Gabapentin helped me stopped drinking - but now I find myself dependent

[Indy (OP)]

So I know this forum isn't very lively but I'd love for it to see some new life, I'm an OG from the opiophile days.

Anyway, after being on methadone for years, clean from opioids, I developed a drinking problem that got really really bad at times.

What finally reined it in for me was the combination of gabapentin and acamprosate. But I love gabapentin now, and I always run out early because of that.

Does anyone know if there are any research chem style gabapentinoids? I did have experience with phenibut long ago, does anyone know if phenibut would prevent one from experiencing gabapentin withdrawal? I know they have some actions in common but I haven't had phenibut in years.

Does anyone else love gabapentinoids? I love them for helping me get and stay off the sauce, but also on their own I find them very motivating and almost like a nootropic for me.

Any random thoughts about gabapentin/gabapentinoids?

PS Chipper I think for such low activity, you have the forum splintered into too many categories. Just IMO.