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From me own experiances i was on Gabapentin 2 x 300mg 3 times a day, dropped that down to 1 x 300mg 3 times a day, plus i was on Tramadol 2 x 50mg 4 times a day now zero (can't get em in sunny Greece)
Gotta Admit, me head was welllllllll foooooooooooked up, major depresion when comin off Gabapentin, (dropped tramadol 2 weeks before so don't think it's that) i burst into tears at a fooooooookin advert on TV, i walked into me garage where me bolloxed bike as bin stored under cover fer 8 months, to get into me car, like i have near on everyday since the injury (30/01/03) saw me bike and just cracked up, ran upstairs and spent the next hour blubering me heart out, dfeffinatly not usually in me personality.
Now about 2 weeks on still on 3 a day Gabapentin, me head is clearer than before, and back to me oldself ish (or is that me old selfish? oh well as long as im not a shellfish) still can't sleep mind, but that might be cause im back at work though.

Hows ya sleep coming along?
Not sure if cause of the pain or that there anxious side affect of gabapentin, but me sleep paterns are well screwed now.
Look on the good side though at least i can actually remember me name now

Im 4 days into zilch a day nowt, recon i am gonna see how it goes, if the pain still feels like this after 2 weeks im gonna try a 3 weeks on 2 weeks off approach i recon,

crap aint it

The 1st 5 months after the injury, i was getting 2 hour at a time naps, not enough but 4 through the day and i felt ok.

Had the op in June started Gabapentin and Tramadol, and woooooo hooooooooo 8 hours straight not uncommen, really caught up on all me sleep, looked through me diary (find it really really helpful logging pain and feelings, i am bluntly honest, and it's fer my eyes only, feelings sleep pain etc etc etc) and saw that i was really feeling soooo sleepy during the day, short term memory loss etc etc you know the score.

Now Dropped all, feel better as in i am less anxious, short term memory better, not feeling dizzy when i turn me head (it's like me head stopped turning me brain continued moving, which is weird cause im male, me brain is 3 feet away from me head )

If ya asked me is swear the pain is worse, but looking back im averaging a 4 out of 10, the same as with all the drugs.

The hardest thing i find though is when im having a bad time with the pain, i keep looking at all me pain killers and think "yepppp thats the answer, 2 of those puppys and ill feel no pain" or if i can't sleep ill stare at me sleeping pills and think the same.

Luckerly Gabapentin needs to be increased slowly once it's out ya system, so even if i started taking em now, it'll prob be 4-5 days before the dosage is enough to kick in.

I cannot urge though the importance of logging ya feelings pain even thoughts daily, they are the only things that stop me taking more stuff, when ya suffering then thats it, it's the worst you ever felt until ya look at ya own writings and think ok maybe not.

I also have said to meself im on a trial without em, so in me head ya think "hey it's only temporary anyways"

Hope it helps to see simular thougts and feelings, ffrom someone else, i know it helps me writing em.

Cheers me duck.

Hi Sue,
I think that it's just a case of finding out what works best for you, Gabapentin and Tramadol really helped me through that painful post op period, while on it i felt not really with it to the point that I would not drive when on both, the Gabapentin on its own helped with the pain and I still felt safe enough to drive, now Ive stopped i feel clearer in me head, but im not sleeping so still feel confused doh, It's a case of how what ya feel better with.
In my experience, there is nothing that can stop the pain, just at best take the edge off it, which when its bad is enough.
Ive said it before and Ill say it again (sorry guys) keep a diary logging a pain scale, say 1 10, your mood, how you feel in general optimistic depressed etc 10 being very depressed, then try a few different pain killers or pain control methods.
On the up side I can now go weeks without taking anything and I am 7 months into this BPI so it does die down.
(Just flicked me diary to a random page March 19th I was 7 10 pain (10 being worst) and 6 10 mood, compared to yesterday 2 -10 pain 1 10 mood)
Stick in there Sue and dont be afraid to tell your doctor what you, if you want to try different things.