trigeminal neuralgia
"Diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia 12 yrs ago and put on Neurontin(Gabapentin).  This worked well for me and I rarely had an incident of Trigeminal N. pain.

I've backed down from my 3x day 600mg dosage over the yrs to a 2x 300 mg. with good affect.  Recently at age 72 I had a stroke which left me with aphasia and apraxia.  My body was relatively unaffected, but my speech is a big problem.  Neurologist suggested slowly coming off Gabapentin. I gradually skipped a dose now and again to get to the point of no Gabapentin.   Shooting hot pain returned in my temple and down the right side of my face.  Back on Gabapentin.  This was a good reminder to me as to how much misery Gabapentin was protecting me from. Love Gabapentin!"