[Lindyloowho1234]

I have two questions:

What has anyone's experience been with Lyrica? My husband is currently on a Fentanyl Patch, 125mcg/h, every 48 hours which for the last 2-3 months is not providing him with enough pain relief. He had been on the usual Gabaptentin, amitriptyline etc. for about 8 years, but that too stopped working last Spring.

On Monday 75 mg x 2 per day, doses of Lyrica was added to the equation. He had tried it quite a few years back but it did nothing. However the pain doc said maybe the does wasn't high enough, or he didn't try it for long enough. By Wednesday he said he hadn't felt that good in a long, long time, but yesterday he was in acute pain again. Today is somewhere in between.

Was the good day just coincidence, because I find it hard to believe the Lyrica worked that quick, and why the sudden crash yesterday?

Also any weird side effects from it? He felt a bit spacey and slightly nauseous, but nothing he couldn't handle.

The other option the Pain Clinic had mentioned was a low dose of Methadone - this seemed like a pretty drastic option to us? Anyone on this, had experience with it? Side effects??

Just wondering what the future may bring?