ibromyalgia
"I have been on 300 mg of Lyrica a day for a double herniation in my back.  The side effects I experienced were dizziness, anxiety and sleeplessness.  However, I did not gain weight.  Maybe that is because I had read that you could gain weight and I changed my diet so that I would not.  In fact, I lost 25 lbs. while on it.  I read that I am in the minority with this.  I can say for the most part Lyrica helped, but I had to take Advil with it.  Overall, it helped."