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memorialmonorail OP t1_iqwph52 wrote

Reply to comment by rock0star in A research finding in mice that gabapentin improved rehab compliance after spinal cord injury led scientists to a related, unexpected discovery: Injured mice that didn’t receive the drug & declined to exercise by themselves were willing to hop on the treadmill for a group rehab option. by memorialmonorail

Not at all - just that gabapentin appears to have some beneficial effect on mental health, at least in the context of spinal cord injury, and that while investigating why that might be (and finding birth of new neurons is a likely factor), researchers found that social support improved injured animals' drive to participate in rehab.

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rock0star t1_iqwpp4t wrote

I see

I read a similar report that stressed that social support reduces recidivism from drug rehabilitation

Seems like having a good social support system is a medicine all of its own

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Gotthafooda t1_iqyehpz wrote

Gabapentin definitely increases motivation and social skills by a long shot. That's why some states made it schedule 5. People are starting to catch on that you can get a "high". Which is true but not extreme.

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Both-Pineapple5610 t1_isoihkl wrote

Researchers need to spend more time in Gabapentin forums to see the actual effects on humans and animal bodies. Gabapentin can cause mental health and neurological issues, as well as enhancing pain, causing dystonia, etc. There are NIH studies that discuss this.

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