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>>>I, like you,have just begun a course for chronic neck >>>pain >>>due to a spinal bone spur and a bulging disc. I have >>>been through 3 rounds of physical therapy as well as >1 >>>full year of chiropractic treatment. I have >>>been trying to relocate the nerve by traction, but >>>still have chronic pain, so I am taking Gabapentin. >>> >>>I began with 300 for one week at bedtime, then 600 >for >>>a week then 300 in the morning and 600 at bedtime.Hi >>Larry,I have taken Nueontin for over three years with >>no side effects, and have met people who have started >>with a low dose, and gradually elevated the dose to >>find that all of a sudden they reach the right amount >>daily to find they have NO PAIN anymore. It did not >>work for me, but that does not mean it will not work >>for you. Talk to you doctor about it. The amount I >>take just takes the edge off at least. GOOD LUCK. >>>Next week I am to start taking 300 in the morning, >300 >>>in the afternoon and 600 at bedtime. This is so I >can >>>get an uninterrupted night of sleep without >heavy-duty >>>narcotics. I have already noticed that my sleep >>>patterns and ability to relax at night have greatly >>>improved. I am hoping that as I start to take some >>>during daytime hours, I will begin to feel some >relief >>>from the pain in waking hours as well. >>> >>>My concern is whether there are long term side >effects >>>to this medication. All of the side effects I have >>>seen thus far have been immediate side effects. If I >>>continue to take this medication over a long term >>>(since it is the only thing thus far to have brought >>>me relief), should I be concerned with long-term, >more >>>serious side effects? >>> >>>-SN

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