"i have a pinched sciatic nerve in my lower back due to a compression fracture, and also severe nerve damage in my left arm. after being on different narcotics that didn&#039;t work, i gave up and just lived with the aching in my arm that never stopped. my doctor put me on lyrica, and i swear, i started crying because i had no pain in my arm for the first time since my accident: 5 years. lyrica has been a god send for me. it helps both my back and my arm. when my doctor increases the dose, the side effects go away after 2 weeks. i recommend this medicine to anybody with nerve damage."