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 | Migraine prevention/ anxiety | At first, I would get an overwhelming sense of well- being which will help with my anxiety and self- esteem BUT my migraines have all but disappeared! I have to be careful because I have been addicted to painkillers before- neurontin was just not cutting it. Digestive issues, craving sweets/ carbs, sleepy- DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL WHILE TAKING- makes all side effects ten times worse! | I love this drug it has helped in many aspects of my health! | F | 37 | 10 months 100mg | 10/19/2015 | 1 | Nerve pain | Horrible on it & off it. Take my advice do not use this medicine. It's sheer hell | F | 41 | 3 months 300 | 10/13/2015 | 4 | Nerve pain | It was great to begin with I had an accident lifting a full milk crate from above head height and must have done some nerve damage, serious pain! Lyrica was a miracle drug for me I'm allergic to OxyContin but I'm on the maximum mount now and have been for 6 months. My hair is falling out vainly devastating I know, I could wear a wig its better than the pain. But my toe nails are splitting now right up the nail so I can't wear covered in shoes it's to painful. My legs have an intense sensation they are going to give out, strange they haven't but I constantly feel the fear they will. My mental processing is slow and noticeable my counsellor thought I was on something. I swear terribly which I hadn't done before and I can't seem to control my emotions and mood swings. Limited ability to focus and when trying to have a conversation the person appeared to me to be physically much further away from me than they really were? Sounds strange try living it. I have not had asthma but I had a serve attack this week the night before I started to reduce. | Really I was so happy to have found this medication and I am devastated that I have to reduce it. My doctor has put me on half strength in the days this week and I am feeling terrible a panicked sensation constantly and more pain. Open to my suggestions can't use pain patches either | F | 48 | 1 years 600 | 10/6/2015 | 1 | MS | on the begining drug was fine i felt that this is miracle drug but after year i have started to notice every single side effect listed here by others , but in addition to these side effects i have sobe kind of peripherial nerves damage or something , my walking is terrible , out of ballance , depresion , suicide thoughts and many many more | i decided to quit cold turkey , im on 3th month of wiyhdrawal process and this is hell and misery , some withdrawal effects dissapear but my legs are still disabled , my walking and balace is terrible ( and this is not because of ms ) DO NOT EVEN THIS ABOUT THIS POSION IT WILL DESTROY YOU LIVE | M | 31 | 2 years 300 mg 2X day | 10/6/2015 | 1 | Spine issues with radiating pain | Euphoria high within the 1st week to 2 weeks of starting this. Pain was finally beginning to ease up, I was thrilled but horribly mistaken. 2 1/2 weeks into this and not sleeping for 2 days, I was increasingly becoming more hyper that day, not able to focus at all, then confusion, involuntary jerking of my arms,and tourettes-like outbursts. I felt like I could jump out of my skin and swore the doctors were either going to send me to a psych hospital or think I'm a junkie. I wasn't able to say what I was thinking and I was almost acting gitty and not appropriate to the seriousness of the reactions. I had blisters on my fingertips, feet and sores inside my mouth. My pain was then worse than before my surgery, also. Pretty much i had 90 % of all the side effects whether common or rare bUT so in the state of euphoria that I couldn't see it. I was given Benadryl IV twice in the ER and IV Valium with major relief of my jerking and confusion. Now dealing with abruptly discontinuing this and it's scary and miserable. Benadryl pills aren't doing much, and my insomnia aND leg/back/joint pain is worse.At times the jitters and confusion even returns and yes I wad on it for ONLY 2 WEEKS | Scary drug! | F | 36 | 2 days 75mg | 9/27/2015 | 3 | restless legs,fibro,hot flushes | Dry mouth, staggering, Memory loss ie words, weight gain, hand coordination affected, bad reaction to barometric pressure fluctuations. | I would like to take a higher dose to really get on top of the restless legs and hot flushes, but I am "doomed if I do and doomed if I don't." I often have to top up the Lyrica with Madopar and to get to sleep, Temaze. I hate the side affects of Lyrica so won't take a higher dose but otherwise Lyrica has helped me keep sane and given me the confidence to go away for a holiday and at least expect some sleep. I am not sure if Lyrica has increased generalised body and muscle pain or if I have a mild dose of fibromyalgia. I am a bit worried about long term use but what other options do I have? | F | 71 | 6 months 100mg 2X day | 9/25/2015 | 5 | Rsd or CRPS | NONE!!!! | Had severe side effects from a year of 1800 mg of gabipenton or neurontin, that stuff was posion for me. Lost a year of my life, but ,now on lyrica my mind is clearer and im not a zombie. Upped my dose for burning and deep pain control and i can tell when its time for another dose. I also take oxycontin twice a day. RSD is a bitch and she needs several combined meds to bring her down! | F | 47 | 3 weeks 300 mg | 8/29/2015 | 1 | fibromyalgia | Brain fog, blurry vision, weight gain, irritability. | When I stopped taking Lyrica my feet are burning, and I have knots in my scalp. | F | 62 | 1 years 1 50mg x 2 | 8/29/2015 | 4 | Fibromyalgia, nerve pain, myofacial | Talking a lot, very tired but both wear off after a while, consistently decent mood, calm, pleasant, felt weird the first 2 doses kind of dizzy, clumsy & not able to walk too far without almost falling, but otherwise, the last several days have been great! | F | 37 | 1 weeks 150mg x2/d | 8/28/2015 | 2 | Fibromyalgia | Muscles moving involuntarily, weight gain, help for a while. I have been in a severely painful flare of fibromyalgia the past week. I think this drug is a rip-off and I do not trust most pharmaceutical companies. I take a total of 400 msg of Lyrica. I hope I can slowly wean off. | We need more fibromyalgia research and trials. I think cannibis is the treatment of the future and I'm sure the drug companies are trembling about this. They would lose millions of dollars if cannibis became medically approved for pain. | F | 60 | 8 months 200 2X day | 8/19/2015 | 5 | fibromyalgia | Initially, a lot of dizziness and brainfog. That mostly stopped after a little while, and the only major lingering side effect is blurred vision. Additionally, some sexual dysfunction, but nothing I can't live with. | Lyrica works much better than Gabapentin for controlling my fibro. It takes my pain down from a 9 to something I can live with, whereas Gabapentin just took a tiny bit of the edge off. | M | 34 | 7 years 600 mg 1X day | 8/15/2015 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Extreme depression after the second day. I'm not depressed person by nature and this was horrible. Felt like crying all day. I rarely cry so this was totally out of character for me. Also felt totally out of it upon waking in the morning. I decided I'm not taking it anymore. | F | 55 | 10 days 50 mg | 8/14/2015 | 1 | spinal pain- fibromyalgia | Hard to swallow. Blurred vision. Snoring. Weight gain. Hungry all the time. Concentration problems. Forgetfulness. | Tapering off is absolutely horrible. My advice to anyone tapering off... do it very slowly. Like a month. If you do it too fast, you will feel like you are dying. | F | 46 | 1 months 300 mg | 8/13/2015 | 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 | Unexplained burning in left chest | Slurring of words. Feeling high but not in a good way. Feel like I'm becoming paralyzed. I take Ativan 4 times per day. An hour after I take the Ativan these symptoms are magnified to a point where I think I'm having a stroke. I don't take the Ativan and Lyrica together. The doctor said to cut the Lyrica to 75mgs once a day. I have just now decided to quit the Lyrica altogether. This is too frightening and I am feeling no relief. I am glad this drug works for so many of you. This is not the drug for me. | F | 61 | 3 days 75 2X day | 8/8/2015 | 1 | Lumbar pain | Rash, memory loss, haziness, pins and needles | How much does it take to kill you | M | 58 | 1 months 600 mg | 8/5/2015 | 1 | Shingles | I was getting high on it, told my Dr., he insisted I stay on it . One second I was having breakfast the next second it was 12hrs later and i was in the ER. My family thought i was doing drugs and has really hurt my relationship with my sister. Bad Drug. | M | 58 | 2 weeks 20Mg | 7/8/2015 | 4 | leg and foot pain | dizziness, confusion, weight gain | M | 66 | 2 years 30 2X day | 7/7/2015 | 5 | Nerve pain in my back legs and feet | There may have been some mild side effects long ago. But nothing now. I dont know what i would do without my Lyrica! | You do know if you miss a dose. I hurt terribly without it. | F | 45 | 10 years 150 mg x 2 | 7/5/2015 | 1 | Degenerative disc disease | Severe left flank and hip pain brain fog, loss of balance bruising,swelling of hands feet and ankles, gained 10 pounds chest tightness, increase in blood pressure[already had high blood pressure] headaches mood swings | Doctor adamant that I continue this drug, even though I have seen no improvement in symptoms[she believes its better than taking 4 ultram daily] I feel like my head is going to explode. Tried stopping it on my own, severe insomnia and irritability. This is an awful drug that should have never been approved for use | F | 64 | 3 months 75 1X day | 6/29/2015 |