Neurontin is less expensive in most drug plans and some drug plans require you to have been tried on the
Neurontin prior to being prescribed the
Lyrica. I have had patients who could not tolerate the
Lyrica but could the Neurotin and vice versa. They are both good medications but the benefit of Lyrica is that although the side-effects of the drugs are the same, the Lyrica side effects are in general 1/3 to 1/2 of the Neurontin, which is the main prescribing point of this medication.