Hello! This is the first time I've posted in this forum; historically, I have posted in the Pain Management Forum. Anyway, I was prescribed Lyrica and have been taking it for about 3 weeks. Before I started taking the medication, I researched all of the (horrible) side effects but have not really experienced any yet at 75 mg. twice a day. If anyone has taken Lyrica and experienced side effects, did they usually begin shortly after you started to take the medication or did they take awhile to kick in? Also, I think I may need an additional dose in the afternoon because I have been getting break-through pain around that time; did anyone begin to experience side effects after increasing dosage who did not initially experience any? Lyrica has actually been working for me so far, which is miraculous after years of finding no relief, but I do not want to become overly excited quite yet. Thanks for your input!