"i am 25 years old and i have suffered from social anxiety for my whole life. to cope with anxiety i became addicted to opiates. i am now in rehab and my doctor has changed my meds many times. i have been on gabapentin for almost a month i don&#039;t feel any changes yet. she says it may take up to a month for this medicine to start working. i am on 300 mg three times a day a long with other antidepressants and suboxone to treat my opiate addiction. i wish i could get on xanax because it is the only thing that helps with my anxiety, but because i am an addict my doctor will not prescribe me any medications that i may become addicted to or i should say that give me a high sort of feeling. the only difference is i feel like a zombie."