"i jammed my hip about 6 weeks ago.  it had been sore and hurting, but starting 10 days ago the sciatic pain was running down my right leg constantly.  i was eating aleve and advil.  heat did not help.  ice did not help.  i could barely walk.  i even had to take a day off work because i could not get in a comfortable position.  my doctor gave me a steroid shot and had no effect on the pain.  i had taken gabapentin before when i had a pinched nerve in my neck from a car accident and the pain was running down my are.  i called my doctor yesterday and asked him if he would call me some in. he did.  100mg, 3 times per day.  i can already tell a difference.  the shooting, stabbing pain running down my leg through my foot has subsided."