Thanks for your comments. Yes, the generic has just recently been offered. I've often read of patients complaining that generic drugs aren't as good. Well it's much cheaper so I'll give it a try. I would like to see what life is like without this medication, but I can't sleep with the burning pain of SFN. I tried Cymbalta and found it reduced my neuorpathic pain from 20 to 40%, but I was still taking Lyrica and found my cognition declining, and terrible constipation. Had a very difficult withdrawal from Cymbalta--migraines for 6 weeks, brain zaps, etc.