I have not had sustainable relief from gabapentin and quickly was taking almost the max dose which would bring the pain from a 10+ to a 7-8 which to me was an unsuccessful pain management regime. I’ve recently started on Lyrica and tapered then stopped the gabapentin. I’m currently up to Lyrica 150mg capsules which I’m taking 2 capsules in the am and bedtime then 1 capsule (150mg) midday. I have to use oxycodone 5 mg 2 tabs in the am and bedtime for breakthrough pain as it seems the Lyrica takes about 2 hours to have any effect.
Currently most days I’m running about 4-5 on the pain scale which has made life so much better. I’d like to find a pain regimen that doesn’t use the oxycodone for the long term but the neuropathy pain is significantly better on Lyrica than the gabapentin for me anyways. Hope this is helpful 🙂