Chronic Pain
"After examining my MRI, my doctor diagnosed me with a herniated cervical disk where the hernia is pinching a nerve. I had an excruciating pain that shot through my left shoulder blade all the way down my arm. The pain is akin to being bashed on my upper arm several times with a baseball bat. Until my diagnosis I was laid up flat on my back in bed for about a week like in paralysis. My doctor prescribed a combination of Lyrica (pregabulin) and tramacet (tramadol). It has been a miracle for me. I&#039;ve been experimenting with the dosages. I&#039;m currently on extended release tramacet (100mg) and Lyrica (75mg) 4 times a day. I sometimes take an extra  tramacet IR (37mg) for breakthrough pain. This seems to be the bare minimum which works for me."