The Lyrica made me nutty and gave me some very bizarre spasms. To be honest it just scared me to death, so I went back to good old reliable Gabapentin. It definitely helps I DEFINITELY know when I haven't had it or miss a dose. Its the same with a friend of mine as well. I have been to a pain clinic where Fibro was an understood disorder, but it was a total joke. I got more out of the Physical Therapy than anything else and in the end I was absolutely pissed off about the bill, because I really did not have the money for the treatment in the first place. 3.5 grand down the drain!
I've got Ambien and it works about 50% of the time. It's like my brain is belligerent if it decides to be up for 36 hours then I'm up 36 hours no matter what I take to help me sleep. I actually get just as good results from Tylenol PM and let's face it that is a hell of a lot cheaper than the Ambien is.
I keep a journal every day to track my pain- where I hurt, how much I hurt on a scale of 1-10, any medications I am on and when they change even if it is just an increase in one I already take. The journal also allows me a place to yell, scream, complain, and say all sorts of nasty unpleasant things. It is a small thing you can do for your sanity and to help you recall what "therapies" you have tried and most importantly how your body responded to them. I look for patterns in it as well and report them to my doc.
Honestly it seems to me that you are already very unsure about attending this clinic. Have they sent you any information about exactly what services they provide for the amount of money you are about to fork over? Do they have former patients you can contact for feedback? Generally I am much more careful these days about coughing up any kind of serious money for treatments unless I can get a specific idea of what it is I am paying for. Would they allow you to tour their facility and observe some "programs' or "treatments" in progress. If not then I'd tell em to take a hike- just my personal experience talking here, but you are the consumer you pay them ; they are the provider and if they don't provide anything helpful to you then they aren't worth the money. They should be willing to have a counseling session with you up front and be able to outline a treatment plan. If they can't do that then they really aren't worth the money!.