I tried it when it fist came on the market. Sorry but I have to say, everytime I see a commercial for Lyrica I want to throw a brick threw the TV!!! I've been in this group for many years and have heard of only a handful of people this drug has helped. I cannot wait for the list of Doctors and the drugs prescribed by them listed and the kickbacks they are getting from prescribing them. Saw it on the news today. They said the website has glitches but should be fixed soon. Then I see they are pawning it off for diabetes pain. It made me gain 60lbs. couldn't function at all! I felt so doped up. My life was pajamas ans bed.

Hope you have wonderful results with it. I can't even remember whether I have ever tried it. I think I tried Cymbalta. But like toriv, I have heard the percentage of people it helps is quite small. If I could only find my magic wand! I'd banish everyone's pain. (-:

How are you doing on the Lyrica?

I take it two to three times daily. It does double duty for me because I have severe anxiety. However, I notice it takes away certain types of pain (or tones it down) like the flu feeling I have in the morning or the scratchy under the skin feeling I get. Lyrica works well with my daily Ultram (tramadol ER) for neuropathy.

However Lyrica alone does not cut it for me. Cymbalta was truly wonderful--it removed pain I didn't even know I had--but I had GI issues.

Good luck and tell us how you're doing if you don't mind.

I have been taking one 2 times a day. It has helped some I am still on the lowest dose. Waiting to see where we go from here