"i just started using this drug 3 days ago. i have been suffering with horrible pain from a herniated disc over the past 2 months. tried hydrocortisone shots in my back and the pain went away for 3-4 days. i&#039;ve been on vicodin and skelaxin as well as aleve twice a day. i&#039;ve had to take my vicodin every 4 hours instead of every 6 hours because the pain has been so bad. just in the last 48 hours, i&#039;ve noticed such a difference with lyrica. i keep waiting for the pain to be there, but it is not. i&#039;m still titrating my way up on the dosage, but in another day or two, my maximum dose will be 50 mg 3 times a day.  currently, i&#039;m taking 50 mg 2 times a day. it really works."