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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | extreme sleepiness, weight gain, dry mouth, dry eyes | at 3x50mg per day i was a zombie. at 2x50 per day I was way too sleepy. I'm now on 1x50 per day, feel better, but I may quit altoghether. | F | 70 | 4 weeks sciatica 2X day | 5/4/2010 | 4 | fibromyalgia | sleepiness, "high" feeling | For what it's worth after only 5 days' use, I feel great. If I keep moving, I have SO much energy, and can accomplish what I need to. If I sit to relax, I get sleepy. The pain relief is coming, not quite what I would like it to be, but I can actually sleep at night, and I haven't slept in weeks, I think. I have not had to touch my vicodin nearly as often. For those who started out on a higher dose, I think your doctor should have started you lower and worked your way up slowly. I will move up to 150mg twice daily after 2 weeks. | F | 43 | 5 days 75 mg 2X day | 5/3/2010 | 1 | pain the leg | i just took one tablet and had the experience of my life. i felt drunk and addicted ,abusive and aggressive and crying all the time | the doctors should warn the patient about the side effects | F | 36 | 7 days 75 mg 2X day | 4/30/2010 | 1 | neuropathic pain in feet | severe loss of hair, urinary disfunction, erectile disfunction, extremely weak arms & legs, rash & itching, poor toe nails, pealing skin on toes, emotional changes (don't care about anything anymore) muscles shrinking in arms & legs. Loss of stamina. | This was a wonder drug at first. Then my arms and legs got weak, but I didn't care because the pain was gone. Over the 2 1/2 years that I've been taking this drug the other side effects occurred. They were never linked to Lyrica so I just kept taking it. Now I can barely urinate. I can barely walk. My hair fell out, My arms are skin & bone. I can't get an erection. But worst of all I just don't care because that is what Lyrica makes you feel like. I am going to try to get off of this drug before it kills me. If I don't I will be in a wheel chair by summer and dead by the end of the year. | M | 55 | 2 years 75mg 2X day | 4/29/2010 | 5 | fibromyalgia. | HORRIBLE HORRIBLE experience with this drug. Swollen face, lips, shooting pains up my back, intense stomach pain, blurry vision, along with inner shaking throughout my entire body. I already am on meds for depression and within one week of taking this drug I was having suicidal ideation. BE VERY VERY CAREFUL OF THIS DRUG PLEASE!! | F | 54 | 7 days 50 to 100 1X day | 4/28/2010 | 3 | fibromyalgia | feeling drunk--jello head, difficulty walking, extreme fatigue, swelling of my hands, feet, and ankles, weight gain, increased appetite, some increased pain depending upon activity. | Four weeks ago, my PCP put me on 150mg 2x daily. I took the first dose at night. (It's worth noting, I also take Savella. My results with it are decent, not great.) I slept great that night (I'm a raging insomniac), but didn't wake for 15 hours and simply could not function the following day. I knew there was no way I could do anything during they day if I took my day time dose. So I waited until I acclimated to my night time dose and until I got through a couple of important meetings I had to attend; then I started the day time dose. I have been asleep, night and day, with few exceptions, since then. My waking hours are usually in the middle of the night. I'm having one heck of a time adjusting to this. I'm sure part of it is the high dose and the fact that I'm already on the Savella. Part of it is me. I am my PCP's worst fibro case. BUT I am willing to do and try anything. So if suffer through this, it may be be great in another month. If not, it's back to the drawing board. | F | 41 | 4 weeks 150mg 2X day | 4/26/2010 | 2 | Lupus myalgia and degenerative disk | swollen fingers, dizziness, inability to concentrate, sleepiness, dazed | The first week, I felt great. Then the side effects began. I was so dizzy and dazed, I couldn't function at work. At times I would forget what I was doing and began to panic. A few times while driving in my area, I didn't recognize where I was. I had to stop the medication and totally crashed for days afterward. This drug had some very scary side effects for me. | F | 47 | 3 weeks 50 mg's 1X day | 4/24/2010 | 3 | electro shock pains & nerve damage | REALLY UNSURE OF LENGTH OF TIME TAKING LYRICA! SEVERE MENTAL FOG, BUT TAZER LIKE PAINS STOPPED COMPLETLEY just recently also recent, both of my big toes have been numb for 2 weeks! very bad withdrawl hot spells/sweating when i miss 1-2 doses. | not sure what 2 think, still unable to get medicaid to approve my MRIs, my neuro deoc is unsure of reason for my electro shock pains, however technically i have been dead b4 (cardiac arrest) and could possibly have tumor, MS, 2 diff spinal cord inujuries but i know i have pinched nerves down my legs and nerve damage in my arm from surgery. LYRICA HAS HELPED ALOT WITH MY PAIN AND HELPING ME USE MY ARM AGAIN! BUT I DO HAVE less trouble walking. BUT NOW I AM VERY SCARED I HAVE NO SWELLING (I AM SMALL PERSON) BUT MY 2 BIG TOES (1 EACH FOOT) HAVE BEEN NUMB 2 WEEKS! BUT AFRAID TO STOP TAKING LYRICA FOR POSSIBLE PARTIAL SEIZURES COMING BACK~! also, i have been stuttering for about a month and i have never done that my whole life i have been great speaker! afraid to stop because it has helped so much gives me alot of energy but yet seem un-motivated! scared! it has helped alot but i feel the need to take more and more of this, even though it helps more at increased doses, the side effects have got worse especially memory and trouble speaking, and numbness in toes! | F | 25 | 2 months 75mg 4X day | 4/22/2010 | 4 | Nerve pain | Initially severe dizziness and drowsiness. Now blurred vision and anxiety. | Lyrica has dramatically reduced my pain and I considered it a miracle. Not so sure now with the new onset of anxiety. | F | 43 | 2 months 75mg 2X day | 4/16/2010 | 1 | Pinched Nerve in my back | This drug is horrible. I took my first 50mg at 8am, and was in a fog all day. I felt like I was high or drunk. I couldn't function. After I took my second dose, I went into a rage. I was so angry and dont even know why. My head also starting killing me, and has yet to stop. | Run away from this drug. I dont know how the FDA even approved this! | F | 30 | 1 days 50 3X day | 4/15/2010 | 3 | Migraines | weight gain (gained 15-20lbs in under 2 months), increased appetite, some swelling, made me very tired in the beginning. | Worked the best for my migraines at first. I think it stopped working as well as it did in beginning. I couldn't stand the weight gain. I actually stopped taking it because I wanted to conceive. I started it again after I had my baby but gained 5lbs. overnight (it seemed) and did not see any relief so I am trying something else. | M | 35 | 14 months 75 mg 4X day | 4/14/2010 | 2 | neuropathy feet and legs | initial euphoria, sleepiness, over time developed shooting-shocklike electricity feelings in chest, halucinations before falling asleep, periodic episodes of anxiety/nervousness that lasted from 20 minutes to several days with increasing length and intensity as time went on, sometimes so severe i thought I might need to go to the hospital. Horrible memory loss, cognitive decline, slow physical reactions, many errors typing! | Lyrica initially helped my pain and made me feel a lighter spirit and made me sleep well. But over time the pain would break through and the episodes of anxiety would come out of no where and I began to dread sleep because I had vivid scary visions right before going to sleep as I lay in bed. I hated the sudden electricity shooting across my chest, too. I decided to get off the drug but the anxiety came in horrible waves when I tried to stop it cold as the doctor said I could. Instead I gradually decreased my dosage, weaning myself slowly by pouring a little of it out of the 50mg capsules until I just stopped. Worked. I have been off for 2 years now. Pain did not return. Discovered I was B12 deficient and low thyroid while on the drug. Was furious doctors prescribed Lyrica instead of the vitamin B12 and Levothroid. Now I take B12 and low dose Levothroid and I have no pain. Slowly I have improved almost to normal and have my energy back and my mind is sharp again and I type fast and well again. I beat my son in scrabble now and then as usual. He no longer beats me everytime. | F | 56 | 8 months 75 2X day | 4/13/2010 | 1 | muscle twitching(jerks),sleep problems, blurred vision, memory loss,bruising, balance problems,swollen in legs, feet, and hands, weight gain, feet and hand cramps, | I would not take this drug again, did nothing for my pain and feel that it has added to my problems. I rather deal with pain then not feel like myself, which is a reliable, hard working, and a out going person! Lyrica has made me feel depressed, non functional person, who seems to be unable to continue with simple every day functions. | F | 46 | 5 months 50 3X day | 4/13/2010 | 4 | fybromyalgia | I have gained a tremendous amount of wweight with this drug. | I feel the difference when I can't afford the medicine and miss a week. I am then totally wiped out and in severe pain causing me to miss work. | F | 49 | 2 years 75mg 2X day | 4/11/2010 | 1 | bipolar | spacey feeling, dry mouth, Edema. | I would not recommend this drug to anyone. Within the first 3 days of taking this med it was evident that the side effects were going to outweigh the benefits (which I found none) Although I was prescribed for bipolar disorder, I also have chronic back pain and neck pain and wrist and arm pain that I live with and this drug seemed to lessen the pain the first day...but now I feel worse because I am so swollen I resemble a blow fish. Not a good drug at all! DON'T TAKE IT | F | 39 | 3 days 75mg 2X day | 4/6/2010 | 5 | anxiety | dizzyness, dry mouth | working well against GAD | M | 42 | 60 days 150 2X day | 4/5/2010 | 3 | Central pain (post-stroke effect) | Massive weight gain, confusion, dyslexia | I had a stroke in 2005, followed by bone-crushing burning pain all over. I was in agony. Doctors tried many combinations of anti-convulsants and narcotics, but they did not work. Lyrica has reduced the pain to a tolerable level - on a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (excruciating), it's about a steady 4-5 now. But I have gained over 100 pounds in the time I have been taking it, and I have serious cognitive problems. | F | 57 | 2 years 200 2X day | 4/5/2010 | 1 | neroalgia, neuroitis | Dizziness, extreme fatigue, chest tightness, rash, lethargic, fast heart rate, body tremors, anxiety | This is a horriable drug! Shortly after taking my first dose, I was completely stoned, i almost passed out sitting up, i developed a rash all over my chest and neck, i became extremely dizzy, i had trouble speaking coherantly, I ended up in the E.R. and had to have medication to counter act the Lyrica! My body shook uncontrollablly, i had involentary twitches, my mouth moved all the time | F | 23 | 1 days 50mg 2X day | 4/2/2010 | 5 | auto accident/back surgery | None | I had been in constant pain after the auto accident and had not slept more than 2 hour at a time for over a year until I took my first dose of Lyricia, it was afer that that they determined that my pain was nerve related, because of how i responded to the medication so quickly then i had 'failed back surgery' which made my pain worse. I have now been on Lyricia for 2 years and it keeps me going almost normal some days. | F | 55 | 2 years 75mg. 2X day | 3/31/2010 | 3 | Abdominal Nerve Pain | Weight gain (went away after about 6 months), clumsiness, dyslexia, occasional speech problems (while upping the doses), worsening of IBS symtoms | I take lyrica in combination with ms contin to combat severe abdominal pain. Some weird effects, but better than no meds at all. | F | 28 | 1 years 125mg 2X day | 3/31/2010 |