there were 'spidery shadows' lurking in my peripheral vision! Not only did I NOT take the increased dosages that prescribing neuro were doling out? I changed Neuros! Saved my life, doing that!
Weaned off of neurontin in about 10 days and onto other meds in increments. Got what was left of my mind back AND I could speak to someone in complete sentences and not fall asleep in the middle! [I'd been sleeping 18 hours a day on neurontin, hefty doses too]
I LOOVE that phrase: MORONTIN!
Didn't do diddly-spit for me other than turn me into a zombie.
It took two other tries on different meds until I found one that worked for me. But some folks swear by the 'N' pills and I guess I am different? But then, we ALL ARE different.
As for bugs? I avoid them whenever possible. I WELT amazingly after any insect bite, always have, but it's worse now. No tolerance whatever. I used to use SkinSoSoft until a few years ago when they'd changed the formula, it now includes sunflower seed extract oil [which in concentrate is toxic according to the FDA] and I'd broken out in hives you can't imagine! I squint at 'ingredients' for anything going on my skin for the SSEI poisons...
Citronella [sharp, not sweet types] and lavenders as cleaners or repellants are my 'friends' now.
Hope this all helps somehow? 's - j

As for your cream? Seems like you put it in a good, safe place!