ibromyalgia
"I wanted to share my experience in combining Lyrica and Neurontin for neuropathy symptoms;

I've had fibromyalgia for 25 yrs. Neurontin was effective, but only at 1800 mg./day, which left me

drowsy (fell asleep anytime I wasn't moving). My MD switched me to Lyrica (75 mg), but when I got to 3 per day, I rapidly gained weight - 10 lbs. in 2 wks! 



As a med student, I knew the two meds worked in a similar way and were metabolized similarly.  I decreased the Lyrica to 1/ day, which stopped the weight gain, but didn't control the nerve pain, so I added back in one 300 mg. Neurontin per day (both at bedtime, to minimize drowsiness) - still not enough pain control. I added another Neurontin, and that was optimal for me. I take it all at bedtime."