I have been diagnosed with Idiotatic peripheral neuropathy about 4 years ago. I have numbness in my feet and a heavy burning sensation from my feet up to my knees. My doctors have given me all the tests but nothing indicates why I have this condition. Last year he tried me on gabapentin. I was on an average dose for 8 months and it did absolutely nothing to relieve my pain. I discontinued taking that medication. A few months ago he started me on Lyrica and I felt almost immediate relief. I take 3 50mg tablets a day and I can honestly say about 70% of the burning sensation is gone. However, I still have the numbness in my feet. Nothing seems to work for that. As far as I am concerned I am very pleased with the relief I get with Lyrica. I wish it gave me more relief - i.e. my numbness, but it is definitely better than no relief at all. You might want to discuss Lyrica with your doctor.