"on neurontin (300 mg 3x a day) for nerve pain.  it&#039;s fascinating to read polar opposite experiences with this drug - depression/anxiety reduction, seizures/anti-seizure, pain/pain reduction etc. apparently, too tight this will loosen you, too loose this will unravel you. i guess i was &quot;too tight&quot;, this has been marvellous for reducing pain as well as anxiety.  my only discomfort is that if i don&#039;t take it i go into a tailspin within a day or two, very (very) irritable, hyper-anxious and insomniac.  i also find that increasing the dosage is, well, a little too pleasant, it makes it tempting to abuse it.  oh, one thing, i can see why this is called &quot;gabapentin&quot;, if i take all 900 mg before bedtime i wake up chattering like a monkey.  :)"