Originally Posted by Mrs_Bennet

I am on 1800mg of gabapentin and have been for about 2 months now. It dulls the pain for me but doesnt eliminate it. I have GN not trigeminal neuralgia. The pain has been increasing so that now i get a hint of jabbing pain as well as the ache. Talking seems to aggrevate the condition more than swallowing now. I had read that 1800mg is considered an optimum dose and that little improvement can be expected by taking more. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about the efficacy of higher doses? I really dont want to change medications if possible as gabapentin has so few side effects. I found Tegretol to either work brilliantly, or not work at all, or give me horrible dizzy spells. I think it must be hard to get the levels exactly right.

would love to hear from anyone with similar experiences.