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with your physician about whether your condition is best treated by prescribing EXTENDED release Gabapentin versus the standard form that is typically important to take every 8 hours on a regular schedule, 3 x daily. These different forms are recommended for different conditions at different doses. The advantage of standard release is that it is out of your system faster should you have an issue, and is thus easier to adjust doses to accommodate.

Gabapentin is considered a relatively safe drug compared to other options but must NOT be combined with SSRI inhibitors--or at least only under strict observation (e.g., antidepressants or natural supplements like St. John's Wort). While gabapentin is widely used with NSAIDs in animals (e.g., Carprofen or Galliprant), there can be interactions in humans on ibuprofen or Naproxen so ask about that as well.

It is specifically directed at neurologic pain-perception and is not anti-inflammatory so does little specifically at the source of the pain--but for chronic pain that has caused somewhat of a rebound effect, certain types of seizures and neuropathy (as you describe) it can be extremely helpful.

One alternative is amantadine if gabapentin does not work for you. Ask questions. That is your best course. Oh, and take other's experiences with a bit of a grain of salt--as with all medications there are individual responses.