I had severe lower back pain and shooting pain down my legs for about 2-3 years. I am a healthy, fit, 31 year old woman. For some time I could not walk without a cane. I had MRIs that could not find a reason for the pain. I had nerve conduction tests and many other tests that could not identify the problem. I have some loss of sensation in my feet, up to about my calves. I started Lyrica about a year and a half ago, and it has helped enormously. Sometimes I have pain, but it is manageable I have occasional shooting nerve pain, but that too is much better. I recently had to cut way back on Lyrica for a few weeks because of finances. At that time, the pain returned. Now, I am back on a higher dose with positive results.
My only concern is that I never had a clear diagnosis for the pain, loss of sensation, etc. So is the Lyrica just masking a problem that I should be concerned about, or could it be healing an unidentified problem?
Thank you
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