Unless it isn't and cahnges your life. I understand that everyone reacts differently to a drug. In my case, it helped me gat my life back. Sorry that you had a bad experience. I tried Baclofen and had a poor experience. Yet there are lots of folks who can take it with no problems.

I take gabapentin (total of 2400 mg daily for muscle spasms and nerve pain), baclofen (10 mg tid - muscle relaxant), buproprion (600 mg - antidepressant), and tramadol (50 m,g tid for pain). Only side effects are some lightheadedness and sleepiness (a great help with sleeping more than 1 - 3 hours!) but definitely a Huge improvement for major leg spasms.
I wish you good luck in your journey.

Why are you saying Gabepentin is wicked? I've been using it for leg pain for a long time. It is a drug that has been around for a long time and known to be safe.