Thanks to a very supportive British NHS Doctor I have tried both Gabapentin (Neurontin) and Pregabalin (Lyrica) for my neuropathic pain. Neither had any effect, apart from minor side effects. My own web research led me to an article in ACNR 2003 by Jack Scadding (I haven't enough posts to be able to include the link here, but a search engine should find it for you). It is a rather dense article, but authoritative (at least according to the medics with whom I have discussed it). The article seems to confirm that these drugs are only effective in a minority of sufferers, less than one in three. Lucky you if you are in that minority, and long may it continue. I've also tried most of the other meds mentioned in the article, again to no avail and, in one case, unpleasant side effects.

Now off medication, I am less dependent on others and feel more positive about handling the pain myself.