Has anyone ever tried Lyrica for neuropathy?

@gjuszaki
I am 77 and just not one to advocate surgery for anyone. Why?
My 79 yr old sister has had osteo arthritis for over 10 years. And because of "pain" in her knees ( pain was never from an accident nor a fall) -- she had a TKR 7 yrs ago and then quit walking because of constant "pain" in both knees.
Now she hardly does anything and sits and watches TV all day.
To me, the key to aging well is to keep moving, eat a proper meal and talk with people, neighbors, church members or even friendly conversations in your grocery store.
I can't see how surgery doesn't injure nerve endings and cause more pain. I could be wrong.

@llanfi
I would ask the Doctor to lower the dose of Pregabalin at night since there are severe risks of combining Tramadol and pregabalin.
Maybe don't take both?
My experience :
I had Shingles at age 76 last year and Pregabalin greatly relieved my Nerve pain . 300 was way too much that I stumbled to walk more than a few steps. Finally 100mg was acceptable for the pain relief but I could barely talk clearly on 100.
After 6 weeks the blisters from shingles cleared up but the burning and itchiness remains on my jaw and cheek.
I now only take 50mg/day as needed.
Please see another MD if possible about combination of Tramadol & Pregabalin.
Pregabalin (alone) at a Lower Dose might be all you need for Neuropathy (nerve pain).
I'm worried for you!

hi, I've been on Lyrica for at least a decade now. When 'other' issues with my health started to take front line, fibromyalgia got worse. Pain doc increased me to 150mg TID and added Savella BID. Thank god because no other doctor would help me. It took my constant daily pain of 10/10 down to bearable.

@sanditx
Hi 👋 and thanks for your response. I’m a great individual researcher, and totally agree with you about surgery, especially as we advance in age. Quite a difference in the outcome e when your 39 as opposed to 79.

I push through pain everyday, and agree totally with your recommendation ms to keep moving. I also believe the most important aspect first and foremost for these issues is maintaining a proper weight. This is my goal currently to drop 25 lbs. I use topical Voltaren which seems to help my OA. I recently started to use a Tens unit with high intensity on both feet each night for 1 hour while watching TV. Occasionally a deep tissue foot massage for PN.
Regretfully your sister didn’t have a good outcome from TKR.
I wish she had fought through the pain to keep moving, as I firmly believe sedentary lifestyle will only provide more pain and less mobility.
Thanks again for your valued comments, as we chief along through life.
Gene / Geno 👋😁🇺🇸

There have been several criticisms about Lyrica but I would be interested to know if anyone has used it at 600 mg per day.

@blowerk1216
I took 600 mg primarily for seizures but it didn't help my seizures or the neuropathy.
I eventually did have a muscle side effect. I wasn't able to move my right arm so it was discontinued. Strange that it took so long to happen.
Take care,
Jake

I'm 100 x4 times a day, replaced gabapentin, I'm taking ala and if all goes well I'm going to stop Lyrica, brain fog, tiredness, body aches.

@ericmm I’m also taking ALA in combination with Lyrica but has only been a short time so I don’t have any conclusions yet.

For me Lyrica produced a slight brain fog and barely changed my neuropathy so I stopped taking it. Same with Gabapentin but that was even worse. Makes you sleepy and causes dementia if you take it long term.
Stopped all those prescription meds. I suspect one of them caused me to get a serious form of skin cancer.

I’m on 225 mg 75 mg x 3A day. Not much diff than the 1800mg gsbapentin I was previously using.