LYRICA Reviews (PREGABALIN)

Average Rating: 2.6 (1463 Ratings)

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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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 1  fibro horrible drug.................makes me car like i don't care about my symptoms, but i can still feel them should be taken off the market F 56 90 days
50mg 2X day
8/7/2010
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 1  Pain, fibromylgia Severe anxiety, suicidal thoughts & attempts, confused thinking, anger, extreme forgetfulness (for example would forget where I was going & where I was when driving), many cavities & root canals. I have started a site to help those with lasting side effects from Lyrica. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! See our page LYRICA SURVIVORS on Facebook. Together we can get this disastrous drug off the market. F 40 5 years
75 - 300 2X day
8/6/2010
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 4  nerve pain due to shingles Today is my 4th day on Lyrica. From the second day of taking Lyrica my nerve pain (in my chest)has decreased enough to let me function. Today I was unable to drive due to feeling "High" and unbalanced and not thinking clearly. I hope these side effects do not last long.The pain relief is better then anything else I have tried. So far that's all I have. After weeks of suffering like a human should not be allowed to do... I was given Lyrica and after 2 days, relief! But, now I'm dealing with the side effects which are dizzyness, feeling high, unable to think clearly and a basic "I don't care" attitude. It's sooooo nice not to suffer so bad but too bad I have to feel "high" to not have pain. I want to be myself again! F 50 4 days
75 mg 2X day
8/4/2010
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 2  lupus fibromyalgia Extreme dizziness, I felt as if I was in a constant fog, difficulty concentrating, would lose words mid-sentence could not maintain a coherent thought. Some weight gain, difficulty focusing my eyes, anxiety. The first week I started Lyrica I thought it was my miracle drug, then the side effects kicked in and I found them to be intolerable, especially trying to work full-time and raise small children. I literally couldn't function. After a couple of months I decided to go off the medication. I consulted with my doctor tappered off gradually over a week. The withdrawal was pretty horrific, acute anxiety and panic attacks, diarriah, headaches, shakiness from the inside out,crying hysterically for no apparent reason and bouts of deep depression. Its been two weeks and I have seen the light at the end of the tunnel. I still feel a bit light headed and have the anxiety but it has gotten much better. Doctor swears the medication leaves your system after 11 hours, I beg to differ as I did not experience these sysmptoms prior to starting Lyrica. This was the worst reaction I have ever had to a medication. It was definitely not the one for me. F 38 2.5 months
75 mg 2X day
8/4/2010
 5  nerve pain Hangover for the first month! Helps take the edge off my nerve pain. I slowly tapered off the lortabs and had no problems. Marijuana and lyrica work for me! M 30 2 years
200 2X day
7/29/2010
 1  chronic pain, fibromyalgia All over intense and uncomfortable tingling from head to toe. Involuntary contractures of fingers and toes. Headache. Severe chest squeezing/tightness with pain. Twitching of my eye. Side effects started easing up after 24 hours from the last capsule taken. 36 hours later, still have residual headache, some dizziness and nausea. I just don't feel right. I had to go to Urgent Care because of the side effects. The Dr. did some neurologic tests. I could not keep my balance standing up with my eyes closed and I could not put one foot in front of the other without losing my balance. Dr. advised me to stop taking the Lyrica (duh, already stopped) and to do nothing for 2 days until the side effects went away. He said that approximately 10% of people starting Lyrica had the side effects that I experienced. Definitely this drug is not for me. Typos from last post fixed: *groggy *barely M 53 2 days
75 1X day
7/29/2010
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Patient History
 1  shingles i became unaware of what was going on around me. I fell several times hurting nose, chin etc. was taken to hospital and spent a week there with high fever, chills, head, back etc pains. the fever was drug related and I truly felt that I would not make it as I got worse each day for at least three days. I would never take this RX I truly feel that I am luck to have lived thru this experience. F 69 2 days
300 3X day
7/29/2010
 3  Pins&needles in feet from accident Initially was a little dizzy at times. Then noticed dizziness in the evenings, esp. when not concentrating on a task. Lately, occasional bouts of forgetting how to put together a sentence when speaking on the phone. After reading the comments from 1 year and up users I am becoming concerned this might be damaging the brain. It works by shutting down calcium-gated channels in the brain. I am going to try to go off it slowly over the next 2 weeks. I hope the nerve pain I feel in my legs, buttocks and especially feet, will be tolerable. Right now the Lyrica takes the edge off it but I have been on either Lyrica or previously Neurontin for 1.5 years. I am amazed by the huge diversity in effects this substance has on people. Some love it and some hate it. I just read this list for an hour. I hope Pfizer is reading too. BTW, it does not make me sleepy, mad, or change my psyche in any way that I can tell. It does however seem to make my voice hoarse which is listed as a common side effect in the literature but only one person seems to mention it. I also cannot sing high notes or scream. I used to be able to sing falsetto. It will be interesting to see if getting off of this makes this ability return! M 60 1 years
75 2X day
7/28/2010
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 1  fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid arthrit blurry vision, weight gain of 20 pounds, loss of short term memory, jerking muscles,mood changes,personality changes noticed by family, can't drive car, memory loss,feel stoned all the time.Wheezing. Doesn't help much with the pain. Don't take this drug. There should be a class action suit against the company. I can't believe how this drug has changed my life.I don't leave my house because of the side effects.I feel like i have lost a part of my life. I started on 50 mg 3 times a day, then went to 75 mg 3 times a day. Most of the people I know have given up on contacting me. I either sleep all the time or can't sleep at all. My behavior has alienated freinds and family. I can't remember basic things. I have conversations I don't remember.I say things that are totally out of character and then don't remember them. I am hoping my children and husband can forgive me for these last few months. If you start taking this tell your family to watch for changes in your behavior, motor skills, F 49 3 weeks
75mg 3X day
7/25/2010
 4  diabities M 57
300 1X day
7/23/2010
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Patient History
 4  Back pain and leg pain None yet Thank God! I did sleep very well last night even wih all the rain!I feel refreshed so far this AM F 43 1 days
25mg 1X day
7/22/2010
 3  Nerve Pain in Leg Weight Gain!! 30+ Pounds Lyrica worked great at helping to reduce my nerve pain. Unfortunately I experienced extream weigh gain with the drug. I have just completed the weening off process and have been using Cymbalta now for two weeks. Instantly 10 pounds was gone. The Cymbalta is working just as well for my pain. F 42 1 years
100mg 2X day
7/21/2010
 3  Chronic neck, shoulder pain Can fall asleep better, some reduction in overall pain. I started on just 25 MG once per day, because I was afraid of side-effects, and I insisted that that was all I was willing to start with. I have slowly titrated up to 25 MG three times per day. I think I will stay at this level. If you are having severe side-effects at higher doses, talk to your doctor about reducing the dose. More is not always better. If you are about to take this drug, talk to your doctor about starting at a tiny dose over a long period of time to see how you tolerate it. No one should have to suffer taking any drug. F 41 90 days
25 MG 3X day
7/21/2010
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 4  nerve pain in legs At first I felt drunk and dizzy. It helps the pain but I still get breakthru pain. I have noticed my tongue is sore and sometimes I get pain in my heart area. It must be the lyrica causing these symptoms. Also I get a headache if I miss a dose. F 52 3 months
75mg 1X day
7/19/2010
 4  Shingles First day using it felt lightheaded, changed mood to excited/happy, followed by drowsiness. It relived nerve pain from shingles very well. Side effects are mild but would not recommend driving or using dangerous tools while on this medicine as it can make you have a "high" effect. Overall for short term Lyrica is great for relieving unbearable pain. M 18 1 days
75mg 2X day
7/19/2010
 1  nerve pain Felt extremely depressed at higher doses, did not like did not work for peripheral neuropathy at all Too expensive not worth it F 47 1 years
75 1X day
7/19/2010
 4  severe sciatica rash on forhead, cramp in right leg & foot, weight gain, forgetfulness I can now walk without limping & numbness in my leg .It has been a godsend Last week I had 2 injections in my spine of Cortisone & painkiller. I hope to be able to stop taking Lyrica in the near future. F 61 3 months
150 2X day
7/11/2010
 3  nerve pain in leg only side effects noticed have been some drowsiness when not concentrating on specific tasks. If I allow my mind to "wander" I will fall asleep. I have only experienced the drowsiness side effect, however the drug has not completely alleviated my pain. It has certainly diminished the lightening like jolts down to sharp pinpricks for which i am certainly grateful. M 51 2 months
75mg. 3X day
7/8/2010
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 2  pain from j-tube nerver damage falling down in a stupor. hitting mmy head. getting yelled by my wife also on clonopin 100 twice daily M 42 2 days
200 1X day
7/6/2010
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 5  peripheral neuraglia weight gain! changed my life, been dealing with neuropathy for 10+ years, tried neurotin; didnt like at all. Lyrica is by far my life saver F 46 13 days
50,g 3X day
7/4/2010

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