I'm also on Lyrica & so far love it. It is frustrating to be a medication guinea pig.

Hahaha! Maybe so Porkchop lol

I am in the process of searching for a different Dr. the one I see has no personality lol. In the meantime I will continue to use Lyrica and try not have the experience I had lol. Thank you for your help Porkchop : )

I take 100mg 3x a day. Breakfast, lunch, and bedtime. If I'm in a flare I bump it by 100mg., this is mostly when it's cold and damp. I don't notice any side effects anymore, but I've been on it a year. Gabapentin was helpful, but I was gaining a lot of weight. Cymbalta caused me to sweat and clench my jaw so bad I'd have terrible headaches. Dr. is now pushing for me to try another anti-depressant, zoloft or celexa. I'm hesitant, because the husband and I have been having a rough time and I don't want to add in any other side-effects.

I do not recommend Lyrica. My experience was awful, feeling so drugged up I could not think or function. Took forever for it to get out of my system.