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 |
| 4 | Reflex sympathetic dystrophy | Honestly none so far....was on 3600mg a day of gabapentin so I guess used to this chemical since there's not much difference. | M | 28 | 2 weeks 400 | 3/18/2013 | 5 | Nerve pain from L3vertabra | None | After about two weeks the pain started to subside, where previously only Tylenol worked and I had to keep taking it. As the lyrica took effect, I was able to completely stop the Tylenol. Then when the nerve calmed down the doctor began to decrease the lyrica over several months, fabulous. It saved me. | F | 62 | 7 months 75mg 1X day | 3/15/2013 | 2 | Fibromyalgia | Stops working..and side effect get worse. At first it helped with fibro pain. then breakthru pain unbearble..instead of changing doc advises to take more --DO NOT TAKE MORE. dry mouth, swollen feet, just developed acne. Trying to switch to 25mg and get off this stuff. Makes Fibro fog MUCH WORSE ! | Doing everything to get off this..every time I reduce dose ..horrible bad mood - very unusual for me so weaning off slowly. Very unhappy with side effects..they have INCREASED and pain stays same or gets worse. No energy for anything ..may new aches and pains. | F | 58 | 8 months 50mg 3X day | 3/15/2013 | 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 | fibromyalgia | Horrible dreams, the nighttime equivalent of suicidal thoughts. Numb, swollen feet. | Tried it twice, and the same thing happened each time Deep sleep helps relieve fibromyalgia pain. This drug interrupted my sleep with vivid, horrible dreams. | F | 64 | 5 days 25 1X day | 3/11/2013 | 5 | post herpetic neuralgia | Major hair loss is the only one I'm aware of. | I couldn't have continued living with the stabbing pain I had due to PHN.....I tried acupuncture, to no avail, and finally gave in to medication. I really didn't want to but knew I couldn't live in pain any longer. | F | 77 | 6 years 75mg 2X day | 3/7/2013 | 5 | fibroyalgia | Sleepiness if I'm relaxing, dry metalic taste in mouth which I feel like it's why I keep stuffing my face/chewing sugary gum and causing the weight gain. But I will happily worry about that later with all this extra energy. I tried Cymbala for 3 months, and not near the same relief I had on the 2nd day of Lyrica, but it also gave me awful neck/muscle aches. Love it. love it! | F | 35 | 2 weeks 75 | 2/25/2013 | 4 | SCI (L4 and L5) Nerve pain in feet | The "high" feeling everyone is describing goes away after a week or two of consistently taking Lyrica. Minimal side effects. I take it before bedtime, but as I stated earlier, after a couple weeks it does not get me tired. Nerve pain has subsided. Used to be in excruciating/debilitating pain but am now able to live normally again. | M | 25 | 3 years 600mg @ nt 1X day | 2/5/2013 | 1 | herniated discs | Horrible rather be in pain | M | 36 | 3 weeks 100 | 1/31/2013 | 3 | Frozen Shoulder and Anxiety | Feeling wobbly and emotionally numb initially. Banged head, had a few very minor falls at home. At night lots of trips to the bathroom. | I have read that the long term use effects teeth, and this scares me. I have chronic anxiety, and its v helpful along with a low dose (0.25mg) xanax for that. Also great relief from the pain I had, so much better NSAIDS or opiates. I would be afraid to use long term, and intend weaning off in the spring. | F | 42 | 3 months 100 2X day | 1/10/2013 | 1 | Pain post discectomy/spinal stenosi | Couldn't balance, blurred eyesight, went completely deaf in one ear towards the end of taking it. | Seems to disturb the whole nervous system, withdrawal was awful, despite doing it slowly as recommended. Deafness is permanent, and doctor had to report it to Pfizer. Avoid!! | F | 69 | 9 months 150 2X day | 1/9/2013 | 5 | Post herpatic Trigeminal Neuralgia | Giggling (euphoria) if I take more than 50 mg per day. | This is the only drug that helped my daily episodes of facial pain due to trigeminal neuralgia. It does not dry out my mouth like other drugs I tried (Lortab, Oxy, etc.) It doesn't make me sleepy, either. I'm very thankful for it and that I don't have the bad side effects that some others have reported. | F | 47 | 2.5 years 50mg 1X day | 1/6/2013 | 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 | Fibromyalgia | Would be easier to say what I didn't get!!! I have no quality of life any more although it has helped with my pain, I wish I had never started it the w/d are too much to handle. I am stuck on 200 mg 4 stone heavier and rising!! Please please think very carefully before taking this!!! Really think the side effects are worse than dealing with the pain!! | F | 35 | 3 years 600 | 1/2/2013 | 3 | Chronic daily headaches | 25 mg is slower to kick in to work. However it does keep the pain away. Have to watch what you eat. Important be on a diuretic daily to counter to the fluid retention. That helps weight gain of fluid but watch what you eat. A little acne to the face. Lower dose minimized side effects. Comes in 25, 50 and 75 mg. | At first given 75 mg 2 x day. That dose was too much. Many side effects on higher dose. On lower dose rash has calmed down. Acne on face is able to be handled unlike at higher dose. Hair does not fall out as much. Benefit is pain free for a few hours from chronic headaches. Does not stop migraines. | F | 53 | 1 months 25 3X day | 12/28/2012 | 1 | fibro | altered personality loss of all positive emotions left with rage dont care about the pain or anything else mean hateful no longer feel the need to sleep though i can sleep if i can remember to do so very disoriented hair thinning used to be smart now very slow work difficult migrains but my doctor says my only other option is councilling and at least i am too out of it to care about the pain on this | would not recommend tried all aother fibro approved meds with bad results but this one combines all the negatives of the others and adds ssssome new ones wish i had known it doesnt calm the nerves but rewires your brain i would never have tried it .to much apathy to even find another doctor to try to go off this | F | 49 | 90 days 100mg 3X day | 12/16/2012 | 1 | Nerve pain, fibromyalgia | Hell. So many I didn't even tie it to Lyrica. It hit me somehow because I rarely sleep & started falling asleep sitting up, texting, driving. It put me in some type of spin. Can't even explain it but now that my mind is coming out of this strange fog I'm putting some things together. Reading back on old texts messages, talking with people. I can't believe this stuff is even on the market. This company should have their asses sued off & be splattered all over the TV. I'm still in a state of shock. I was so excited to think something may help some of my pain (which sadly it was)! I was totally naive in reading up on it which I'm usually doing on a lot of subjects. It started working so fast I didn't even realize I didn't have drive to research it. Just kept taking it everyday. Headaches are still there, have never had a headache this long & it's a strange feeling one. My eyes always feel heavy & when I was waking up at night I was running into walls totally disoriented & weak. I'm just furious about this. | F | 43 | 8 weeks 100 | 12/8/2012 | 1 | Neuropathy pain | more than 50lb weight gain,insomnia,frequent headaches.swollen legs/ankles.shaking hands,stabbing head pains,dry mouth,Developed shingles on my face,had pneumonia,developed anemia | I take 75mg twice/day 150 mg twice/day Total of 450 mg/ day | F | 46 | 2 years 450 mg tot 4X day | 11/27/2012 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Hair loss, mouth ulcers, loss of appetite, suicidal ideation, difficulty with thoughts and words | After two months of taking Lyrica my mother died due to "Adult Failure to Thrive" associated with this medication. | F | 79 | 60 days 75 mg 2X day | 11/23/2012 | 4 | Fibromyalgia,Nerve& disc Damage | It Actually worked Wonderfully until I got the Rash.I stopped waited a month tried again(to make sure it was Lyrica) and it was burning red and itching all across my chest.I have tachycardia so can't take a benedryl type med.I wish I can still take it!! I had no other adverse reactions but wasn't on it long either so IDK!! | If you could control the rash I'd be fine,no cream or pills help.I hate to be prescribed a med to save my right leg and the side effect is lose the left. | F | 52 | 2 weeks 50 mg 2X day | 11/14/2012 |