While gabapentin can be helpful in a number of circumstances, some of the common side effects associated with taking the drug as directed include drowsiness, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, weight ...

Here's who gabapentin was originally approved for, what it's used for today and why it's becoming a drug of increasing concern for abuse and misuse. advertisement Here's why it's so controversial.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 82 and take gabapentin for arthritis, but my niece takes it for anxiety. What is gabapentin all about? -- J.M. ANSWER: Gabapentin was originally approved as a drug to control ...

The only conditions for which gabapentin has been approved for adult use by the Food and Drug Administration are epileptic seizures, in 1993, and postherpetic neuralgia, the nerve pain that can ...