pain
"I have been taking gabapentin for about 6 years now.

I have 2 collapsed discs in my sacroid spine which have been causing chronic pain for 9 years .

I take 500mg 3 times a day but can increase it when the pain becomes unbearable.

On the higher doses I do get drowsy, but in my normal dose it doesn't affect me. It just helps reduce the nerve pain.

The only side effect I get is a dry mouth.

At the moment I am suffering from shingles and it is a godsend.

I have had shingles previously and wasn't taking gabapentin at the time and the neuropathy pain was awful.

I also find it helps a bit with my fibromyalgia."