cbhungry,
I will definitely taper off the Neurontin slowly. I know the side effects of this drugs if dosages aren't adjusted up or down in a conservative fashion. It took a long time to move up from 100mg 3x/day to my present daily dosage of 4800mg/day. I plan on going another week at my present dosage before I start making any adjustments.
It was originally prescribed because one of my doctor's thought the problem was neuropathy. Thank goodness that was not the case....but the Neurontin worked just the same and tamed my pain. Initially I was on Percocet, but that was only for about 2 months. Since it didn't subside I was put on Amitrytolene for nearly a year, but I felt like a zombie in the mornings. The Neurontin, has been a true lifesaver in terms of pain relief; not as good at relieveing the symptoms like the narcotics did, but certainly w/o any of their risks as well.