Agree wholeheartedly! It does help my pain but the side-effects like you're describing are HORRIBLE! I've never heard of it to help depression but I don't know everything about it other than it's an anti-convulsant drug. I can't believe some can take it without any side-effects, especially in the thousands of milligrams and even at a small dosage it messes w/ my thinking, tracking thoughts, getting words out, concentration, focus, balance, eye problems, poor judgment, memory and the list goes on. I do know they are giving it in the hospitals now as a pain med b/c when my daughter had recent back surgery, they gave it to her and it worked. See private message. Bless you my friend, Sunnyflower