I have been on neurontin for several months. I take 1 300 mg 3 times a day. It isnt helping my fibro but I was put on it for nerve ending pain. The neurontin does help my nerve ending pain( not sure if this is the proper name for it)

I was supposed to triple the dose but after a week it gave me a bad stomach ache and diarhia. I went back to my regular dose, 900 mg a day, and am fine. But its not ever touched my fibro pain.
I have taken the generic also and didnt see a difference.

The generic works just as well. However you are on a low dose. I take 1500mgs a day. it helps with the nerve pain. That seems to help the muscle relax more. I know I need something more or else have a stronger dose. I also take soma for relaxing my muscles.

I was on neurontin/gabapentin for a month, I took 3 at night (300mg)? and it helped me sleep wonderfully, did nothing for the pain and made me very very angry so I went off of it.

Hope his helps you.

TC N Hugs Judy

I am on 1600 mgs a day. (Gabapentin works just fine as a generic for Neurontin). The only side effect I have noticed is dry mouth (I drink alot of Gatorade for that). I may have fatigue as well, but I have Chronic Fatigue so how can I tell.
Without Neurontin, my nerve endings are just on fire.

I have been on gabapentin for around a month now, and started taking 100mg at night. I noticed a difference the very next morning. I had great improvement for around a week and then pain started creeping back in, so I started taking another 100mg in the mornings. It has really helped me - my doctor said that I can take up to three a day and I only need two at this stage, but yes it seemed to work from when I started taking it.

Hi

I'm glad you asked this question. I've taken Neurontin for the past 15 years and never noticed a difference in my pain. I was told I could take up to 1500 mg per day but I've only been taking 1 tablet a day at 500mg. Wow I'm going to try and take the dose i'm supposed to be on and see if that helps.

Hope you feel better with it.

It is to help the nerve pain. It stops my shooting pains cold and helps some with the leg and foot nerve pain. I take it 3 X daily. I think they got your rx instruction wrong. Yes, I use the gabapenton and it works just as well, sue

I have increased my dosage to 1500 mg at night for leg/foot pain. I wouldn't sleep without it. The generic works just as well for me too. I do think you need to be on it for a week or so to see the full improvement.

It does give me dry mouth, but so do a lot of my other meds.

I take gabaphentin 900 mg 3times a day. for nerve pain. but would like to increase the amount i am taking as it is not working as well now. no side effects for me. marilyn

I'm on it and it works well. I take 3-300mg. pills at night. I mostly take it for morning pain since I have other things that work well for me during the day.

My doctor told me I can take up to 900mg. 2-3 times a day, but I'm a once a day person.

I remember it taking a few days to really start to kick in and it did seem to work better after I was on it a while.

The generic works just as well as the name brand.

Try taking your maximum allowed dose at night. I think it's really helping me with my insomnia issues. Be sure to check with your doctor to make sure he thinks it's alright.