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 | Back pain | Weight gain, tiredness | This drug can really benefit alot of people,helped alot for spine issues,however they are addictive and you must taper or you will be in trouble | M | 40 | 1 years 150mg | 1/21/2016 | 1 | Shingles | Zombie like state, not able to function at all ie; go to work or even manage simple housework. Impaired cognitive function, blurred vision, sore ears actually sore everything but did reduce shingles pain. Made me very dizzy, depressed and not feeling emotion or able to partake in everyday activities. Made me feel like a vegetable!! | My last dose was this morning and I won't be having another one! Lyrica did reduce the pain associated with shingles but left me completely able to function or partake in my life! I would rather manage the pain with panadeine forte and still be able to function! | F | 44 | 7 days 75mg | 1/16/2016 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | None Known | Tried to see if I could get off of drug, but found that my foot pain was so bad that I could barely function. This is one of the several drugs I take to lead a semi productive life and still able to work full time. Quality of life is still somewhat impaired, but I must keep working for at least 10 more years & realize work gives me purpose to get out of bed at this time of my life. | M | 49 | 10 years 150 2X day | 1/15/2016 | 1 | Nerve pain | Induced coma, tremors, twitching, now dianogised with functional neurological disorder (fnd), inability to sleep | Should never be offered so freely as it is, it is a dangerous and potentially deadly drug that never should of reached the market | M | 29 | 2 days 75 2X day | 1/10/2016 | 5 | Arachnoiditis | Forgetfulness, "brain farts" really bad! It really affects my train of thought and what I am thinking and what I actually say. Sometimes they don't come out right. Also, if I miss a dose I get instantly sevetly depressed and weepey!! | This drug does work great though. I was getting sharp shooting electric shocks in my lower back and it would keep me up all night and this drug stops stop! | F | 39 | 3 years 150mg 2x a | 1/8/2016 | 1 | Nerve pain | I think all of us are smart.....no? If you do the math on this site of satisfied and dissatisfied people..you'll notice there are more dissatisfied then satisfied about this drug. The satisfied are the ones that are new to this drug and haven't had withdrawals from it yet. I do agree that this drug is amazing for what it was prescribe for, but short term to long term of this drug will change your being permanently. Even more so then what you were dealing with before. Like some of you had said! Everyone is different on the side effects, but I say it's 1 in a million that doesn't have withdrawals from this drug. For the rest of us...it changes not only us for the worst but for are friends and family that have to deal with are withdrawal symptoms as well. I have rage outburst, where if you knew me personally I am the most selfless, caring, loving person known to friends and family, to losing friends and family from withdrawals. So to that....i have to say to you folks out there, is do your research about this med before trying it or were just put on it. God bless to the rest who suffer from this drug and hope we all have the strength to get off it or to fight those big pharmaceutical companies from making us there Ginny pigs!! And my heart goes out to the families who loss loved ones to this drug. | M | 36 | 3 years 600mg | 1/6/2016 | 2 | Chronic nerve damage in spine and b | Burning sciatic nerves, leg tendons and heels tight, tendons in wrist hurt, neck tendons tight by thyroid | For the 1st month, I felt almost high and overly energetic. After 30 days in, the weird side effects started. Noticed my hip hurting, but pressed on. Then it went to calfs burning and down to heels. Started getting spasms on the bottom of feet and total numbness. Then the clumsin ess of losing balance and catching feet around chair legs. After 2 months, the tendons in the front of the shoulders started aching. Then it traveled to the elbows and wrists. Like having carpel tunnel from the shoulders to the wrist! Hands starting swelling and cramping. It was so bad, I couldn't sleep for the cramps and spasms in the legs and arms. Started weening myself off over a 2 week period of time. Did not have fogginess mentally like when taking Gabapentin. I am also taking generic Zanaflex capsules (4mg x 2/day) and 800mg ibuprofen 2/day. After 3.5 years of now permanent nerve damage, the doctor is just trying to help me maintain a tolerable life. Doctor is putting me back on Gabapentin. If you take multiple medications, make sure to stager your times so you don't dig your body into an overload! | F | 54 | 3 months 50 mg x 3/ | 12/31/2015 | 2 | Had back surgery now have nerve pai | I started four days ago taking one 75mg for the first three days then one in the morning and one at night. I noticed that I was lightheaded at work and felt very unmotivated. Today I have an extremely bad headache, extremely tired and canned keep my eyes open. | Don't think I want to continue to use this drug. Bad reviews | F | 54 | 5 days 75 | 12/30/2015 | 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 | 4 | Nerve pain from shingles, anxiety | Gained ten pounds in two weeks time! Also experienced a euphoria-like high the first couple of days. | This was a great medication - it really helped eliminate my nerve pain and tone down my anxiety. Bonus points for the increased sex drive too! But I rapidly gained ten pounds in two weeks despite no change in appetite or exercise/diet. Because of that rapid weight increase and no signs of stopping the weight gain, I had to discontinue the medication. | F | 38 | 3 weeks 75mg 1X day | 12/17/2015 | 4 | Multiple level spinal injury | I didn't notice anything but relief. Thought it was amiracle drug for me. Should have known better. I had to switch insurance company and the new one wouldn't cover Lyrica. I went through 2 weeks of misery before I found out I was in Lyrica withdrawal. I have since found that the effectiveness of the drug fades over time and getting off of it is horrible. | I would only take it with a full understanding of what you are getting into. | M | 51 | 5 years 400 1X day | 12/15/2015 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | None / The symptoms just return if I miss a dose. | Almost completely stopped the excessive sweating and "chills", along with skin irritation caused by my Fibromyalgia. If I forget to take it I am very miserable, so it is really making a huge difference!!! I still take Percocet for the severe body aches and pain but will increase Lyrica dose soon to see if that help with this too. | F | 43 | 3 months 75 2X day | 12/11/2015 | 1 | Nerve and body pain | Horrible swelling tongue. No sleep. Seeing stuff and feeling for stuff not there, Lyrica did the same as gaba | Bad bad side affects | F | 51 | 1 days X2 | 11/28/2015 | 3 | neuralgia, referred pain, fibromyal | Severe drowsy groggy floaty feeling, lasts hours, sometumes feels like i could drop dead and that my heart just feels like its going to stop. Rage outbursts...uncontrollable. sometimes nausea. Emotionally flatlined. Unmotivational. Days of insomnia and euohoria. HALLUCINATIONS OF DANCING SPIDERS. Sleep paralysis. Paranoia. Apparently taking L-Lysine helps calm the side effects, ive found this to be correct. Lumps on foot thats turned into sharp painful like ulcer. Recall and memory SEVERELY impaired. Confused and cant focus on anything...like adhd i guess. Can have euohoria and demotivational effects together. Cant find words...really not good if you are wanting ppl to take you as an intellect.or academic!!! It helps tremendously with pain. If you try come off it abruptly...expect the biggest panic attacks you can possibly experience...wave after wave of them. Its terrifying!!! Heart goes absokutely.crazy! Maybe even tachy for a while. Oh and i had SIX DAYS of not a single minutes sleep....six!!! This drug serious messes uo the neurochemistry and I really hope one day I can get off it and finish my degree...cos.on it i cant think straight long enough to actually study. | Can give a better quality if life but be warned how severe the side effects can be. | F | 35 | 2 years 150 | 11/19/2015 | 1 | Neck pain. Nerve pains through head | Serious memory loss.Urinary problems.Lumps that turn in sores. 3 wks coming off Lyrica rash all over face, chest, back and legs.Some huge, others tiny. | Did stop all the pain. | F | 42 | 3 months 150 mg | 11/13/2015 | 2 | complex regional pain syndrom | Inability to recall or concertrate. Dry mouth, impared balance, wxtrwme drousiness, floaty feeling which lasted 5 + hours, shakiness, burning face. | Helps minimally for pain. Am unable to drive and cannot walk unaided, have resorted to a wheelchair so I can get out of the house. The severity of the Side effects varies from day to day. | F | 34 | 1 days 150mg | 11/11/2015 | 5 | rsd | None | Im now dependent on it and can tell when I dont take it..but after years on gabapentin its the only thing that helps my nerve pain | M | 31 | 2 years 600mg | 11/7/2015 | 3 | severe spinal injury | None that I can describe I have taken a lot of medication over 25 years all prescribed, | No the Drs do not allways get it right wow was given amitriptolyn sent me into melt down, gabapentin was a joke dihirocodene helped me sleep, so I can now get out of my wheelchair and do a bit of shopping. there is always someone who has mor problems than you have | M | 64 | 7 months 300 2X day | 11/4/2015 | 1 | Nerve pain osteoarthritis | Weakness in both arms and legs, headache, feeling if numb feet and fingers, sleeping all day, dizziness, difficulty walking | Suggest closer doctor monitoring. Withdrawal includes days of nausea, diarrhoea, depression and tingly feelings. | F | 52 | 1 days 300mg | 11/2/2015 | 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 |