In January 2025, we reported that some adverse events associated with gabapentin (Neurontin) may have been overestimated.

Prescriptions for the nerve-pain drug have doubled in 15 years as doctors moved away from opioids and benzodiazepines.• ...

Gabapentin is a prescription anticonvulsant used for seizures and nerve pain, sold under names like Neurontin and Gralise, ...

Many of the prescription drugs that are commonly abused or misused are brands most people have heard of. Painkillers, also known as opioids, are the most frequently abused ones, per data from the New ...

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 ...

Gabapentin has soared in popularity as an alternative to opioids, but research is finding that it isn’t as safe or effective as doctors have long thought.

Gabapentin used for anxiety is the subject of many discussions. This anticonvulsant is one of the commonly prescribed drugs to combat anxiety disorder and depression. Why do doctors prescribe this ...