Hi there and thanks for posting to me.

sorry you have migraines also. i know that i am lucky gabapentin helps me. it doesn't help many people. no worries i normally only take 1200 a day in divided doses and tolerate it without side effects.

i can no longer take nsaids at the moment. i used to take ibuprofen. in turn let me offer a warning... always take it with food and don't lie down for at least an hour after you take it. i was fine for years and now am on a special diet because of heartburn etc - damage from years of NSAID use (ibuprofen, indomethacin etc) - precisely for migraine treatment.

i have used gabapentin before for prevention at times when i am getting migraines 20-15 days a month. with that frequency, a preventive is required as one cannot use NSAIDS or any analgesic - some cause rebound, others addiction, etc.

i take 1200 mg a day of gabapentin in divided doses and have only 3-5 days of migraine, and gradually even less. btw, in order to work, it doses must be equal and fairly equally spaced.

for breakthrough episodes, i will be taking other meds (not extra gabapentin like this last time), from now on.

thanks again for posting - i appreciate the concern - and welcome to the forum.

~ waves ~