Your Chemist should have given you a printout if there were things to
watch for wrt. using it.   OR they might have the Manufacturer's Website
where you could get info. more specific about the med.
 **I haven't used it but there have been 1 or 2 people over the past year
who have.  If they're back from Holidays they'll likely post a reply to you
over next couple of days.
   In the meantime if you want to look at the North America Ep. Foundation
site, it has a medications glossary -- when you get to it within the e site
I'll list, I think you click onto Medications? then either scroll to the
name or type in the Name Gabapentin then click 'Go' or 'Search'  (the route
there is obvious when you find it).   I think it then gives you a one page
printable report of what the pills are for, how to use them and what to
watch wrt. them.   Check for any things to Not take with them -- many warn
against e.g. Upset stomach meds. etc.   I always show anything I want to buy
to the Same pharmacist who fills my prescriptions, as they have the Scripts
from the Manufacturer about what to avoid.  (e.g. you wouldn't think
Grapefruit might be 'bad' but one of the acids conflicts with absorption of
Tegretol -- another Anti Ep. Drug.  Alcohol has similar effects with many of
the AEDs).
   Until someone gets you a better site, try have a look at http://efa.org 
Happy New Year from Canada.  Want some Snow!!    :-o     G./

Hello Carl,

Welcome to this group.

I think it is a little bit strange they sent you away with "try this and try
that". The following appears to be a Dutch site (I am from the Netherlands
but as far as I can see it is all written in English):
http://www.medforum.nl/idm/vol_11,_no_5,_1999.htm

Hopefully it helps though it is a bit technical I am affraid.

Hello Carl.

Hope hospital? - sounds like you're in the same general location as me.
 Yes, I've been on gabapentin for epilepsy.  Unfortunately, as I
increased the dose, I began to get some side effects. Eventually spent
some considerable time permanently stoned & had to come off it (very
pleasant few months - just like waking up, downing a few pints of
Manchester's finest & topping up at regular intervals!).  Oddly enough,
I have a friend at work who's got the same condition as you & has also
been on gabapentin.  Said much the same as you - felt great & really
reduced the pain she used to get in her extremities.  Again though, she
had to put a limit on it as she began to get similar side effects.  As
with any meds of this nature, different people will react differently.
I'd be interested to know what dose, in mg, you're currently on.

Good luck & festive greetings.