Saw my GP for a follow up today about my workplace, and relapse I suffered the end of September/start of October 2011. It's still 'ongoing' in a sense - I still have eye issues, and get dreadful headaches if I am looking at PCs, etc for too long.

Today she wrote me a work 'exception' to reduce my activities, per her orders, to 1 role only. They keep stacking responsibility on us at work. What was a job I loved a lot, turned into a complete nightmare. Let's put it this way, I told my manager I'd be unable to make the average 'targets' (everything, and I do mean everything, is counted/measured and pressure is on daily). She flat out told me I could either try my best, or go on a work accommodation (1 role only, of course.. probably no shiny raises, but sometimes the money just isn't worth it).

So that's the good news - she didn't hesitate to write me into a 1 role work accommodation. HUGE relief for me, especially on those tougher days when I just can't pull it together 100%.

My concern: Lyrica. This is visit #3 in which I'm telling her that I don't believe Lyrica's a benefit at all. She wants me to continue taking it! Very adamant that she wants me to keep trying it. I don't honestly believe it has helped what so ever.

I know it can take a while to work... but how long honestly? It's been 2-3 months I've been taking it now. She didn't suggest a dose increase (50mg at night I believe I am taking, pill bottle's not nearby to confirm).

It's a small dose yes... it's also a very expensive medication which I don't feel is more than flour in a gel capsule. :\

I don't want to get my doctor angry at me where she's been so understanding about the work situation, so I bit my tongue yet again and I'll keep taking my 'flour' pills. Ahh doctors, fun times.