"i have been taking gabapentin for about 6 years now.

i have 2 collapsed discs in my sacroid spine which have been causing chronic pain for 9 years .

i take 500mg 3 times a day but can increase it when the pain becomes unbearable.

on the higher doses i do get drowsy, but in my normal dose it doesn&#039;t affect me. it just helps reduce the nerve pain.

the only side effect i get is a dry mouth.

at the moment i am suffering from shingles and it is a godsend.

i have had shingles previously and wasn&#039;t taking gabapentin at the time and the neuropathy pain was awful.

i also find it helps a bit with my fibromyalgia."