Question: Respected Doctor, I have been taking gabapentin 100mg for idiopathic RLS, mild neuropathy and Insomnia, but for insomnia it sometimes helps, sometimes there are no effect whatsoever, do i have to increase dosage to get effect? does gabapentin tolerance too develops with time?? Initially started by neurologist year back, i have relief in all symptoms but my main query is what i can do to make it effective for insomnia? i understand its not primary medication for insomnia but it helped me from start, i suffer from anxiety, overthinking issues and usually can't fall asleep at all, I do get sleepy feeling without medicine but i just can't fall asleep at all, i am unable to go into stage 1 to be specific. If i don't sleep properly, i can't function due to drowsiness throughout day.
i have already consulted doctor for insomnia, they prescribe benzos medication such as lorazepam which is habit forming , thats why i don't wanna take and relief is only temporary. I have taken zolpidem in past and eventually had to stop it due to tolerance. Is there any better medicine which is safe to take long term? if you can mention the salt, i
'll speak to doctor about it instead

Thanks so much for your reply, Doctor. I am experiencing mild tingling sensation in my calves/lower part of both legs in daytime as well. Only when i am at rest, i can feel those, i maybe oversensitive here in feeling the sensations but i can definitely feel those, it feels more of rushing sensations that are in synchronisation with my heartbeats, that's what i have been able to analyse. It doesn't bother me like rls symptoms in night do. Are these daytime sensations too part of RLS ?

Thanks for your reply doctor, Do you personally think if i take anxiety meds. then i would get some relief in both rls and these daytime sensations? i understand psychiatry is not your field of concern but still being a doctor, do you think it might work for me?