I've taken a low dose for several years. I take it at bedtime which usually helps me sleep. In the same class as Lyrica. Helps with nerve pain. Take care.

Ok, so I can just take it at night and it will help. The pharmacist was saying that I needed to take it like it says for it to be effective.

I think Fantod was just telling you how it's prescribed to her. You should take it as prescribed for you.

I was on it for 2 years, and took it 3 times a day. It helped for a while, and then quit working. I really did not have any side effects from it.

Hope it works for you.

Yes, take it as prescribed for you!

I had an allergic reaction to this and broke out into an itchy rash on my cheeks. I hope you have better lucky with it!

I was taking this, it said take one or two a day. That can be at night. That's what I did. But if it says take in the morning then you should do that.

i just started this med again. When starting or decreasing/increasing doseage, I get nauseous and dizzy. Not a huge problem, but annoying. Make sure you eat a little something and maybe not drive the first or second day. I think I was only dizzy a few hours after I took the first dose. I am on 300 mg. 3 times a day. Only lasted for a day or so. It has stopped my freezing and chills and the next minute I was so hot and sweaty I felt I was in an inferno by 70%.

I can finally take a hot shower again and put on makeup without running outside in 0-20 degree weather to cool off where before I'd start out with a warm shower but started sweating so bad, I'd end up with taking a cold shower and have to run outside every 10-5 minutes. The freezing/sweating thing drove me so crazy but now I can shower and enjoy life without sweating and ruining my shower 10 minutes after I showered.

Good luck!

Forgot to add: if your script says 3 times a day, you should evenly space out the dosages and never let more than 12 hours go between doses so the med's level is even throughout the day.

I am allergic and ever since i took it when i was 18 (13 years ago ) they can not get my vision 20/20 even with glasses anymore.

I've read so many positive things about this med. It's seems like the majority of people that use meds use this. I'm seriously thinking of giving it a try. I take Savella now but I don't think it's working anymore. I hope you have good results:)

Gosh, I am getting off of this just now. I started taking gabapentin 2 months ago (100 mg), it worked immediately the next day in decreasing my pain by 80-90%, and increasing my energy by 300%. Wonderful...BUT, a week and a half later, I began getting hyper, anxious, angry, couldn't sleep (even Valium and sleeping pills could barely counter-act those side effects).

I thought those side effects would dissipate over time, but they did not.

I stopped taking it a week ago. I slept well for 3 nights straight (maybe because I was so tired just after coming home from a business trip). Then I'm back to still being hyper and getting insomnia. I'm still waiting for the side effects to wear off...