LYRICA Reviews (PREGABALIN)

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LYRICA  (PREGABALIN):  This medication is used to treat pain caused by nerve damage due to diabetes, shingles (herpes zoster) infection, or spinal cord injury. This medication is also used to treat pain in people with fibromyalgia. It is also used with other medications to treat certain types of seizures (focal seizures).    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  Lumbar spinal stenosis--pain A slight "loopy" feeling, at times. Some drowsiness effects, counteracted with coffee, while at work. Forgetfulness, at times. I'm a 55 year old male, working in a sedentary occupation, and I have been diagnosed with spinal stenosis, secondary to arthritis of the spine. I also have bulging discs, and a major herniation in the thoracic vertebrae. Osteophytes in my lower back impinge on the nerve roots, causing significant pain. My medications include Tylenol SR, Advil, Soma, Flexeril, and Ultram, which is a synthetic narcotic developed in Germany. I have had nerve ablations in the lumbar region, and also steroid injections. The beneficial effects of these last an average of six month. I was calling my primary care doc for refills of Ultram, which were refilled. At the last appointment, my doc suggested Lyrica, subsequent to seeing in the chart, that the pain clinic has prescribed this drug, at some point earlier. I must say I was in pronounced, sharp pain since last Saturday, after sitting in a portable chair, watching my children play a soccer match. Muscle spasms set in. I called my boss, Monday morning, and reported a sick day. Today, I had trouble moving off the bed. I showered, and got dressed, with my wife helping me with my socks. I caught the train to work, in pain. I was pretty miserable. I gobbled three 25 mg Lyrica late in the afternoon, and the relief came in about 45 minutes, thereafter. I was able to move, without the shooting, and sharp, pain sensations. I may try to be more compliant, on the basis of this success, today. M 55 1 months
6/16/2009
 1  burning in arms Within hours of starting Lyrica, I experienced NEW BURNING in my face (cheeks, nose, ears, around eyes, and under chin/throat) and legs (feet, shins, calves, inner & outer thighs, buttocks, genital area). Even though I stopped Lyrica 4 1/2 months ago, these side-effects have continued and are worse. Additional, gastro-intestinal side-effects included bloating, irregularity, intermittent sharp pain etc, which ceased when I stopped using Lyrica - except five months later I have almost constant low-level nausea, which may be a manifestation of burning on the 'inside'. Lyrica has made a condition which was limited to my hands & arms now spread to almost my entire body. It has made a condition which I tolerated for 10 years 100x worse. I have had burning in my hands & arms for 10 years, which began as RSI from computer use. I have tried many approaches to deal with this, without positive result. I used Advil to dull the pain. In January, a rhuematologist put me on Lyrica (150mg) for 'idiopathic autonomic peripheral neuropathy'. Within hours, I felt new burning in OTHER parts of my body, such as face and legs. I reported this but was told to stay on the drug. When I saw the doctor 2 weeks later and spoke of these continuing side effects she said she had never heard of them before and to keep taking it: that night I found this website and quit immediately. All side effects disppeared for one week and then returned... It has been nearly five months now and I have almost constant burning in my legs, feet and face, accompanied by low-level nausea. It is not going away, but on the contrary, it is getting more intense. This drug has done something terrible to my brain and body. Instead of turning nerves off, it has turned them on. How do I undo what it has done to my nervous system? And - do I have any legal recourse? A few months ago, I noticed a listing on this site for joining a lawsuit but the listing disappeared: I would surely join one if I could. F 54 14 days
6/14/2009
 1   Total confusion and even leg weakness and uncontrolled hand shaking. A very frightening experience. Would much rather be in some pain than to ever experience these side effects again. After stopping it was three or four days before seeing gradual improvement M 72 30 days
6/13/2009
 3  fibromyalgia 20+ weight gain, dizziness, brain fog, memory - short and long term, buzzed feeling, tired @ 3 pm; can't stay awake at work; "spaced out" once stopped at red light and suddenly just took my foot off the brake! scary side effects. out of body feeling; blurred vision and a tendency to use alcohol and caffeine to extreme I had pain relief within days and was so grateful, as nothing else was even coming close to pain relief. the side effects seemed like an ok price to pay. however, the weight gain,bloat, brain fog, memory problems are extreme for me. I missed a dose last week (forgot!) and felt like i had the flu. how does one get off this? I miss feeling like myself. F 55 6 months
6/10/2009
 3  peripehal neourapathy Did not know others were having what I am experiencing..weight gain, memory loss. My pain is just as bad as the beginning of taking 75m/2x a day. Do not sleep, pain still wakes me up. I hope one day there will be some drug to help with the extreme pain associated with PN. Lyrica has not been helpful to me, has only added side affects that I did not realize were side affects until reading this website. F 74 1 years
6/5/2009
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 5  Diabetic Pain in legs None that I can tell exept good ones. Wonder drug. I can now sleep at night and have felt better both emotionally and physically than I have in many years. Helped my depression better than anything else I have ever tried. M 58 9 months
5/30/2009
 1  peripheral neuropathy, osteoarthrit dizziness, foggy, concentration/memory problems. Doc told me to "work through" the dizziness. it never totally went away. after one month, pain was no less and still ugly side effects so i stopped, with doc's concurrence. she did not warn me about stopping suddenly or need to taper off. a week or so after stopping i suddenly starting having massive anxiety (never had problems with before), glaucoma was triggered (has since subsided), head felt swollen, ears, neck also. weird noises. spent months working through withdrawal. after 2 years i feel mostly normal again. i have no doubt lyrica helps some people but it is indiscriminately prescribed in my opinion. F 44 30 days
5/28/2009
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 4  Nerve Damage, Foot & Arm with Fibro I have double vision at times, with tears in eyes that burns. fatigue, memory problems,dizzyness with spinning rooms,headaches,weight gain, muscle tiredness, mind in high gear, napping quite a bit, swelling of feet and hands This drug works better than all others I have been taking, The side effects are the only major drawback. They vary throughout the day and cause me to plan according to how I feel. My present dose is 600mg per day M 41 6 months
5/27/2009
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 1  Severe Lower back pain Dizzinss ,brouises on my lower thighs and calf on 3rd week and muscle pain .Taking this druIT make me Slipy all the time and I could not think well. On 3rd week I started to have a chest tightness and anxiety and depression , weight gain and swelling on fase a week later .I felt mizreble , but it dicresed my back pain , but not comletly still I had the pain .When I went to sleep I , as soon as i was going to fall to sleep I would get up from panik like attack , like my heart will come out of my chest it was crezy scary , I could not understand why it was happening to me .My hands was shakking as weel .I also had no disair for sexs at all . I called my Docter he told me to stop the medication imidiatly , which I did . Never take this drug . I lost 8-lb after a 1 weeks I stopped this drug , but getting a lots of headdick, neck pain shutting to the head, and also I got a second period in one month . But I feel I am getting better is just a time till this medisen go away from my sistem . F 31 3 weeks
5/27/2009
 1  polyneuropathy tiredness lack of libedo ,sickness ,can not walk stright,cry a lot ,think of takeing my life,hot sweats,hopeless with numbers remember nothing,can not sleep,then sleep 14 to16 hr dose 75 then 150 told to work upto 75 @6 a day i would be a zomby No i am geting off it Iam in germany ,thank god i found your site good old usa,Iam going to give my doc hell M 70 36 days
5/23/2009
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 4  Fibromyalgia Gained 4pounds in weight after a year or so. Fibro is running in the family. After 2 years of meetings with specialists, I finally found a working solution! Approx 1hour before bed, I take 100mg Lyrica together with 3mg Melatonin. The reason is that Lyrica makes you more alert in the beginning, and then slowly makes you tired. Melatonin makes you sleepy after 30min. Most fibro patients have restless sleep, mostly because the lack of deep sleep (delta). Lyrica is the only drug that will get your body to stage 3 and 4 during deep sleep! **IMPORTANT! Do NOT take more than 150mg before bed or your symptoms will get worse! Stay Off Lyrica during the day.** Twice a day, take vitamin B12+Folic acid (many fibropatients lack the ability to absorb B12). B12 will get you more alert, and may also reduce som pain. To verify the results: Try it for 10days, then stop for 5. After apprx 2-3 days you will be back in your standard tired/sleepy/lack of energy state. B12 is stored in the liver for 1-2 days. Watersolvent. Very low risc of side effects. Good Luck! M 42 23 months
5/20/2009
 3  Pain after shingles Loss of libido, erection problems M 55 20 days
5/20/2009
 2  CHRONIC PAIN FROM CAR ACCIDENT Slight constipation, major bloating, weight gain of 5# even after careful diet in a little over a week, absent-mindedness, swelling of hands and feet I am not satisfied with this med. I was switch from neurontin 2700mg every day to Lyrica 450 mg every day. I look 4-5 months pregnant and my clothes don't fit anymore. (I gained 5-6# on neurontin.) I am going to wean myself off of it. I think I'd rather deal with the chronic pain than have chronic pain AND obesity AND depression. No thank you Lyrica. F 29 9 days
5/19/2009
 1  neuropathy fogginess, lethargy, overwhelming need to sleep. I feel drugged and dizzy. I have taken ONE dose and this is how it has affected me! Needless to say, I won't take another. My doctor gave me a sample so I am not out any money, thank God. There should be a law against people prescribing this kind of medication to anyone! F 51 1 days
5/19/2009
 4  Chronic Neck and Shoulder Pain &RA I have been taking Lyrica since Friday 5/15/2009 the dose is 75mg, my first day I slept so hard but I figured it was because I have not had a good night sleep in a month or more. The second dose I was able to function a little bit better, I forgot to take it the third day. My level pain that I had in my neck was HORRIBLE to say the least. It has eased up a lot. I had a fall and my cervical spine is loosening from my skull the best way for me to describe the pain is like a constant humming that will not go away. But it is gone. I am concerned with memory loss I don't need any more of that and more Weight God Forbid , but I work out five days a week doing water therapy hopefully that will help me maintain my weight. Does anyone know if it causes you to have cravings? Anyway I will give it a try, I am currently on 10 meds for pain and inflammation and I have not take three of them with the Lyrica wish me well. Feel free to email me to give me some advice or just to chat. F 53 3 days
5/18/2009
 1  Lowe back, leg pain Tremendous WEIGHT GAIN – 30+ pounds and lethargy. It made me feel like a diabetic. It was not worth being on it, horrible withdrawal symptoms when getting off. Since getting off, I feel human again! Avoid it if you can. It is not worth it! M 42 1.5 years
5/16/2009
 2  fibromyalgia Fuzzy brain, tired, sleeping 12 hours a day and still needing 2 to 3 naps a day. Hair loss (I got male pattern baldness). Getting off it was a nightmare. I got restless leg syndrome BAD. It did take away the pain, but the side effects make it not worth it. I'm trying to cure my figromyalgia using the book THE YEAST CONNECTION, and I can't tell when that diet is working while taking Lyrica. This diet made the pain disappear, but then I eat something that I shouldn't, and bam, it's back. Then it takes 10 days to get back to no pain. It's amazing how many foods contain sugar, gluten, milk products or sulfites (I'm highly allergic to sulfites). It's really hard to avoid all sugars, much less everything else on the list. But when I do, WOW! I get my energy back, plus the pain goes away with no drugs. F 54 3 months
5/14/2009
 1  Chronic back pain Bloated all over. Couln't even wear my wedding ring. Severe dizziness, felt drunk, lost coordination. I had terrible mood swings. Deep depression, anxiety, I felt like I lost control. Even had suicidal thoughts. They need to take this drug off the market!!!! I ended up in the hospital 2 days ago because I had such a severe panic attack. I felt like there were demons in my head. This drug made me into a completely different person. F 24 1 weeks
5/13/2009
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 5  Pain but improved my Depression The only side effect I experience is feeling like in slow motion or "stoned" but Coffee helps. Lyrica has been very helpful for my Neuropathy Pain. I also take 450mg Wellbutrin & 37.5MG Paxil CR for my Major Depression. But I have noticed that since my Doctor prescribed Lyrica my state of mind has improved Big Time. I feel calmed all the time, my thoughts are way more organized and the negative feelings are fading away. It also helps my 12 year Insomnia in a miraculous way. Feel free to drop me a line if feel like. M 40 1 months
5/10/2009
 1  Fibromyaglia weight gain! 20 lbs. without increasing what I ate.I am taking 650 mgs. per day! Bladder control problems. Gives me engery but I am still in pain. I honestly don't see much difference in the pain level after taking it for almost three months.Now I am having eye pain and headaches the pain in my neck and shoulders is getting worse. I have terriable nightmares. I want off this stuff toay! M 55 3 months
5/9/2009

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