"dosage: 300mg 3 times a day

so far, this med seems to be very effective in reducing pain in my shoulder and arm, with few side effects. although it makes me a little tired, i also seem to get good sleep while taking it.

an mri showed a bone spur on my 6th vertebra. a nerve test showed damage at the 5th vertebra. i&#039;m currently scheduled for surgery -- the pain suddenly spiked and had me popping vicodin all day. i started taking gabapentin at that point. over the next two weeks, i was able to phase out all vicodin except one in the morning. (if i didn&#039;t take that one, it just kept barking all day until i gave in.)

after two more weeks, i was able to stop taking the vicodin entirely. i may now postpone the surgery and try physical therapy"