Actually Lyrica and Neurontin have similar half lives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregabalin
in fact gabapentin has a slightly longer half life than Lyrica!
Lyrica is chemical cousin of Neurontin. Neurontin was chemically altered to be more potent in smaller doses, and perhaps better absorbed. I believe that Pfizer was working on a timed release
version, but I don't know if that is still being done. Lyrica was intended for anxiety treatment initially, but didn't make FDA requirements for this indication, but in Europe it is used for that purpose, more commonly.
There are long acting gabapentins now..two of them, utilizing a different carrier. Horizant and Gralise.
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