Hi Mary Alice,

The Neurontin can indeed take awhile to reach its full effect - it seems to me that it can take a few weeks or more. You can ask your doctor for more information about that. It's been awhile since I was on it so my memory might be a little fuzzy. Also, if you are working up to a complete dose, that will also impact how long it will take to reach the medication's most beneficial effect, although I know some people who've noticed positive effects pretty soon. I think everyone is different. And again, if somehow Neurontin doesn't prove to be helpful for you, please don't give up, because there are other medications in the same group of drugs which may help even if Neurontin doesn't. Still, Neurontin is extremely effective for many people...it's a great medication and I hope it will help you! And I also hope the sleepiness will subside. If that continues, you might want to talk with your doctor about it. There may be a different way to take it - maybe it would help to take it at a different time of day, or to step back on your dose for a short time and work back up to the dose you're at now. Sometimes that helps also.

Hope this helps.

Take care,
ErinBear