Burning, prickly, itchy, electric shocks, deep muscle ache, deep bone pain, feels like someone poured gas on me and set me on fire. Muscle twitches too. All this is all over body, from head to toes. But worse on face and feet. Pain is 24/7. With no meds pain level is 9, with 150 mg. Lyrica a day pain is 2-4. I have yet to have a full relief with meds....but still hoping.

My opinion is that you should take the meds you need to get enough relief to live and function in a normal life. If you get dependant upon them, so what, because what kind of normal life can we lead if we are a level 9 pain all the time. That is not a functional life. Nobody can be a good person, wife, husband, mother, employee, etc...if they are in so much pain they can't function. But of course, be aware of side effects, and remember that not everyone get the same side effects. So we all must do what is best for us, and no guilt about it.