Please describe the medication: gabapentin?

Relaxant & analgesic: Gabapentin (marketed as neurontin) is a drug used for the treatment of epilepsy (anticonvulsant), chronic nerve-related pain (analgesic), and conditions like fibromyalgia. Its side effects include dizziness, fatigue, weight gain, drowsiness, & swelling of extremities. A structurally related compound is gaba, a supplement that has a calming, relaxing, & anti-anxiety effect on the body.

Older med: Gabapentin (neurontin) was introduced to handle nerve pain such as trigeminal neuralgia, post-herpetic neuralgia, but also used as an anti-epileptic drug, and, in psychiatry, for moon stabilization. Has been used for diabetic peripheral nerve pain. Limited by adverse drowsiness, dizziness, weight gain, edema, and does not gain benefit beyond 3600 mg daily.