I'm on Lyrica at the moment, but only a low dose of 50mg twice a day, which seems to help the worst of the stabbing type pains. I used to be on the high dosages (300mg three times a day) but had too mich dizziness and other brain fog type things to deal with... So they put me on Gabapentin. That was crazy stuff - it didn't help my pain at all, and wrecked my stomach, so I had to be taken off after a few months.

I coped with nothing for a month or so, but the pain just got too much, and I decided for myself to try the Lyrica again as it had been the most effective and had the least side-effects for me. I have found the low dose actually more effective than higher doses, and it strikes an ok balance between pain relief and being able to function fairly normally.

I'd say not to titrate up to the higher doses too quickly, but take it slow if you can bear to. When you find a level that helps without affecting you too much, try to stick with that for as long as poss.

Sorry, bit of ramble today!

Bram.