Gabapentin is an anti-epileptic medicine which is also known as an anticonvulsant. This group of medication affects chemicals and nerves of the body that are implicated in the cause of seizures and some types of body pain. Gabapentin is widely used by doctors and pharmacists together with various other medicines to treat partial seizures in children and adults at least 3 years old. Gabapentin is also used to treat adult nerve pain (neuralgia) caused by the herpes virus and herpes zoster virus (shingles). Use only the gabapentin brand and the form your doctor determines. Check the medicine each time it …