LYRICA Reviews (PREGABALIN)

Average Rating: 2.6 (1463 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 3  Knee replacement M 82 30 days
75mg 1X day
12/18/2020
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 5   Feeling of high, brain fog Prescribed for shingles, my pain was debilitating and Lyrica took it away. It's the getting off of the medication that is hard, ween off slowly F 59 21 days
3X day
12/14/2020
 1  Nerve pain lower back Unstable on feet electrical like shocks in head. M 64 60 days
30Mg 2X day
12/8/2020
 1  Nerve damage post surgery Feelings of disassociation, like I am drunk and with no energy, no concentration, very dry mouth, 5 years of this now, getting worse with more side effects every year, tried four times to reduce dose and finish with this hell, but I didn't realise how addictive lyrica is, my god I can't believe it. I never thought a drug would conquer me, I am so strong normally, this has left me shattered and depressed, praying I can find a solution. F 72 5 years
150 mg 2X day
12/1/2020
 1  back pain painful and burning unration, blood in urine, UTI I was put on Lyrica after stopping Gabapentin. I took Gabapentin for one month and similar adverse reactions of UTI's, burning, painful and frequent urination problems F 45 3 days
2X day
11/12/2020
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 4  Fibro Hard time orgasming. Headaches at 75mg 2xd, was backed off to just one F 25 2 months
75mg 1X day
11/8/2020
 4  nerve pain related to back issues weight gain of 60 lbs. over 16 months, this has elevated my glucose level to the point where I am technically diabetic. I have started to taper off as the weight gain has offset the benefit of the pain relief Lyrica provided. M 60 16 months
100MG 3X day
10/28/2020
 1  Neuropathy Loss of cognitive ability is the worst , i went for a brain scan because we thought i was having early onset of Dementia .add all the side effect mentioned by others on this first page to my experience with side effects , over the 8 years on Lyrica we noted 42 side effects . This drug is "evil' , devils drug . Over prescribed due to years of over prescribing Opiates. This drug is actually a anti- convulsant . Went up to 300mg 2 times a day .Forget to take 1 dose like a night time dose , and you wake up broken the next morning after being wracked by horrific nightmares , You feel like the world is ending and you will never feel normal again , tearful depressed and the worst is you dont know why this is happening to you , my wife then checks my pill box and only when i see evidence that i did not take meds the night before can i comprehend it will get better . Only after taking your meds do you feel better , 12 hrs later . So yes Withdrawals kick in soon . Unfortunately it is the only drug that takes the edge off Neuropathy in my feet , but it is a horrible drug . With help of my neuro i am now down to 150mg / 2 times a day M 54 0 days
600mg/day 2X day
10/23/2020
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 1  Trigeminal nerve pain Worked well then about 2.5 years ago I started having tremendous amount of vibration and nausea idk what eles to say Do not take 44 6 days
200 3X day
10/12/2020
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 1  Leg pain Hair loss gained 30 lb headaches feeling like electrical shock around my heart area bloating and if I missed a day of taking them I felt depressed and doom I wish Id never started lyrica i want to get off of them but so afraid of the withdrawal I need help F 60 5 months
150mg 4X day
10/1/2020
 1  Herniated disc l4 l5 Increased pain and the caused peripheral neuropathy! Do not take as alternative to utilizing opioid pain medication. Doctors are prescribing this to try and not use opioids. Opioids are NOT the problem drug abuse due to untreated mental illness is the problem. F 59 7 days
75 -150 mg 3X day
9/30/2020
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 1  Peripheral neuropathy Brain fog, memory problem, concentration , balance issues , depression and having no interest or enthusiasm in anything, slows my brain processing down , makes me irritable and angry, messed up sexual function, feel zoned out , suicidal thoughts. This all leads to constant frustration. Not sure what to do next but need to find an expert to help me. The side effects are terrible and for me negate any of the benefits. Side affects are not dose specific. I have become a different person on this medication and would like to wean myself off it altogether. M 55 3 years
50 2X day
9/25/2020
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 4  Mouth pain upper lower guns Tell your doctor right away if you have any unlikely but serious side effects, including: blurred vision, i did have & still have blurred vision after using 1 yrica 150mg. After using Lyrica 1x at 150mg it did kill the pain but now I have a Nerve Problem with my left eye. What do you suggest I do? Thank You M 71 1 days
150mg 1X day
9/16/2020
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 1  Fibromyalgia Moody, angry, not myself, ear ringing, worsening fibro pain, felt terrible if I didn't take it on time I was so excited because this worked so well for the first week.... And then it completely stopped working, I was so weak and tired already and it made me really drowsy. I tried to only take it at night but even after only 3 weeks I could tell I was having withdrawals. F 31 1 months
75 2X day
8/30/2020
 1  Neuropathy pain Have me feeling dizzy like I could not breathe I had my blood sugar bottom out F 39 1 days
300 2X day
8/21/2020
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 1  Fibromyalgia/nerve damage Weight gain, fluid retention, cognitive impairment, fatigue, drowsiness Withdrawls from Lyrica were as bad as withdrawals from Xanax. I had hallucinations, and possibly even a seizure. It was hell. This is a terrible drug that should be taken off the market. M 40 6 months
100 3X day
8/7/2020
 1  Nerve damage Dry nails, sore mouth, cracked dry feet and hands , memory loss, balance problems, headaches, and hard time breathing at times. Coming off this medication is terrible. Never thought I would be a person withdrawing off something but I am. F 37 5 months
150mg 2X M
8/3/2020
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 4  Anxitey and panic attacks Tiredness at first and feeling of a thick head. They help me a lot with anxiety and panic attacks along side sertraline 200mg. F 32 12 weeks
150mg 2X day
7/22/2020
 3  Back and neck pain At first just great calmness....I felt at peace for the first time in years....took the edge off my pain....happy And Thought it was the best drug ever. Then a couple months down the road it turned into hair loss and disorientation and forgetfulness on an abnormal level. When I first started taking Lyrica I noticed it helps greatly with my anxiety from PTSD due to a head injury. It was prescribed for my back pain though. I was still having back pain but it took the edge off my pain. So after a couple months I seemed to be doing well on the medication my doctor and I decided it was OK for us to increase The dosage to 50 2xs per day. The next thing I know the same week we increased my hair started falling out in clumps. Not regular hair loss from washing and brushed but straight up clumps. I also ended up not being as sharp and focused when I needed to be. I did notice I was losing a bit more hair in the beginning but just brushed it off to the fact I was 39. Anyways I was hoping this was going to be the drug that helped me finally......guess life is just pain sometimes...and I know it sounds vain but unless I have cancer and I am on chemo that would be the only reason I would be willing to lose my hair....also after some research I also read about how some woman was on it for 6 years and ended up losing her teeth from it...... so with all that being said I will be moving on. For those of you who do not have side effects that is fantastic but beware some side effects show up years later. F 39 3 months
25mg 2X day
7/22/2020
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 5  Neuropathy None Very helpful F 50 6 years
300, twice 2X day
7/9/2020
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