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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 4  Chronic nerve pain in neck,left arm dizziness / fatigue / some loss of consentration and memory / occasional blurred vision A drug I could not live without to control my chronic pain due to 2 cervical surgeries . C- 4 5 6 anterior fusion and posterior lamineckimy . A good trade off between the side effects and the benefits. Ran out of pills for 2 days recently and pain was not tolerable and life was not good. M 53 21 months
150 3X day
2/13/2011
 4  Seizure Disorder Side effects have been minimal especially compared to other meds I took in the past. Yes there is increased cravings for food but developed a good exercise routine and have LOST weight on LYRICA (other anti-convulsants meds were much, much worse with weight gain so my exercise/diet program I developed has overcome any issues with this med). No swelling and I welcome the sedating quality as I have severe insomnia. I also don't experience the memory issues that others are having (other meds I took were horrible and I couldn't spell my name on them!). Compared to other drugs, LYRICA has been a blessing. No seizures and minimal side effects. I'm sorry for the others who have experienced severe side effects but everyone IS different. I tried other meds and the side effects were too great which led me to try LYRICA so I do understand. M 46 60 days
100 2X day
2/13/2011
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 3  Chronic Nerve Pain Typically, expect WEIGHT GAIN!! Any person who says the weight gain comes entirely from eating too much has no idea what they are talking about. I am in full control of what I eat but regardless I still steadily continue to see my weight increase (Even when I cut back on my daily food intake) I came off of Lyrica for a period of time and the weight dropped back off. Other side effects I have experienced are chronic stomach bloating, swelling & dizziness. Lyrica has definitely helped my pain when no other drug could touch it. In order to deal with some pain relief I have had to learn to deal with the side effects. Each person has to weigh it all out and determine if it is worth it to them for their particulat situation. F 45 1 years
75 2X day
2/13/2011
 5  Chronic pain, neck, spine problems. I already have skin problems. Lyrica may have contributed to itchy buttocks, I open sores from sratching to raw skin. Partially do to sitting for long periods of time. Not completely Lyrica, but may have contributed. I have my 5th/6th Neck vertibre fused. I have chronic pain and need the 6th/7th fused now. I am also a diabetic on insulin, and take multiple anti-deppresants. The chronic stiffness in my neck and body pains were relieved instantly from the first dose. I have tested myself by not taking a dose and the stiff neck comes back. I will update as time progresses. I recommend for spinal damage, and chronic nerve issue. M 50 10 days
50mg 2X day
2/10/2011
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 5  Fibromyasia I Have been so "crippled" since age 46.. I started Lyrica and felt the throbbing leave my legs by day #4! I am able to walk and move with less pain!!! I did feel fuzzy in the first few days, but well worth the trade off to be able to move. When I say I couldnt move I mean I had to have help at time just trying to get up from sitting,The aching had me in tears, I was afraid to get into the tub in fear I couldnt get out. My legs were near useless, like heavy painful pillars. when I wake my hands are not as stiff, I have had slight swelling in fingers though and as I said the fog for the first few days. I feel like a new person! I can play with my grandchildren and not sit and lay all the time. I had tried cutting back on sugar, and taking 5,000 of Vit D as directed by my Dr. I even had tried hydropap on my bad days and all I did was sleep from it.I thank the Lord for Lyrica, I hope it will not wane and start to not work. I was afraid I would have problem because I am on a BP medication, as that was one of the side effects, but so far Its been good. Also the swelling warning, made me not want to try it, so I took my first doses when eole were around in case I should have problems. F 51 10 days
100 1X day
2/9/2011
 2  neuropathy in feet I started taking Lyrica for the severe tingling/burning in the bottoms of both feet. My pain would become so severe that I felt like someone was smacking my feet with a 2x4 at night. I always feel euphoric, lightheaded, extremely blurry vision at times so sleepy I cannot function more than 4 hours at a time without napping. The Lyrica lessened my pain somewhat but not enough to warrant these side effects I am stopping these meds immediately!!! F 49 8 months
75mg 1X day
2/8/2011
 5  FIbromyalgia So far I feel a bit floaty, almost like my head is floating around, but I kind of enjoy it. I am not feeling drunk as others put it. In fact thanks to the pain relief I have gotten so far...my mind is sharp as a tack and clear as can be. I notice a bit of foot swelling. I am hungry a lot more, but I am not going to gain weight because I am under strict control of my diet and I won't give into the food cravings. It's easy to blame a drug for weight gain when the gain is because you got over hungry and ate, not realizing it most of the time. I do notice that it wears off the pain relief after about 11 hours. I believe this is because of the lower dose to start. I honestly don't get why half the people on here are on lyrica. It is meant for specific types of pain, NERVE pain. Not joint pain, not headaches, not injuries or endometreosis. It is FDA approved for four uses: Fibromyalgia, shingles pain, diabetic neuropothy and seizures of a certain type. Anything other than that you may have bad effects not because the drug is bad, but if your nerves aren't causing the problem messing with them with this drug will make you feel worse, not better. I advise anyone who takes this drug to drink plenty of water, keep your feet up when you can, walk as much as you can (water gain from edema can be helped this way sometimes) and make sure you track your food intake because it is so easy to rack up the pounds when you don't realize how much you have really ate (due to increased appetite). And if a doctor is prescribing it for anything other than these 4 conditions ask them is it fda approved for this? Many doctors get paid off to sell or push medications. You need to research every medication before you take it and make dang sure you are getting it for an approved use. Otherwise you can have issues like I did with a different medication. F 34 2 days
50 mg 2X day
2/4/2011
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 4  Atypical Face Pain Drowsiness and dizziness, quite bad, had to leave work I have started taking Lyrica three days ago due to Atypical Face Pain. I had to take Panacod for pain relief still during the first two days but today I am pain-free without the Panacod, so Lyrica is working for pain relief. Only that I feel really drunk, problems to keep my eyes open, feel like sleeping, which is not the best when you have to work. I hope this goes away as I really don't want the pain to come back but I can not go to work in this state of dizziness. F 33 3 days
75 MG 1X day
2/1/2011
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 1  pain from CSS I felt ill. It may hve been from the fact that I stopped taking the gabapentin drug for my pain. It may work if it is prescribed 1st. I have now found that if I stop the Gabapentin for any length of time I go through withdrawls...I experience a lot of body pain F 48 2 days
sample 4X day
2/1/2011
 4  Neuropathic pain To the person who said that they wet the bed and are 'high as a kite'. I think it is because you started at too high a dose! I started at 75mg once per day and built up. Even then I felt a bit like you as the dose went up but only for a few hours. I think it has helped me and as far as I can tell, my only side effect has been weight gain. F 62 3 years
150mg 2X day
1/31/2011
 4  nerve pain oooh boy i am high as a kite. shaky, unable to find words. i wet the bed the other night! that was sure a surprise! we'll see how i do tomorrow when i have to teach a class. i usually teach without a manual, but i'm afraid i won't be able to find the words. i'm a little bit manic but not out of control. fortunately i'm only taking it until i have surgery next month so hopefully i won't blow up like a balloon! F 39 3 days
100mg 3X day
1/30/2011
 1  neuropathic pain Bleeding from the anus, itchy anus, faecal incontinence, swelling of face and hands, stomachache, abdominal pain, blury vision, headaches, confusion and loss of memory. This drug should be made illegal to prescribe and taken off the shelves it's absolutely dangerous. M 47 5 years
300mg 1X day
1/30/2011
 1  nerve pain from Guillain-Barre brain fog, loss in coordination, burning sensation up and down my spine, pressure changes in middle ear, ringing in ears, trouble talking, signs of dependence after very short time on the medication I had residual nerve pain from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, with burning sensations head-to-toe. Lyrica was prescribed to combat the problem, and while it DID in fact improve my nerve pain, it left me with much worse symptoms. I had trouble balancing, could hardly walk, always felt in a fog, didn't make much sense, had trouble remembering things, felt very emotional... and in spite of all these negative side-effects, it seemed that I was quickly developing a dependency. When it was close to time for my next dose, my nerve pain would come back worse than before, I'd get ringing in my ears, growing headache--then all of this would go away shortly after taking a new pill. It was horrific! I called my pharmacist to ask about addictive properties of Lyrica and cried like a baby--which is totally unlike me! Finally my neurologist told me to stop taking it cold turkey since I was only on it for 10 days, and I suffered 5 days of the worst withdrawal symptoms. Headache, vomiting, horrible nerve pain, orthostatic problems--my mom had to watch my kids while I lay on the couch in misery for days on end. I am SO grateful to have gotten off this drug when I did, and I will never take it again. However, it screwed up my ears by causing a buildup of pressure in the middle ear canal (otis media, i.e. ear infections, are listed as a rare side-effect by the manufacturer), and it has taken over a year to correct itself; and I still get frequent infections as a result. Lyrica is the gift that keeps o F 35 10 days
50 3X day
1/30/2011
 5  Fibromyalgia, Miagraines some dizziness with 1st dose in morning but compared with other drugs this is minor--I personally love the relief from pain it gives me. My dosage varies from 3-4 per day depending on my symptoms.. F 49 4 years
150 mg 4X day
1/26/2011
 5  Skin Irritiation and Pain The side effects are that Lyrica causes me to be a little dizzy and dingy at times. My brain does not seem to process as fast while on the drug. The drug saved my life. The pain was so bad in my skin that I had been contiplating suicide. It hasn't cured me, but it makes living with the pain much more managable. Nothing else ever worked. M 56 5 years
150 MG 3X day
1/25/2011
 1  Peripheral nerve damage (guillane-b Tiredness, memory loss, disturbed sleep. Unable to reduce dosage after trying for two months! Strongly do not recommend. It seems to be given to people for everything from cancer pain to a sore shoulder. More study necessary. F 56 1 years
50mg 3X day
1/24/2011
 3  Trigeminal Neuralgia MANY scary things are happening since I began taking Lyrica. Dries out entire body. My eyes have virtually no fluid in them; hands dry; thumb now twitching; memory problems, urinary incontinence at times; dizziness, dry mouth, constipation, sometimes hyper; bottom of feet feel like they are 3" thick. Most of these have occurred after taking Lyrica for about 4-6 months. It affects ALL nerve endings in your body. Does relieve the TN SHOCK WAVES in my face. Still has some stings and "jolts" at times, but not severe. This is why I have continued the drug this long. I have an appointment with my current nurologist in 3 weeks. Will talk to him about this drug. I have no idea what COULD work. Trileptal had ingredients I was allergic to. Any suggestions would be appreciated. F 65 8 months
150 mg 2X day
1/22/2011
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 3  Fibromyalgia severe PVCs and weight gain F 35 2 months
300mg 2X day
1/21/2011
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 5  DDD, Scoliosis none After another fun filled day of pain (sarcasm), I decided to take a high dose of Lyrica in combination with a joint of marijuana. My usual dosage of Lyrica is 150mg x 2 daily. I took 300mg, smoked the joint, and then consumed another 450mg of Lyrica. Two hours later, I've never felt so good in my entire life and I've tried many drugs including about every opioid/opiate. My pain level went from about an 8 to a 3. When marijuana and Lyrica are combined, the effect is a high that's unexplainable, not to mention I get a much needed relief from the pain that's ruining my life. My friend and I watched playoff football and listened to music the rest of the day and I stayed euphoric for 4 hours. When it finally wore off, I felt like I had just taken a muscle relaxer as my limbs turned to complete jello! If you're suffering from chronic pain, fire up a joint and combine it with your Lyrica. It's too bad that I don't live in a Medical Marijuana state. lol Good luck to all in pain! M 30 3 years
750mg 1X day
1/17/2011
 1  nuro pain from CRPS Caused rapid weight gain, caused diabetes mellitus.blurred vision, depression. If you are taking this medication I reccomend you get your Fasting blood sugars checked regularly, mine were all normal prior to taking this medication, it causes rapid weight gain, blurred vision, depression, groggy, feeling "drunk" and very moddy, it did a little for releaving the pain. F 48 6 months
75mg 3X day
1/15/2011
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