Pain
"This medication is the only one that curtailed the pain of shingles.  I was taking 2 pills, twice a day, and 3 at night.  If you get shingles be sure to ask your Dr what the safest amount is you can take.  At first I was told to take one like, 3 times a day.  I kept going back and telling my dr that my pain was still severe.  It was a long process and a lot of undue pain.  In the very beginning,  gabapentin wasn&#039;t even prescribed, and I ended up in the emergency room due to excruciating pain.  The ER dr prescribed it....finally.  My pain was never really managed.  It&#039;s been 7 weeks and I feel like I might be able to lessen the dose soon.  Shingles is an awful disease."