This drug is fantastic for a range of conditions. It's a great anticonvulsant. It's also very useful for chronic pain conditions:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4146212/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15564948
http://www.researchgate.net/post/Whi...h_chronic_pain

I'm on Pregabalin which is the 2nd generation version:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23374941
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879908
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19539427
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20056767

The pregabalin stops my hypnic jerking while trying to get to sleep:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk

Both show similar results, at least in chronic pain:

http://www.nps.org.au/publications/h...013/pregabalin

As with all drugs, both Gabapentin and Pregabalin can have side effects:

http://www.drugs.com/answers/gabapen...hy-674995.html

If you get bad side effects with one I would suggest trying the other.

If you take them when you wake up, the cognitive side effects are going to be worse. My doctor has me take the pregabalin before bed and it makes falling off to sleep so easy.