My experience was that it made me feel very stiff, zoned out, emotionless and not entirely myself. Apathetic and melancholic. I found driving almost impossible. My wife was afraid to say anything to me because she knew how much pain i was in and was desperate to see me get relief. There was some minimal pain relief, but really no more than gabapentin. Lyrica is supposedly an improved version (via absorbability and efficacy) of gabapentin.

I personally had to stop and went with gabapentin because i could handle the side effects better.

Everyone responds different, just be careful and ask people you know if you seem different. I see your doctors are looking to start you up slowly which is good. Lyrica is really being pushed now as the drug of choice for nerve related pain. Even seeing commercials on TV for it now.

That said, some people have gotten great relief from Lyrica. It's worth a shot if you have great pain.