I take gabapentin 3x a day for nerve itch, not pain. I don't know about nerve pain- if it helps that. I posted elsewhere re low back pain which it doesn't seem to help if I bend from waist and get low back pain. I have herniated disk in low back that bending from waist irritates. If I do get the pain, if I bent down I'd have to say that gabapentin didn't help the pain.