I've been splitting the dose for a little over a month now. I was holding steady at 300 mg and then my brother died and I increased the dosage and started taking it during the day.

I currently need to take 300mg as soon as I wake up and right before I go to sleep to help stave off the withdrawals and even that is inadequate.

For example, I woke up an hour ago and have felt like crap since. I took the 300 mg but it takes so long to be metabolized. I just want to be free of this back and forth and move on. It's really not fun added to my whole situation. I'm a soldier now I guess. Damn what a couple mild TBIs can do. I'm keeping the faith it will get better. It's been over a year now.

Danny, I don't know much about this except for what I've read here on the forums. I've never taken it. When you say you're splitting it do you mean that you're prescribed 600mg tabs and taking 300mg twice a day? Or, are you taking the capsules?

You could run a search here for past posts too e.g. either Neurontin or Gabapentin taper or withdrawal

There are many recommendations online to treat it like a benzodiazepine taper. You've probably seen that already.

Half-life is only 5 to 7 hrs.

Personally, if I was doing this I'd do it very, very slowly and with supervision of your doctor.