The neurontin caused a lot of side effects for me. It effected my mental status and made me feel crazy. It took several trips to the hospital before my doctor agreed to switch me from it. I know lots of people it's been helpful for with chronic pain, especially fibromyalgia, it just didn't help me. I have been taking Lamictal now for quite awhile, and while it's not perfect, what is, it's helped with the pain, my mental health, and just works for me. It's really trial and error in the beginning, the most important thing is to be honest with doctor, make sure they are listening, don't give up, and don't rush to change things, sometimes, it takes awhile to even out. NEVER, EVER, EVER, just stop taking your meds--bad idea--many meds have to be reduced gradually, or you can really go off the rails.