Everyone is different that is about the only thing I've learned.

what they've had me try & the results

Nuerotin/ Gabepetin - slow gives relief, notice when you miss or late for a dose, big time foggy feeling

Hyrdocodone - reliefs pain makes it too hard to think or concentrate, I take only as a last resort

Gralise - time released Gabepetin - take once a day before bed so you sleep through the foggy feeling. The good thing here is on a bad day take a Gabepetin in the afternoon to take the edge off. Getting insurance to approve it was a huge pain so we tried Cymbalta

Cymbalta - made me an angry old man - did not like. I went from laid back to angry over little things.

back to Gralise - this time got insurance to approve it

Then we talked spinal cord stimulator and the pain Dr wanted me to try Lyrica.

Lyrica - too much hassle with insurance, get the low dose approved had to do the same dance with the insurance for an increased dose, finally gave up because of the bad/flare days & insrance crap

Tramadol - Pain Dr gave me this to help on bad/flare days with the Lyrica. This drug & I don't get along at all. It causes shallow breathing and it makes me feel really really high, I mean spooky high.

back to Gralise and the rare occasions a Gapepetin & really bad days a hydrocodone.

Hope this helps & good luck

Also any of these except for the real pain pills you don't get immediate relief, it build up slowly over time, like weeks or months before you get the full benefit - just my 2cents worth