LYRICA Reviews (PREGABALIN)Average Rating: 2.6 (1463 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LYRICA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | seizures, neuropathic pain/shingles | blurred vision, 10 lb weight gain, edema requiring a diuretic | When I went on Lyrica my mind and body calmed down. I feel relieved and well composed. My usual sense of over-stimulation went away. I have an easier time sleeping. I am thankful this drug exists. I am gladly dealing with the side effects to be able to feel sane and not have seizures. I have no immunity to the chickenpox virus so I periodically have shingles...Lyrica has helped ease my pain and discomfort a great deal for several things..I love this drug! | F | 30 | 1 years | 1/31/2010 | 3 | neck/shoulder pain | extreme sleepiness; hypnic jerks of arms, legs and head; slobbering upon awakening from unplanned nap (doing something, then fell asleep); making unusual noises when dozing off, but then jolted awake from hypnic jerks; swollen hands;weight gain (25 lbs. in 2 months); sweating??? I'm not sure if Lyrica is causing my severe sweating because I've also been put on Savella, Neurontin, and Lamictil. | I will be coming off of Lyrica because I can't afford any more weight gain. I just hope that other drugs I'm taking will help with the pain. It's horrible to finally find a drug that helps with your chronic pain and not be able to take it. | F | 44 | 2.5 months | 1/31/2010 | 1 | neuropathy in legs and feet | SEVERE memory loss,EXTREME swelling of lower legs and feet, MAJOR hair loss,weight gain, lost 3/4 of my jaw teeth!! TOTAL fatigue. HORRIBLE leg and feet cramps. Could not stay awake or function normally. | To know this "medication" was approved by "our" FDA is mind boggling. I have LOST 2.5 years of my life(that I will never get back) because of this horrible drug. PLEASE, PLEASE, stay as far away as possible from LYRICA!! Do not end up like me with a BIG hole in your life. I can not remember one child graduating from high school, taking another to get their drivers license, holidays etc. Also, the physical pain I was suffering from, was made MUCH WORSE, instead of better from this. In addition to this I could not go anywhere by myself because no one knew if I would be able to find my way back home. I would lose my car in the parking lot at the store etc. I was convinced I had Alzheimers and I was only 45 years old!! Just living with that thought alone,day in and day out, was devastating!! This medication(thats what THEY call it)ALMOST ruined my life, my marriage, and left two teenagers that needed me, without a functional mother. I just hope and pray someday they will be able to forgive me and realize I was just doing what the doctor told me to do. I do not know why, but one day, I just started hiding those pills and telling everyone I was still taking them. Something made me decieve my husband(of 28 years) by hiding these pills from him, but I just had to do it. Call it divine intervention or whatever you want to, I just know I am thankful I am back, but very angry because I have to live with the permanent side effects from this horrible medication | F | 48 | 2 years | 1/30/2010 | 5 | anxiety | none | Well, Lyrica is not Ativan, but seems to work almost as well. My dosage is 50mg tid | M | 40 | 8 months | 1/26/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | Felt a little and had a warm sensation in my brain. | Alright, I see that there are very few positive ratings for this med. Also there are almost no submissions for using Lyrica for anxiety which is why I am on it. Also, no one seems to say what dose they are on which would be very useful. First of all this med has greatly assisted me in getting off of Ativan. I hate benzos, but there was no other choice when I was prescribed them 7 months ago. After 5 montsh I tried to get off the 2mg Ativan/day and could not even budge due to withdrawals. With the Lyrica, I have been able to drop my dosage to 0.1mg/day and in two weeks I'll be done. I am taking 50mg of Lyrica 3 times a day for a total of 150mg. At this dose, the side effects are minimal. This med was the only med that worked for my GAD. I worry less overall and enjoy life a whole lot more. | M | 33 | 3 months | 1/21/2010 | 1 | Restless Legs | Dizziness, often drozy to the extent that I would just fall asleep, short term memory loss, perspiring on my head, weight gain | Lyrica worked for the restless legs but I'd rather put up with the leg problem than the side effects. | F | 54 | 1 years | 1/19/2010 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Allergic reaction and tingling in my toes. | After just a couple of days at 75 mg, I started breaking out in a rash on my arms. It was like clear blisters. Then a day later my legs broke out in small, dark spots and one of my toes started tingling and going numb and then started to spread to both feet. I didn't experience any side effects for being on it for such a short while but had a severe allergic reaction. Would I recommend it? I can't really say. | F | 47 | 5 days | 1/13/2010 | 2 | diabetic hand and foot nerve damage | Numbness in fingers. Increased wrist, palm and finger pain. Pain and tingling in arm. Increased infections. | F | 58 | 4 months | 1/12/2010 | 5 | cervical fusion pain | Slightly loopy, sleepy when combinded with Flexeril. I think it actually calms me down and I can concentrate better. | Nearly completely got rid of the nerve induced muscle spasms in my upper back caused by my neck getting crushed in a car accident years ago. Had fusion and still had pain. Wish I would have known about Lyrica before the operation. No more narcotics. Works for me! | M | 53 | 6 months | 1/11/2010 | 2 | bulging disc | forgetfulness,anxiety,weight gainnot alot of pain relief tbh. | I am taking this along with Zydol for the last 8 months.Am attending physio twice a week.Really want to come off it,my bloods showed up pressure on my liver so now they are assuming i'm abusing alcohol!I forgot to take it on a few occasions and ended up with the sweats and serious anxiety. | F | 40 | 8 months | 1/11/2010 | 1 | fibromyalgia | Extreme joint and muscle main in legs. Thighs felt like they were "asleep" half the time. Extreme weight gain, 30 pounds in 3 months. Stopped taking this drug 3 weeks ago, but symptoms still exist. | Took 300 mg for about 90 days. | M | 40 | 90 days | 1/6/2010 | 5 | Unexplained knee, leg , and back pn | none | 75 mg twice a day Relieved my leg pain about 75% relieved my back pain 20% I just had doc visit...He increased to 100Mg twice a day. I will keep everyone informed | M | 46 | 21 days | 1/4/2010 | 1 | Back & leg pain | Dizziness bumping into things, 40# weight gain, loss of concentration, blurred vision, tired all the time, forgetfulness, hands and legs puffy. | Lyrica did not help my pain at all. Told doctor of the side effects I was having. Told to continue with the Lyrica anyway. | F | 61 | 2 years | 1/4/2010 | 1 | Nerve Pain. Spinal Arthritis | 50# weight gain. "bugs crawling" vision is horrible this last year. Longer you take it your body adjusts and docs increase dosage. 300mg per day for 4 years. dizzy. blackouts. lose train of thought frequently. unable to verbalize thoughts. vertigo. day"nightmares". thirst is overwhelming. | I told my pain doc that it had to stop. on day 4 of withdrawal. this drug is horrible and should not be on the market. FDA MUST step in and Pfzier MUST help the people whose lives, eyes, have been ruined by this poison. | F | 52 | 4 years | 1/3/2010 | 2 | nerve pain (deep tissue surgery) | blurred vision, depression, facial tingling, trouble talking for long periods, memory loss, brain cloud....foggy. I am currently not taking Lyrica anymore but the side effects are still here! | the FDA should look into this drug, dangerous side affects which are very bad. wouldn't be surprised if the company who makes this drug, gets sued in the near future. | M | 49 | 8 months | 1/2/2010 | 5 | Bipolar and Deg. Disc Disease | Hangover waking up for the first month, weight gain, feeling high:) | I finally have my life back. I no longer crave alcohol and i've decreased my opioid pain killer use significantly. Mentally i feel relaxed with no paranoia. I can actually go out of the house and shop at the stores. My mood is stable. No more ups and downs. Physically, my pain is reduced to a tolerable level. You do need to go on a low carb diet when taking this med though. I try to eat only chicken, fish, turkey, roast beef, vegetables, yogurt, eggs, fruit, nuts, beans, etc. | M | 29 | 18 months | 12/26/2009 | 3 | Ankalyzing Spondalitis & Back Pain | Dizziness(rounded off the corners of kitchen counters); sleepiness; memory fogginess; loss of forming coherent sentences at times; swollen ankles. | It seems to have help with the pain but am still very stiff when getting up from a chair or from bed. | F | 66 | 6 months | 12/24/2009 | 3 | Fibro and nerve damage | Am having some blurry vision which is driving me crazy. I had horrible eye swelling for about a week. It was actually embarrasing. It has appeared to give me a little more energy, but I'm still exhausted after working all day. I'm on 150 mg twice a day and I think that's too much. I'm going to start taking it just once a day since I'm already on so many other meds for my back and leg pain. It has helped with the overall aches and pains I had. | I've only been on this drug for about 2 months so I'm still debating whether my life is better with or without it. So far the swelling in my eyes has mostly gone away. I still have slight bags, but I did just turn 56, so oh well. I haven't had any other swelling or weight gain and hope that I don't. No one likes extra weight! I have good days and bad days. I have to work, and my biggest problem is that it is hard to sit at a desk for 8 hours - 40 hours per week. I'm in constant pain from my 2 back surgerys but that's because I have a lot of scar tissue. Sure wish I would have done surgery right away rather than listen to the doctor who kept saying surgery is a last resort. I think I would have felt just fine if I had had surgery # 2 with the rods and screws in the first place. No one deserves to be in this much pain! | F | 56 | 2 months | 12/22/2009 | 2 | pain | M | 59 | 14 months | 12/21/2009 | 3 | Nerve Pain | Speech Problems,loss of short term memory,Libido,Blood pressure,depressed for no reason,sad,extreme swelling of hands and feet, I had to go from a size 7 to a size 9 shoe to reduce the pressure on my feet , aching in the hand knuckle joints (fingers), aching in the knuckle joints of my feet (toes),hip pains, Night sweating and my ears are so dry, flakey and itchy they drive me crazy but because my fingers are so swollen I cant get in there to scratch. Gee it sounds like I should be getting treated for all this rather than the initial problem. Its got me thinking now wether to continue or not! | The tablets have greatly reduced the burning pain I was experiencing mainly down my left side (face and arm) It is causing plenty of side effects but the burning was dibillitating and stopped me from working ,I am back at work and trying to manage the numerous side effects. Hey maybee they should develope a tablet to counter all the side effects of LYRICA LOL | M | 54 | 2 years | 12/20/2009 |