Gabapentin has analgesic and antiepileptic properties. Side effects include dizziness, somnolence, and peripheral edema, which are common in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia; somnolence, dizziness, ataxia, fatigue, and nystagmus, which are common in the adjunctive treatment of partial-onset epilepsy in patients 12 years of age or older, and viral infections, fever, nausea and vomiting, somnolence, and hostility in pediatric patients 3 to 12 years of age. The common dosage forms of gabapentin are tablets and capsules. Clinically, gabapentin is mainly used for the treatment of postherpetic infection neuralgia in adults; it can also be used for epilepsy, including the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures with or without secondary generalized seizures in adults and children over 12 years of age, as well as for the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures in children 3 to 12 years of age. In addition, gabapentin is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to its components, in patients with acute pancreatitis, and gabapentin is ineffective in patients with primary generalized seizures, such as cataplexy. Gabapentin should be used with caution in pregnant women on balance and should be discontinued in lactating women when its use is necessary. If you need to use gabapentin, it is recommended to consult a professional doctor, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, can not be arbitrary blind use of drugs.