I used Neurontin for about 5 years, but maxed out on the dose. Lyrica made me a zombie and others (cymbalta, lamictal, Namenda,...the list is long) I couldn't tolerate or they did nothing for my pain.

This pain mgmt doctor put me on the Fentanyl patch....which delivers medication 24/7!! It works great on the neuropathy. He had told me it is very effective on nerve pain and to be honest I didn't believe him at first. But once I started with the first patch (takes a couple days to start wokring), I was pleasantly surprised and grateful. It doesn't help as well with my joint pain, but it does take the edge off of it.