"this is the first medicine that dropped my back pain from 10 to a 2. i was on increasing oxycodone for years due to crushed back in accident. had 5 herniated discs l1 - l5 which eventually developed bone spurs and arthritis. severe radiating leg pain would cause leg numbness and some great falls in public. surgery was recommended - i declined. 15 years later my psychiatrist prescribed it for anxiety/mood stabilizer to replace depakote (also an anti-convulsant). 
3 days later i noticed i could get by with advil and gabapentin. why didn&#039;t my ortho surgeon give me this? i take 900 mg/ day. only been on it 3 weeks
and i&#039;m a different person."