Though increasingly prescribed in the U.S., a 2025 study linked gabapentin prescriptions for chronic low back pain with ...

Gabapentin is a medication that, in the United States, is approved to treat seizures and shingles-related neuralgia. It is also used off-label to treat other health issues, including low back pain.

His CT, EEG and MRI were negative. He had been taking gabapentin for four years with a current dosage of 1,800 mg daily. When this was stopped, he immediately began regaining his cognition and was ...