I have been taking pregabalin for 2 years now and it was prescribed by the Pain Mgmt. Clinic at the hospital near me. It was initially prescribed for IC (Interstitial Cystitis) as that bladder pain was so debilitating that I spent a lot of time moaning and groaning in bed with only my heating pad for relief. I tried direct catheter pain meds to my bladder and those worked for a few days only so that is when my urologist advised me to make an appt. with the pain clinic. So the long and short of it is "yes" the pregabalin is like any other pain med in that it makes me somewhat dizzy and generally not as sharp as I would like to be. However, I have said in other posts for PN, I do not find pain to be noble, character building or any other desired personality trait so the tradeoff for me is worth it. I sometimes cheat by not taking the pain meds for a day and I find that I have enough in my system to ward off the pain (for both PN and IC). I would never drive if I felt in any way incapacitated so I think my judgement is overall good. I can function well (I am 77 yrs. old), play a mean game of Scrabble and just overall prefer any side effects from the pregabalin to pain that keeps me in bed all day. I think that in the long run, each of us must make the decision for ourselves with no shame or blame. All pain sucks and I wish there were different treatments for it but I have found that in the long run, I am better functioning on the meds than anything else. Good luck everyone in making this difficult decision.