Anyone Have Experience with Gabapentin

I've tried Flexeril and Tramadol and neither did a thing.
As far as sciatica, I had it terrible with my pregnancies and tried everything and what finally helped was accupuncture.  With my last pregnancie I went in as soon as it started and while they were putting the needles in I felt something like an electrical shock and I never had the pain again.  I tried accupuncture this time for my headaches and it didn't do a thing :(

I take Gabapentin for leg aches.  I have restless leg syndrome and we still have yet to rule out fibromyalgia.  It does help tremendously, but I haven't noticed weight gain with it. 

hope you are feeling better soon!!! 

 have you tried topamax or zonegran, they are not suppose to make you gain weight in fact some people have the side effect of losing weight with them, i tried them but they didnt do anything for my migraines 

I dont't know about weight gain as i didn't go near a scale at the time but I had major problems with memory

Oh lord, the last thing I need.  I can hardly remember my name as it is :(

Thanks for your help everyone.  I know that when I took on drug several years ago the side effect was weight gain and after I started taking it I was ravenously hungry all the time and that was when I regained my weight after my first WLS but every time I tried to go off my depression would get much worse and I decided that I would rather be fat then suicidal.  After my revision I was able to go off that medication without a problem.

 I have taken Neurontin and had wicked side effects and didn't do a lot for my neck pain.  Yep, I gained weight, but that was also pre-surgery.  

Topomax is a hateful drug. I took it for headaches.   I felt stupid all the time and didn't lose any weight.  I also actually did the clinical trial that tested Topomax with Phentermine for weight loss.  During the trial, I had a really hard time with tingling feet.

Verapamil was the best thing for my headaches.  It is a calcium channel blocker for blood pressure, but did a good job on helping the headaches.  

I took it, but so briefly I don't know if I can really share much.... I was prescribed it right after I fell and re-broke my tailbone a few months before they decided to remove it, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how a medicine for neuralgia would have the slightest impact on a newly broken bone and the concomitant pain. My pain doc, when he saw me (his PA prescribed the gabapentin) agreed with me and got me a surgeon to remove my tailbone.

The elevil I'm taking now is pretty good, and has a similar impact. Do beware there's a new variety of gabapentin that is tons more expensive and is timed release.

I'm currently on this for neuropathy.  I gained 23 lbs the first 6 weeks I was on it, but went back to strict protein (protein shakes for B&L) and have dropped 18 of that in 2 and a half weeks.  I spoke to my PCP about this and she stated that weight gain is a rare side effect...so hopefully you'll do just fine!  :o)

The first few days I was quite sleepy but my pain is being managed VERY well and I can sleep all night...when before I was up every 2 hours or so.

Best of luck to you!!

Kristi

Do you feel that the drug affected your appetite and made you very hungry?  I have heard some people say that it caused them to crave carbs.  I'm just worried that it will cause a weight gain even if I don't change the way I eat.  I could afford to gain some weight but I don't want to get too high and not be able to lose any because of it.