Hi Carolyn and welcome to NT!

In July another member called Bassman, started a thread called "New Lyrica User." You might want to read through that as it garnered quite a few responses.

I was on Lyrica for over a year and I have nothing good to say about it. Of course, I was taking it to control a different sort of pain, so it might work out great for you. If some people didn't like it, it's hard to imagine they would be selling so much of it.

Anyway, Lyrica left my mouth was so dry I had to dust my tongue. It made me foggy and my "sleep" was more like a dreamless coma from which I couldn't be roused from easily. And weight gain....I think there's a cheese cake in every pill. I don't know about my metabolism, but before Lyrica I had always been trim.

However, the worst part of taking Lyrica was stopping taking Lyrica. It's addictive (but not habit forming) and you have to wean off slowly or face unspeakable pain and possible seizures.

And, of yeah, it didn't do as good a job at controlling my symptoms as the older drug I take now.

Good Luck