gained about 15 pounds on it, and could NOT stand it. Did nothing for me except made me gain weight. Tried lyrica, same thing. Carba...is that flexerill? I believe it is. Only thing that helps me with is the restless legs/body that I get. However, taken at night that does work VERY well for me for that.

Topamax, seems to work well, but I actually have to VACUUM my bathroom linoleum floor, counter and tub before I can clean cuz there is so much hair everywhere. I'm shedding pretty badly lately from it...however, it seems to be slowing down. I take 100 mg's per day of the topamax, and it seems that once I reached that dose, and stayed at it for a few weeks, that side effect did tame down a bit.

From what I've "heard" of the gabapentin/neurontin, a lot of ppl have been helped by it...but many went off because of the side effects. It's up to you - if it's helping and you can handle the side effects (if you get them, many people handle different meds differently) then go for it.

Hugs
LisaM