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@helennicola

Hi Jeff, So you tapered off the Lyrica and then resumed? Did you ever take Gabapentin?Is your pain such that you thought you could do without the Lyrica? Since my pain is at its worst at night I don’t think I could get through the night without gabapentin but have been wondering if I should try switching to Lyrica. Have you experienced any side effects? Have you tried taking it just at night before bed? My dr. originally prescribed gaba to me 3xday but it really affected my co-ordination and memory. Perhaps that would have gotten better in time but since I play golf and bridge I just tried taking it at night only which works ok for now. (fingers crossed) Good luck to you too!

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jeffrapp | @jeffrapp | Aug 15, 2019

I used to take gabapentin in fairly large amounts. I never really experienced any side effects, but then I have always been an expensive date. I also never knew if it was doing anything, as my symptoms progressed while I was on it. Of course, they may have progressed more it I weren't on it.
I switched to Lyrica just to try it. There doesn't seem to be any difference.
I find that my feet feel much better in warm weather, which it is now. There are so many variables as to how I feel, including emotional ones. It makes it very hard to decide what is working or not, as you probably know by now.
I don't get the sense that that either of them work right away. In my case, if they work at all, it seems to be a cumulative effect over many days. You may have a different result.
Keep experimenting.

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