Which pill is better for someone suffering neuropathy? Gabapentin or Lyrica?

I've tried both gabapentin and pregabalin. I found the Lyrica brand better than generic even though they say is same active ingredient. Anyway, Lyrica gives me a sense of happiness as well as pain killer for post herpetic neuralgia. The neurontin nor generic gabapentin didn't make me feel relaxed like the Lyrica does. And yes, weight gain

The best medication for you is the one that works best for YOU. Everyone responds differently to a medication and has unique and individual needs that affect the efficacy of a drug.. Some experimentation is normal when determining your course of treatment.
You and your doctor will determine which of these drugs to use.
Wildcat

Lyrica is way better for me

Lyrica. Generic gab spent in did not work for me. Caveat: you will gain weight like crazy on Lyrica. I can’t address that issue with gab spent in but I’d bet it does the same thing.

I have been suffering from peripheral neuropathy for years and have tried lyrica, gabapentin, narcotics, etc... Metanx (or EB-N5) helped a little, they are prescription foods not drugs with little to no side effects. I am now in the process of doing CET. I am only one week in so I cannot say if it is effective yet or not, but everything I have read thus far is positive with no negative side effects.

Lyrica didn't cut my nerve pain in fact it caused me pain (unsure if the dose H was too low). M now on gabapentin at 3200 mg per day. It makes me lose balance and fall, I have had diarrhea and bowel incontinence for two months now, and my toenails are so thick it's like I'm a bear!But anything is better than a horrible nerve pain I was suffering. As far as I know there is not much I asked for nerve pain.

They each have different factors what they are good for talk to your doctor 1St very important I just started gabapentin 1 week ago but I have lyrica too not sure which one to take

I like the gabapentin , I have a 100% nerve damage all over my body. It helps me control it . The lyrics made me have mind lapses . I would forget driving places or walking into a room. I felt that was very unsafe for me .

I was on amitriptyline for years and it helped quite a bit.{it’s inexpensive and less side effects) The last 2 years I cleaned up my diet by eating whole organic foods and lost some weight. I weaned myself off all meds and feel so much better. Clean up your diet, lose weight (if you are overweight) exercise daily, get proper sleep and manage your stress. A spiritual component of meditation, prayer is crucial too. Our bodies were created to self heal but we have to take care of them properly. We have been conned by the pharmaceutical companies and I’m done. Drugs lead to terrible side effects which result in Alzheimer’s, heart disease and cancer down the road. Don’t fall for the drug con!

After taking Lyrica and Gabapentin, I’m still not sure if I’d recommend one over the other. We all have our own form of Neuropathy, I may have more or less pain than someone else. Both cause many side effects. So my advise is try both.

Gabapentin is what I take now... 3600mg a day... it is the only one that I can handle the side effects... dizzy/unbalanced/drowsy
Cymbalta made me very sick...
Lyrica was unbearable...
gabapentin works but I still have flare ups in my feet and hands and sometimes I can barely walk from the pain while I am on it...
I have been searching for a solution to not be able to take any of these, but the thought of being in more discomfort keeps me on the gabeeeez

I take gabapentin. But, what I have found that works better than drugs is diet. I have removed dairy, gluten and many other food items. I consume only organic. Then I just started eliminating food items until I found that the pain has substantially lessened. If I eat the wrong thing, I do pay for it with pain. The diet has not completely stopped the pain of neuropathy, but it has substantially lowered it. Give it a try, it is a cheap and easy.
Good luck, Linda

I have neuropathy pain in my feet. I asked my doctor to try Lyrica. The insurance company said try gabapentin. It just made me sleepy. I then tried Lyrica which made me sleepy and fat. Neither helped me with the pain so I'm back on narcotics. I'm in a study at Mayo testing a scrambler unit. It helped. I'm ready to start cutting back on the narcotics. The scrambler didn't cure the pain but seems to make it less severe and for shorter periods.

Everyone's experience on these two medications will be different depending on dose, drug interactions, their own biology, and reason they are in them. That being said, mine was for severe nerve pain in my neck after all other treatments and meds did not help. For me, 400 mg 3 times a day of gabapentin did not phase it... But Lyrica's side effects after a year of use at 75 mg twice daily.. of worsening depression with suicidal ideations was enough to get me off of it. But now, I'm back on gabapentin at 400 mg at bedtime..for problems that I think the Lyrica caused. (My skin is very hypersensitive to just my clothes as they feel like fiberglass not due to anything we can find) AND..I cannot believe I was ever able to tolerate as much gabapentin as I did before. It makes me very sleepy just at that dose. Thus, I can see why it can affect memory and speech with some people. Good luck! I do not endorse Lyrica.. too many risks for ME!

Lyrica doesn't do much for me... gab. helps with sleep... makes me drowsy in the day... I have brain fog and forget words anyway so is just the same for me ... doesn't do much for pain but stops rls and seizures which for me is great.