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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Lower back fusion surgery | I'm no longer taking this medication. | F | 39 | 75mg 1X day | 3/12/2024 Patient History | 1 | Post surgical nerve pain | Vile addictive drug. Gained 50lbs. I was 130 going in, so 50 was alot. Expensive. $1200 a month without insurance. Have to taper down to prevent potential seizures. Addictive. 4 months of flu-like withdrawal symptoms each time I tapered down. Vomitting, shakes, sweats. Really great. Didn't help the pain as well as targeted nerve blocks that don't have horrific symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms worse than opioid withdrawal. Cognitive deficits while on it. Couldn't hold a fluent conversation. Knew what I wanted to say, couldn't form the words. Made massive mistakes at work. Appeared drunk at meetings not able to communicate fluently. Really "special" stuff being pushed here. | F | 46 | 4 months 150mg 1X day | 7/19/2023 | 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 | nerve compression pain | On the third morning, I woke up with TINNITUS. I immediately stopped taking it, but it's been seven months now. I think it's permanent, and it's hell. | F | 52 | 3 days 25 mg 1X day | 5/4/2023 | 1 | Occipital neuralgia | Like many others have said, legs feel like are on fire. Headaches, weight gain, blurred vision, constipation, irapid heartbeat, swelling on feet. Man the list goes on and on! Stopped taking this crap 1 week ago. Withdrawal is bad but I'm sticking to my guns. This poison is not worth trying, for anyone who is reading in this forum, trust me you don't want to take this nightmare of a drug. If I can save just 1 of you the burden of getting caught up on this shit, then my time hasn't been for a loss. Seems all nerve medications are just terrible period.............. | M | 50 | 0 months 100 MG 3 t 3X day | 4/7/2023 | 1 | Nerve pain | Bad balance, blurred vision, weight gain, confusion | Tapered off over one year after six failed attempts. Now have tardive dyskinesia, which appeared after year 4 of taking it, but I didn't realise it was Lyrica that caused it for so long. | F | 75 | 7 years 300mg 2X day | 3/6/2023 | 1 | Spinal fracture, severe sciatica | Insomnia, brain fog, forgetting words, dizziness, feeling easily angered (definitely not my usual self), suicidal thoughts, loss of appetite, constant fatigue, intense skin itch. | Staged withdrawal slowly over many weeks has been horrible due to ongoing chronic insomnia. Always been a good 8 hour sleeper and now lucky to get 4 hours broken sleep each night. I will NEVER take this medication again. | F | 70 | 5 months 75mg 1X day | 2/12/2023 | 1 | Sciatica and shoulder girdle pain | Brain fog, disassociation, low mood, hair loss, dry mouth, weight gain, elevated blood sugar, swollen hands and ankles, drowsiness, insomnia, blurred vision, dry eyes, tinnitus, dry skin on legs, Achilles tendon issues, weird feelings in body, itchy tingly skin, dental issues, upset stomach, weak nails, pain in hands and feet, visual disturbances, sinusitis, lack of concentration and motivation, itching, sore tongue | Have been tapering off for 3 years using water titration as can control and come off very slowly as had issues with normal tapering. Helped briefly. | F | 61 | 5 days 75mg and 1 2X day | 1/9/2023 | 1 | Fibromyalgia herniated disc | Forgetting words. Blurred vision. Zero concentration. Huge weight gain. Swollen ankles and legs | Helped at the beginning and helped me sleep at 25mg then increased to 50mg then 75mg each time effects wore off. At beginning of 75mg ankles and feet become swollen and painful . Quitting this drug | F | 68 | 6 days 75 2X day | 11/13/2022 | 1 | Occipital neuralgia | Loss of words, skin feels like it's burning, like a sunburn. Vision problems, headaches, shakiness. Like all others have said, this drug is poison! My father took this for many years, now he has dementia. | Anyone that says it worked well and had no side effects is lying! My advice to anyone considering trying this poison don't, you will surely regret it! I have been off this crap for 3 weeks, and I still feel the withdrawals. Best thing anyone can do is avoid this crap, and if you are taking it, get off it!!! | M | 49 | 0 months 100 MG 3X day | 9/19/2022 | 1 | Fibromyalgia, nerve pain | When you first start taking Lyrica it does help but it wears off. I believe it helps because if it is the side effects of taking the drug that helps eventually it stops working all together and then you're stuck with this long miserable agonizing withdrawal of reducing the dose gradually and being in torment. Mental and physical torment. You're actually worse than you ever started out being. Some of you out there will be tempted to try it and I'm just saying I swear to you it's a terrible drug. | F | 61 | 2 days 600 mg 3X day | 9/11/2022 | 1 | Occipital neuralgia | Headache, migraine, weight gain. Problems keeping my balance, vision Problems. Worse of all, my skin feels like it's on fire! | The withdrawal from this drug is terrible, I had an easier time getting off pain killers! How any health care professional could prescribe this poison is beyond words. If you are looking at this forum, and considering taking this you had better think twice. | 49 | 0 months 100 MG 3X day | 8/6/2022 | 1 | Anxiety | Burning of skin negative thoughts double or triple vision anxiety and panic weight loss muscle jerking blackouts insomnia constant nausea | Should be illegal | M | 33 | 0 months 200 2X day | 5/3/2022 | 1 | Nerve impinchment due to c6-7 herniated | Vision problems, lights, acquired astigmatism, blurred vision, headache, migraines | Vision problems, lights, acquired astigmatism, blurred vision, headache, migraines | M | 40 | 1 months 75 3X day | 3/14/2022 | 1 | Nerve Pain | BLACKOUT!!! | LYRICA ALMOST KILLED ME. I GOT LUCKY! On third evening after taking, I was lying in bed watching TV...THAT IS THE LAST THING I REMEMBER! The next thing I remember i waking myself up with intense moaning, and face down on my bedroom floor. I tried to get up several times and could not. FINALLY, i told myself I MUST GET UP, and did, but with excruciating pain, i was holding my left side of face. I made it the bathroom, and the left eye and side were already purple and black. God knows how long I was out. Like a fool, i went to bed, not really knowing yet I had actually also had a head injury. Woke up next morning with much difficulty getting out of bed. Went right to mt GP office to discuss the fall. well after 2 days of the run around getting PRE APPROVAL for a head CT, I went to the ER instead. Good thing I did...A head and neck CT showed a BROKEN NECK! I fractured the C3 bone....I must now wear a huge, uncomfortable collar for 2-3 months, 24/7! And I cannot take a fall without risk of losing my life. I too, would like a law suit...Anyone else please contact me. | F | 64 | 3 days 50 2X day | 2/26/2022 | 1 | Back / Nerve Pain | Dizziness , forgetting words , headaches that would wake me up through the night. I am still suffering from headaches 3 weeks after stopping and had episode of blurred vision in my left eye - had to attend Emergency Department. Also tingling in hands, feet , torso - everywhere- I had nerve pain in my back but when I started taking Lyrica the feelings started spreading through my body. | Approx stopped taking Lyrica 3 weeks ago but still getting all of the above side effects. | M | 51 | 14 days 25 mg 2X day | 1/24/2022 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | SEVERE DEPRESSION | No pain relief at all | F | 55 | 45 days 30 | 11/11/2021 | 1 | Hot feet | I feel so tired I could cry. I normally walk every day but now struggling to walk half the distance I used to. It I started on 25mg and it did nothing, then 50 mg, nothing .75mg works about 75% some days . I have had enough, want to feel myself again. I am stopping slowly as of today by dropping to 25mg and then zero | F | 76 | 3 months 75mg 2X day | 10/2/2021 | 1 | For anxiety | Lethargy, muscle twitches, more anxiety, depression increased, insomnia, constipation, lack of emotions, detachment, suicidal ideation. | I really hate this medication. I wish I never took it. The withdrawal symptoms are horrible. | F | 47 | 4 months 100 mg 2X day | 9/1/2021 | 1 | tracheomalacia | Was taking Gabapentin, but the side effects or causing slurred speech and thoughts process. Was taking off of Gabapentin and put on Lyrica. Only took two doses and the next day I shimmy headed, like I was drunk. I didn't take the lyrica the next morning and that's when my world turned upside down. The last thing I remember was phoning my husband and him telling me to put my grandson in the and for me to lay down and rest. I woke up in the ER unable to talk, move, swallow, or do anything. I it like I had a stroke. I have been in the hospital for 4 days and put through the ringer to try and fix all my side effects. I will live with my tracheomalacia and never take anything for it. | The FDA needs to research this drug further. I could have died. I may get an attorney on this. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 55 | 1 days 25 MG 3X day | 8/16/2021 |
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)