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 | Excessive water retention, uncontrollable desire for pure sugar, very foggy - felt like like a bloated human zombie - pain was controlled for two days and came back 100%. | Nightmare drug, do not take. I have had a gastric bypass so my body is altered to make me sick if I eat too much sugar so I do not do it. While I was on Lyrica, I could eat sugar all day long and NEVER got sick. How scary is a drug that can alter how your brain functions in such a way that a physically altered body no longer acts the way it should. Too scary for me. Gained 20 pounds in 6 weeks and after 6 months have still not lost it. No pain relief and so many side effects it's just not worth it. | F | 44 | 6 weeks | 6/25/2008 | 5 | seizure disorder | feeling of being high,hard to sleep | i run aroud fast like i am on speed,it along with depacote control my seizures | M | 55 | 2 years | 6/21/2008 | 1 | Nerve damage/nerve pain | Problems concentrating, blurred vision, swelling of feet, weight gain, water retention, loss of sexual desire, numbness throughout body, severe withdrawal symptons, forgetfulness and memory loss, lack of interest, extreme fatigue, problems with urinating, | I have been on Lyrica for about two years now. I have been on the full dose of 600mg/daily for about 1 1/2 years. Some side effects, like the drowsiness and fatigue have gotten slightly better with time but not much. The sexual side effects have only become more severe with time to the point now that I have no sexual desire whatsoever. The worst side effect by far is the withdrawal symptoms. I start to get a headache, intense nausea & inability to concentrate & moodiness, all after about a four hour time lapse since the previous dose. I have been admitted to the ER after my doctor decided to give me a "vacation holiday" and wouldn't refill my Lyrica, going through sever withdrawal including vomitting, diahrea, dizziness, cramping, with the chance of seizure thrown on top of it. This is a terribly addictive medication and the side effects are not worth the slight decrease in pain. | F | 32 | 2 years | 6/21/2008 | 5 | Fibro | hungry, euphoria, foggy head, feels like ghb, getting very cynical, absolutely beautiful if you enjoy mind altering substances, no weight gain, hard to walk at times without stumbling, easily abusable as you can tell from my previous comments. | If you take 900mg, you will honestly trip. It's such a clean trip, though. It makes you feel like jesus' son. | M | 24 | 2 years | 6/19/2008 | 3 | PHPT pain/Sciatica/Osteomalacia | slight dry mouth,jittery "speedy" feeling,slight "euphoric" good mood,things seem happier suddenly? lose track of time | day2, my second dose lyrica 100mg 3xday,also take xanax 2mg,thorazine150mg,prosom2mg,Lidoderm2patchesdaily,prilosec20mg,darvon100mg sometimes,vitamins and supplements,so far so good, helping pain so far better than the lidoderm,but not gone completely, will be on the lookout for hair loss! | F | 43 | 2 days | 6/18/2008 | 1 | Chronic Pain/Fibro/neck & back pain | RAPID weight gain - always hungry. I would go all day and not eat, now I think about it all the time. Been on 150 mgs for 30 days - still have chronic pain. Nausea, bloated, hair loss, horrible confusion. Emotional issues, cry often and depressed. Anger: Kicked my sick mother out of my home - that is not like me. Yesterday my feet swelled so much I had to buy a new pair of shoes mid-day. Today I can't fit them in any shoes. I'm going off and never going back. | Its horrible - my mother takes it too, she is dizzy, depressed and attempted suicide. | F | 40 | 30 days | 6/18/2008 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | I had urine retention after taking it a few times and had to go to the emergency room to get a catheter in. It got better soon after taking it. It was too soon to tell if it worked or not. Other medications have caused urine retention before (Hydromorphone, Detrol LA, and Neurontin). Not sure why, but I also have Intersistial Cystitis. | F | 28 | 3 days | 6/18/2008 | 1 | fibromyalgia & ra | fatigue,lower back pain,muscle twitching,loss of concentration, memory problems,weight gain, felt hopeless. | Didn't help with pain. Side affects were horrible. | F | 40 | 4 months | 6/17/2008 | 1 | neck pain and fibromyalgia | groggy, difficulty communicating and thinking, severe hair loss | In the beginning, Lyrica was my miracle. I was able to sleep for the first time in years, pain decreased greatly. I had my life back. Was able to work, but had difficulty thinking and functioning sensibly. Then things changed - I couldn't get out of bed in the morning and my hair started coming out by the hand fulls. I'm very disappointed, because I finally found something that worked so well with my pain. I'm now off Lyrica. | F | 60 | 8 months | 6/16/2008 | 1 | 41 yrs of diabetes | ONE pill and I was sidelined! Whoa! very foggy, horrible feelings. (75mg dose, ONE!) My brother who has fibromyalgia, has been taking 150 2 X day, and now is hospitalized for major depression, after attempting suicide!!!! Hello!!! this needs to be taken off the market, it is horrible! | F | 5 | 1 days | 6/16/2008 | 4 | Fibromyalgia | Irritability; anxiety; brain fog (slightly greater than fibro fog); bouts of urgent desire for food; sinus headaches. | Most symptoms, (notably urges for food) lessened when I started taking both 75mg caps just before bed. Some days I take 0.5 mg of lorazapam to blunt anxiety and irritability. I was a kinder person before taking this drug, but I was pretty close to being dysfunctional, so the trade-off seems reasonable. Another reviewer wrote about sinus headaches. Before reading her comments, I wasn't sure if Lyrica was the culprit. Severe headaches hit me hard 2 months after starting with Lyrica and lasted about a month. Now I only feel an occassional remnant, accompanied by increased anxiety and irritability. That's when I B-line for the lorazapam. | F | 56 | 5 months | 6/12/2008 | 3 | shoulder, neck, and back pain | Difficulty in urination, unable to ejaculate. | 75 mg twice daily taken in combo w/Lodine. Certainly reduced the pain, I'd say 85% better. However, I had trouble urinating. Also, although I was able to sustain an erection fine, I was consistently unable to ejaculate after over 1/2 hour of intercourse. My wife thought this was great :-), but it was pretty frustrating for me. After going off, urination and ejaculation returned to normal. The pain has returned, so I'm starting a new round, we'll see how it goes this time. | M | 35 | 30 days | 6/10/2008 | 3 | Neuropathy & Fibromyalgia | Gained 15 lbs. immediately, feet swelled, hands swelled, lost hair, toenails started to come off, fingernails are coming off, the white part is growing back halfway down the nailbed, my hands are so weak I can't even open jars anymore, I can't bend the fingers on my right hand. My eyesight is really bad, I went from having to wear my glasses occassionally to wearing them all of the time, I can't even see in the mirror to put my makeup on. Staggering,loss of concentration, difficulty driving..... the list goes on and on. After 6 months terrible depression. | Most of these side effects "snuck up" on me after 2 years, some so gradual that I didn't attribute them to Lyrica until my hands got so bad I couldn't open jars anymore, then I really started to research it. My doctor still doesn't believe that all of this could be caused by the medication but I have started to taper off on my dose and have noticed an immediate improvement in my concentration and the strength in my hands so we will discuss it at my next appointment. I am so glad I happened to come across this website, it just reinforces that I am not the only one having these problems! The Lyrica really does help with the burning, searing pain across my shoulders, it was so bad I couldn't stand it.... so maybe I can try to get down to as low a dose as possible. If anyone else is experiencing problems with their nails coming off please post that! | F | 51 | 2 years | 6/10/2008 | 1 | PHN | Dizziness, memory loss, vision loss, and hair loss | After I decided to stop taking it due to all the side effects, I had severe hot flashes for several weeks. About two months later, my hair is now starting to come back, but my eyesight is still shot. Not worth the side effects!! | F | 41 | 2 months | 6/8/2008 | 2 | fibromyalgia | made me feel 'wasted', dizzy, blurred vision, fatigue increased, very 'jittery' with the 'chills' & constipation. I am on my 3rd day of 50x2 and suppose to go to 50x3 in 4 more days. Did report to pharmasist & Doc...reduced to just at bed to start for next 4 days instead, then increase to 2xpd for 7 days then 3xpd. *Also, along w/ other meds at bed...I actucally "pass out" at night. | Although I do feel the postive effects w/ respect to FMS pain, I am not sure the negative effects...can't even drive on this stuff, are worth staying with lyrica. I will continue by going up slower as suggested and plan on trying for 2-3 wks total before making decision. | F | 40 | 3 days | 6/6/2008 | 5 | Epilepsy Interstitial Cystitis Pain | Fatigue Tiredness | what a life changing medication! I am greatful to have so many bennefits from one med! | F | 31 | 8 months | 6/5/2008 | 4 | Nerve pain: leg surgery | Vertigo (first week), blurred vision (continuing in week 3), 'foggy' feeling many days, sleepiness (finally able to sleep on lyrica! hooray!) Taking low dose - 75 mg/1x night | I was prescribed Lyrica after having surgery to put in hardware for a broken leg (titanium plate and screws.) I have had nerve pain up an down my leg, but lyrica has finally calmed the fire and electric shock pains I have had since my surgery. I am taking a low dose, only at night, and it seems to have really helped. I am going to get off of it as quickly as I can - don't want those other side effects! | F | 38 | 3 weeks | 6/4/2008 | 3 | jaw pain | weight gain, occasionally vision blur, random upper chest pain, high cholesterol (although, hard to say if this is from lyrica), not noticeable puffy face, minor fatigue...especially at night. | taking 75mg 1x day. it does diminish (not eliminate)the pain to a tolerable level, but i'm considering dosing down. i'd go to a higher does, but i just can't tolerate more fatigue. | M | 42 | 1 years | 6/3/2008 | 2 | FM | sleep problems more so then normal. Can't focus or make simple decisions, hair loss, weight gain, depression, fatique the last to symptoms I have but not to such a degree. | At first I thought yeah something finally works. Then after a month it stopped helping with the pain and I started feeling totally fatiqued which for someone with FM that is saying something. I would wake up in pain but feel mentally ready for the day. After taking it I just lay on the couch and feel bad about myself for not doing anything. The weight gain is not good I have been the same weight most of my life now all I want to do is eat sweets, when I eat normally I seem to never feel full. After two months I am waking around in a totally fog with blurry vision, I can't make a decision to save my life. Can't even decide if I want to get dressed then if I do what simple steps I should take to do something I normally do with no problem. I have a doctors appt on the 3rd and will be getting off. Oh yeah my hair is also starting to fall out. I have taken Fiornal and Ultram for most of my journey through the world of no drugs helping and found they work the best but I have to take for 5 mo | F | 50 | 2 months | 6/1/2008 | 1 | husband was taking for foot pain | rapid weight gain, kidney and respitory failure, .EDEMArhabdomyalysis,infection, fever, loss of concentration, could not walk, falling, chest pain, forgetfullness | my husband was 52 years old was dianosed by a podiatrist with neuropathy by an x-ray which is impossible according to a neurorologist. the first dosage was 75mg 2 times per day. when we went back to doctor it was increased to 2 75mg 2xper day. the increased dosage started on 3-6 by 3-12 by husband was in the hospital and passed away 5 days later. this is a very dangerous drug and doctors should not prescribe it to everyone.. TESTING MUST BE DONE BEFORE IS IS PRESCRIBED.. I WANT JUSTICE FOR MY HUSBAND....IF THERE IS AN ATTORNEY OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP ME PLEASE POST SOMETHING ON THIS SIGHT. NO ONE WANTS TO LISTEN TO USE WE NEED SOMEONE TO LISTEN. MY HUSBAND HAD MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND TOOK MEDICATIONS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MIXED WITH LYRICA IT IS ABOUT TIME SOMEONE MADE THESE MD'S ACCOUNTABLE. THIS DRUG SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET...RIGHT NOW.. I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I GET RESULTS AND MD'S STOP BLAMING THE PATIENT. I SAW MY HUSBAND GO DOWN HILL FAST ON THIS PILL. HE HAD AN | M | 52 | 2 months | 6/1/2008 |