Gabapentin for hot flashes

[Coux92]

Has any one tried Gabapentin for hot flashes and would like to share the good, the bad and the ugly about it. I'm still struggling with very frequent, intense, flashes. I tried Effexor, no help and pine tree bark, with negligible change.
This is the next treatment recommend by my doc. I'm only 18 months into 5 years of Tamoxifen so I have a long road ahead and would love some relief.
Thanks,
Elizabeth

[broccoli]

I discovered by accident that gabapentin reduces hot flashes when my surgeon prescribed it for nerve pain. It also got rid of my insomnia and restless legs. Sometimes I think about going back on it just for the latter two.

The only side effect I may have noticed (but it was difficult to be sure of the cause) was ditziness. I'm still very forgetful now after 2 years off of gabapentin, so that may have not been related.

The funny thing is my cat is now on it for hip pain (he's 17) - it makes him noticeably dopey for a couple hours after he takes it - but happy and sweet.