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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 3 | Neuropathic pain & fibromyalgia | Thanks to Lyrica I am on my feet since a year and I do not feel excruciating pain in the head. However, I have become a very aggressive person, almost dangerous to my family. I have anger attacks that come out of nowhere and then either I need to explode (usually by fighting with husband and breaking glasses) either to implode (this causes severe derpession and lots of tears). Severe loss of concentration. When in 600mg I had difficulties to articulate (got humiliated in front of people on a dining table) and I went down to 400 mg. Loss of memory. | Mood problems. Sadness, feeling of hate, wanting to hurt other people. When in an anger attack I recognize it and I scream for help but there is nobody there to retain me and calm me down. I am quite alone in all this. Hope anger does not persist. Going to cut it soon. | F | 34 | 13 months 400 2X day | 8/13/2022 | 1 | Anxiety | Swelling of ankles; wrists; and around eyes and Any little bump or scratch would turn into an abscess and grow unless medical intervention with antibiotics! throbbing head pain like top of head going to explode — at same time I was seeing flashing lights and images— thought I was having a stroke or seizure or close to death JUST FRIGHTENING DANGEROUS SIDE EFFECTS for me and it’s super hard to stop cold turkey but I HAD TO!!!! | It took away all my anxiety and depression, but unfortunately I can not take this drug due to well....feeling close to death either by skin abscess infections that grow and double and very slow to heal even on antibiotics! or I felt something like brain swelling and pounding that was just frightening (while at rest) This lyrica had me scared I was going to die one night—I know some people it really helps their neuropathy and such, but this was POISON for me personally. | F | 51 | 20 days 100mg 2X day | 3/22/2020 | 1 | Cervical spine injury pain | Horrible!!! Nausea, headache, after 4 days loss of bladder control. On 5th day severe chills, tremors, & fever. Wife took me to the ER. I felt like I was dying. Drs thought it a severe infection but found nothing. It was the Lyrica - the worst most dangerous drug on the market! It should be banned!! | It should be outlawed!!! | M | 75 | 5 days 50 mg 2X day | 3/18/2018 | 1 | Occipital Neuralgia | Worked really well for the first 2 months. Then the suicidal thoughts and extreme anger started. I took myself off the drug. | Find an alternative | F | 62 | 3 months 150 | 2/5/2017 | 3 | Severe neck shoulder upper back pai | Pain gone or very mild breakthrough. DIZZY! I've taken this medication when I absolutely was in so much pain I had no choice, each time I feel like I drank a bottle of alcohol. Very very dangerous drug if people are not told of these side effects. Stops my pain tho within 30 minutes. | Wow! Pain is gone? But that may be because my head is in such a fog I just don't care about the pain. By all accounts marijuana does the same thing right? But it's illegal and I think this drug needs to be taken care more seriously! | F | 33 | 1 days 75mg x2 | 12/13/2016 | 1 | Spinal Surgery | no memory, slurred speech but I did not recognise this, clumbsy, lack of cognitive awareness, driving dangerous, poor decision making, lethargy, vision issues, appetite variable | This medication was excellent to begin providing superb pain relief and also helped with anxiety after bad accident which was a bonus. Sleep patterns also better. I stopped taking as it stopped working and my life slowly deteriorated to the point I had to stop it. UK doctor happy to push me up to maximum dose during this process not explaining longer term effects albeit only taking it for 5 months. I wish I had researched it before taking any, give me pain over this poison any day. When you stop (which you most likely will as tolerance grows) then please taper over long period. I stopped over 14 days - bad mistake and horendous withdrawals including nausia, restlessness, cannot sleep, head buzz, deep depression and anxiety. I also wish to kill myself and it is hard not too as you want a way out. This is still going on 4 weeks after last dose but I will not go back. Please do not take this, I am in shock it is given to vulnerable people and when better will campaign to have it banned. It has destroyed me this drug. Notes with medicine say to taper over a week it is insane to indicate this! I take nothing else only paracetamol and ibuprofen during and after use of this drug. Be warned pop that pill in your mouth and you are dicing with your life. | M | 44 | 5 months 200x3 | 10/11/2016 | 1 | Pain in knee | Other than skin rashes and feeling ill if I didn't take it consistently and weight gain, as well as dry mouth and eyes, I developed a great anxiety and anger. I developed terrible suicidal thoughts and Planned this to the last detail. | Suicide caused by this drug is much more common that I thought. I have been depressed in the past but the emotional pain I experienced when on this drug was extreme. Coming off it has also been a nightmare with inability to sleep and feeling extremely hot and cold and nauseous all the time. This drug MUST be banned. | F | 62 | 1 years 75 | 7/12/2016 | 1 | Lower spinal pain | Total memory loss I stopped taking the drug 4 months ago but there is no improvement of my memory it's driving my family and friends away also day 1 I slept for 23 hours very dangerous as I am a diabetic & could have gone into a coma & died my doctor did NOT warn me about these side effects - l have seen a Neuro surgeon who electrically denervation my spine brilliant no pain now unfortunately these nerves can rejoin but they can be destroyed again my advice get a second opinion before taking this very dangerous drug I am a retired nurse/midwife & l read the leaflet before taking them & none of these side effects were mentioned | F | 65 | 4 days 50mg | 12/18/2015 | 3 | Osteoarthritis-multiple | Lessons pain, unless new injury happens. I have to wait until swelling goes away. Also taking meloxicam 7.5 once a day. Cant sleep until I take meloxicam then become very drowsy. Up all night feeling alertness and drowsy and dizzy during day. Recently have memory loss and weight gain in belly(gassy). Anxiety or burts of uncontrollable anger. | When I forget to take on time I get really achy. | F | 50 | 2 months 7.5 | 10/20/2015 | 1 | Peripheral neuropathy & arthristis | Brain fog, forgetfullness like in half a second, when got anger couldn't stop anguring but kept going at it & use to be a good speller not anymore | Got off this medication in 1 day. started back to gabapentin. Per capsule 300mg upon waking up in the morning took 1 waited 1 hour took 1 more until I felt better from the horrible withdrawn from lyrica. It can be done ! Now FDA needs to be investigate by the FBI why did they approved lyrica !!!!!! | F | 58 | 3 years 600 | 8/11/2015 | 1 | Back pain | Tingling fingers, uncontrollable crying, hostility, anger, dangerous impulses, yelling at my boss and people I work with, downright crazy!! | WHAT HAS THIS DONE TO ME??!!! I just want all of this to stop!! I'm not me and I can't help it!! I've completely lost my mind!! This is so awful! I wanted off of the narcotics, but this has been far worse than ANYTHING I've ever experienced! I'm an Iraq vet with pretty severe PTSD, but that is so mild compared to what is happening right now. No one believes me and no one understands! I've stopped this medicine about three weeks ago and maybe am seeing improvement. I don't know if I can continue if this is permanent..... | F | 32 | 3 months 200 mg 1X day | 5/20/2014 | 1 | fibromyaglgia & back pain | Anger.irritated, clumsy, brain fog,forgetfulness among other things. | This drug is a poison & I don't understand why it is still out there. I have read a lot of very bad things about this stuff & a lot of very bad side affects. I guess the manufacturer of this poison must really love money,& has no respect for human life. | F | 58 | 2 months 50 3X day | 9/27/2013 | 1 | Shingles | I have never been so tired in my life. I can barely keep my eyes open and I have had 3 cups of coffee. a bit dizzy, and no real pain relief. Fell down once. The exhaustion is so bad it caused me to sleep through alarms i set on my phone. That is dangerous. Confusion and complete lack of focus. | F | 31 | 5 days 30mg 2X day | 6/10/2013 | 1 | Epilepsy | Lyrica has the tendency to increase diet or rather increase hunger. No matter what you do, this medication is a complete letdown, unreliable, dangerous and not helpful. This medication is not suitable for patients suffering from Diabetes types 1 and 2, those with Epilepsy(and on monotherapy) and individuals who have been on Topiramate(Topamax). My weight busted from 65kgs to 94kgs in a matter of 2 months. Stay away from this med. | M | 37 | 3 months 100mg | 6/7/2013 | 1 | crush right hand nerve dammage | Lyrica helped with pain until I had serious side effects. rash, couldn't swallow, chest pain and out of control dizziness, due to swollen throat I weened of faster than I should have but I was allergic, hell going through withdrawal, 2 week off in ER with panic attacks 5 weeks of constant panic attacks, so dizzy I could not stand more than 5 minutes, had to lay all the way back to cope, hell, nine weeks off to the day and I have been in bed most of the day with severe dizziness, Yesterday was better than today, I can be on my feet for 3 or 4 hours then it kicks my but again, If I would have known how severe withdrawal was I would never take this drug, I came off narcotics, and for me it was a walk along the beach, a stroll in the park compared to coming off Lyrica, many times I feel like I'm loosing my mind felt like screaming and being violent and anger fits and crazy thoughts, from what I read the longer your on it the harder coming off, you could not pay me a million dollars to com | F | 51 | 20 months 300mg day 3X day | 3/13/2013 | 1 | bulging disc | Blurry vision, anxiety, severe depression, suicidal ideation, rage/anger, extreme vaginal bleeding, intestinal bleeding, extreme fatigue, skin changes, legs itching | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! Side effects from this drug can remain with you after discontinued use. YOU ARE TAKING A HUGE RISK!!! I took this drug over 4 years ago for a very short period of time and still battle the majority of these effects. I experienced none of these things prior to taking this drug. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! Most physicians will not believe this. Mine didn't. I'M AN RN AND I AM PLEADING WITH YOU TO BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE!!! LISTEN TO YOUR BODY!!! | F | 49 | 60 days 75mg 1X day | 1/4/2013 | 1 | nerve pain in both hands | Suicidal thoughts, anger, weight gain, problem concentrating, I knew what I wanted to say but wouldn't come out right. I also have later stages of gum disease! It made my hands swell and caused even more pain, I hated my life on this horrible drug, thank God I am off of it, it's been over a year....I would rather have the pain! | F | 45 | 6 years 600 | 7/19/2012 | 5 | Shingles | I noticed an increase in SEXUAL performance: from the usual 3-4 minutes to 30-40 minutes of control. The nerve 'dampening' of the drug also worked on the nerves that cause P.E., apparently. (Or just E., if you will.) If this drug weren't so dangerous to most people I would say it is the new Viagra (but different). It is extreme. It diminished the stabbing pain of the Shingles and I felt normal but a little dizzy from time to time. I could get an erection no problem, it was just finding the elusive orgasm that took so long. Masturbation was fruitless. I couldn't orgasm at all by masturbation. So I guess Lyrica has it's ups and downs. | I felt like a dizzy rock star. | M | 41 | 14 days 75 4X day | 4/17/2012 | 1 | chronic neck pain, anxiety, fibro | Horrible stomach pain, low back pain- as in kidneys, weak legs - could no longer walk or hike for exercise, MASSIVE daytime sleep- out like I was on dope, personality change- anger, irritable at EVERYTHING, suicide thoughts, deepening depression, loss of memory, confusion over simple word recall-thoughts, etc. They should call it STUPI-MAX, cause you become dumb as a 2X4 on it. Double vision still, days after stopping this POISON. | POISON. 1st two days/nights you sleep, a little pain relief and "think" it could be the miracle drug. THEN-it starts! Woke up HORRIBLE stomach pain, aching legs, weak legs,went for my walk/hike- could barely climb a small hill, mood going towards anger, depression- fighting w/ my wife for no reason,nighttime sleep stops, begin crashing in middle of day like a zombie,leg aches extreme, low back ache scared me as in KIDNEY aching, urine SUPER yellow/dark. As a 20 yr sufferer,I'm 100% convinced the FDA, Pharma and Government are totally CORRUPTED. NO WAY to explain these drugs getting approval after being "tested" in TWO, 3 or 4 week so called "placebo controlled, double blind studies". Doctors, government and police state are scared to death of 3000 yr old "drugs"- simple opiates or marijuana, but hand out like CANDY - these POISONS w/ lists of side effects as long as your arm: suicide, liver/kidney failure, brain damage, organ damage, personality destruction, loss of ability to function in daily life, etc. The so called "doctor's" out is, "Well the FDA approved it." Lyrica is an "add on or sister" drug to Neurontin, Pfizer was sued for- for falsely pushing it to "doctors" as a cure all for nearly every malady known to man. Example- you pay a $1 BILLION fine, after making $15 BILLION by spending $100's of MILLIONS in slick marketing- they DO NOT CARE. Neurontin was coming "off patent" | M | 48 | 18 days 25mg 3X day | 1/29/2012 |
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)