I am on neurontin again but had tried Lyrica as well. Right now I am glad I went back on neurontin but still increasing. I think that it really depends from what I have noticed on the boards on neurontin vs lyrica depending on person. I am on Cymbalta too that I guess is also for depression but aids in pain. I just noted the Cymbalta as someone stated that they were depressed still too.

i'm glad i started reading the responses about lyrica, my pm just prescribed it to me... now idk if i wanna take it. i was given neurontin when i first got dx, but didn't like being like a zombie so i was then switched to topomax which i did feel better relief from for a while. and i think i actually lost some weight with it. idk if being on lyrica and having the mentioned side effects would be to my advantage since i'm just getting back into the whole school thing... i need a clear and normal mind! haha although idk if i ever have had a normal mind :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Let me get this straight...
 

You mean to tell me that Neurontin/Lyrica/Cymbalta are better for the patient than old fashioned percocet/morphine/opiates? I haven't any spacey mind things, nor have I had suicidal thoughts or impulses, just good pain control, with no concern as to my liver or kidneys acting up ten years from now. If the worst side effect I have to be concerned with is physical addiction, well heavens, it's a lifelong condition, I'll detox when I'm dead. I am thinking that the new drugs are only scripted for one reason, and one reason alone; money. They can charge an arm and a leg for this crap, knowing it could seriously damage the patient, and might not work at all, whilst claiming 'well, it's nonaddictive, so that makes it better'. Horsepuckey. This country and the world at large need to get off the war on drugs and get to the war on pain, in this particular area anyway. We need a greed-free zone around our medical establishments. I find it hard to believe anyone would push these dangerous chemicals without having tried everything that is safer first, which is nearly everything else.

My pm Dr just started me on Lyrica last wk. I'm at 150 mg day but my tremors have gotten worse so he wants me to cut back to see if that helps. I don't think it will as the tremors have been getting worse over the past few wks (before Lyrica), wish Dr's listened. When I first started the Lyrica I got the sleepiness but have so far adjusted. It really hasn't done much for the pain, burning etc though. I had hoped this would help. I need something, I don't take anything else but need something now. I can't deal with it on my own anymore.

Hey Stressout,
I am on Lyrica too (6 mths now 400mg) it has never helped with my tremors/spasms. I was put on it to help keep the burning down and make it more tolerable. Not sure what would be best Med for the tremors. You might want to ask some of the other members.

I'm confused
 

I'm reading alot about people being on lyrica or gabapentin. I take both. 3600mg gabapentin and 600mg lyrica.
I have come off my cymbalta to try savella so my electrical zings are back. And I have been getting upset alot lately.
I have been thinking about asking to try topamax because my pain has gotten worse and my SCS doesn't work as well anymore.
I have had some scary dreams too. Reading all this I guess its one of the meds. The dreams feel almost as if I'm halosonating(?) because I can't tell if and when I'm aawake during them.

I am a 34-year-old mother of 5 with RSD in my right ankle and leg and lower spine. I started in Lyrica when my youngest was 8 months old (I was forced to stop nursing so I could try it :(). It seemed ok until I forgot to send my kids lunches to school and panicked because I had gone around locking a bunch of doors in the house and had no memory of it. I asked to switch to Neurontin, and my docotr told me Lyrica and Neurontin are the exact same medication, but that Lyrica is absorbed better so you take less. At my insistance, he agreed, and I have had very good results with the Neurontin. My sensitivity and burning is greatly reduced. Negatives are that I started having anxiety and depression issues, but taking Cymbalta has straightened that out. Also, I am sad now because I have gained weight on it, and REALLY hate it. I'm not overweight at all, but I just don't feel good about myself because I've never had weight issues before this med. I still need my Hydrocodone and Ultram, but this makes the differernce between being a "normal" mom and not being able to walk some days. Good luck!!!

AJ822; I didn't start the Lyrica for my tremors. It was to help with the burning, electrical shock feeling etc but in the past few wks my tremors that I have had now for about 2 months seem to be getting worse. I guess the Dr thinks the Lyrica is making them worse. It bothers me that they are getting worse but if it means less of the burning etc I will deal with it. I guess some things are going to be a trade off for pain relief. I was hoping the Lyrica would help but since he lowered the dose it isn't.

i know that all the meds make me short ,,im backing off the dose of some,,,too many can make you wig out and be someome your not,,,bad suicide thoughts,,,,,,,exspecially when i was loading all the meds the 1st week,,,,,,,,,,,,,man thats not me,,and my poor wife had a hurt look on her face,,,didnt saya word,,and this is a class act woman,,,,God feraing giving loveing,,,,9 yrs of marriage,,didnt ever get this short with her,,gives me another reason to hate this plaque,,,may God grant us all a remission,,,,,,,,,,,,,,bobber p.s,,,if i took the amount of all these meds that the drs have written on the bottles ,,id either be dead or.have a strokeor heart attack,,,,,,,either way,,,back to normal now that the doses are down,,,,