Information and opinions on health from 8mdf88 at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/32882/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/32882/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/32882/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/32882/18609/lyrica-pain Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:17:00 -0500 8mdf88 I have used Lyrica for diabetic neuropathy for about a year, and have found it to be very helpful.  It controls pain very well.  It is not a drug to be taken lightly, as it does have (manageable) side effects.  For me, it produces not so much a sedation effect so much as a loss of focus.  At the 150 mg. level (twice per day) I am not drowsy, but if I stop and sit and lose concentration, I will sit without doing any work... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/32882/18609/lyrica-pain