I have recently read that Effexor (venlafaxine/generic) is being used more and more for chronic nerve pain
versus the anti-seizure meds like
gabapentin and lyrica because it helps with pain and spares the memory.
My prayer for you, Miss Pattie, is that once your opiate receptors are free for awhile and heal...that the pain will lessen (after initally rebounding) and the Effexor and Pregabalin you are taking will bring you some much longed for relief.