Yeah, I started taking the gabapentin years ago for issues with nerves associated with my back. I do have a pinched nerve in my neck which is why my shoulders would get numb the busier I was doing hair. I also have pinched nerve in back. I have neuropathy in both feet, which is what the gabapentin is for. I have had x-rays taken of neck and MRI also. Had same with back. Put it this way, I was approved for disability 2 years ago and it only took 4 months and on the first try. This after 90% of the people said I'd never get approved on the first try, no body does, you have to appeal. They had all my MRI's, x-rays, CT scans and other tests that were performed. I'm not into over prescribing meds either but when you find something that works, you stick with it. I did go to a chiropractor years and years ago when I first started having issues with back, I had no idea it was as bad as it was. It felt better for about 3 days then the pain returned. I was bedridden for a week because every time I tried to get up, my back spasms were excruciating so I wound up at an orthopedic doctor's office to get a shot in lower back. I sat up on the stretcher, had to go by non emergency transport, and the nurse said "don't you get down from there" I told her "I'm not, I just want to sit up because I haven't been in a vertical position in over a week". I walked out of the doctors office. It was a horrible experience. It could very well be a nerve issue but for right now, the gabapentin is calming it down not to mention, helping with the neuropathy.