I saw several pain specialists for my lower back pain after my ski fall back in 2016, Injections, nerve blocks... no help. A friend, who was a nurese, suggester a local D.O. He went through the usual questions and motions. Then he told me to see a local neurologist. So, I went to her to get checked out. She spent an hour and a half with me. I don't even remember everything she did, but, at the end, she wrote scripts for Gabapentin and Diazepam. When I first started taking them, I felt dizzy ans my balance was off. My wife suggested that I try cutting the pills in half. I decided to "tough it out" and keep taking the full dosage. After day three, my body had acclimated itself to the drugs and my balance was restored. No more dizziness. I felt so much better! Was able to get back on my back and begin cycling again.