LYRICA Reviews (PREGABALIN)

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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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DATE ADDED
 
 1  Leg pain Excruciating leg and foot pain. Leg and back muscles so sore unable to move or touch. Burning feet like walking on hot coals. Swelling of feet and knees. Confusion. Loss of words and memory. Stammering. Weeping Shuffling walk unable to take a regular stride. Loss of libido. Hair loss. Dizziness. Loss of interest Blurred vision. Tinnitus. Loss of hearing. Stroke like episode that required ambulance and hospitalization. No blood clot diagnosed. Severe headaches. F 64 6 months
75 mg x 2
9/11/2014
 1  neuropathy due to Cauda Equina Synd Lyrica did help with my moderate to severe neuropathy from a failed back surgery that resulted in Cauda Equina Syndrome. The side effects were awful, however: severe constipation, terrible nightmares (I already have some PTSD from a major accident and Lyrica made the nightmares blood drenched and horrible), 25 pound weight gain, peeling skin, swollen ankles, and the worst was the brain fog and lethargy. I'm a high school teacher and I couldn't remember the names of my students. I'd bog down in lessons, having no idea what I was supposed to say next. I thought I had brain damage from the major accident that started all of this. Looking back on it now, I became a lobotomized zombie and didn't know how bad it all was until I started weaning off the stuff and began to get my brain function back! I completely weaned off of 400 mg/ day over about 3 months in 25 mg increments. The withdrawal was absolute hell- way worse than weaning off oxycodone. I felt incredibly agitated, couldn't sleep, my skin was crawling. I had massive panic attacks- never had them before this. I became very depressed, crying all the time, and suicidal. It was several weeks after my last dose that I started feeling normal again. I use Lidocaine patches, Aleve, Tylenol, and low dose oxycodone to deal with my neuropathic pain. I have more of it than when I was on Lyrica but I have my brain back and I no longer feel like a zombie. Be very careful with this drug! Think twice! Thrice! before you increase your dosage! If you have neuropathy, try Lidocaine patches and Gabapentin before you touch Lyrica. If you are trying to wean off of Lyrica, switch back to an equivalent dose of Gabapentin and wean off of that because it's easier since the effective dose of the smallest dose of Gabapentin (100 mg) is smaller than the smallest available dose of Lyrica (25 mg). If you have access to narcotics, get off of Lyrica before you wean off of them because they will help dull the withdrawal from Lyrica. I will never touch this stuff again! I'd rather live with the pain. F 44 7 months
100 4X day
9/5/2014
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 5  Nerve damage by severe scoliosis The first thing I noticed after starting Lyrica was the intense relief of nerve pain. I have significant nerve damage from severe scoliosis, and the three surgeries that have tried to control it's progression. I've been dealing with it and seeing pain doctors for it since I was 24. When I say I've tried it all, I mean it. It's not the only pain med I use, I use it in conjunction with the Duragesic patch, but before adding Lyrica to it, the relief from the nerve damage (not muscle or skeletal pain) went unchecked. Stabbing pain from my hips down my legs. Ever since starting Lyrica, I can have a semi-normal life again. I only have to use my cane when I know I'll be walking a lot (i.e. Son's band competitions, flea market, etc.) my only real complaint is the mental fog that keeps me from remembering things. I'll forget grocery items, or not be able to recall a word. It's nothing huge, but it can be annoying. I've learned (as have others around me) to take it in stride. I adjust, use lists and reminders. If that's the trade off for my mobility, I'll take it! F 38 3 years
100 mg x 2
9/4/2014
 4  Nerve pain and anxiety Radial nerve palsy, and the mental and emotional side effects caused by the thought of losing an appendage, the most important on, my hand. This set me back a year and continues to be an issue, although I can now type this message. But missing a year of life caught up in my head, a developing age for many to go out and fulfill their potential with progress. I on the other hand regressed, as I made no progress and aged at the same time, thus causing me mentally to be a year younger than I actually am! In addition I could not perform well in school, constantly had mental breakdowns and over-all depression. Not the type of depression SSRI's are prescribed for, it was the type of depression that (not comparing my self to people who serve in the military) a trooper over seas loses an arm in an explosion. That is way more intense physically, but emotionally and mentally the same grieving process and questions of WHY!!! WHY ME!!!? M 24 1 years
100mg 3X day
8/22/2014
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 3  Inflamatory Arthritis C4/5 Pain Blurry vision, forgetting words, difficulty concentrating at times Switching from 150 to 300mg daily only lasted a few days. I was goofy, had double vision, almost fell several times, back pain, frequent urination at night, twitching on my left side, face, arm, leg. I had to stop 300mg/day after the 3rd day. Took another 3 days to feel better, back down to 150mg/day (2x75) M 44 90 days
75mg 2X day
8/20/2014
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 3  Neuropathy in feet Weight gain, dry mouth, serious imbalance problems. Balance shows bad with heal to toe tandem gait test. Neuropathy is still there but better with Lyrica. Effect of Lyrica wears off quickly but balance problems do not. M 71
150mg 2X day
8/14/2014
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 2  Fibromyalgia Nothing changed while I was on lyrica; pain levels were the same. No side effects but it didn't do anything for me. F 24 3 weeks
75mg 3x/d
8/8/2014
 2  sever Arthritic Pain in Feet, Hands Bad Nightmares, Very Dry Mouth, just realised today after visiting my Hairdresser that I have severe thinning of my Hair, which has only happened over the last couple of weeks. I am going to go off Lyrica as it doesn't seem to be helping with the pain anyway. I am hoping that I don't have some personality changes as I have felt as though I was on a bit of a High while taking it. I am really concerned about my hair and wonder if there has been any other damage done while I have been taking this drug. I took it once before for severe spasms in my back and it worked like a miracle, but that was only using it for a few days. F 71 21 days
75mg 2X day
7/28/2014
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 1  anxiety Headaches, nausea insomnia fainting, depression anxiety, aching joints. Never will i trust medication again. This stuff makes me feel like i am dying 24/7. with nothing to give me relief. All i can do is lay down. This is affecting my family badly too. DO NOT TAKE THE RISK WITH THIS EVIL DRUG. M 59 2 months
75mg 2X day
7/22/2014
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 4  Fibromyalgia Weight gain at a rate of 5 lbs a year, vision problems, attention/memory issues becoming less severe over time. I believe this is a last ditch drug but for those who have tried everything for fibro pain, Lyrica worked for me. The first 6 months I did have memory and attention problems. I still have some trouble finding a familiar word occasionally (and I have always had good vocabulary skills). I am more relaxed. I sleep better. I did run out of Lyrica once when I was required through my insurance to do mail order. It was 3 days of cold turkey and I will never forget it. Like the flu with no fever. Fidgety, no sleep, sweating, stayed in bed. As soon as my prescription showed up my husband ran in and gave me a pill. I felt 100% better in one hour. People, my fibro pain is almost gone except for a few flare ups. I can go to flea markets again and I clean my own house. I don't have to work at a job but I can manage our finances fine. I can still do math in my head which is something I was afraid I'd lose at first. I did gain weight but enough was enough. I started dieting with the addition of yogurt to my diet every day. Lost 4 lbs in a month. No hair loss here. Most of my major side effects have lessened significantly and I drive myself everywhere. I have not had a wreck or a ticket. My fibro pain is so much better and I hear Lyrica will go generic in 2019. The biggest fear is forced withdrawal if I forgot to bring enough meds on a trip or run out again. Anyone who has been on Lyrica for a year and says you can quit Lyrica by just stopping cold turkey is not telling the truth. F 56 5 years
150 3X day
7/5/2014
 1  S1 Nerve Root Displacement Went to the doctor due to reaction to only one dose of Lyrica. She tried to pass off my reaction to an anxiety attack asking me if I had experienced anxiety before. After I told her that I knew the difference then she switched to menopause. I have already been through that with really no issues due to hysterectomy. Next she said maybe I was having a migraine. I know how I felt with each of those and those were not causing my problem. She then said I should probably see my Neurologist since they couldn't prescribe Topamax, as it was not for nerve pain. I read that it is used for migraines and nerve pain as well as other problems. My daughter asked if drinking a lot of fluids could help flush it out quicker and she went on to say that it was passed through my liver and would have to just wear off. I checked and Lyrica is passed through the kidneys, not liver. I think I know more than this doc. Won't see her again if my PCP is not in the office. Basically wasted my copay. By later in afternoon I felt more like myself again, and the next day fine with no Lyrica. That drug for me is satan. If you have problems similar to mine, especially the uncontrollable crying, I suggest you report this side effect and any others not listed to the FDA. I did. F 40
50mg 1X day
6/28/2014
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Patient History
 3  Neck Spasms/spurs Tiredness, Foggy Feeling, Depressed (not happy feeling at all) Noticed a difference right away as for the electrical shock feeling that I had been receiving from my nerves in my neck, F 39 1 months
50 1X day
6/27/2014
 1  Nerve Damage Edema feet hands, ankles. Weight gain sleeping , loss appetite, Blurry vision memory shorten off blance. Short of breath. F 53 9 months
200mg
6/24/2014
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 1  pain from being crushed by truck slept almost 24 hours per day, can't remember what I did, can't remember where I put things, passed out while driving 3 blocks lucky didn't hit someone, constipated, bloated, no appetite, was very depressed, couldn't walk straight and caused unreal foot pain and callus's on my feet they where totally across bottom of feet and caused feet to go round at bottom. Haven't taken since passed out while driving, emergency Doctor knew side effects or it would have killed me by now. 16 months later I am felling better but still have problems with walking upright. This class of meds by any Pharmaceutical Company should be taken off market in Canada same as other countries have done! Why would any company make a medication for mind problems and then use it as a nerve blocking agent, knowing well that side effects are depression, suicide, are the most common. Pharmaceutical Companies care less about health and more about PROFIT. This class of medication causes liver enzymes to rise past limits of allow it to be used for what you intended it for, get your salesmen to stop pushing these kinds of medications on Doctors that are not Specialists that are fully versed in the side effects, that would help the Patients a lot more!! M 56 6 months
75mg 4X day
6/18/2014
 1  neuropathic pain Extreme drowsiness. Still present after having been off this terrible drug fir 4 days. Very nauseated, cannot eat. In hospital now due to the lasting dizzyness and drowsiness. F 66 4 days
2x75 MG
6/10/2014
 1  Neurological Dizzy / Lightheaded / Feel drunk. Memory Loss. Motor skills affected. Nausea. Blurred vision and seeing bright spots / rods. Impotence. Massive fatigue and passing out asleep during the day. Headaches of sharp pain but shot duration. Severe mood swings. Doing things and having conversations in my sleep with not recollection at all. Driving to places without remembering. Strange speech patterns / Slurring / Stuttering / Inability to remember correct words to describe things. The reduction in pain was ok but the side effects so severe that I would rather suffer the pain. M 31 10 days
75mg 2X day
6/10/2014
 1  Nerve damage/multiple spine fusions Side effects while taking included consistent hunger, memory loss, feeling drunk, and irritability. Pain reduction was minimal. Severe withdrawal symptoms after discontinuation. Withdrawal included insomnia, severe anxiety, nightmares, audio/visual hallucinations, severe headaches, and depression even after a slow taper. Would rather withdrawal from high dose narcotics over this any day. Withdrawal continues after 3 weeks since last dose. I pray that my suffering ends soon before I end it myself. F 36 3 years
450MG
6/6/2014
 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
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 4  Restless Leg Syndrome Weight gain, "pressure" in head I was prescribed Lyrica for Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) predominantly, and also for insomnia and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD). The initial dose was 50 mg, stepped up to 100 mg after two days, and then up to 150 mg recently per my request. My RLS, which has now isolated in my left foot (affected entire body from October 2013 until January 2014), has slowly responded but still exhibits the cramping, coldness, "pins and needles", and the feeling that I have either gravel or a rock in my shoe--which becomes fairly severe if I have had a long day. I have high hopes that an additional increase of 50 mg will eliminate the RLS from my foot. I do not feel my insomnia has decreased from taking Lyrica, and as far as the TD is POSSIBLY reducing the incidence of my mouth movements, "chewing". F 49 6 weeks
150 1X day
5/15/2014
 4  Fibromyalgia Constantly thirsty and a little sleepy Reduced pain by about 50% F 16 20 days
50mg 2X day
5/14/2014

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