gabapentinoids, and of these, 38% (11/29) abused gabapentinoids in order to potentiate the 'high' they obtained from methadone. CONCLUSIONS: Gabapentinoid abuse along with methadone has not previously been described.
(2) All had a history of cocaine abuse, but had been abstinent during their incarceration. Four of the five inmates interviewed reported abusing gabapentin to obtain an altered mental state or âhighâ, which reminded them of the effects from snorting cocaine.he second case described a 63-year-old man with a prior history of abusing alcohol who was taking gabapentin 4900 mg/day instead of the prescribed 1800 mg/day. Following presentation to hospital and discontinuation of gabapentin he developed severe withdrawal symptoms.