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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Femeral Cutaneous Neuopathy | Weight gain, swelling in legs and feet | What incredible relief! On Lyrica my pain immediatey reduced. Within one week of starting it I was off (or weaning off) the 9 other pain medications I was on! I've tried to reduce the Lyrica, but pain returns within a few hours. I am only on 150mg, but it is working wonders. I'm not pleased with the weight gain or swelling but it is definitely worth the reduction in pain. | F | 61 | 3 months | 12/25/2008 | 1 | my mom due to tumor related pain | drowsiness disorientation lost in space temendous change of behaviour within two days death | never take lyrica please respect human beings and dont cause with Lyrica the humiliation of life!!! | F | 51 | 8 weeks | 12/23/2008 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | Dizziness, Weight Gain, Swelling of Feet | For the first time in 15 years I am off of pain medication, darvocet, which I was taking 24 hours per day. I have gained weight but the trade off of not hurting is well worth it. | F | 48 | 90 days | 12/22/2008 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | weight gain (eat too much); brain fog (aproaching 65, oh well) | After 30 years of body pain, Lyrica was a miracle. I feel so much better during the day(high), and sleep so well at night (dead tired), I'll deal with the side effects. I don't believe someone can judge a drug in under 90 days... | F | 63 | 1 years | 12/22/2008 | 5 | foot numbness,peripheral neuropathy | It relieved some of the numbness as well as the general foot ankle pain. Have not seen any weight gain yet. | So far it has been excellent for me. I was on Nortryptlene previously but it made my heart skip 2-3 beats. | M | 69 | 12 days | 12/20/2008 | 3 | ruptured disk and nerve damage | gained 10 lbs, being angry alot, some dizzyness at first, but it has helped some of the nerve pain and helps with sleep. | im on 300 mg twice a day. if i dont have it i wont sleep any at all and it will make me very angry and depressed. | M | 24 | 1.5 years | 12/20/2008 | 1 | bulging discs and OI type 1 | Dizziness, spaced out, sick to my stomach | I was sick to my stomach all day. I took the one of the pills in the morning and could not create a sentence, needless to say I never took the other pill I was supposed to take. I have taken every pain killer under the sun and have never experienced something quite as awful as this. My ortho did not warn me to not drive, I sat in class not knowing what was happening around me. | F | 27 | 1 days | 12/18/2008 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Weight gain, can't finish a sentence, running into walls, sleeping constantly, etc., etc. | Have taken myself off of this drug and I am very angry! Thousands of Fibro patients will suffer and the FDA and the pharmaceutical company will never admit a thing. I felt and hoped that this was THE medication that would finally help me and all of those afflicted with this monstrous disease. The advertisements are completely misleading and false. I'm looking for an attorney. This calls for a class-action lawsuit and maybe that will help others from going through this nightmare in the future. | F | 48 | 6 weeks | 12/16/2008 | 5 | Degen Disk Disease, Bulging Disk | At first my stomach was very upset, but this passed within a few days. I have pretty much no noticeable side effects. Maybe gaines a pound or two, but for the most part nothing. | Lyrica has been a GODSEND for me. I am 24 Years old, and have tried virtually everything for the pain in my back. I have tried Motrin, Vicodin, Oxycontin...everything. Lyrica has been the only drug that has restored my youth again without the nasty side effects of narcotics. I would strongly recommend this drug to anyone out there who is suffering from nerve or spinal pain. Give it a shot. The pain started to subside after about 2-3 weeks of taking it. I am taking 75mg 3x daily, combined with 60mg cymbalta daily. Absolutely amazing. | M | 24 | 2 months | 12/14/2008 | 3 | Fibromyalgia | Water retention, mostly around eyes. Grumpy, sleepy, even more brain fog (at times) hunger, weird eye twitching. I am taking 50 mg. 3 x's per day. Not sure if I will be able to get to the desired 100 mg. 3 x's per day as my doc. was hoping. | The good: It has helped a bit with the pain and neurolgia that I have and as other's before me have stated, I am sleeping great. Those of us with Fibro. know that is a great feeling so in that aspect, I love Lyrica. The bad: I wake up and my eyes look like I have ate a gallon of salt before bed, ick. I am also getting this odd eye muscle twitch. At first I did not associate it with the Lyrica but it started within a day or so of when I started the meds and it is not stopping, driving me nuts! I am aware that we also have brain fog with my condition but most times it clears up with me by mid morning, now it is hitting out of the blue MID DAY. Fun, fun, fun. I seem to be craving sweets but have not yet gained any weight (I have been watching that due to knowing that can be a side effect). I have also noticed that the grumpy, moody side of fibro. is hitting more often. As for the sleepy effect, not so sure if I will keep taking this med if this does not go away. As a person wi | F | 43 | 2 months | 12/14/2008 | 4 | nerve pain for damaged median nerve | 600mg per day. Extreme weight gain,20+ lbs, a feeling of being "high", difficulty urinating, poor focus in communicating & definite notice in short term memory loss. | Unfortunately it is the only thing that has helped with the pain from a damaged hand. DO NOT stop taking without consulting a doctor. I ran out one time & had EXTREME withdrawal symptoms. | F | 37 | 2 years | 12/12/2008 | 1 | anxiety and depression | weight gain blurred vision nerve pain---nueralgia all down the right side of my body sleeplessness addicting | I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one who has had HORRIBLE reactions to Lyrica. This drug is not only dissappointing to me---I am frightened of it. I am literally becoming obese on Lyrica---I know I've gained atleast 20 pounds---if not more. I have never in my life had nerve pain, until I started taking this drug. I could not figure out why I was in such bad physical shape----What a bonehead I am---after a year of this drug the physical symptoms felt like they tripled---what little memory I had was gone and I literally would forget entire conversations. ---I am going to try to slowly withdraw from the drug because I think it's somewhat addicting---I get terribly depressed when I just stop taking it cold turkey. But I look so horrible---old and bloated--that I'm depressed anyway. By next week (12-15) I hope to be completely off the stuff FOREVER--maybe it helps some people---but I'm sure as h*** not one of them. Sorry for such bad news | F | 45 | 1 years | 12/11/2008 | 5 | coccydynia and degenerative discs | weight gain and word association | I have had 2 herniated discs in my lower back and have had 2 surgeries and have been in pain for over 20+ year. In addition, I recently fractured my tailbone and have nerve damaged from this (coccydynia). My orthopedic gave my a presription of Lyrica to help with the nerve pain from the tailbone injury. Dr did not know that I also suffered from chronic pain from my back as well. I FEEL LIKE A NEW WOMAN!!! I am able to return to life. I have not been able to do many things over the past 20+ years because of the pain and now I am starting to enjoy life with a lot less pain. Lyrica is like a dimming light switch that turns down that annoying pain. | F | 33 | 30 days | 12/8/2008 | 1 | for nerve pain | I put on 28 kilos in 8 weeks and it affected me by making me jittery and very tired | It was a disaster | F | 23 | 3 months | 12/8/2008 | 1 | fibromyalgia pain | Sudden onset of lactose intolerence, bowel distress, bowel incontinence. Extreme irritable bowel. Hung over feeling in early am. | The extreme bowel incontinence and sudden onset of lactose intolerence makes this a dangerouse drug. Various food cravings (sugar, carbohydrates). | F | 61 | 3 months | 12/7/2008 | 4 | back and neck pain | Dizzyness lack of cooridination slight vison loss 50 then 100 Mg after tolerance is built | The first two weeks I didn't think it was worth the side effects but as I built tolerance all that remains is a slight euphoria. It didnt do much for the pain, maybe 15% reduction. But what I have is real sleep which I havent had 10 to 15 years. Even with the fuzzy feeling I have mental clarity I havent had before giving renewed effectiveness at work. Still requires a small dose of ambien. | M | 44 | 3 months | 12/4/2008 | 2 | Back pain with leg radiculopathy | Took 50 mg at night and never slept better. But every day around noon, I'd become very upset for no apparent reason. I'd tell myself "Don't cry, its just lunch," or whatever...and after a few minutes it would go away. I finally figured out it was the lowering lyrica levels. Maybe a mini withdrawal? | Didn't do anything for the pain but it may have been too small a dose. Also had swollen hands and feet. I'll stick to Advil. | F | 55 | 2 weeks | 12/3/2008 | 4 | Chronic Daily migraines,Fibro,Lupus | All meds have the biggest side effects in the first week. I can't imagine evaluating whether a drug is good after less than 7 days on it (low dose). First side effects are dizziness and lack coodination on waking after a night dose. This goes away in a few days. I moved my Lyrica 75, then to 150 dose earlier in evening so no morning hangover. Dry mouth is a side effect of this and ALL antiseizure meds; it is not as bad as others! The slightly clouded feeling later in the day is WELL worth the relief of Chronic migraines. I have not had a migraine in 17 days now, after using Imitrex 18 to 20 times in 30 days at my worst times. Slight increase in appetite (I watch it!) gained 5 lbs in 6 weeks. But my level of functioning now is so much higher! Some constipation...buy dried fruit! Gas, yes, oh well. | Lyrica right now (after 6 weeks) has been a great drug for me. I am also on Cymbalta for both pain and depression. I feel better than ever and hope to be saying the same thing in 6 months. I will be aware of side effects, but this is a GOOD drug for me! Your doctor should help you to slowly find the right dose. Don't look for side effects based on OTHERS. Every person is unique in how they respond to a drug. There are pros and cons to every drug. My sleep is Fantastic, leg pain /body pain is NOT waking me up! Many many less migraines! I just hope it continues.... | F | 52 | 6 weeks | 11/24/2008 | 5 | Degen disc, Sciatica, polyarthritis | confusion, forgetfulness, word choice issues, drowsiness, maybe increase in hair loss(already balding) lowered intelligence/logic. I'm not trying to boast, but I have a very high IQ, photographic memory-total recall of verbal and visual stimuli. Or at least I did until lately! Now I have trouble remembering names, formulas, dates etc. | I take 100mg 2x day w/ 90mg morphine, Darvocet, Mobic, and Zoloft I don't know how much of the adverse is solely on the Lyrica. For me the good outweighs the bad. I have found that if I am sedentary I get drowsy, if active I don't notice it. Pain still wakes me up occasionally but far less often than before. I have not gained weight (actually lost since I can walk and get some activity in) I am less depressed for the same reason. In fact I would not have thought about negative side effects, but my wife is a pharmacist and a customer called Lyrica a "Stupidity Pill." She described symptoms which my wife had noticed in my behavior. I am going to ask my doc to try something else-If it isn't effective I will go back on Lyrica. At least I am not stuck at home and have a life. If I am a little less intelligent or forgetful or say stupid things-so what, we laugh and get over it. If you are miserable because of pain I suggest that you try this drug. Make your own judgement. | M | 50 | 10 months | 11/23/2008 | 1 | pain on my legs | I am diabetic but neuropathy was ruled out as the cause for the pain on my legs.I have a foot drop and now have a permanent limp. This medicine gave me uncontrollable painful spasms and twiching for hours on both legs. It affected the left one permanently! I have to use a walker when leaving the house because I have developed a fear of walking in open spaces. Have not been able to go back to teaching which is my passion... | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 11/23/2008 |