Drug Ratings for LYRICAAverage Rating: 2.8 (1078 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 2 | neuropoyhy | M | 50 | 2 days | 8/16/2006 | 4 | Neuropathic pain | Drowsiness | Has made pain more tolerable | M | 57 | 4 months | 8/26/2006 | 2 | neuropathy, back pain | tiredness, loss of balance, stumbling, stomach pain | Helped nerve pain but afraid to quit taking it. | F | 61 | 2 months | 8/29/2006 | 3 | diabetic peripheral neuropathy | fatigue, light headedness, loss of balance | Helped with the peripheral neuropathy pain but still have chest pain due to neuropathy. I don't really want ot increase the dosage though. | F | 39 | 3 months | 8/30/2006 | 2 | neuropathy | chest pain, difficulty breathing,difficulty urinating,feel drugged when first start taking,peeling skin on fingers,raised itchy small blisters | This drug worked wonders on my pain, but caused other side effects that made my doctor think I was having heart or pulmonary failure-cost me alot of money in tests-have to now live with the pain | F | 39 | 3 months | 9/1/2006 | 4 | Burning nerve pain in face | The most noticeable side effect was some slight dizziness that comes on quickly for no apparent reason. I can be standing or sitting when it happens. Sometimes it lasts for hours, yet other times it's short-lived. The severity varies as well. | It's been great for the nerve pain I have in my face from surgery I had years ago due to a tumor on my facial nerve. | F | 55 | 3 months | 9/6/2006 | 3 | neuropathic pain from injury | Difficulty urinating, muscle twitching at night, difficulty sleeping, constipation | Doctor started me on 50 mg and wants me to work up to 200 mg. At 100 mg the side affects became pronounced and had to drop back down to 50 mg. At 100 mg I noticed a big help with the pain, but I don t know if I can handle the side affects. I m going to try the 100 mg again in about 3 days and if the side affects come back, I m going to go off of it. | M | 59 | 1 months | 9/6/2006 | 3 | migraine headaches, fibromyalgia | fluid retention, peripheral edema, skin peeling, heels cracking, side pain, tingling in hands | migraines reduced from daily or every other day to about twice weekly or less. no change in fibromyalgia. unsure if I will continue due to side effects. dosage: 50mg in am and 75 at night | F | 55 | 2 months | 9/18/2006 | 5 | shingles pain | Dizziness, edema in face, some "spaciness." Decrease in sex drive. | Very effective at relieving the excruciating pain of shingles (which had affected the maxillary nerve in my face). This drug helped when others did not (such as narcotics) and has made it possible for me to function OK while recovering from this painful ailment. Some side effects, but not so bad that I would stop taking it. Highly recommended. | F | 45 | 22 days | 9/19/2006 | 1 | pudental nerve pain after surgery | After taking it the first time, woke up 3 hours later with palpitations and felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. My heart was on full speed. The next morning my chest actually hurt. I would never take it again. | F | 58 | 1 days | 9/23/2006 | 2 | Trigeminal Neuralgia | Increasing amounts of drowsiness to the point I don't feel able to function; some intermittant dizziness; dry mouth | Has not stopped the facial pain from the trigeminal neuralgia; in fact, the longer I have been on the current level (150mg, 2x day) the more active the nerve pain has been | F | 37 | 30 days | 9/27/2006 | 2 | Trigeminal Neuralgia | Increasing amounts of drowsiness to the point I don't feel able to function; some intermittant dizziness; dry mouth | Has not stopped the facial pain from the trigeminal neuralgia; in fact, the longer I have been on the current level (150mg) the more active the nerve pain has been | F | 37 | 30 days | 9/27/2006 | 1 | Neuropathic Pain | extreme fatigue,vision problems (photosensitivity so bad had to wear sunglasses inside), foot and hand swelling, food would not go down esophagus so refluxed during night, could not eat nor drink because of chest pain and dysphagia, confusion, MORE pain. Upon discontinuing this and another drug for neuropathic pain, confusion is gone, fatigue is gone, extra pain that never was there before was gone, can eat and drink, no dysphagia or reflux. BAD BAD BAD DRUG | M | 36 | 30 days | 10/3/2006 | 2 | Fibromyalgia pain | After two weeks on lyrica I have been experiencing dizziness, increased pain, dry mouth and problems with short term memory. | I have called my doctor and am waiting to see what to do about these side effects. | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 10/11/2006 | 3 | Migraine Preventative | Extreme fatigue; decrease in appetite and gain in weight; cognitive impairment (know what I want to say, but can't verbalize); dizziness; insomnia if missed dose | I have been on 225 mg/daily for about 90 days; migraines have been reduced, but can't stand the side effects; daily activities have been difficult to carry out while on this medication; will discontinue | F | 27 | 90 days | 11/1/2006 | 3 | shingles (a very severe episode) | I was on a large dose (200 mg per day) right after my shingles started to clear up. I had an episode of sudden, all consuming pain in my face and head. The large dose however, made me unable to drive the most of two months because of sleepiness. Then my doctor reduced the dose to 100 mg per day. I'm still on it, but I'm going to request we take me off because other side effects have become more of a problem than the drowsiness. I'm having trouble with tremors in my hands and dropping things. When I try to dress, my legs jump around all over the place and makes it twice as hard to dress. My knees feel weak and I feel afraid of collapsing. Its getting harder and harder to walk very far because I can't catch my breath. Sometimes when I'm typing, my fingers and hands jump around so bad, it takes twice as long to type anything. | One reason for the dramatic side effects has been the fact that I already take many other CNS (central nervous system) medications that can also cause twitching, sedation, etc. I was already taking up to the limit to where these kinds of symptoms would begin to occur. When you add meds that intensify those symptoms, then hopefully you can go off them. The other CNS drugs I take already, I don't dare go off them because they are very necessary. I'm calling my doctor tomorrow. I should have called a lot sooner. The symptoms have become a very bad problem. | F | 54 | 4 months | 11/5/2006 | 5 | 30-years daily constant headaches | slight drowsiness first week | After 30 years of no life with daily, constant headaches of no origin and trying every drug and treatment known to man, I finally found relief with time-released morphine (Avinza). Within 2 weeks on Lyrica I went from 240 mg/day to 90. I'm now at 30 mg and will be off in a couple days. Must be the Lyrica. Thank you God and thank you Pfizer. I've never thanked a drug company before, but am trying to track down a real person there to tell them | F | 49 | 40 days | 11/12/2006 | 1 | back pain & other constant pain | like "out of body" uncomfortable feelings, could not drive or concentrate, increased pain & some chest pain, numbing & tingling in fingers with stiffness & arthritic-like symptoms also some uncontrollable shaking, saddened & more miserable, crawling out of my skin, irratable, had to stay home - loss of income - so far - not good | had to increase pain meds & take more xanax; i could not even finish or take the 50mg dose as asked to try. i was told if you can get past the 1st 2 weeks side effects it will get better. I still plan to take when I can & try to do the increase in dose but I am very much off schedule. I am trying to have faith that it may work if I can get past & endure these side effects - it just might help with the constant pain. I do NOT want back surgery & I know I have other problems with my body despite my active job which I love & will be crushed if I cannot continue. I am not overweight but maybe suffer from other yet diagnosed problems, tried neurontin in the past which did not work & had more side effects as I recall | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 11/12/2006 | 5 | meralgia paresthetica | tiredness | tryed a whole bunch of different medications for my neuralgia and all of them had very undesirable side effects...this drug not only had very little side effects, it made it so i no longer need medication for this reason | F | 29 | 2 months | 11/14/2006 | 3 | Fibromyalgia, backpain, vulvodynia | Spaced out, cognitive impairment (demented feeling). Might cause decreased sexdrive and inability to feel sensations. | At first it was like a miracle cure. I took 75 mg and felt lighter, happier and in less pain. The inability to think did bother me though. Though the effect has decreased,I've been using 25-75 mg at night and I believe I sleep better as there's less pressure in the body. The strength of the side effect varies from day to day. The doctors are surprised that Lyrica has an effect on me. I believe I have a stressed out nervous system, hence neuropathic pain, but I don't get much understanding from the docs. | F | 40 | 11 months | 11/14/2006 | 5 | Trigeminal neuralgia | none | very effective for tn pain | F | 50 | 3 months | 12/6/2006 | 1 | Neuropathy | Felt "wired" as if I was on speed. Insomnia, spaced out feeling as if I had taken a cold medicine. | The side effects are not worth the possible relief for me. | F | 53 | 1 weeks | 12/6/2006 | 2 | fibromyalgia | clumsiness, lightheadedness, uncontrollable muscle twitching in the face | dosage was 50mg 3x/day. Medicine worked great to control the neuralgia pain from fibromyalgia - felt like a new person! until the facial twitching started and has been going on for 4 days. Decided to stop, and the pain from the fibro came back worse than when starting. Took more medicine to control the pain, and am now starting to taper off slowly. Muscle twitching stopped when I quit for a little while, but started up again once I took another dose. Dr. said to go off slowly, and that this is not the medicine for me. | F | 50 | 7 days | 12/11/2006 | 4 | Peripheral neuropathy | Some drowsiness and dizziness when initiated and when dosage was stepped up. However, the body seems to adjust pretty quickly to the medicine, and within a day or two these side effects went away. | Taking 150 mg 2x a day. My peripheral neuropathy ("PN") has improved markedly, although because it is quinolone antibiotic- induced, some of the PN improvement may be due to natural healing. Nonetheless, for anyone suffering from PN, I would recommend this medication and can say that one month into it I have not experienced any meaningful side effects. | M | 30 | 35 days | 12/12/2006 | 4 | Peripheral Neuropathy | None after the first day, but I was weaning off of Gabapentin and replacing it with Lyrica | Gabapentin for 6+ years and effectiveness wore off. Replaced with Lyrica and has helped my PN greatly. Pain scale with no meds 8-9. With Gabapentin after 6+ years 7-9, with Lyrica 2-4 with spikes to 6. | M | 62 | 18 months | 12/16/2006 | 3 | Pinched nerve on the neck | Dizziness, and extreme fatigue, lessened sex drive, headaches. | Helped a lot with nerve pain, numbness going down the arm. I also had migraine headaches possibly because of the pinched nerve. The headaches went away at 75mg twice/day, and I slept beautifully. Then the headaches came back and became worse when dosage was increased to 150 twice/day. Also, the drug is such a serious drug it makes me very worried to take anything else with it such as cold medicine and vitamins. | F | 33 | 30 days | 12/16/2006 | 3 | trigeminal neuralgia | little spaced out, tired, dry mouth | seems to have lessened pain | F | 47 | 8 days | 12/20/2006 | 4 | neuropathic pin | worse side effect is way too frequent bowel movements , gassy, need to have bowel movement more than 5 times a day, i tried lomotil to slow down the bowels, worked somewhat, amitriptyline at 10mg constipates me enough to make bowels mangable. | M | 52 | 2 months | 12/26/2006 | 3 | migraine prophylaxis, fibromyalgia | peeling skin on hands and feet, nasal stuffiness,peripheral edema, ?nail fungus developed during 5 months Ive been on it. cannot tolerate more than 50 mg a day | migraines decreased from daily or every other day to approximately every 3 to 4 days. fibromyalgia has not improved and is actually worse in the mornings. | F | 56 | 5 months | 12/30/2006 | 2 | nerve dammage | spaced out, heart burn, kind of like taking vicodin for the first time and that feeling lasting for awhile. | M | 35 | 4 days | 12/30/2006 | 3 | To prevent migraines | Swelling in my fingers/hands. Headache and dizziness until my body adjusted to this med. | I was unable to go around loud noises of any type and the Lyrica has helped with this problem, but I still get migraines from other causes. | F | 49 | 1 months | 1/2/2007 | 5 | peripheral neuropathy | M | 62 | 10 days | 1/6/2007 | 3 | TMD | Vomiting, diarrhea, dizzy, headache. | F | 41 | 4 weeks | 1/15/2007 | 2 | neuropathy | | 1/18/2007 | 4 | Fibromyalgia Pain | Severe loss of short-term memory and occasional major tremors. | M | 20 | 2 months | 1/29/2007 | 5 | back pain, neuropathy | I had a disk pressing on the S1 nerve root and had pain all the way down my leg. After 1 wk taking 75 mg twice a day, the pain didn't go all the way to my foot abd stopped above the knee. After two weeks on it, no pain at all down my leg! Still pain at the disk area a little and I'm doing PT. So it has definitely helped. I was completely loopy/chatty the first 2 wks on it and that finally got better. I'm still more talkative than usual and am having a little trouble at work with concentration and short term memory but I had some of that before. ; ) | I'm going to talk to my doc at next appt about side effects, but I plan to keep taking it because I couldn't work and was taking narcotics for pain before Lyrica so I'm willing to try to deal with the side effects of it. I'm trying to put off a full lumbar fusion. | F | 40 | 4 weeks | 2/9/2007 | 2 | fibromyalgia and neuropathy | dizziness, severe headache, head felt strange, muscle shaking and twitching, swelling of hands and feet and eye area, extreme mood changes, so tired could barely function. | I was taking only 50mcg once a day,it did help with the neuropathy in my feet but I stopped, couldn't handle the side effects. Dr. lowered my dose to 25. Tried it for 2 weeks, had to stop. I have severe pain and was told the side effects would go away sooner or later. I almost lost my job because of this drugs effects. So its not for me. | F | 42 | 4 months | 2/17/2007 | 4 | Seziures | I am taking a large dose - 300mg day and night (total 600mg daily) - I went up 150mg every 2 weeks to my current dose. The side effects took some time to taper off. They included feeling 'stoned', loss of concentration, constipation, ocassional headaches (not sure if this was from meds or allergies), weight gain, and short term memory loss. The majority of these side effects went away within a week of each change in dosage. The main ones that still bother me are weight gain, a slight 'buzz' feeling that lessens during the day, and the memory loss. | I have only had 3 seizures (partial onset is what I was disagnosed with) and since most of the medication has been taken during the period of when I am in 'season', I have been very pleased. I have more than halved my seizures that I normally have during the same time frame. The only thing I have had to do was cut back on my coffee - the drug enhances the caffine. | M | 42 | 6 months | 2/19/2007 | 3 | trigeminal neuralga | none | I started at 75mg 2x a day and it worked for about 6 months. I have now doubled the doseage but the pain will not disappear. | M | 53 | 12 days | 2/20/2007 | 5 | Hemaplegic Migraines and joint pain | Chatty and dizzy at first. It has passed.Some dizziness right after I take the meds., but it passes when I keep myself busy. | I have been in pain from severe hemaplegic migraines (affects the entire left side of my body like a stroke) and Hep C which causes severe joint pain. Within a couple of days I feel better than I have in 20 years. I am not totaly pain free, but it is at a tolerable level. I am going back to work! | F | 44 | 90 days | 2/26/2007 | 3 | peripheral neuropathy-cervical | Was prescribed 3x75mg per day for moderate to severe pain from compressed nerves c4-c7, post-fusion c5-c7, radicular neuropathy in left shoulder/arm/hand. This drug immediately relieved the pain from compressed/damaged nerve roots c6-c7 but caused extreme confusion in morning and fuddled-ness all day for first 2 weeks. Was only able to tolerate 75 mg/day at first, then raised it to 2x75. This caused peripheral edema, sore lower legs and feet, constipation, and possibly sad mood and loss of libido. Have tried up to 3x75mg to relieve pain which at time "swamps" pain-relief from this drug + percocet + valium. From the beginning, seem to have developed asthma and shortness of breath. Didn't suspect Lyrica's role until noticed chest pain and severe shortness of breath at 3x75mg per day. Have decided to taper off and quit, as the breathing problems are serious enough to where my pain doctor wants me to see a pulmonary doctor. | My body appears not to tolerate Lyrica at doses above 75mg per day, main problem shortness of breath. Also, pain relief not enough to allow me to cut back on percocet and valium. I suspect Lyrica in greater doses (150 to 225mg/day) may even be aggravating pain. Finally, the relief of pain seemed to drop off after the morning confusion went away. This may be a wonderful medicine for some but for me the pain relief was not enough to justify putting up with the side effects. | F | 52 | 1 years | 3/4/2007 | 3 | nerve pain | hair loss, some sleepiness, some euphoria | the hair loss caused me to discontiue using this drug. My hair grew back when I stopped. | F | 66 | 2 months | 3/10/2007 | 3 | cervogenic headaches, nerve pain | Spacey and/or trembling/shakey feeling initially as each dose was administered - this went away after 3+ days. Slight weight gain (5-10 lbs). Appears to be positively effecting the pain. It is not eliminated, but reduced somewhat. NOTE: HAIR LOSS. Significant increase in "normal" daily hair loss, noted 50-75+ complete hairs shed from combing both AM & PM. *Also take Topamax which is know for this side effect (Lyrica has limited history) I believe it is the recent addition of Lyrica with the Topamax that has caused this reaction. As usual, Drs. are not listening ..... If anyone has info please e-mail. | Do not let the initial side effects throw you. Each time I increased the dose I had the same effects, they went away after 2-4 days. The only lasting problem I have now is the hair loss - I am waiting to see if it will resolve itself and/or if my hair growth will keep up before discontinuing becuase of the positive pain control. If this drug helps to control your pain with out LASTING side effects, give it a shot. | F | 48 | 60 days | 3/25/2007 | 3 | insomnia/anxiety | mild hair loss, appetite increase, mild weight gain (4 lbs in one month), fatigue during day | I took 25 mg for 2 weeks then increased to 75 mg, which was too high. 50 mg worked best for me. [I don't know how anyone could tolerate 200mg, but it's different for everyone.] This drug was fabulous for my sleep, but being tired and lethargic during the day was intolerable. Otherwise I would have continued this drug. I was not happy about the hair falling out, but that may have stopped after longer trial period of taking this drug. I wish people posting here would say what their dose was - this makes a HUGE difference in what side effects you get! ...There's a big difference between 1 beer and 4 beers! ;) | F | 42 | 35 days | 3/26/2007 | 1 | Neuropathic pain | Severe hair loss, weight gain, swelling, muscle twitches, blurred vision, skin sores. | After stopping Lyrica (8 months ago), my hair has still not grown back and I am still shedding several strands every time I wash or brush it. I have lost about 75% of it. My neurologist has report this to Pfizer. Neuropathic pain in in left arm and hand from lesion in C4-C5 area of spinal cord. Lesion is gone, but left scar tissue on a nerve. | F | 54 | 3 months | 4/2/2007 | 2 | Trigeminal Neuralgia | at the beginning I suffered slight blurred vision, loss in cordination, and numbness to finger tips. As the dosage increased pain increased. | No longer taking Lyrica and the pain seems to have greatly improved. | F | 31 | 6 months | 4/9/2007 | 2 | neuropathic pain c6-c7 | I was down to 75 mg/day, which relieved some of the pain from squashed nerve root c6-c7. Bad asthma, fluid in ear, bronchitis led me to try quitting Lyrica altogether. Also, constipation, peripheral edema, weight gain, and horrible shingles-like aquagenic pruritis in humid weather, as well as recent episodes of sadness and depersonalization. | Wasn't sure if Lyrica was causing asthma, but quitting it did get rid of all edema, weight gain, and pruritis. Have been off it for 2 weeks, still have occasional spells of weird feeling (depersonalization) and some asthma, though much less. Hating quitting, because now pain wakes me in middle of night from cervical nerve roots, but the side effects are SERIOUS. I don't think they are worth the amount of relief I got for pain. This is a somewhat scary drug. | F | 52 | 1 years | 4/9/2007 | 1 | chronic back pain | Like cotton in my head , eyes very dry (impossible to cry) , even normal noises seem very high , headache , speech disorder. | In my case , only side effects and more pain.Now I still have Durogesic patches. | F | 39 | 32 days | 4/9/2007 | 3 | radiculopathy | difficulty concentrating; weight gain | Took 225 mg at night (cannot take during day due to sleepiness). Weight gain was 8 pounds in 7 weeks (I felt hungrier and ate more; no obvious fluid retention).Neurologist decreased dosage to 75 mg. and added Topamax 50 mg. which is causing appetite suppression and helping marginally with pain relief. With more pain, he tells me to take extra 75 mg of Lyrica. I'm worried about my brain long term on this drug. | F | 54 | 4 months | 4/11/2007 | 1 | Peripheral neuropathy | On 50 mgm bedtime, initially: Overdrugged next day, hangover, fatigue, no energy, diminished thinking, afraid to drive car, dysphoria (general overall feeling that mind and body are impaired), difficulty starting urination, constipation. Decreased dose to 40 then 25, same side effects. | I quit the drug myself after 18 days. There was noticeable pain relief on 50 mgm, but none on 25 mgm. The side effects are so bad that they outweigh any benefits. Even after I discontinued the drug, it took 4 full days to feel right again, even with tapering. Do not take this or similar drug unless you are prepared to pay a heavy price in side effects. | M | 60 | 18 days | 4/13/2007 | 5 | Nerve Transduction Issues | No | Has worked well. | M | 38 | 9 months | 4/27/2007 | 3 | M | 13 | | 4/27/2007 | 4 | face pressure | none | F | 66 | 1 years | 5/11/2007 | 3 | chronic back pain | feeling tired dry mouth but on very high dose 450mg so side effects are worth gain | having had to constantly take painkillers i found lyrica has really helped with pain relief. i feel it also helps with anxiety | F | 32 | 90 days | 5/16/2007 | 2 | Orchialgia (Testicular Pain) | Waking up tired, Droopy eyes, Feeling “high / stoned”, Diarrhea, Mental Confusion, weakness. | I still have pain but I think its taken the edge off it. The effects are noticable at work and I'm going to ask to be taken off it and will opt for surgery. | M | 48 | 20 days | 5/20/2007 | 1 | Bylateral Hernia -Post Surgery Pain | Exhaustion in the morning, very "high" sensation during the day, trouble talking, trembling and twitching of hands, swaying of body. Did not help with pain. | Embarrassed at work. Stopped after 7 days. I am surprised this medication is approved by the FDA and prescribed by MDs. A very scary medicine rather than a medicinal help. Probably will be compared to the "tonics" of the 19th century some day; BAD! | M | 42 | 7 days | 5/24/2007 | 3 | lower back pain | Weird "out of body" feeling, slight loss of balance, and altered emotional state (more irritable, moodier). Also did notice the increase in appetite; felt like I was constantly hungry. | Took it for about two months, 50 mg twice daily. The pain relief was never dramatic, but it did seem to provide some modification to pain. Decided to step down from the drug because it seemed to lose effectiveness, and don't want to keep increasing dose to get relief due to side effects. Thankfully, no weight gain, blurred vision, or other issues. Do be warned that coming off this drug leads to a headache and nausea feelings. Noticed that with Gabapentin; may be common with nerve pain drugs. | M | 42 | 60 days | 5/26/2007 | 4 | cervicogenic muscle spasm | Enabled sleep. Some swelling of fingers but not very bad. | I quit this drug at 75mg a day, because it aggravated a skin condition I've always had: aquagenic urticaria/pruritis, caused bloating and I thought it also caused depersonalization episodes. I went back on 30-40mg (roughly 1/2 of a 75mg capsule each night) and it is enough to help with pain from scarred nerves, allows me to sleep, actually lessens pain from aquagenic pruritis, and let me cut back on narcotic pain killers a little bit. I now have mininal peripheral edema, and no depersonalization. So, if you had bad results at one dose, you might want to try again in a while at a lower dose. This drug's side effects can go from one extreme to another depending on dosage. If you have neuropathic pain from scarred nerves it can be a real help. | F | 52 | 2 weeks | 6/8/2007 | 2 | fibromyalgia | increased muscle weakness, dizziness and increased parathesias in arms, hands, legs and feet | F | 3 months | 6/11/2007 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | The doctor started me on 25mg twice a day,for one week, then 50mg twice a day for one week,now I just started with 100mg twice a day until I see him in a couple of weeks. So far so good! | Most of my nerve pain has diminished while taking this drug, My feet and hands barely hurt while taking this drug. Yeah!!!! Other parts of my body also seem to feel better. It's only been 3 1/2 weeks, but I am impressed with this drug. I have read the other comments and I wish all of you could feel as good as me. | F | 56 | 22 days | 6/22/2007 |