Hi. I m so sorry to hear about your nerve pain. Let me see if I can point you in the right direction. Nerve pain that seems to go all over is commonly described by the term Fibromyalgia . That is probably the diagnosis that your doctor gave you when he/she prescribed the medication Lyrica. We don t have a perfect understanding of WHY these kinds of nerve pains happen and the drug is used basically to tone down the pain from those nerves with the problem. Other drugs like Gabapentin have been used to treat the same issue and it s up to your doctor to see if that is the right solution for you (ie switching the drug). Also there is a good amount of research that shows depression can either cause Fibromyalgia or make it worse. So you might want to talk to your doctor about that if you feel that fits your profile. Lastly, again there is quite a bit of research showing that regular exercise and weightloss can help combat Fibromyalgia. So if you think you might be able to put in a bit more exercise or need to lose a bit of weight, talk to your doctor and see about getting yourself on an exercise regime. That should help the pain as well. I hope this helps. Please feel free to contact me through HealthCareMagic for any other questions or follow-up