I was prescribed gabapentin along with my Fentanly, but the pharmacist kind of scared me due to the doses I was prescribed. I was to start on 300mg. capsules 3 times a day, then the next week go up to 6-300 capsules (2-3 times a day), then the next week 9 capsules per day ( 3-300mg, capsules per day). I had never taken it before, and when the Pain Management Dr. told me that I might start walking into walls!, (which I forgot to even TELL the pharmecist!),he told me I may not want to go that high! Well, I was afraid to even start the regimen, so only took it one time, and got so sleepy, I stopped. That was about 2 weeks ago, and I have stopped the Fentanyl, due to allergic reaction to the adhesive, (squares that are not going away!). Well, here's the incredible part, at least to me. My sciatic nerve down my left leg has been feeling like it is in the deep freezing water, you know that deep ache?, well, the doctor does NOT understand my description, but it is the most accurate one I know of! He put me on the Opana, which was the most horrifying experience I have EVER felt with a drug, I swear it was like I had th stomach flu, and headache, and no pain relief, so right now, I am WAITING for my ORIGINAl medication to be okayed, Oxycontin, the ONLY thing that ever worked but they didn't want to pay for it, but FINALLY, I am back to my old doctor with a referral from the insurance Dr. to stop trying, and go back to what worked. I am so happy, but the reason I am posting is that I took the gabapentin today, I was in so much pain, and only little oxycodones for breakthrough pain.Today I took my first and second dose, like he wanted, and right this minute, I don't know if it will continue, my sciatic nerve pain has lessened by at least 50%! It is like a miracle. I have had that unending nerve pain since 1995! Since I had my first back surgery! I mean every minute of every day, even when I was ON the oxycontin and could walk again, the sciatic pain was SO bad!The gabapentin has ACTUALLY worked I think! Nothing has EVER worked on me, and yesterday he said I was sort of a genetic freak, (I am not sure what words he used, but that was the gist of it, since I had had epidurals, every opiate, and synthetic, and didn't get any pain relief,) lots of stomach problems, and I got ischemic colitis (I would NOT even try the methadone,he tried to talk me into that several times, it is so cheap!) my oldest daughter is a heroin addict and also takes methadone as a chaser, it seemed like it, anyway, I wasn't going to even try it, and haven't, even if my reasons are anecdotal, I saw my daughter on it and well...I will just leave it at that. I realize people must get relief from it, and I don't want to seem judgemental, really. I am not going to start next week taking 2- 3 times a day if the lowest amount works, so tomorrow will be my second day of the gabapentin, and I will see! Has anybody else gotten much relief from nerve pain from the gabapentin, (HE, the Pain management Dr. says it is muscle pain, but my surgeries were to my back, and the leg nerve is what is always killing me) I guess the real name is Neurontin, I think. I was really against adding more meds, I Hate the fact I have to take lisinipril, and I weaned myself off 12 YEARS of Paxil, It took me 6 months I did it so slow, that medication is SO hard to stop, especially if you have been on it for years! I don't even remember why or WHO put me on it! I think after my son died they just assumed I needed it, I never asked for it, and it doesn't help the grieving, believe me. Well, I have rambled so long but really am interested in the relief by using gabapentin?