@linda86
Hi Linda,
I am 78 & have had 2 discs removed L5-S1 in 1979 & L4-L5 in 1988.
I take 100 mg of Lyrica 3 times a day (6 or 7 am, 11:30am & 4:30 pm. I also take 30 mg of Amitriptyline at 9:30 pm to get 6 - 7 hrs of sleep. P.S. I use my cellphone to alert me when it is time to take drugs, except when I wake up. Really effective.
However, when I suffer from occasional severe neuropathic pain episodes of 4 - 8 hrs or sometimes 2 - 4 days, I take Nucynta IR since it was introduced in Canada in 2017. It is amazing because it allows me to eat anything & after the episode I can read, watch TV, & enjoy life. Before Nucynta IR, I took Oxycodone from 2000 - 2016 to manage severe neuropathic pain episodes & had issues with nausea & sleepiness which interfered with my ability to work or travel.
Good luck