"gabapentin is the best medication i have ever taken. i was put on gabapentin because i&#039;ve had unexplained upper back pain for two years. it&#039;s accompanied with a really annoying tingling sensation under my shoulder blades. i was prescribed 300mg three times a day. by day two the pain was 80% better. day three it was gone.

it was a life saver. i&#039;ve never been happier. and then i had a weird day after a week on it. i have mild depression and anxiety but i&#039;ve never had a suicidal thought in my life. there was this sensation that i&#039;ve never felt before. i called into work. i couldn&#039;t move and kept having the thought of downing my pain meds with my bottle of whiskey.

i immediately cut out the gabapentin and that feeling disappeared."