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 | FMS | Balance problems, tremors,speech problems{slow and stuttered}, frequent headache, urinary problems, blurred vision in right eye, increased fatigue, increase in mucle pain and weakness, concentration problems, irritability, weight gain, flu like symptoms,heart palpitations, seizure type disorder affecting entire right side of body including face. | I will never take this drug again. | F | 34 | 22 months | 9/24/2008 | 1 | Severe nerve pain in my leg | Weight gain, constant fatigue. Serious bouts of confusion with a little vertigo thrown in the mix. I could not turn off my alarm clock in the morning because my fingers were so numb in the mornings. Sex drive diminished. | I once was driving my daughters home from a softball game at a field that I had driven to a hundred times. I got lost trying to get on the interstate. Losing my bearings suddenly was a constant problem. I could not take the pills directly from the bottle. I had to get a daily pill reminder box. I was constantly forgetting if I had taken the medicine. If you do decide to take this drug, keep close tabs on your psyche. Communicate everything and anything with your doctor. It cause so many issues that I had to abrubtly stop taking my 3 X 75mg dose after 4 months. It did stop the nerve pain which was causing sleepness nights among other things. This is the first thing the neurologist prescribed. I will see what other options are out there. I think if you have good working brain chemistry to begin with it may be alright. Maybe a psyche evaluation before you start taking this stuff would be in order. Another note: this is the only medication I was on at the time. | M | 38 | 4 months | 9/22/2008 | 4 | Fibromyalgia, migraines, MS | I have experienced some dizziness and general high feeling, but I assume this will eventually subside. | I do not understand what everyone is complaining about. Unless you have withdrawn from a highly addictive narcotic/opiate, then I guess that a little discomfort is too much for you. Everyone is complaining about moodiness, nausea, etc when they stop taking Lyrica. Try to stop taking Oxycontin and Percocet and Methadone and Lortab and all of the other pain medications out there (on your own), and then try to stop taking the Lyrica. I guarantee that a little bit of discomfort from the Lyrica is nothing compared to what you will feel for a week or so when you stop taking a REAL addictive medication. Stop complaining and just go on with life, even if you feel like you have the flu-like feeling. BABIES!!! | F | 36 | | 9/18/2008 | 3 | Fibromyalgia | Started at 25 mg and have been on 150mg 3xday. This week a coworkers said people are worried about me. Foggy, memory loss, i looked stoned, my sentences drop off, i'm confused, irritable, and asked my doc to help me find my pain threshhold again. They said take 2 a day. (150 down immediately). I have headaches, cotton mouth, lethargy, extreme withdrawal, neck, knee and back pain none that make sense. | It takes pain away, but it takes memory and energy away too. Granted, if I sleep enough, drag myself to the gym and take my anti-depressants. I'm ok. Withdrawal sucks. My secret to weight loss on such a high dose? I'm on 450 mg of WELLBUTRIN/day. It makes me not want to eat. The memory loss though, affects the limbic system and that is the pain/pleasure center. I don't think about food. I have lost 16 lbs and have to set a timer to eat. seriously life altering. | F | 37 | 1 years | 9/18/2008 | 5 | arm neuropathy from fractured neck | occasional swelling to hands otherwise none | Lyrica has saved my life. It relives the severe neuropathy I have to my arms and legs from neck and back injuries. I am able to function daily with minimal pain and numbness. | F | 44 | 2 years | 9/15/2008 | 1 | 30+ years Fibro, + EXT skin sensiti | First the edema, then the sugar craving, weight gain; weakness; loss of memory, loss of consciousness.mind fog; now 9 months of vomiting with a horrible "bad egg" taste. | I too thought this med was a good one, until the day I started losing consciousness driving. For over a year I have not driven by myself unless I had not taken the Lyrica that day. Now I've been vomiting, sometimes with "flu-like" symptons, mostly without, for 9 mo. The weight gained in the beginning is now gone along with a lot more.. 30lbs more. I can't stand the skin sensitivity that sent me looking for relief, but I don't think I can live with this either. Losing consciousness without warning and falling into things is no fun either. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THIS OR NEED TO TAKE IT, DO SO WITH THE SMALLEST DOSE POSSIBLE. I believe this has caused the Vitamin D deficiency I have had for at least 6 months as well. And the weakness from it has me feeling as though I'm 76 instead of 56. However, I no longer suffer from the skin sensitivity, except when I can't keep anything down. Btw, Requip helps my "restless body" with no side effects. and is the more correct type of dr | F | 18 months | 9/15/2008 | 4 | Fibromyalgia | Mild fluid retention | Lyrica has helped TREMENDOUSLY. My doc says that it's one of those drugs that must be tailored to each patient. If you and/or your doctor have the patience to dose-up gradually (which eases side effects), it may well be worth the time. It has made a great improvement to my quality of life. | M | 41 | 6 months | 9/12/2008 | 5 | migraine | weight gain,some memory loss and some fuzzy brain and water retention, but do not have to take imitrex and other meds for migraines that I had some times 15 or more times a month. First time I had relief in 20 years. | I guess I will have to put up with side effects or migraine and I right now I choose Lyrica | F | 71 | 1 years | 9/10/2008 | 1 | Spinal Cord Injury | My mood/attitude has changed drastically for the worse. I even quit my job! I cry at a drop of a hat. In a mental fog. Appetite and weight increase. Blood pressure increased drastically. My hormones are out of whack....hot flashes and night sweats. No sex drive. Constipation and gas. Swelling in hands and legs. Can't sleep. I'm starting to wheen off of Lyrica now and dread the side effects of that too! | F | 31 | 5 months | 9/10/2008 | 3 | Neuropathic pain /herniated L3 disc | Hunger, blurred vision, palpitations,sleepiness and waking, | I was prescribed Lyrica for severe sensitivity to touch on my knee and thigh resulting from nerve irritation caused by a herniated disc at L3. At first, 100 mg at dinner and bedtime did nothing but make me groggy. An increase to 200mg at bedtime has cut the edge. Ironically, the neuropathic pain no longer keeps me up, the Lyrica does! | M | 54 | 21 days | 9/9/2008 | 5 | fibromyalgia | Initially--dizziness and numb extremities were almost unbearable till I increased dosage more gradually. Eventually: no noticeable side effects | I SO wanted to quit at first, but am VERY glad I didn't. The fibro pain all but went away; some stiffness comes back with external triggers, like illness or allergies. But I feel human again. Definitely one worth waiting for the results for. | F | 44 | 6 months | 9/7/2008 | 4 | Fibromyalgia & Nerve Pain | In the beginning dizzy, foggy thinking, increased appetite, sleepiness, and things of that nature. I switched from Neurontin 1200mg/day to Lyrica 450mg/day. | Lyrica takes away the burning skin sensation, most of the sleeping limb problems, allows me to work. Just remember, everyone's side effects are different, and this is a VERY new drug with the potential of bad side effects. Take with caution. | F | 27 | 8 months | 9/1/2008 | 5 | Occiptal Neuralgia and Disc Disease | Weight gain and swollen hands and feet, mild stumbling for words. | The weight gain is worth the trade off for no pain and no headaches. After logging my 'migraines' for 3 weeks I had 19 in 21 days. After 3 weeks on the Lyrica (after failed attempts at opiates, Topomax and Imitrex) no more headaches and reduced pain in shoulder/neck. This drug is a miracle and I COULDN'T BE MORE THANKFUL!!!!! | F | 38 | 6 months | 8/29/2008 | 5 | seizures | a little sleepy | really helps with other pain also | M | 58 | 10 months | 8/28/2008 | 5 | fibromyalgia | initially, about 3 days of sleepiness and poor concentation; nothing after about a week or so | After 20 years of chronic pain, I'd call this a miracle drug. Pain is gone, sleep is much better. No morning hangover as long as I take it around dinner time. I take only 25mg once a day. Work with it to find the appropriate dose, as many are prescribed a lot more than they seem to need. | F | 44 | 2 years | 8/27/2008 | 4 | pre and post knee surgery pain | first few days @ 150 mg makes you high and giddy; after that you get sleepy. | interesting neuropathic pain drug; using on advice of surgeon to lessen severe pain from knee injury (happened 7 months ago) and prior to irritating knee again with surgery. | F | 43 | 2 months | 8/26/2008 | 1 | Unknown diag. due to pregnancy | I was put on lyrica after giving birth back in January 08. Took 100 mg. a day (3x a day for two months) because my foot atrophied and I had a foot pain that was unbearable (drs. first thought neuropathy or RSD). Of all the drs. seen, no one was able to determine a cause and though lyrica would help the nerve pain in my foot. After taking this drug for 2 months, I started having paresthesia in both hands, feet and top of head. I called my doctor and she suggested coming off the drug over a couple of 2-3 weeks. Because I began freaking out (panic attacks, anxiety, joint pain from the medication) I stopped taking lyrica all together. I must say, the withdrawal was AWEFUL (lasted about 2-3 weeks). I have not felt the same since, still have occasions where I have some tingling in my hand and foot, have some joint pain (in my back) and have now been diagnosed with osteoporosis. I believe lyrica did a number on my body! I am slowly getting better but 8 months later still going throug | I would never take this medication again in my life nor would I recommend it. If a dr. does not have a clear cut reason why this medication is a medication for you, DO NOT take it. Side effects are aweful and you don't really know what damage it is going to do to your body! | F | 39 | 2 months | 8/25/2008 | 2 | PHN from Shingles | Constipation, heart palpitations, problems urinating (frequent to struggling to go), extreme brain fog, physical & mental fatigue, vertigo (really dizzy) insomnia, apathy, severe short term memory loss, hair loss, edema and extreme weight gain around my waist | Started with Lyrica 2x75. 2x100, 3x200. At first the 75’s did nothing for the pain, the 2x100 reduced pain, the 3x200 actually helped the most. The side effects are horrible! I had a minor heart attack on the 3x200. Have since tried to wean down to 3x100, and hope to go lower. Even reducing the amount does not alleviate the side effects. I also had 2 surgeries to deaden the nerves in my back with no success. Tried the TENS machine for nerve damage with no success. Started taking Ultram ER 200 daily and increased to 300 daily. I so wish there was a natural alternative to these highly addictive meds. If anyone knows of something natural that would help the pain, please let us know. I have tried many natural herbs and a lot of Vitamin B’s which is supposed to help heal the nerves. To date I have found no relief, so am still taking the Lyrcia and Ultram. | F | 59 | 11 months | 8/24/2008 | 3 | Fibromyalgia | weight gain, inability to concentrate, brain fog, | F | 47 | 5 months | 8/19/2008 | 1 | Fibomyalgia | I felt like I was speeding all the time, very moody and hateful, slept maybe 10 hours in 5 days. | started taking on 7-29-08, on 8-11-08 was admitted to hospital with heart attack and congestive heart failure,having never had any history of heart trouble. Drs. will not admit drug to blame but I have no doubts. | F | 48 | 12 days | 8/19/2008 |