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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LYRICA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | RSD/CRPS | After suffering from RSD for the past 5 years, I feel like this is a miracle drug, for me. I suffer from allergic reactions to everything the doctors have prescribed. I am finally finding some pain relief & sleeping well with minimal side effects. The worst being hunger & hair loss. I take 50mg, 2x daily | I noticed a slight headache when first waking & a "loopy" feeling. Both side effects went away after a few days. I have found if I eat before taking my Lyrica, I can resist the first urge to start munching, so I haven't had the weight gain. My sinuses are clear, after fighting allergies my whole life! The drug also seems to work as an antidepressant on me too. Thank the lord for this drug.... | F | 51 | 2 months | 7/21/2008 | 3 | CFS | Hair loss, and depression. Pfizer is going to be in trouble for the hair loss side effect. Tried adding 25 mcg's of both Selenium and Zinc as per any anti-convulsant, but no difference in hair loss. Some shaking in the beginning. Seems like a beta blocker for the brain. | On 75 mg's twice daily. Worked better with 25 mg's of Zoloft - the two worked better than either one alone. Seemed liked they worked in synergy. You will suffer depression otherwise w/out the Zoloft. Better sleep than I've had in years. Less pain - more energy. I'd stay on it except for the hair loss. Pfizer is going to have some law suits due to this side effect. Careful driving! | M | 40 | 2 months | 7/19/2008 | 5 | sciatica from degen. disc disease | weight gain(only 5lbs), bloated stomach, love handles | lyrica has been great for me, it stops the burning pain in leg, relaxes me/helps with anxiety. i take lyrica 2x day with l-tyrosine(adhd) and a mountain dew or two and it gives me focus and a great feeling for an hour or two | M | 28 | 2 months | 7/17/2008 | 1 | DOCTOR THINKS GOUT OR DIABETES | A BAD RASH ALL MY CHEST AFTER TAKING ONE PILL OF 50MG. I STOPPPED AFTER PILL #1. | I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT; HE PRESCRIBED IT ONLY FOR 7 DAYS | M | 1 days | 7/16/2008 | 4 | seizures (grand-mal) due to NCC | dizziness, tiredness, blurry vision (intermittent), vertigo, left side facial twitching (intermittent), increased apetite and weight gain | I have been on various anti-convulsants for nearly 3 years. I started Lyrica 9 months ago, so far no seizures, could be that my NCC has resolved or that Lyrica is working (not sure) but overall am satisfied with Lyrica, its a new drug and although its expensive, I have experienced less severe side effects and my neurologist advises that I can 'wean' off Lyrica anytime now, only problem is can't drive for 3.5 months but will try weaning off Lyrica in 3 months or so.. | F | 26 | 9 months | 7/13/2008 | 1 | Degenerative Disc Disease, Fibro | Weight Gain, Inability to Concentrate, Hair Loss, Blurry Vision | HOW LONG BEFORE THIS DRUG OUT OF MY SYSTEM!! Initially I thought Lyrica was a wonder drug. 75MG DAILY FOR 7 DAYS, THEN 75MG BID. Helped tremendously at first. My low back pain had gotten so severe that I was in tears and did not want to live. I work in a major hospital and financially unable to stop working. I was taking 800mg of Ibuprofen to help me through at work and my Rheumatologist put me on Lyrica. I was already on Cymbalta bc he said it had something for pain and would help my depression. After about a month my pain came back and I would still have to eat Ibuprofen along w/ Lyrica. What bothered me the most was the swelling in my extremities and the SHOCKING WEIGHT GAIN over such a short period of time. I stopped Lyrica. Hate it. Just going to live in pain. | F | 47 | 4 months | 7/12/2008 | 2 | fibromyalgia, 4 heriated disc | Had severe stabbing pain in right shoulder blade. Opiates help a little. Lyrica (started with 50Mg) helped alot. But I take 2 high blood pressure meds and HCTZ for water retention. family history of congestive heart failure and HBP. Lyrica caused terrible frightening heart pain and palpitations, severe swelling and weight gain (already overweight). Called Lyrica hotline and they said "don't stop taking it". Called 2 doctors and they will see me next week. I split a 50mg in half because I know I have to stop taking this ASAP. Never again will I be a guinea pig ..need to see more research on people with HBP and heart palps on this med. Yes it helped the pain in my shoulder, but I'm afraid it's going to kill me, so I go back to living with the excruitating pain. | Got an overseas pharmy when I called hotline. No help. Feel docs are not looking at all the other drugs I'm on for hormone replacement and HBP. 51 years old and work 2 jobs. I know my body and my heart is not liking this lyrica. going to stop it myself. Also, with insurance it was $55 for 30 days...can't afford that along with the 6 other meds I'm on. | F | 51 | 1 months | 7/11/2008 | 4 | Peripheral neuropothy | The first couple of days I felt some dizziness, but that went away. No other side effects so far, maybe some constiptation once in a while. It has been 2-3 months since I was put on Lyrica. I take 150 mg 4 times a day. | They put me on neurontin first but that did not help much. I was having intermittent leg and lower back pain and also "electric shock" like pain all over my body. After a few days on Lyrica most symptoms went away. No electric shock pain since. Also, I did quit drinking alcohol when I started on Lyrica. | M | 43 | 3 months | 7/10/2008 | 2 | fibromyalgia | blurred vision, sleepy and extreme fatigue, lack of focus, weight gain-hungry all of the time, swollen hands and feet, light headed, unable to enjoy sex fully | I really had high hopes because it did help lessen my pain but had to stop taking it because the side effects got worse each day instead of better. | F | 51 | 6 days | 7/9/2008 | 3 | Pain from a bad case of Shingles | Dizziness, clouded thought process, tired, lazy,lifeless, want to sleep all day. No weight gain, no depression. Just sort of out of it. Pain is dimished quite effectively. I only take it once a day when I go to bed. Also take Gammadol capsules 1 with each meal to help the pain. | I live in Mexico. I wish there would be info in or on the box about the side effects. I felT like I was getting sick and it was just the side effects from Lyrica. | M | 55 | 4 days | 7/7/2008 | 3 | fibromyalgia and headpain | peeling of nails and skin around nails. Hair loss. vertigo. The first time taking Lyrica my headpain and fibromyalgia pain immediately went away. It was like a miracle. However, after 2 months my headpain came back and this time It seems to be causing a sinus headache & migraine. So,I'm going off of this drug!!!! The side effects are not worth it. | F | 41 | 2 months | 7/2/2008 | 2 | fibromyalgia, nerve pain | blurred vision, speech problems - can't find/complete words, difficulty making decisions, feel like an elephant is on my chest, difficulty breathing, heart labors, extreme fatigue, balance problems. | This drug hasn't helped my pain or fatigue at all. | F | 48 | 34 days | 6/30/2008 | 2 | fibromyalgia | I was taking 50 mg 3x day for 4 months. Developed SEVERE blurred vision to the point of being difficult to work. Seen Ophthalmologist, vision 150% worse than 1 yr ago. Hair loss. | It was the first medication that had worked for pain in over 20 years and I hated to have to stop but the vision was more important so I am back to square one with the pain and weakness. | F | 58 | 4 months | 6/30/2008 | 1 | Fibro | Initially, stoned-like feeling, still in pain but didn't care. The only good thing it did was greatly reduce the restless leg I had because of Fibro. This Medication is VERY DANGEROUS!!! HOMOCIDAL and SUICIDAL thoughts, headaches, swelling in ankles, legs, feet, and face.numbness in extremities. constipation-diahrea, nausea-vomitting, foulest smelling gas. Wasn't I abundle of joy...NOT!!! | I really must recommend NOT taking this medication. Like just about everyone else's comment, the side effects are far to great to risk any possible benefit, which typically is minute. The restless leg waas getting VERY bad and I thought, ok, i'll give this stuff a try. Fisrt Bad side effect was the stoned-like feeling i had that most people discrible as a fog. I thought that was going to be the extent of it and felt I could handle it. The restless leg wasn't improving enough and I still had the constant pain in my legs and back, so my Dr. increased to the highest dose over a 2 week time period. . The restless leg almost completely went away, excluding if I stayed up too late. at that time i thought this was going to work then I gained 20+ lbs in 1 month, causing a bunch of cellulite in not just my thighs but also my arms. Then there was swelling in my legs and feet, then headaches increased, I started getting flu like symptoms around that time of the month. Then the full on flu. If y | F | 36 | 7 months | 6/30/2008 | 2 | Fibromyalgia & Neurofibromatosis | My head felt really heavy and I felt really tired. I am scared to take this medication due to all the side effects and everything that I've read here really spooks me. I have only been on 50 mg's of Lyrica for 3 days as of June 26th. | Is this drug safe ? Do you recommend it? Should I stop taking it ? I don't want the real bad side effects to happen to me like what I've read on this page. | F | 50 | 3 days | 6/28/2008 | 3 | fibro | hungry all the time, weight gain, blurry vision, memory loss, unable to concentrate to the point of stopping mid-sentence because I forgot what I was saying, TROUBLE SWALLOWING, stumble when walking sometimes, unable to "fully" enjoy sex to completion although excited, extreme inability to concentrate, losing toenails, although can't concentrate, at "height" of dose, I want to talk all the time. | was up to 600 mg a day, but have lowered to apx. 475. This dose still helps pain, but not completely. Because of lack of concentration it is hampering my ability to work, and because of it messing up my love life, I am going back to dr. to see if there is something else I can take. Have been on Lyrica 1 year. Also, have noticed upon waking in the a.m., my heart is beating strangely, like it is taking a rest between beats. I need my heart to live, and I need my love life to enjoy living, so I'm going back to the doctor!! | F | 44 | 1 years | 6/27/2008 | 5 | Simple-Partial Seizures | Weight Gain, Sleepiness | After suffering a traumatic brain injury in 1996, I've been on eight anticonvulsants, all of which have controlled my grand-mal seizures, but my simple-partial seizures were never controlled until Lyrica. Before taking this drug, my seizure frequency averaged 89 simple-partial seizures per month. After getting up to 900mg per day on Lyrica, I have been completely free of simple-partial seizures for over one year. From my standpoint, Lyrica is the best drug on the market that works for simple-partial epilepsy. | M | 28 | 16 months | 6/26/2008 | 3 | Fibromyalgia, migraines, arthritis | Dizzy when dose increased reduced to 50mg, diziness better but not as effective. Hair loss, would like to know if anyone has tried the shampoo from the ad and if it worked. Seems like my heart stops or skips a beat when I am lying down. Have tried most meds for sleeping and this works best but I still don't sleep through the night. Have not done that in over ten years. Really helps me deal with the pain but not entirely but I am told that won't go away completely and I refuse to take narcotic pain meds on a regular basis. | F | 49 | 34 days | 6/26/2008 | 3 | Fibromyalgia | I have been taking Lyrica for 5 months now. It was great initially, however I have been experiencing some really weird symptoms of late; Numbness down the RHS of lower torso, forgetfulness and inability to make simple decisions (I am making stupid mistakes at work), hot and cold sensations at extremeties, insomnia, can't lose weight, extreme depression, fatigue, dry mouth, No sexual appetite whatsoever, lower abdominal pain, twitching, and needles in hands, anxiety resulting in a resting heart rate of 100bpm, my wedding ring fits, then 5 seconds later, its strangling my finger. Oh, and an extreme decline in monetary savings, due to the ridiculous cost of the meds. | I really want to stop taking this drug, but I am scared of the withdrawal symptoms. Mr Dr tells me that it is not an addictive medication, however many consumers are experiencing withdrawal. | F | 26 | 6 months | 6/25/2008 | 2 | sciatica and low back pain | Over the months I've become more and more anxious and depressed. I've also been experiencing terrible brain fog. It did help with pain, but side effects are as bad as pain. I've also developed severe neck pain since taking lyrica. Related? Noticed sex drive almost non existent and have difficulties maintaining erection- was never problem before even with the pain. Have decided to come off it. I've tried before but now I've had enough of this permanent low. I did put on some weight with lyrica, but not too much. I hear withdrawal is bad, so here we go.... | During a reduction in dose pain went up and then came back down. Worth bearing in mind for those reducing dosage. | M | 35 | 1 years | 6/25/2008 |