This is from the www.lryica.com website

Lyrica is not actually a new medication but new for fibro.  It helps about 80% of the people who have tried it :)

About LYRICA

LYRICA (LEER-i-kah) is an effective medicine. It can offer relief to many people who have been found to have Diabetic Nerve Pain or Pain after Shingles (SHIN-gulls).

LYRICA was designed just to treat the burning, stabbing, shooting symptoms of nerve pain caused by diabetes or shingles. When taken as directed, LYRICA can give you pain relief you can count on as soon as 1 week after you start taking it. Common pain medicines like aspirin may not work very well for this kind of pain. Talk to your doctor. Together, you can decide if LYRICA is right for you.

How LYRICA Works

LYRICA was designed specifically to treat 2 of the most common types of nerve pain. LYRICA works within your body to calm the damaged nerves that cause pain. It can reduce the stabbing, burning, and shooting symptoms of Diabetic Nerve Pain or Pain after Shingles.

LYRICA Takes Aim at the Source of Pain

LYRICA was designed to treat your specific kind of pain. LYRICA works by reducing the number of “extra�?electrical signals that are sent out from damaged nerves in your body. By calming the extra electrical signals in your nerves, LYRICA can help you become more comfortable. That’s why LYRICA is able to give many people relief.