Migraine headaches can cause you to feel terrible. Although some people experience them differently, migraines usually feel like strong, pounding headaches on one side of the head. It can make you feel sick to your stomach and are worse once you move around. If you get migraines, you need a strong medication which will get you back to normal fast.

Though Gabapentin is a drug that’s approved to help prevent seizures in people with epilepsy and treat nerve pain from shingles. It’s also sometimes used off-label for migraine prevention.

Gabapentin belongs to a class of drugs called anticonvulsants. A class of drugs is a group of medications that work in a similar way. Anticonvulsants help calm nerve impulses. It’s believed that this action may help prevent migraine pain. This drug comes as a capsule, tablet, or solution. You take it by mouth. Gabapentin is available as the brand-name drugs Neurontin, Gralise, and Horizant. It’s also available as a generic drug.