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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Fibromyalgia | Listing to the right(it felt like someone was pushing me to the right all the time), muscle coordination difficulty on the entire right side of my body, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, dry mouth, speech problems, & bladder control problem | My MD switched me from Neuronten to Lyrica to help manage my pain better, but I could not stayon the Lyrica even a month. We had made plans to decreases the dose of Lyrica and increase my dose back up slower. After I started peeing my pants I called my MD and before I was able to tell her I was done with the Lyrica she told me not to take anymore. If you are considering taking it, I hope you have a good support system and understanding management at work...it did not make the ride easier. | F | 26 | 29 days 75 MG 2X day | 3/23/2010 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Intense suicidal thoughts, the feeling that my mind was off in some other galaxy, dizziness, nausea, loss of balance and coordination to the point I looked like I was drunk when I walked. My feet and legs swelled up terribly and the side effects were not worth the small amount of pain relief. | F | 42 | 6 months 50 mg 3X day | 3/19/2010 | 2 | Neck/Shoulder Pain | Sleepy, dizzy, foggy, nauseous | It is quite evident this morning, after taking Lyrica last night, that this drug is not for me. Fortunately, my pain is manageable with anti-inflammatorys and physical therapy. My heart goes out to those with severe fibro pain that really need to take Lyrica. I hope that they continue to tweak this drug to reduce the side effects...it's just too much for me. | F | 52 | 1 days 50 MG 1X day | 3/16/2010 | 1 | Neck & Shoulder Pain | Memory loss, anger, psychotic/sociopathic behaviour, insomnia, and did not help with the pain at all. I think it actually made the pain worse. Maybe for the right person this is a great drug, but it didn't work at all for me. I am afraid that it has actually damaged relationships. | M | 32 | 10 days 75 MG 2X day | 3/15/2010 | 3 | chronic migraine | considerable weight gain immediately, double vision, constipation,swelling in hands and feet,dizziness, balance issues,very sleepy all the time short term memory loss. | F | 59 | 9 months 350mg 1X day | 3/12/2010 | 1 | Fibromyalgia, chronic nerve pain | I experienced pretty much everything on the adverse side effects list except organ failure and death. HUGE memory loss, weight gain, edema, skin rashes, increased pain, anxiety, autonomic dysfunction (body temps swung like a pendulum), etc.--you name it on the list, and I had it. | Worst drug I've EVER taken, period, end of discussion. I would NEVER recommend this to anyone. It did NOTHING for my fibromyalgia--straight Neurontin (the "parent" drug of Lyrica) did more for my fibro with fewer side effects. I gained 50 lbs. and had severe edema, to the point where the ER doctor told me that I was in danger of dying if I didn't lose the weight and stop doing whatever I was doing to make my body retain so much fluid. One edema incident was so bad that, as I was trying to get dressed before the ambulance arrived to take me to the hospital (I was having severe breathing difficulties and my body was swollen), I could barely squeeze my legs into my "fat girl" jeans that I had worn comfortably earlier in the day! I also couldn't get my shoes on because my feet were so swollen. After that incident, I threw out my Lyrica, went through withdrawal, and begged my GP for a different solution. NEVER AGAIN will I take this drug. If it works for you, great. But if you're considering taking it, read the adverse side effects list CAREFULLY. If you're newly on it, print out the adverse side effects list and start checking them off as you have them; you might be shocked by what this drug does to you. | F | 47 | 2 months 75 mg 3X day | 3/7/2010 | 5 | Neuropathy in feet and leg | None at current dose | Have taken Lyrica (25 mg 2 to 3 times a day) for 2-1/2 years. First tried 75 mg twice a day. Immediate relief from pain but had immediate bad side effects such as severe lower abdomenal cramping, constipation, extreme sleepiness and dizziness, and large bruising. Decreased dosage to current dosage stated above. This dose takes care of most of my pain without side effects. Numbness, tingling, tightness, and pain are now tolerable, big toe no longer pulls up hard and painfully, and I can sleep at night. No weight gain. This drug has been a miracle that has saved my life, as neuropathy pain was so bad I just couldn't continue like that. (Don't know cause of neuropathy, but I believe it's a result of taking Fosamax and other bone-building drugs which I had to stop because of side effects, as that's when neuropathy began.) | F | 64 | 2 years 25 2X day | 3/4/2010 | 4 | Diabetic Neuropathy--legs and feet | Drowsiness, difficulty waking in AM, some "brain fog." I have not had any weight gain issues (yet). No increase in edema in my feet and legs--I already have some minor edema issues, but it does not appear to have worsened. | The relief was almost instantaneous! The numbness, tingling, and pain has lessened to a tolerable level. I can sleep all night! I know some have had major problems with this drug, but for me, it's been a miracle! I plan to stay on the lowest dose possible to minimize the side effects. | F | 55 | 30 days 75 mg 2X day | 3/1/2010 | 5 | For Fibromyalgia | None. | My symptoms get worse during the spring, so I'm waiting to see if Lyrica works as well as it has been until now. | F | 62 | 17 days 75 1X day | 2/28/2010 Patient History | 3 | Fibro | Not sure as of yet... only been on 3 weeks for fibro. Slept great at first, but felt groggy. Now I feel unmotivated and depressed, don't want to go anywhere or see anyone. Hoping it will eventually help, not hurt. I'm underweight (94 lbs) so I think my doc is hoping it will help me put on some weight) I don't like feeling "wasted", I need to function normally! Gonna keep tabs on this drug, I hope it works for me. | F | 41 | 3 weeks 50 mg 2X day | 2/23/2010 | 4 | Nerve/neck pain. Trigeminal Nerve | Sometimes I feel depressed so I decrease the dose to 50mg. Then the symptoms come back so I need to increase to 100mg. | Great drug. I believe I have trigeminal neuralgia. It has come back now that my dose has been down to 50mg daily for a few weeks. I need to go back up to 100mg daily. | F | 50 | 2 years 50-100mg 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 3 | Thoracic Outlet Syndrome | Extreme dizzyness, drowsy, blurred vision. Did work well for pain but side effects were too much | F | 29 | 4 months 75 BID 2X day | 2/18/2010 | 3 | Fibromyalgia | Weight gain (30 lbs so far), swelling of hands, feet and ankles, snapping sensations in wrists | When I started taking Lyrica, I felt 100% better immeadiatly. Hard trouble getting to sleep, but generally felt good. As time went on, the pain and fog crept back in, and dosages were increased. Now, I feel it is hardly working at all. Since the weight gain and swelling have brought their own symptoms and problems, I am not sure this drug was worth the trouble in the end | F | 42 | 9 months 150 mg 2X day | 2/17/2010 | 4 | fibromyalgia | extreme fatigue; extreme weight gain; swelling of hands and feet; dry mouth; drug hangover and spacy every morning. | After trying many treatments for fibro, this drug has provided the most relief. The dosage of 300 mg 2x/day was reduced to 300 mg/night and 150 mg/morning. This was to combat the "drug hangover." Initially using with Cymbalta. Well who wouldn't be depressed if you hurt all the time! Really dislike Cymbalta and no longer use at all. Use Lyrica with Ambien CR at night and have some generic Darvoset to supplement when I really hurt. Over a year and a half its now 60 lbs extra weight and I'm not a large person. However, am finding Disability Board and Examiner don't comprehend the fatigue experienced nor the pain of fibro. The Disability Examiner says the TV commercials show people are running around with energy, so why can't actual patients? I think the side effects are under reported and the medical field does not receive adequate information to support patient claims of side effects. We are NOT a TV commercial! If I have to be somewhere in the morning, I have to skip the morning dose or I will sleep through the appointments. Its not drowsy as in yawning a little bit, it full on puts me to sleep. I have to schedule my days to sleep off the drugs, then it takes on average 3 hours for the sluggishness to wear off from the morning dose after literally waking up from the morning nap. Very frustrating to be presented with the choice of either hurt and try to work (which I did for years), or treat the pain and sleep half of the day away. | F | 42 | 1.5 years 300 mg 2X day | 2/16/2010 | 4 | fibromyalgia | Gained some weight quickly. fogging feeling all at first. high feeling some nights, but I take my lyrica all at 7pm each night along with a lunesta. | I have decreased the pain, and have a bit more engergy, as long as I stay on schedule with taking it. I have gone off and tried other things which I had a severe allergic reaction too. I don't think I could take the lyrica throughout the day, for me the 1 day dosage of 3 150 mg pills works. | F | 56 | 1 years 450 1X day | 2/10/2010 | 3 | Chronic Cluster Headaches | Double/triple vision in both eyes, memory loss, depression (weeping), continual loud tinnitus. | Tried many medications including Lithium, but Lyrica was the first to give any benefit. Initially on a high with relief from chronic cluster headaches. Gradually, side effects took over though the medication still gave some relief. | M | 69 | 14 months 150 mg 2X day | 2/8/2010 | 1 | nerve damage from a car accident | hair loss, memory loss, vision loss, spaced out feeling all the time, weight gain, insomnia extremely bad, lack of sexual desire | i wouldnt recommend this drug to anyone for any reason, while on it I lost eye sight in my right eye, 2 1/2 yrs later i still have not regained my eye sight. after being on it for only 6 months i asked the doctor to take me off of it and the withdrawls felt like they were gonna kill me they were the most intense withdrawl i have ever been thru, my whole body reacted extremely bad. this drug should be BANNED!!! | F | 48 | 6 months 75 mgs 3X day | 2/8/2010 | 1 | Neuropathic pain | Blisters, dry skin so bad it would bleed, extreme memory loss, sleeping constantly, breathing problems | This drug is a nightmare. Sure, it helped with the pain when nothing else would including the strongest narcotic pain killers. Except...I cannot remember much of the last two months, let alone an hour ago, and I have skin blistering and dryness so bad it looks like I was in a tanning bed for 3 days. The ER yanked me off it and now I'm going through withdrawal WORSE than any narcotic I was ever on when I had CANCER... If it works for you without all this, great but be warned if you haven't taken it...be VERY vigilant about noting side effects and have others help you monitor things like memory, etc. Then run like h*** away from it if you start having side effects! | F | 39 | 60 days 300 1X day | 2/6/2010 | 5 | Nerve pain related to Bilateral Ma | Muscle twitching especially in mouth, dry mouth, constipation | I have been on Neurontin and Ibuprofen 4 times a day for a year since my bilateral mastectomy. Pain was NEVER resolved. I will tolerate these side effects as I am now able to say my pain is 0/10 for most of the day. I have been in constant unrelieved pain until Lyrica. So for me.....Lyrica has been my miracle. | F | 46 | 3 weeks 200mg 3X day | 2/4/2010 | 1 | Fibro | Huge weight gain, intensified the Fibro symptoms, fatigue, short term memory loss, forgetfulness, not able to complete thought process, high feeling intense, missing dosage causes major emotional stress, never knowing how I will feel or cope I was on 225 mg twice a day. Also on 60 mg of cymbalta. | THE SCARIEST DRUG I HAVE EVER BEEN ON, AND HAS MADE NO IMPROVEMENT IN FMS. THE SIDE EFFECTS ON TOP OF FIBRO IS ENOUGH TO BREAK THE STRONGEST OF PEOPLE! It is scary to read such simmalarities on this board! I was on the highest dosage, and I SWEAR I had no improvement. The side effects just added to the Fibro symptoms. I told my Dr I wanted off both Cymbalta and Lyrica, after a year of aggressive treatment on both drugs. NOTHING CHANGED, only worsened. I am now in the process of tapering down on both drugs, and the way I am feeling is hell. I feel like a complete drug addict. I am shaking, I feel nauseated, I want to cry, I want to sleep at night not toss and turn, I want to be able to function! I have three young kids to take care of! | F | 37 | 1.2 years | 2/1/2010 |