Since Thanksgiving, Lyrica has been my miracle drug. In the past 15 years, the only other drug that came close was low-dose Valium. It was very tough to get the dosage right, trying to find the balance between relief and memory loss/dizziness/sleepiness. But the pain relief was so worth it. I ended up only needing between 50-150mg/day, usually 100mg total.

But now the wife and I want to try to have another child, and the warning about trying to conceive while on Lyrica are there, but vastly incomplete. So it isn't worth it right now. Hopefully we'll get pregnant quickly, and I can start on it again. In the meantime, I'm back to the traditional fixes, and trying not to flare up too much, or take too many drugs.

Marabunta

Symptomatic since 9/92. First tentative TOS diag 2/95. C4-5 fusion 10/2004, worsening of TOS symptoms since 2001. Still looking for a N.California neurologist.