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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 1  firbromyalgia extreme everything!! dizziness, nausea, itchiness, tiredness, nightmares, YUCK!! I QUIT! M 46 45 days
12/19/2007
 4  7 herniated discs/fibromyalgia blurry, double vision (two episodes), trouble w/memory-minor Lyrica 1st dose 11/1/7 50mg twice/day. NOV28-07 increased to 75mg 3time/day...now having occassional blurry/double vision. EITHER Lyrica or Cymbalta has stopped the "sensation of hot nails piercing my skin to depth of one inch-#10pain,causes me to holler out-loud".Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia by pain specialist,will see Rhemotologist 1st visit very soon to verify FM diagnosis. Comments re:double vision/FM welcome. thanks rob M 54 6 weeks
12/17/2007
 4  Fibromyalgia Euphoria, weight loss, great sex, food tastes unbelievable, dizziness, no more Pepcid AC--acid reflux is gone, no more TMJ (teeth clinching), reduction of pain. I started exercising a couple days before beginning Lyrica, and I've lost eight pounds in one week (and I've been unable to lose weight at all this past year--just gain). I have lived with so much progressively increasing pain that I forgot what life was like when I could actually feel something other than pain. My husband of 25 years loves this med. He said it's like the "awakening". As chronic pain sufferers, how much of our woes are due to pain--depression, social atrophy, weight gain, feeling of uselessness? The whole room spinned around about 20 times this morning--scary, but I'm still on board. F 47 1 weeks
12/12/2007
 1  Neurological pain Small improvement in pain from spinal cord injury. Fuzzy headed with memory lapses. Developed a stutter and incontinence. In 7th month gained 8 lbs. Additional 8 lb. gain in 8th mo. resulted in congestive heart failure, shortness of breath, extreme bone, joint and soft tissue pain from shoulders,chest, elbows, through hips to bottom of feet. Pain interrupted sleep for 2 months. Mattress pressure exacerbated ability to sleep with feet elevated. Diuretics were ineffective with side effects. Self-medicated with Advil for pain relief, but Advil further complicated my condition. After being off Lyrica 3 months I was prescribed Nurontin for pain treatment, but feet swelling and 3 lb. weight gain reinforced my inability to take this class of drug. Blood, urine labs and cardiology exams supported fluid build up around my heart and kidney disfunction. Weight loss was slow as was improvement in pain syndrome and ability to sleep. My body healed itself over time. Mayo wanted to admit me to their Fibromyalgia Clinic however, I knew that was not my problem and did not wish to be labeled. At 10 months off Lyrica I rarely get shortness of breath when talking & multitasking. Left with trigger finger in both hands which developed during the full onset of symptoms. And what was minor osteoarthritis in thumbs is now so painful that injections are not effective and progressing to being a surgical candidate. The side effects of Lyrica leached my tenosynovial fluid. Other than my spine injury, I was otherwise healthy so, the sudden critical illness I experienced while on Lyrica was unexpected. I learned that my physicians should have been routinely monitoring my labs while I was on Lyrica. F 54 8 days
12/12/2007
 5  fibromyalgia, foot pain none yet pain finally decreasing after 30 years. a little concerned about weight gain because of thyroid weight gain, but so far none. i like this stuff F 48 14 days
12/11/2007
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 4  Nerve pain in arms (neuropathy) Kind of insidious side effects. Unpredictable emmotions at first. Had total nervous breakdown after about 10 days, but at the time it felt real, necessary, and actually healthy. Made me feel clairvoyant about my life. I thought it was ok for about 6 months after thatbut then I noticed significant hair loss. I didn't know what was causing what at first because it was altering my perception. I conviced myself that I ws going through a phase of life. I had no idea what I was experiencing were side effects at first. I have been off lyrica for about a month now and hair still seems to be getting worse but hair cycles are about 3 months long so it may take 6-9 months to return...if it does. Very depressing. Lyrica did help my peripheral neuropathy pain though and it has not increased since I stopped taking the drug. I still have pain but it is much more manageable now and seems like lyrica has re-trained my nerves. If I get my hair back I would say all and all it was a positive experience. M 30 7 months
12/11/2007
 3  diabetic neuropathy feeling extremely tired & headache I've noticed a few times my legs feeling better, after ambien & other sleep aids that have no positive effect on my insomnia; I now sleep at night & only wake up twice vs every 30-1 1/2hrs!! also, unrelated to the reason I'm taking lyrica; I have a much lower urge to smoke!! F 35 4 months
12/9/2007
 4  daily migraine preventative loss of sex drive. any intoxication related side effects eventually went away with tolerance but the effect of preventing migraines was still there. like people have said it sucks if you miss a dose. i am getting addition therapy for the migraines (botox) and it has mostly eliminated them. tapering off the lyrica is not enjoyable. i am taking it very slowly because i was taking it for so long. M 20 12 months
12/8/2007
 4  RLS Restless Leg Syndrome Dizziness, out of it, couldn't think of certain words...migraines at 50mg per night. Took 75mg for 5 nights and experienced extreme dizziness and walking around like I a space cadet...really out of it......off balance etc. It works great for RLS but not sure I can continue with it..because of then other side effects. I have had 1 50mg capsule and had a terrible migraine with neck pain all day, could not go to work. Not sure whether to continue or not.... F 6 days
12/5/2007
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 4  fibromyalgia-nerve pain I have gained 23 lbs. in 4 months. Also, my stool has changed (harder and more frequent), gas, and I am bloated especially by the end of the day. However, the darn thing works! I take 75 mg./day and nerve pain is much better. I was taking 120 mg./day of oxycodone to mask this pain for a year. It was very hard to detox by myself. Lyrica allows me to exercise everyday and now I'm hoping I can drop some of this weight. This drug makes me very hungry, but I think it's leveling off. I don't want to, but I'll stop taking if weight does not come off...at least some of it. F 55 4 months
12/1/2007
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 4  un-dxed: severe joint & tissue pain having some mild side effects, some are spooking me, but I think I just need to get used to the drug... nothing severe if I calm down and look at it sanely (I'm just not used to taking this sort of medication) It's working - my pain is diminishing quickly. I'm still having problems when I get up in the morning. The breaking back sensation is still there, but I got up quicker than usual this morning, feet still very stiff and painful, but better. 3 days ago torso neuropathy was so bad that I couldn't stand to be touched and had trouble bending over. It's still there, but not at all as bad as it was. F 36 3 days
12/1/2007
 4  Fybromyalgia At increased dose after 30 days low dose 50mg Bid, then at 100mg Bid started to get vertigo that would last all morning. Dose dropped down to 100mg at night only and still after 4 days having some vertigo. Notice a fair amount of hair loss in recent weeks. Initial dose of 50mg bid took effect in two days. Slept for 8 hours for the first time in years. At about the 4th week a major flair up of Fibro symptoms pain and not sleeping well. Then started a slow rising dose increase adding one capsule am and pm on 4 day intervals, but when we got to the 100mg bid interval on day 2 crashed with the vertigo problems. So backed it down tapering schedue to 100mg pm only. still sleeping well and no pain symptoms except for what might be mild"normal?" age related aches... My job unfortuantely involves lots of bending and reaching and the vertio symptoms are a danger issue in my work. Hopefuly these will subside in time. F 48 50 days
11/30/2007
 2  Peripheral Neuropathy "zoney", sleepy, tired, itchy, malaise, "buzzy" all over, shaking hands, increased heart rate, attitude changed to "I just don't give a sh*t, irritable, uncomfortable deadened feeling in feet. Began taken 50mg Lyrica daily a month ago. Also taking 75mg of Cymbalta daily. The Lyrica added very little benefit in controlling nerve pain in feet and ankles, it just made my feet feel like the nerves were just fuzzing out and saying F*** it. My feet felt like someone had beaten them with a meat mallet. After putting up with this for four weeks, I stopped taking the Lyrica yesterday after discussing with my doctor. The negative side effects and little benefit for my neuropathy are just not worth it. I am disappointed with Lyrica. My doctor is now suggesting that I increase my Cymbalta. M 45 30 days
11/29/2007
 4  RSD Nausea, shakiness after first day on 75 mg (after 1 week of 50mg). I'm hoping I'll adjust. Sympathetic nerve pain and buzzing subdued. Maybe this will turn off my new RSD pain. F 54 1 weeks
11/20/2007
 3  Headache/pain from Horners Syndrome Grogginess at 75mg 2Xdaily. Reduced it to 50mg 2X daily and it seems to help. Can't find the word--have to wrack my brain for it! Forgetful. I'm really afraid of gaining weight. I'm very heavy and lost 30 lbs a year ago and was just about to start dieting to lost at least 40 more. Now my appetite is up? Will I automatically gain weight on this or is due to the appetite increase. In other words, if I eat the right stuff can I still lose weight or is it a losing battle on this stuff? Anyone? F 43 2 weeks
11/18/2007
 3  Herniated Discs Lite headache that went away soon after awakening and lessened with use; vivid dreams at first, but went away after a few days; sometimes forgetting a word right after saying it; pain dropped from a 10+ (lying on floor and crying out in pain when I moved) to about a 2 (some pain while walking that goes away when I lean forward); currently experiencing bladder spasm a week after taking 75 mg, making it feel like I have to go all the time even after urinating, not sure if it's the Lyrica or not since no one else has reported this; Haven't experienced the "high" feeling that others have reported nor any other side effects. Dr wants to up the dosage, but I'm ok with the dosage right now (don't want to feel the other effects reported). I am going to get an epidural next week and go back to finish spinal decompression because I do not want the back surgery. M 43 7 days
11/18/2007
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 1  Chronic Fibromyalgia Like a light switch at first. Pain just decreased on first dose. The side effects have been costly. I am so embarassed. My train of thought just stops in the middle of a sentence, not once but several times with the same person. Eating like I don't know what I am doing? Bouncing off the walls...total ADHD 10x more so! ! F 47 20 days
11/17/2007
 1  Fibromylgia Extreme Chest Pain, Tightness of Chest, Asthma Like Symptoms, Couldn't Breathe, (This happened gradually and worsened after the 3rd 75mg pill was added) NOT LISTED in Patient or Dr List of Symptoms, Only Listed in Test Group of Patient Trials This did start helping my nerve pain but not at expense of adverse reaction. Was very upset this wasnt listed in patient / dr side effects, PDR, my prescription drug reaction forms, at the ER list of side effects. I ended up in ER, with expensive hospital bills. This all started gradually and worsened after 3rd 75mg pill was added and after about 6 to 7 weeks. Please be cautioned. This may not be the answer for everyone. F 31 7 weeks
11/17/2007
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 4  Fibromyalgia Dizzy, Dizzy, Dizzy. At least right after I take the med. Heavy head feeling. Have suffered for 13 years with fibro. Started taking 25mg before bed for 2 months, nothing. Increased to 50 mg before bed, slept better, but no pain relief. Just increased to 50mg twice a day and feel hardly any pain, about a 1. However, can't seem to walk down the hallway without bouncing off the wall. I hope this passes because the pain relief in unbelievable to me. I have been told from my doctor that the weight gain is usually found in people taking other meds along w/Lyrica. No weight gain for me yet, but we will see with the higher dosage. Trying to work to 50mg 3x a day, but if the dizziness doesn't go away, I don't see that happening. Affraid to drive. F 45 4 months
11/15/2007
 4  Fibromyalgia spaced out, hard to think clearly sometimes, clumsiness It's helped tremendously with my pain. I sleep better at night. the drug takes hours to kick in but once it does, I feel so much better. My neck pain is gone and my arm and hand pain has decreased. I'm very impressed with this drug so far and feel better than I have in years. F 26 20 days
11/15/2007

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