I was prescribed Gabapentin for back pain just prior to and after my back surgery. I took it for about 3.5 months, but didn't like the side effects from it, (300 mg twice a day), so titrated off it with some difficulty. You do become dependent on it. Once I was off it I realized that my pain was improved. I surmised that the Gabapentin was actually causing some of my pain. Some people are helped by Gabapentin. We're all different in how we do with drugs and whether or not they work for us.