Personally I HATE the Gabapentin, and I don't think it works as well as it should. My doc took me off it because of the brain fog and because of the water retention and the weight I gained because of the water retention.

He put me on Topamax, 200mg twice a day, and it works GREAT! The burning & tingling are GONE completely, there are NO zaps, there is no feeling of "water running down my legs" like there used to be, there's NO symptoms at all!!! In fact I've not had to have my dosage changed in several years! Now I KNOW I still have the nerve problem because I ran out of the Topamax a while back, and without it, I had the burning/tingling, etc., so the problem is still there. This medication is just great! Also, I LOST weight on it -- I lost ALL the water retention weight, plus an additional 10lbs which I needed to lose anyway. LOL And I have NO brain fog at all, and everyone I've talked to who is on it, says they have no brain fog either. So why not ask your doc about putting you on this? I think it's 3 times better than Gabapentin!!! I don't know why they keep using it.

Just thought I'd suggest it. I hope your doc agrees. God bless and take care. Hugs, Lee