I didn't get much help with Lyrica ALONE -- but it works great WITH OpanaER. i don't know why it works better WITH another med, but it does. Strange.

As for the Cymbalta, it's USELESS for pain, but it's GREAT for depression! When you have the kind of pain that YOU have, Cymbalta isn't good at all. They say it's supposed to have pain properties in it, but I don't feel any at all and I have very severe pain. Maybe if you have a sprained ankle or something, but not severe pain.

And as for the Hydrocodone, I hate that stuff. It's VERY hard on the liver, and you're taking a high dose of "tylenol." The "650" denotes the amount of Tylenol that's in it and that's quite a bit. They could have given you a lesser amount. They also could have given you something ELSE for pain, such as OpanaER or something like that, that doesn't have ANY "tylenol" in it. I don't know why docs are afraid of doing that, because it's no more addictive than the Hydrocodone and since your pain is severe it seems that it's warranted.

Talk to your doctor and see what he has to say. He might not agree, but these are just MY opinions. I wish you the very best. Please let us know how you come out. God bless and please take care. Hugs, Lee