"gabapentin, i take for my bipolar depression and anxiety. the med lifted my deep depression and my anxiety vanished. i could functional at a normal level in society again, my concentration probs were helped greatly ! however, despite the great results, the med caused horrific hot flashes and profuse sweating and i had a full hysterectomy in 2004, which i had menopausal hot flashes/profuse sweating, then they vanished until i took gabapentin !! med is great 4 bipolar symptoms &amp; anxiety, clarity of the mind, but, beware !! may cause debilitating and very miserable times of constant hot flashes and profuse sweating, day &amp; night, followed by moments of freezing  ! hot &amp; cold from one minute 2 the next, all day &amp; all night."