"i have been taking 16 years. i take 800 mg 4 times a day. the meds work great. i am able to do most things. i am 52 and have had 7 hip replacements. about two years ago i started having tooth problems. i discovered major gum recession. yesterday i had my first round of skin graphs. the doctor knew it was from neurotin. he has had several patients having taken as little as  2 months to me 16 years. the doctor originally thought i needed 3 grafts. i only had enough to graph two. three months from today i have to do two more grafts. had i known this i would of never taken neurotin."