Hi, @babmuse, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am glad to hear you have a diagnosis, too. Sorry to hear about this 3-month cycle you are having to experience, however.

I took gabapentin personally, but it was for postherpetic neuralgia after having shingles, to deal with lingering pain/tingling after the condition had run its course. I recognize that some individuals report side effects from gabapentin, but I experienced none. It helped me with my pain. My doctor had me trial off of it after about 7 weeks of treatment, and fortunately, my pain and tingling were then gone.

There are numerous discussions on Mayo Clinic Connect in different support groups about gabapentin. Here are a couple that might have some useful information for you, including one from the Neuropathy support group and one from the Chronic Pain support group:

- Has Gabapentin helped anyone out there? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-gabapentin-helped-anyone-out-there/

- Is anyone on Gabapentin? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/is-anyone-on-gabapentin/