LYRICA Reviews (PREGABALIN)

Average Rating: 2.6 (1463 Ratings)

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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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 3  Rheumatory Arthritis, Firbromyalgia Dry mouth, constant thirst, bloated stomach and breasts, Pain on tops of my feet, hands and top of my legs. Very strange. The 1st few days I took the medicine, I experienced interupted sleep with, severe headaches, night sweats, nausea, and vomited 2X in my sleep 1 night-Dangerous side effect although the vomiting only happened once and nausea did subside after my 3rd day. Extreme appetite and weight gain. Bloating and water retention. Intermittent wooshing sounds and ringing in my ears. Occasional dizziness and trouble concentrating. Most adverse side effects are gradually subsiding as more time passes. Right now I am experiencing only the constant hunger, weight gain and bloating. Higher energy level with occasional sleepiness. I am still in pain and almost unable to work. I am hoping that with time-my pain will lessen with this drug. Not a good drug for patients with Reynauds Phenomenon due to swelling of hands and feet which worsen the RP disorder. This drug has up and down adverse side effects. ie: Hyper one minute,sleepy the next. These non-narcotic pain drugs are a joke. Most people (and Drs) are not aware that this drug and drugs like it don't work,are adicting and dangerous and severe withrdrawl symptoms occur when the drugs are suddenly stopped. I have had RA, Fybro-M, Scleroderma, Reynauds Phen. for 9 years. I have tried every pain drug known to mankind. ONLY the opiate drugs work with no side effects and allow me to work and live a normal productive life. It is a grave injustice to those of us who are in need of opiate pain medications, who take them as prescribed and are forced to take drugs like this Lyrica (which are more dangerous and just as addicting as opiates). Because of the abuse of opiates by the drug addicts, my drs will no longer prescribe narcotics for my severe pain. Now my life has been F 44 1 weeks
2/12/2008
 1  fibromyalgia Taking 150 mg daily for past 10 days. Experiencing diarrhea, nausea, dry mouth and inability to orgasm. I've had fibro for 20 years and have not taken medication for at least 10. I'm not getting any pain relief and am not willing to continue to have these side effects, so will probably quit the Lyrica and go back to self-management. F 40 25 days
2/12/2008
 5  RSD and chronic pain Mild nausea, constipation, urinary retention when increasing dose, a little tired and dizzy. This medication has helped tremendously. I have RSD that affects my foot and ankle, and have been unable to walk more than a little bit at a time. The medication has reduced the pain significantly with relatively few side effects. F 34 45 days
2/10/2008
 1  Fibromyalgia Severe headache, Swollen glads, soar throught, light headed.... I took (1) 25mg pill 3 days ago to start treatment for pain which needed to be stopped immediately. Glands became like golf balls and was unable to swallow, severe headache and light headed, caused my asthma to flare as it states "causes weezing and tightness of chest". From this experience, I am now fighting a throat infection caused by the lowering of my imune system, this drug is very dangerous !! M 38 1 days
2/10/2008
 4  MS The only side effect is I must take it early in the evening in order for the effects to wear off to be able to function the next day, but it take care of the pain. I have experienced some itching but a couple of asprin take of that. Good to take at night but not for day time use. In my opinion should only be taken as needed. F 49 60 days
2/8/2008
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 3  Fibromyalgia Wired, water weight gain, bloating of hands/face, dizzyness, stoned feeling, sleepiness, improper coginitive functioning, increased urination. I take 75mg 2x daily and it really helps with the pain. I'm down from a 7/8 to a 2/3 pain-wise. I have more energy, lifted mood and feel pretty good while on the drug. But beware, if you miss a dose, the pain comes back worse than before you started lyrica. Side effects taper off after a few days, except water weight and bloating (face/hands) for me. Will stick with it for awhile. F 25 9 days
2/7/2008
 2  Neuropathy, Fibromyalgia Huge weight gain. Significant hair loss. Lyrica was first prescribed for my neuropathy. That is why I have been on it so long. I was taking 100mg 3x daily for my neuropathy. Then it was increased by my neurologist to another 200mg added to the 300 daily I was already taking, for my FM. It did not help my neuropathy which is so bad now that I can't walk. And it did not help my FM symptoms at all. After taking this med for over a year, I finally asked to be switched to something else and have been taking Neurontin now for 1 week. In the week of being off Lyrica I have lost 5lbs. The only good thing I can say about Lyrica is that I was finally getting a good nights sleep. Keep in mind that this medicine IS helping a lot of people. F 52 1 years
2/5/2008
 3  Fibro, Myofascial Pain, Carpal Tun Can feel good things; controls acid reflux and lessens TMJ; hair seems straighter, premenstrual mood swings seem more severe; pain has gone from a whisper to an issue again after two increases in dosage (now 300mg/day) and now 2 mos.; can sleep soundly through the worst of pain and can be totally awake during the day with Lyrica Wish I could go back to the first month on this stuff. Increases don't seem to affect pain, but my sleep/awake life is hugely improved beginning with the second week (first week, lots of fatigue). I don't get back in bed with the pain most days. Hope is always the most dangerous component of pain management. I've let it bite me again on this drug. F 48 2 months
2/4/2008
 3  Spinal pain & arthritis Weight Gain, (10 lbs in month), increased anxiety and some depression, alternating aggression and apathy. VERY upset gastro intestinally. major sleeplessness. Periods of dizziness and/or blurred vision. Sore spots on lips and tongue. Started on 75 ml. Doubled the dose every two weeks until I hit 250. That is when the side effects really kicked in. M 44 3 months
2/4/2008
 5  Fibromyalgia a feeling of being able to do anything at the beginning of taking them also a bit of what i can only describe as weird fuzzy head which cleared pretty quickly i feel this is a very good drug for fibro F 48 2 years
1/30/2008
 4  Nerve Damage - car accidents Hallucinations, red lights flashing when trying to close eyes to go to sleep at night. Gets some use to. High feeling (like being high on pot), good mood after taking the drug. Can not work, words bounce off pages when trying to read, can not drive while on drug. It's a drug which means there has to be side effects of some kind. I could not take neurontin. I also did not gain any weight. I am a petite sized person. Not a cure. I take 200-400 mgs. a day (one pill). I have different dosages depending on my needs. I take the drug around 5:30 at night and it wears off around 10:30 the next morning. I have been on this drug since the fall of 2006. Over a year now. I think it is a very good drug for pain as it has helped me. I couldn't stand the pain from all the injuries to my body after several car accidents - resulting in permanent nerve damage. I am getting physically better (disks) back in place )healed, and will stop the drug by this spring. I will work out to build up my body, instead of using the drug as I can function more & more without it. I don't think it is a miracle drug - nothing is, but it helped me so much with nerve & disks pain not to mention ear pain from the nerve / neck area. The good thing is you can stop whenever you want to stop. The bad thing is you can not work (a job) while on this medication to loopy (high). DO NOT DRINK OR DRIVE ON THIS DRUG. F 56 1 years
1/29/2008
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 3  Diabetic Neuropathy Not positvive this was a side effect, however after starting Lyrica, 2 middle fingers on hand became enflamed, extremely painful and would not bend. I could not make a fist. I took this for 1 1/2 yrs. After nerve pain in upper thighs went away & was able to get Diabetes under control - I went off the drug. Nerve pain has not come back AND my fingers are totally back to normal. Side effect?????? F 58 2 years
1/29/2008
 3  migraines I'm on 150 mg at bedtime and feel very groggy in the morning. It also makes me more tired the rest of the day. I'm pretty spacey & out of it which is uncharacteristic for me. I just got up to 150 mg a week ago after tapering up from 50mg. I've still had bad migraines, but the last one didn't last as long. Hopefully this is the Lyrica kicking in. I'm sticking with it for now to see if it will decrease the number of migraines. Before Lyrica I was having weekly migraines that lasted 3-5 days. F 32 3 weeks
1/29/2008
 2  fibromyalgia, they think?!?! dizziness; headache; sleepiness; confusion; hungry ALL the time; blurred vision; itchy eyes I have only been taking this for two weeks and am at 300 mg a day; I just don't feel like myself; Have not noticed any pain relief. I am hungry all the time. I will eat absolutely anything, so I am sure that I will gain a ton of weight. For the first two or three hours after taking the drug I am very dizzy and feel "drugged". I am calling doctor today to see what can be done but I am thinking of stopping this drug because it does not seem to be helping the pain anyway! F 39 2 weeks
1/29/2008
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 1  Interstitial cystitis I am writing this on behalf of my wife who for the last 72 hours has not slept. She was on a 25 mg dosage of lyrica once a day for 33 days. She suffers from intense pain from interstitial cystitis and has an embedded morphine pump with pubivicaine. She is also on Oxycodone, Oxycontin and opium suppositories and has been for years with no side effects. The hallucinations began with her not knowing if it is morning or night time trying to make supper at 6:00 AM. I have stopped the Lyrica for 24 hours now but she is still hallucinating seeing people in the house two men in the kitchen and several children. She sees insets coming out of the toilet and walking around the house. I can't get her to sleep yet not even lie down. If she does not sleep tonight I will have to hospitalize her. I saw no improvement in her pain level. Since last night she has become increasingly paranoid. The hallucinations and paranoia I attribute to the lack of sleep. I have tried giving her Ambien 15 m F 73 33 days
1/29/2008
 3  chronic headache 50 mg at night. Been on it 2 weeks. Very tired, foggy, dizzy. Close my eyes and I fall asleep. Not quite feeling like you are connected to the earth. I have headaches 24/7. Lyrica has helped the severity and has help me eliminate taking pain meds. I have to concentrate to function. All I want to do is nap. I sleep great at night..but don't wake up refreshed. Its like picking your poison...pain or constant grogginess. The doc wants to increase but if at this dosage I feel this crappy..I don't think I could function at a higher dose. DO THESE side effects wear off??? F 53 2 weeks
1/28/2008
 1  Fibromyiliga Have that fuzzy feeling all over. Can't think! Makes me feel like I have a ckip on my sholder. Hateful! Took 75mg 1st night. Felt like a new person when I woke up. Couldn't wait until night to take another dose. Nightmares, felt weird, awfull. Hoped it would go away with time. Night 3.Night terrors. woke up angry to put it lightly. Couldn't think of a good thought if my life depended on it! I have had these side efects befor while taking Prozac. Not for me! increased pain where I didn't have it before. Tylenol is the only other meds. I am taking. I am very thankful that is helping some people. It needs to be tested further! F 54 3 days
1/26/2008
 2  Nerve Pain extreme sleeplessness, increased energy, then anxiety and depression, brain fog I started with 75 mg, prescribed in the evening. For the first 3 nights, I slept hard and felt fine the next day (but no real change in the pain). On nights 4 and 5, I stayed awake ALL night. I called the doc who told me to move the dose to morning. I didn't take any for 3 days while I waited for the doc to call back. When I started the dose in the morning, I had extreme, almost super human, energy the first day. The second day I felt nothing. On day 3, 4 and 5, I started having anxiety which went into deep depression. I finally had to completely quit taking the medicine. I wish I could have waited it out to see if the side effects would stop, but I couldn't handle the depression. I have never had depression, so I know it was the drug. F 38 10 days
1/24/2008
 2  Fibromyalgia Weight gain, cravings for carbs and sweets, dizziness I take 75mg each night. I'm not sure that I ever noticed a decrease in the pain I was having due to Lyrica. I've always been stick skinny but I've gained almost 20 pounds since starting this medicine, but I'm not sure if it can be attributed to just Lyrica. I'm a freshman in college, but I think my activity level has actually increased... just not on days I don't feel good. I'm also taking 30mg of Pamelor daily so that might be a part of it. F 18 7 months
1/24/2008
 5  Peripheral Neuropathy NONE It help my Peripheral Neuropathy 100 percent no side effects. F 45 60 days
1/22/2008

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