"i took lyrica for about 2 years and loved it. it helped my pain so much. i suffer with back pain and leg pain. i went from topamax to lyrica and it was a big difference. i gained weight about 20lbs, but my problem was my insurance would not cover this medicine and it doesn&#039;t have a generic. so i was having to pay almost $360.00/month for 60 pills. couldn&#039;t afford it so i&#039;ve had to go back to topamax. now i&#039;ve lost almost 30 pounds and don&#039;t like it as much as lyrica and it has more side effects. so stay with lyrica if you can - it&#039;s a great medicine."