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 |
| 1 | Fibromyalgia, herniated discs | Felt like I was in another dimension...pain seemed worse. Had tingling sensations from pelvis to feet and in hands. Tremors of hands and fasciculations. | Tingling (vibration-like) sensations continue, as well as tremors and fasciculations. Drug seemed to trigger them and they seem to be getting worse. Thought I might have developed Neuromyotonia (Isaac's syndrome). Could drug have caused an antibody response? I noticed many others had same reaction. This needs to be investigated by the FDA! | F | 59 | 7 days | 7/17/2009 | 4 | neuropathy/fibromyalgia | Initially, it helped with the neuropathy pain quite a bit but I always felt confused and foggy. I have gained 7 lbs in the last few weeks since starting it and have been having quite a bit of muscle pain in areas that never hurt before. | It seems like a trade off-my leg pain is better and I can move more than I did but the increased muscle pain in my back and arms feel like I have a severe case of arthritis. I cut back to just 50 mg a day and really have not seen too much improvement. Maybe the weight gain,all around my middle, has an effect on the increased achy/arthritic sensation. Will try for a bit longer then will talk with my Doc about alternative treatment if not improved. | F | 56 | 2 weeks | 7/15/2009 | 1 | neurological pain | Diarreah, blured vision, swollen eyes lids, nausea. This stuff is poison it should never be sold or prescribed by the criminal doctors who experiment all these poisons on the unsuspecting atient on behalf of the criminal pharmaceutical companies who pay bribes to doctors and governments in order to sell their poisons. I will never use it again. | It's a deadly poison don't take it, have physiotherapy instead. | M | 40 | 5 years | 7/13/2009 | 2 | Nerve pain in leg from my back | I am a physical therapist who was started on 50 mg 2xday for nerve pain in leg. After 2 weeks developed arthritic pain in my hands, elbow and pain in both feet. 2 months later got severe chest pain while exercising but EKG and MD say its not my heart. Chest feels like brohchitis and worsens with exercise only since starting Lyrica and I have exercised for years. | My leg pain was better than it had been in past 2 years but quit taking it when I read in the drug book it can cause arthralgia(joint pain), myalgia(muscle pain) and chest pain. Foot pain and hand/elbow joint pain improving but chest still bothersome. Otherwise, I am totally healthy and on no meds. | M | 50 | 3 months | 7/12/2009 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Extreme swelling of fingers, lower half of legs and feet. Considerable weight gain in a short amount of time. Hungry more often. More hair loss than usual. Skin, nose, eyes, and mouth often excessively dry. More tired than I was before - I just want to sleep all the time. Brain fog and memory is worse than before I started taking it. | Like others I've read in this site, started out good. The fibromyalgia pain was still there, but not as bad. I also slept well, at first. My dr started me out on 2-50mg per day. But that made me SOOOOO tired. So I cut it down to 1 pill at bedtime. I was doing ok with it until recently. Now I have all of these side effects that I see most other people are describing in here and the side effects are as bad as having the fibromyalgia. I can barely get my shoes on my feet because they are so swelled. My rings are now hard to get off because my fingers are so swelled. I proudly lost 30 pounds in 2004 and now just in the last few months I've gained 30+ pounds! I'm having more brain fog and memory loss than usual. My sleep is more off than usual, hence being tired all of the time. The good part was that it took away my severe menstrual cramps and dysmenorrhea symptoms every month (something I had to deal with since age 11). But I cannot take these side effects either, so I don't know what I'll do now, but I definitely have to talk to my dr about going off of the Lyrica. | F | 38 | 11 months | 7/12/2009 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | Extremely blurred eyes, swollen fingers, extreme dry mouth, stuttering, a loss for words, hair loss in the beginning of treatment, increased appetite, but maintaining weight with exercise, A "fog" feeling a lot of the time. | This medication is a godsend to me!! My pain was horrible for years, to the point where I could no longer work. I was a mess! Although I have many symptoms, it allows me to live. I was not living before taking Lyrica. To the individual who states there is no such thing as Fibromyalgia....you need to live in my shoes for a few days! You are a very narrow minded individual! | F | 40 | 1.5 years | 7/8/2009 | 1 | Chronic Neck Pain | Being "high" and loopy. Tired. Swelling in ankles. Bloated stomach and gassy. Tingling sensations in legs. | I wouldn't recommend going on this medication. It scared me when it made me foggy and loopy and changed my personality like I was not myself. This happened very soon after taking the medication. It helped the pain, but only to the point were it made it a duller pain not taking the pain away. | F | 43 | 4 days | 7/7/2009 | 4 | Fibromyalgia | Achieved relief, but had excessive side effect of weight gain. | Being Osteo-Arthritic, added weight created more problems than the Lyrica was solving. It helped with pain relief, but weight gain was more than I could handle. Had to quit Lyrica. On the above scale with regard to pain only, I would have to rate Lyrica as a 4 satisfied. | M | 73 | 1 months | 7/6/2009 | 4 | C5-prolapse, muscle spasms/pain | Taking 75-100mg Morning and 125-175mg at night. Lower doses were not as effective. Drowsy all the time - if it wasn't for coffee I'd be horizontal, concentration and memory loss, forgetting words and sentences dry up! Mood swings, some small amount of weight gain (but I'm less active due to illness). Apetite varies from day to day | I found lyrica helpfull in stopping pain from muscle spasms and nerve comrpession, I was having awful neck and head aches which were debilitating at best and did the job where drugs like codeine and steroids had not helped (the constipation from taking codeine was also a reason for stopping). Getting a good nights sleep has helped me cope with my symptoms and although i agree that Lyrica has some very undesirable side effects - I would not swap for a lesser effective drug at the moment, all drugs have side effects(even herbals). I would recommend that you explain what you are taking and let your family read up on Lyrica, my OH was very frustrated with me at first and we argued constantly due to my forgettfullness and lack of concentration, he's now more tolerant as he knows it is out of my control and he helps me remember things I've said (visa versa). I am looking forward to coming off Lyrica after I've had my operation to remove the offending disc in my neck in a few weeks, I am concerned at stopping suddenly - there seems to be little info on coming off Lyrica! | F | 37 | 5 months | 7/5/2009 | 2 | syringomyelia from car accident | extreme sleepiness, loss of mental acuity, balance problems, twitching, constipation | I'm on 250mg/day (staggered into 3 doses). For the first few months it seemed to be a miracle drug - not eliminating my pain, but making enough of a dent for life to be bearable. In the last couple of months, though, the brain fog and sleepiness has gotten so much worse. From 2 hours after taking a dose until 6 hours after I just. can't. think. I could deal with the balance, twitching, and constipation, but I'd rather be in constant pain than lose my intelligence, and as I *have* to be able to drive, the sleepiness is dangerous! | F | 31 | 10 months | 7/5/2009 | 5 | burning rash | none | from a severe burning rash in the groin and buttocks so bad i could bareley sit down to relief of pain that enabled me to recover from the rash with reasonable comfort | M | 64 | 2 months | 7/4/2009 | 3 | Pain shooting down arms and legs | I feel sleepy all the time, but the pain is gone. A little weight gain. Only been on Lyrica for 1 month. It has completely wiped out my sex drive. | M | 46 | 1 months | 7/4/2009 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Weight gain of 120 lbs., Lethargic all the time-using caffeine to stay awake, sometimes so tired I have slept over 24 hours, on 450 mg. that is 225 mg. two times a day. Have to use gum if liquid is not near by to help with sever dry mouth, muscles cramping all over my body for hours, pain so bad I scream while crying, finally contacted ALS website and went on magnesium of 2400 mg. a day to stop cramps, it worked but my doctor is worried about my heart, yet it did not bother any doctors when I almost kicked one in the face while he was trying to examine me because sever muscle cramps started all over my body and I was crying and screaming in pain. Swelling of feet and hands, many new medical problems and no doctor seems to be keeping up with the Lyrica drug issues. We really need better medical information for the patient and doctors must READ. This I believe will come once we have more government control | After two days when I began on 50 mg twice a day it took away pain in all 18 trigger points. Now 2 years later it is another story. I was amazed and told the doctor I had at the time that yes drug worked for now, but this has happened to me before with other drugs. Now being up to 450 mg a day. I even started calling Pfizer they told me that my weight gain should not be that much, but the foreign pharmacist at Pfizer did not even ask how long I had been on Lyrica. | F | 61 | 2 years | 7/2/2009 | 3 | fibromyalgia | weight gain, difficulty with concentration;blurry vision; hair loss.hungry ALL the time.pelvic pain | increased dosage from 50 mg day to 100 mg a day 4 months ago. had been on 50 mg a day previously for 2 years. Hair loss is significant. reduced dosage back to 50 mg a day see rheumy in 2 weeks. | F | 46 | 3 years | 6/29/2009 | 1 | CRPS/RDS | Agression,anxiety, manic | I am posting this about my son, this medicine is bad. I always know when he is on it, he becomes a different person, agressive, angry, manic. I can not convince him that there is something wrong, he does not see it. | | 6/28/2009 | 2 | fibromyalgia | I was initially taking 100 mg in the morning and 100 mg.at night. For two wks. I felt great.Greatly reduced pain. Great sleep for once and mood elevated. Felt like I had been drinking too much by the afternoon though and was afraid to drive etc. Pain started to return and noticed my thought process was confused. My dr. suggested reducing the amount by one pill(50mg) in the morning since sleep was most beneficial to me and that still seemed to be working. I have now reduced to just taking 100mg. at night. I notice a numb feeling in some of my limbs at times, just slightly but enough to take notice of and the tingling or pins and needles that others have mentioned. I will probably continue taking for a few more weeks till I reevaluate with my dr. | This is a very potent drug with a lot of side effects for a lot of people it seems. I don't dwell on my pain the same as I did before taking this drug. I do sleep better. My blood pressure is considerably lower by at least 10 points and I did gain at bit of weight but have lost it. | F | 61 | 10 weeks | 6/27/2009 | 2 | pudendal nerve entrapment | I find myself not able to finish a sentence - can't recall the word I want to say next. Quick weight gain (now 20 lbs)- most of it is in my abdomen. Have fluid retention. Very constipating drug. Slight problems with imbalance. When I sit down at the end of the day, I almost immediately fall asleep and begin to dream. Wake up frequently and start to talk about the dream; using only two or three indistinguishable words, then I am fully awake and don't remember the dream or what I was trying to say. (This sleep/dream/awake cycle goes on until I get up and go to bed). I find myself doing simple things wrong, then immediately know it was incorrect (example: Today I used the car lock button on my car keys to turn off the tv set, then immediately knew I should be using the tv control to turn it off). Have a tremendous amount of bloating and flatulence. Feet swell occasionally. Have cramps in both feet at the same time in the balls and toes. Have to take deep breaths occasionally to get en | I am taking lyrica 200 mg three times daily - built the dosage up gradually during the first 15 weeks to get to the 600mg daily. I also take 60 mg. of cymbalta twice a day. I've been on both medications for six months. I have had chronic pelvic pain with sitting for seven years and finally received a diagnosis of pudendal nerve entrapment. I have tried numeroous prescribed medications without any success in alleiviating the pain. The lyrica has only taken a small edge off the pain - bringing the pain level from a 9 to an 8. All the side effects are too many for one drug - I've never taken a drug and had this many side effect! In August I see the specialist who is in another state to see if he will try a different medication for the pain from the nerve damage. | F | 64 | 6 months | 6/26/2009 | 2 | Back surgeries---in constant pain | Felt drunk--could not stand up, mind in high gear, sleepy all the time, restlessness, cloudy mind, felt like I had no control. | Can't say I wouldn't recommend it due to it affecting people in different ways, only that it did not help me. | F | 59 | 2 months | 6/25/2009 | 1 | pain in hands and feet | Increased energy, Twitching, swelling in hands and feet, overwhelming sense of wellness, Anxiety | DON'T TAKE IT. I felt great at first - I cleaned house - lots of energy- but it was really messing with my brain in thought processes. At first, I was telling my doctor that this was the drug for me --wow -that was a mistake. Please be careful. | F | 54 | 3 months | 6/20/2009 | 4 | Myelopathy and Neuropathy | A CURE FOR NARCOTIC ADDICTION (i.e., prescription pain killers). Some short-term memory loss, weight gain, and a little drowsiness. | Took 75mg twice a day for pain, tingling sensations, and spasms in my legs. Shortly, everything went away after my first couple of doses, except for a little tingling and a few spasms, periodically. This drug immediately took away the need for the pain killers--without any withdrawals. I was on the pain medicine for almost 1.5 years. Through much prayer, I'm miraculously being healed. No longer need the Lyrica or pain killers! Couldn't walk without assistance at first, but now cruising toward normal ambulance! | M | 49 | 2 months | 6/19/2009 |