Im one of the lucky folks who can take neurontin. For years I had awful sciatica from compressed nerves in spine, and a friend who was born with spina biffida told me about it. My Drs never seem to have ideas how to help anything with me but usually go along with what I suggest to them. Neurontin got me part of my life back, and Ive been taking it about 13 yrs now. Started at 100 mg twice a day and now up to 300 3 times a day. If I forget to take it, I am reminded by the pain in my hip and leg. The Drs keep encouraging me to take a lot more but I'm worried about becoming desensitized to it. It probably also helps with my neuropathy pain in my hands and feet which continues to get worse but I'd hate to think what it would be like without the neurontin. Doesn't help with lots of other fibro of ME pains but after 35 yrs of being sick, and having weird reactions to the drugs that are suppose to help fibro and ME, im just glad to have symptoms lightened.
It has also helps keep my nerves more calm in general..otherwise I'd be on Valium all the time. And I've had several bouts with shingles, that have always been minor compared to everyone else I know, so I have to think it helps that I always have neurontin in my system.