hello I would talk to the doctor who perscribed it ! I have read that gabapentin is a drug for treating depression ,nerve damage it will work I think you are takin the right dose if you mood is upward for the better I take it to I find it can give me a mixed reactions most times i am ok but i be carefull i have a pinched nevre and nerve damage i take it for but it can make my moods change I can tell when it does that to me but for the most part it works for my leg ok good luck keep doin what your doin