I've been experimenting with recreational doses of gabapentin (3000mg) and have found that it is MUCH more fun with lots of caffeine. Caffeine usually fills me with a feeling of anxiety and impending doom, but with Gabapentin I am in a wonderful mood...and all of the heaviness and tendency of this drug to make one sleep, is gone. So.....I've never tried the staggered dose, but after reading this I think I will! Thanks for the info everyone.
Another thing I'd like to share besides the coffee trick is that Gabapentin is a potentiator of DXM. I think that's simply because it's a sedative, but also because both DXM and Gabapentin act on NDMA receptors. Five 300mg pills and 8 oz of Robo Syrup will leave one clinging to a palm tree in the parking lot of Widespread Panic, unable to walk to their seat....at least, in my case, that was the result. YMMV. And another thing, if you take Gabapentin and Coffee, you will fucking talk so much the friends you are with will eventually, literally demand that you SHUT. UP. And I am on it now so I'm going to shut up before I start sounding like that guy at the beginning of the thread.