so sorry to hear you have the pain back Semcsquared, let's hope it will only be a short time before you have another break. do your meds take the pain away completely? I am on 1800mg neurontin a day and have had dull pain all the time i have been on them - better that the stabbing pain though. Seems to be getting a bit worse lately.

I have two questions for anyone who has had any experience with neurontin... firstly is it worth trying higher doses? I have read that 1800mg is probably the optimum amount and that not much improvement is likely by taking more, but it always better to hear from the experts!

Secondly, does anyone know if alcolhol can reduce the effectiveness of the medication? I have read that you need to be a bit careful 'operating machinery' but i havent read whether it has other impacts on the efficacy of the drug. I am just trying to work out if i can do anything to get more out of what i am taking in terms of pain relief.

Otherwise happy new year to you all - hope it going to be a good one!