"a lot of people seem to really like neurontin for bipolar disorder. my experience unfortunately was not that great. i took it as an add-on to lamictal after i had a couple manic outbursts from taking lamictal alone. 

gabapentin initially helped with anxiety symptoms (mental + physical) and really helped calm me down, help me sleep, etc. however, it dragged me back down to severe depression. i couldn&#039;t feel good about anything on it. even when my doctor and i experimented with different dosages for lamictal and gabapentin, i couldn&#039;t find a good balance. mostly i just experienced depression. 

i&#039;m being taken off gabapentin soon. i really wanted this medication to work, but the benefits did not make up for the negatives."