LYRICA Reviews (PREGABALIN)Average Rating: 2.6 (1463 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LYRICA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | to get high | Feel great | F | 1 days 275 | 2/22/2015 | 4 | Aching feet, nerve | 1X day | 3/21/2015 | 4 | Bulge on my lower spine | Coming off the lyrica has been the worst part. Im off it completely now over a week. I lowered my dose over 6 weeks. Im feeling very anxious since coming off it completely. Im feeling really low and feel my personality is altered at the moment. Hoping this will go away soon!! It worked really well while I was taking it. It did make me feel very tired and sedated for the first month. I wouldn't reccommend people driving at the start of taking this med until their body has adjusted to it. | I dont think we have much options for drugs that help trapped nerves on our spine etc. Lyrica is really good for stopping the pain and giving us a normal life style. The downside is the side effects coming off this drug though!! It cured my back and I avoided an operation. | F | 6 months 25mg 3X day | 7/17/2012 | 4 | | 10/8/2008 | 4 | RLS Restless Leg Syndrome | Dizziness, out of it, couldn't think of certain words...migraines at 50mg per night. | Took 75mg for 5 nights and experienced extreme dizziness and walking around like I a space cadet...really out of it......off balance etc. It works great for RLS but not sure I can continue with it..because of then other side effects. I have had 1 50mg capsule and had a terrible migraine with neck pain all day, could not go to work. Not sure whether to continue or not.... | F | 6 days | 12/5/2007 | 4 | Fybromyalgia | Blurred vision, headache, some confusion | I have been taking 50mg. twice a day for about 3 weeks. Noticed immediate pain relief but the side effects are bothersome. Anything higher than 50mg.(for me)made me feel like I was on another planet.I also feel hungry most of the time and do NOT want to gain any weight.My PMP says to give it a real chance and I will. I have also noticed a lessening of the anxiety some FMS patients have-I still have to take Lunesta at night to sleep. Any pain relief from FMS is a blessing so we'll see. | F | 3 weeks | 1/1/2008 | 4 | small fiber neuropathy | M | | 3/21/2008 | 3 | nerve | very expensive even with insurance | M | 200 days | 11/15/2008 | 3 | Fibromyalgia | Dizziness, brain fog, mood swings, crying for no reason, irritability, sleepyness. | This drug *worked* for my Fibro pain. After one week at 150mg per day the pain was nearly gone. After another week at 300mg per day there was no pain. Unfortunately, the side effects were awful. I felt high all the time, I couldn't remember anything - I was constantly searching for the right words. The brain fog was even worse than my fibro fog. When the mood swings kicked in, I had to call my rheumatologist and ask to be put on something different. In short: It works, but the side effects aren't worth it. | F | 1 months | 9/3/2009 | 3 | Prescribed Lyrica initially for anxiety. Developed undiagnosed viral infection leaving me with extreme skin sensitivity and persistent sharp stabbing pain. Started with 50 mg 3x a day 4 days ago . Within 2 hours of taking 50 mg pain had subsided to a manageable level. This is where things start to get weird. I immediatly started to feel depressed and confused with thoughts racing at times. I'm not sure if this correlates at all but I'm experiencing flu like symptoms that have not subsided. I've increased my dosage to 200 mg total and am starting to notice hand tremors. The verdict is not out yet for me but I'm impressed with the theraputic effects. If side effects continue I may be forced to evaluate another medication. Good luck to all the people who live with chronic pain. | If anyone still suffering from a mystery virus and would like to chat, feel free to email | M | 4 days | 10/16/2008 | 2 | neuropathy | | 1/18/2007 | 2 | fibromyalgia | increased muscle weakness, dizziness and increased parathesias in arms, hands, legs and feet | F | 3 months | 6/11/2007 | 2 | Neuropathy | Compulsive gambling, tinnitus, nightmares, blurred vision, dry mouth and eyes, zombie like feeling, depression angry thinking...and more. Helps some with neuropathy but at what cost. This is not living.... | M | 0 days 50mg 1X day | 9/12/2023 | 1 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | brain bog, feeling intellectually impaired, forgetting words, extreme fatigue, lethargy, indecisiveness and no plan for life (absolutely out of character for me), feeling often dizzy and nauseous , very weird and vivid dreams (least concerning side effect of all). | I am far from being totally dismissive towards this drug. I do believe that it can be helpful. In fact, my panic attacks became less frequent and my anxiety was somewhat manageable. But there is a big BUT: I felt that this drug numbed me down so much, that I did not react to situations that gave me anxiety (which was the goal in a way), but at the same time numbed me down in any other area connected to my mind and my ablility for intellectual processing. I am a PhD students and I could not work on my thesis, because I couldnīt use my intellectual capacities as before. I also was not able to deal with my psychological issues in a proper way, because I was so numb. Psychotherapy had no effect on me. The best way I could describe the two years on this drug is as if I was driving a car with blurry windows. I felt as if I could go straight forward, because I kind of have an idea of the road ahead, but there is no conscious decision possible because I am not fully aware of anything. Maybe I am an extreme example, and other people have different experiences. But I want to share my experience because I hope it will help medical practitioners to prescribe this drug in a more cautious manner. I feel, that while taking this drug, I should have been informed about possible cognitive impairments and difficulties with completing tasks that need a full functioning mind. | F | 2 years 300 1X day | 7/12/2023 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Completely lost mymind and shot myself in the head | No one should ever take this drug | M | 3 weeks 150 mg | 5/16/2015 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Extreme fatigue. My legs feel like their going out from under me. Was diagnosed with Narcolepsy last week. Weight gain and edema in my legs. | F | 2 years | 11/4/2012 | 1 | Yes | 1 days | 4/24/2013 | 1 | 30+ years Fibro, + EXT skin sensiti | First the edema, then the sugar craving, weight gain; weakness; loss of memory, loss of consciousness.mind fog; now 9 months of vomiting with a horrible "bad egg" taste. | I too thought this med was a good one, until the day I started losing consciousness driving. For over a year I have not driven by myself unless I had not taken the Lyrica that day. Now I've been vomiting, sometimes with "flu-like" symptons, mostly without, for 9 mo. The weight gained in the beginning is now gone along with a lot more.. 30lbs more. I can't stand the skin sensitivity that sent me looking for relief, but I don't think I can live with this either. Losing consciousness without warning and falling into things is no fun either. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THIS OR NEED TO TAKE IT, DO SO WITH THE SMALLEST DOSE POSSIBLE. I believe this has caused the Vitamin D deficiency I have had for at least 6 months as well. And the weakness from it has me feeling as though I'm 76 instead of 56. However, I no longer suffer from the skin sensitivity, except when I can't keep anything down. Btw, Requip helps my "restless body" with no side effects. and is the more correct type of dr | F | 18 months | 9/15/2008 | 1 | N/A | My mom and stepdad were BOTH prescribed Lyrica by the same doctor. My stepdad quit, but my mom continued as she claimed to always be in pain. A year ago (after she began to take Lyrica) she began acting peculiar in manner and speech----to the point that my family and neigbors began suspecting early Alzheimers. She somehow (on her own)decreased her use of Lyrica and today seems fairly lucid and able to communicate and function in a safer manner. | I am very concerned about this drug and the way it is being prescribed to senior citizens who happen to have good insurance and typical pain complaints for the age group. | | 4/27/2009 | 1 | CRPS/RDS | Agression,anxiety, manic | I am posting this about my son, this medicine is bad. I always know when he is on it, he becomes a different person, agressive, angry, manic. I can not convince him that there is something wrong, he does not see it. | | 6/28/2009 |
LYRICA (PREGABALIN): This medication is used to treat pain caused by nerve damage due to diabetes, shingles (herpes zoster) infection, or spinal cord injury. This medication is also used to treat pain in people with fibromyalgia. It is also used with other medications to treat certain types of seizures (focal seizures). (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)