I began taking lyrica aside my mild narcotic for trigeminal neuralgia. It made me sleepy.

One thing I noticed...It helped the nerve like pain shooting down my arm from neck (from a wreck a few years ago where I had untreated whiplash presumably - which was a mild discomfort), but it hasn't touched the facial pain. I don't want to increase it because I'm the guardian of my 3 1/2 yr. old nephew and can't afford sleepiness (can't sleep while he's awake, and don't want to be hateful because I'm sleepy and can't sleep).

Suggestions? Also, can you tell me about this drug so that I'll understand it? I have to admit that I quit taking it because well, meds scare me due to a period of time when I was overmedicated for 2 1/2 years by a p'doc for a disorder I didn't even have! I complained of feeling badly and he'd just increase dosages, etc. I was young, desperate and thought doctors weren't to be quesioned...that's another post.

Thank you so much!

KD