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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Fibro | EXTREME Head pain !! VERY blurry and messed up vision!! I was searching for something in my bedroom but I didn't know what I was looking for ! Very Confused-Slurred Speech-Could not spell Would rather be dead. | It may have started helping with the fibro body pains BUT the very severe pain in my head hurt to the point that I was screaming and pulling out my hair!Told doc symptoms- Doc says continue for two weeks. I have always followed docs orders-NOT TODAY !! I will be dead in two weeks if I continue this drug!! I already have cronic headaches but...This could kill me !! | M | 25 | 1 days 75mg 2X day | 6/3/2010 | 4 | Fibromyalagia | F | 52 | 1 months 50mg 1X day | 6/1/2010 Patient History | 1 | Fibromyalgia | No side effects while on the drug. It did not help me with muscle pain. However.... | went off the drug over a period of 1 wk. per my doctor's instructions. Have felt horrible: nausea, loose stools, headache, dizziness. Have been out of work going on the second week and don't feel any better. I would not recommend this drug. Worried. | F | 42 | 5 months 75 mg 4X day | 6/1/2010 | 3 | fibromyalgia | memory loss, loss of what I call 'my words',inability to concentrate, dizziness, jerking movements mostly in hands, paranoia and anxiety, deepened depression. | I was finally diagnosed w/fibro about 18 mos ago. Up to then my Dr. & I had been working since 2004 with several symptoms of depression, a neck & shoulder injury, blood pressure & thyroid issues. My overall experience with Lyrica has been a little concerning.The dosages have been adjusted up & down. I have been thru audiology testing,an mri, neurology testing regarding my brain & memory retention & abilities. Even with decreased dosages, the lessened dizziness, jerking movements,some memory and word loss & depression, are 'normal' for me now. The most disturbing side effects have been recently & have gone away with a dosage change. I experienced extreme memory loss, loss of words & complete inability to hold a thought for longer than 30 seconds. My job is completely based on details, information retention, multi-tasking & legal compliance (to a degree). I was also experiencing paralyzing anxiety & then paranoia. My overwhelming fear was that my job was in danger. I have been in this position for 8 years & held in some degree of esteem, even tho I am only support staff. Now I was out of my mind, literally. I then agreed that I should decrease dosage by 1/4. My life immediately returned to 'normal' & on the first day. My bosses & I had a meeting. They had never considered 'firing me', just wanted to learn how they can make my job easier. My Dr.& I are still working with all my meds. to see what works now. | F | 58 | 18 months 300 MG 2X day | 5/30/2010 | 1 | chemo pain Sjogrens Fibro | blurry vision, 15# weight gain, extreme fatigue, brain fog, sweating, have to sleep in afternoon. Even through chemo I didn't feel this tired. Can't get my projects done. I'm too tired and can't concentrate. Hands and feet hurt all the time. Gums bleeding, TMJ worse,(which I never had before chemo) Thought it was from the Fibro but getting worse every day. Started getting heart flip feelings along with sweating. Primary took me off. It's been 3 days, starting to feel better. Will report back if symptoms don't go away. Careful taking this drug. Don't believe the hype. I don't think it helped with pain after first 2 weeks. | I guess I was hopeful because I felt better for awhile but also had a bursa shot when I started it. I've had real problems with my eyes which were 20/20 1 year ago. I thought it was just my age but after reading other comments I see the lyrica did it. | F | 50 | 4 months 50mg 1X day | 5/30/2010 | 3 | Diabetic Neuropathy & GAD (PTSD) | Weight gain++++, impotence, unsteady gait, (needing a walking stick), edema requiring lasix (diuretic) | I am a Australian veteran, Lyrica gives me about 70% pain relief, however trying to get off the stuff is a nightmare, worsening of anxiety with suicidual thoughts. The diuretic causes Gout. So its the devil you know, then nothing else works. I have tried TCA's, SSRI's, other anticonvulsants. Normal pain relief doesn't touch the pain, and I won't take addictive stuff. When I started on Lyrica i was told it isn't addictive, rubbish! | M | 61 | 4 years 150mg 3X day | 5/29/2010 | 5 | peripheral neuropathy | Gained about 5 pounds, fuzzy memory at times, but that is partly age. | This is the only thing that has helped the excruciating pain I have in my foot and leg. I was taking a lot of Vicodin before, now I rarely have to take it. The side effects are minor compared to the pain I had before. | F | 77 | 2 years 150mg 3X day | 5/28/2010 | 4 | Opiate withdrawal | Little fuzzy, relaxed, marijuana like effects. | It helped me to deal with my opiate withdrawal very well. I was still in pain but nothing like what it coulda been. I've taken up to 1800mg of this stuff to get high and anything above 1000mg is alot of fun. Thats just a side note to junkies. Great stuff for opiate withdrawal without the intense withdrawal of benzo's. | M | 42 | 1 months 200mg 2X day | 5/27/2010 | 4 | unexplained chronic daily head pain | Gained 40 - 50 lbs. within 4 months of taking Lyrica. After reading the other entries my husband and I see so many things that describe me, i.e., uncontrolled talking about anything and everything, no control over temper, hurting feelings of people I love, slurring of speach, not able to concentrate. | I have been dealing with my pain for 6 1/2 years. I should have been fired at my job (legal secretary) a long time ago. However, I have a compassionate boss. I have missed a dose of my Lyrica a few times and when I do I get very, very nauseated. Having said this, the Lyrica has greatly helped my pain. I guess I have to decide if it is worth all of these side effects. | F | 42 | 2 years 300 mg 3X day | 5/24/2010 | 1 | radial nerve damage post fracture | Weight gain due to increased appetite. Dreadful back pains and joint pains far worse than original pain. Slurring of speech, mixing up words and awful blurring of vision. Diminshed urinary output. | I gave this a go for three months but would rather have the original nerve symptoms than go through all this again. Now I have 4kg to lose! | F | 58 | 3 months 150mg 3X day | 5/22/2010 | 3 | FM/CFD/fibromyositis/dystonia | Weight gain, euphoria, thoughts of suicide, anger, nervousness, dry mouth, and unusual chattiness. | I've taken Lyrica at all doses. Started out on 75, then up to 150, then 225, now back down to 150 once a day. The medicine is rather potent and needs to be taken consistently... unless being weaned off. Nevertheless, it is somewhat helpful with relieving certain pains, however, one has to weigh the benefits and side-effects. | M | 30 | 2 years 150 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG. I was prescribed for fibro and I would rather deal with the fibromyalgia pain than what this medication did to my mind. I lost a job in a field I have 10 years experience in because when I could get up for work and go, I was making mistakes that I should not have made and could not focus at all. I am a software programmer and concentration is vital. I lost my will to eat, keep up with myself and work and even live. I started to contemplate suicide within the first 4 days. as soon as I started weaning off the medication (don't just stop, that is ever worse) i got my normal frame of mind back. I am in process of filing a lawsuit against pharm company for loss of wages and alot more.. I also have been taking effexor xr for 8 years for depression and it works great with no side affects, lyrica either interfered with the effexor or just is poison to some people, including me. I am now taking hydrocodone presecribed to deal with the pain, I would rather learn to mana | F | 38 | 2 weeks 150 mg 3X day | 5/18/2010 | 2 | Post Op Cervial Spine Surgery | Memory loss, trouble completing a thought, forgetful, PROFUSE sweating and body temp feels like 500 degrees-can't cool down for 15-30 minutes, swelling hands and feet, sadness...PAIN HAS NOT SUBSIDED. I am taking this medication with Cymbalta 60 mg once per day which was prescribed for Fibromyalgia, body pain and depression (following a death in family). Neither drug has helped with pain and sadness before or after the Cervical Spine surgery for serverly herniated disk and spinal cord compression. I eat very little, yet have not lost a pound. | I am going to start weaning off of Lyrica after reading all comments. Thank you for this information. | F | 50 | 3 months 25mg 3X day | 5/16/2010 | 5 | Tremors and GAD | Very hyper, Feel like I'm floating, no longer craving cigarettes, euphoria | Just started treatment with Lyrica and so far so good. I was hesitant to take it at first, cause of all the bad stuff I heard about it. I have tremors in my hands and generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks. Lyrica stops the panic attacks and helps me stay calm. It also helps my tremors so I my hands stopped shaking a great deal. I have been on several different medications, but the Lyrica is the only medication that really helps. Another thing I have severe back pain due to arthritis and have been on antiinflammatory medications, and the Lyrica stopped my back pain 100%. Lyrica makes me so full of energy which I can live with that, after all that's a small price to pay for relief from my anxiety and tremors. Everyone reacts differently to Lyrica. For some reason after taking Lyrica, I no longer crave cigarettes after smoking one pack a day for six years. Lyrica to me is a miracle medication. If it works for you, than great, if not, find something else. | F | 36 | 4 days 50mg 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 3 | Cranial Nerve Pain/Post Ischemia | Sleepiness after dosage, weight gain, unable to fully concentrate (multitasking and nothing got done) | I suffered a heart attack a year and a half ago that was preceeded by a stroke possibly caused by a small piece of plaque breaking from 70% blockage in minor vessel. I have horrible intractable head pain--think lightning bolts. I have gained 17 lbs on Lyrica and it is all lower thorax/upper abdomen. I can't sit without feeling uncomfortable. It is difficult to tie my cross-trainers. My BMI is shot because of this and I am going to cardiologist for her to determine if this big belly is fat or water retention. If it is fat, I am going off Lyrica and will talk to my neurologist about stepping down, trying something else or see if a surgical option is available to severe some nerves. My face will probably sag but the nerve pain is such a living hell. Even though Lyrica relieves 75% of pain and reduces painful episodic pain, the pain is worse when I garden, clean out from under a bed, clean out lower drawers, shelves; in general it is still exacerbated from bending over. | F | 61 | 6 months 150 4X day | 5/10/2010 | 1 | Fibromyalgis | Can't urinate, blurred vision, muscle twitching. | Since I am so fond of urinating, I believe I would like to continue. Lyrica seems to put an end to that. Plus, the other comments have me convinced me to stop Lyrica immediately. | F | 49 | 2 weeks 100mg 1X day | 5/7/2010 | 1 | fybromyalgia | WEIGHT GAIN, BLOATING, EDEMA, HORRIBLE PAIN IN SMALL OF BACK | WORKED GREAT FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS, FELT LIKE A NEW PERSON, ACTUALLY NORMAL, NO PAIN. THEN EVERYTHING BEGAN TO CHANGE WITH THE EDEMA, GAINED 10LBS WITHIN 2 WEEKS, THEN 10LBS IN 2 DAYS, FACE TO FEET SWOLLEN. DOCTOR STOPPED LYRICA IMMEDIATELY AND PUT ME ON LASIX FOR THE EDEMA. WITHDRAWAL WAS HORRIBLE, NEVER HAVE I HAVE FELT SO HORRIBLE IN MY LIFE, I HAVE MISSED OUT ON 1 WHOLE WEEK OF MY LIFE. HOPING THAT THE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS WILL SUBSIDE SOON. THIS DRUG IS HORRIBLE, SHOULD BE ILLEGAL!!!! SICK TO STOMACH, DIARREA, HOT, COLD, SKIN CRAWLING, ITCHING, NO SLEEP, WEEK, HEART PALPATATIONS, AND ON AND ON AND ON, THEN HORRIBLE HEADACHES . . . 5 DAYS OFF LYRICA NOW AND STILL WISH I WAS BACK TO MY NORMAL FYBRO LIFE. OH YES, THE FIBRO HAS GONE INTO A SCREAMING ATTACK!!!! UGHHHHH | F | 49 | 6 weeks 75mg 2X day | 5/7/2010 | 3 | 1 1/2 hours after taking Lyrica ,100 mg, Vision blurred, light headedness, increased urges to talk about anything and most dangerous I have the thoughts of not only suicide but also the desire to hurt the feelings of the people around you. This also extended to sometimes actually having the desire to have a one on one confrontation with anyone that might excite or strongly disagree with me... It takes much self control to tolerate the side effects. I was prescribed the Lyrica for nerve damage in my head after an auto accident, hit from the rear, whiplash... Is it worth it? I am not really sure. But until something better comes along I guess it is. Good Luck! | Be cauious with your dosages not to exceed 300 mg per day, if you can tolerate 3 X 100 mgs per day... It will make you a zombie, or at least other people will see you that way. | M | 60 | 4 years 100 3X day | 5/6/2010 | 1 | Nerve damage in left leg | Immediately after taking this medication I felt dizzy and a loss of balance. I felt as if I was drunk. The first night on this drug I could not sleep for having weird dreams and I just kept crying all night and into the next day. I take antidepressants and I wanted to die. I was at a point I was ready to give up. I threw the medication in the garbage. | There should be a stronger warning to doctors especially if the patient is on antidepressants for depression. | F | 59 | 1 days 30mg 2X day | 5/6/2010 | 4 | neuro pain, fibro | weight gain, short-lived dizziness, slurring of words | I have experimented with dosages over the years. 300mg seems the best for me and I take it once a day in the evening. It takes 4 hours roughly to reach peak effect and lasts for an hour at this level...a great window to get to sleep in. If I miss the window though, sleep is hard to come by. Dizziness and slurring of words occurs during that hour too. Otherwise I have no pain and work in a busy profession 3 days a week. I cope with it very well now. Sometimes I take paracetamol and ibuprofen or diclofenac as well. Occasionally I need 50mg of Tramadol for more severe breakthrough pain but it is rare and only if I am experiencing a fibro flare. It's an ok drug as far as I'm concerned | M | 53 | 4 years 300mg 1X day | 5/4/2010 |