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 | Nerve pain | Drowsiness (took at night only), groggy in the morning. Was concerned about driving to work. Doctor prescribed 50 mg 3 times a day. Only took once daily, at night only, 50 mg each dose. | F | 58 | 3 days | 6/23/2007 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | The doctor started me on 25mg twice a day,for one week, then 50mg twice a day for one week,now I just started with 100mg twice a day until I see him in a couple of weeks. So far so good! | Most of my nerve pain has diminished while taking this drug, My feet and hands barely hurt while taking this drug. Yeah!!!! Other parts of my body also seem to feel better. It's only been 3 1/2 weeks, but I am impressed with this drug. I have read the other comments and I wish all of you could feel as good as me. | F | 56 | 22 days | 6/22/2007 | 4 | Compressed nerves in shoulder/neck | Some dizziness and disorientation, dry mouth. Occasional inability to talk properly, felt as if tongue was swollen or not responding how it should. Personality changes; increase in general anxiety. Occasional inability to think properly ‘cloudy brain’. Reduction in ability to notice I had to go to the bathroom; constipation as a result. | Initially I had very little response to the drug. After increasing the dose to 75mg in the morning and 150mg in the evening and then later 150mg morning and night I had a reduction in pain as well as a dramatic reduction in numbness/tingling in my arm. Nothing else I have done has helped. I’ve had a fair amount of side effects, but in my case, the benefits far outweigh the side effects since I am now able to perform normal daily tasks I could not before. | F | 23 | 4 weeks | 6/22/2007 | 3 | Peripheral Neuropathy in legs | Slight unsteadiness between doses. Better sleep pattern | I have emigrated to a warmer climate which helps my condition and have ´self prescribed´a higher dose to 300mgs per day. A higher dose might help but I would have difficulty coping with the side effects I have experienced. | F | 77 | 21 months | 6/22/2007 | 2 | fibromyalgia | increased muscle weakness, dizziness and increased parathesias in arms, hands, legs and feet | F | 3 months | 6/11/2007 | 4 | cervicogenic muscle spasm | Enabled sleep. Some swelling of fingers but not very bad. | I quit this drug at 75mg a day, because it aggravated a skin condition I've always had: aquagenic urticaria/pruritis, caused bloating and I thought it also caused depersonalization episodes. I went back on 30-40mg (roughly 1/2 of a 75mg capsule each night) and it is enough to help with pain from scarred nerves, allows me to sleep, actually lessens pain from aquagenic pruritis, and let me cut back on narcotic pain killers a little bit. I now have mininal peripheral edema, and no depersonalization. So, if you had bad results at one dose, you might want to try again in a while at a lower dose. This drug's side effects can go from one extreme to another depending on dosage. If you have neuropathic pain from scarred nerves it can be a real help. | F | 52 | 2 weeks | 6/8/2007 | 3 | lower back pain | Weird "out of body" feeling, slight loss of balance, and altered emotional state (more irritable, moodier). Also did notice the increase in appetite; felt like I was constantly hungry. | Took it for about two months, 50 mg twice daily. The pain relief was never dramatic, but it did seem to provide some modification to pain. Decided to step down from the drug because it seemed to lose effectiveness, and don't want to keep increasing dose to get relief due to side effects. Thankfully, no weight gain, blurred vision, or other issues. Do be warned that coming off this drug leads to a headache and nausea feelings. Noticed that with Gabapentin; may be common with nerve pain drugs. | M | 42 | 60 days | 5/26/2007 | 1 | Bylateral Hernia -Post Surgery Pain | Exhaustion in the morning, very "high" sensation during the day, trouble talking, trembling and twitching of hands, swaying of body. Did not help with pain. | Embarrassed at work. Stopped after 7 days. I am surprised this medication is approved by the FDA and prescribed by MDs. A very scary medicine rather than a medicinal help. Probably will be compared to the "tonics" of the 19th century some day; BAD! | M | 42 | 7 days | 5/24/2007 | 2 | Orchialgia (Testicular Pain) | Waking up tired, Droopy eyes, Feeling “high / stoned”, Diarrhea, Mental Confusion, weakness. | I still have pain but I think its taken the edge off it. The effects are noticable at work and I'm going to ask to be taken off it and will opt for surgery. | M | 48 | 20 days | 5/20/2007 | 3 | chronic back pain | feeling tired dry mouth but on very high dose 450mg so side effects are worth gain | having had to constantly take painkillers i found lyrica has really helped with pain relief. i feel it also helps with anxiety | F | 32 | 90 days | 5/16/2007 | 4 | face pressure | none | F | 66 | 1 years | 5/11/2007 | 5 | Nerve Transduction Issues | No | Has worked well. | M | 38 | 9 months | 4/27/2007 | 3 | M | 13 | | 4/27/2007 | 1 | Peripheral neuropathy | On 50 mgm bedtime, initially: Overdrugged next day, hangover, fatigue, no energy, diminished thinking, afraid to drive car, dysphoria (general overall feeling that mind and body are impaired), difficulty starting urination, constipation. Decreased dose to 40 then 25, same side effects. | I quit the drug myself after 18 days. There was noticeable pain relief on 50 mgm, but none on 25 mgm. The side effects are so bad that they outweigh any benefits. Even after I discontinued the drug, it took 4 full days to feel right again, even with tapering. Do not take this or similar drug unless you are prepared to pay a heavy price in side effects. | M | 60 | 18 days | 4/13/2007 | 3 | radiculopathy | difficulty concentrating; weight gain | Took 225 mg at night (cannot take during day due to sleepiness). Weight gain was 8 pounds in 7 weeks (I felt hungrier and ate more; no obvious fluid retention).Neurologist decreased dosage to 75 mg. and added Topamax 50 mg. which is causing appetite suppression and helping marginally with pain relief. With more pain, he tells me to take extra 75 mg of Lyrica. I'm worried about my brain long term on this drug. | F | 54 | 4 months | 4/11/2007 | 2 | neuropathic pain c6-c7 | I was down to 75 mg/day, which relieved some of the pain from squashed nerve root c6-c7. Bad asthma, fluid in ear, bronchitis led me to try quitting Lyrica altogether. Also, constipation, peripheral edema, weight gain, and horrible shingles-like aquagenic pruritis in humid weather, as well as recent episodes of sadness and depersonalization. | Wasn't sure if Lyrica was causing asthma, but quitting it did get rid of all edema, weight gain, and pruritis. Have been off it for 2 weeks, still have occasional spells of weird feeling (depersonalization) and some asthma, though much less. Hating quitting, because now pain wakes me in middle of night from cervical nerve roots, but the side effects are SERIOUS. I don't think they are worth the amount of relief I got for pain. This is a somewhat scary drug. | F | 52 | 1 years | 4/9/2007 | 2 | Trigeminal Neuralgia | at the beginning I suffered slight blurred vision, loss in cordination, and numbness to finger tips. As the dosage increased pain increased. | No longer taking Lyrica and the pain seems to have greatly improved. | F | 31 | 6 months | 4/9/2007 | 1 | chronic back pain | Like cotton in my head , eyes very dry (impossible to cry) , even normal noises seem very high , headache , speech disorder. | In my case , only side effects and more pain.Now I still have Durogesic patches. | F | 39 | 32 days | 4/9/2007 | 1 | Neuropathic pain | Severe hair loss, weight gain, swelling, muscle twitches, blurred vision, skin sores. | After stopping Lyrica (8 months ago), my hair has still not grown back and I am still shedding several strands every time I wash or brush it. I have lost about 75% of it. My neurologist has report this to Pfizer. Neuropathic pain in in left arm and hand from lesion in C4-C5 area of spinal cord. Lesion is gone, but left scar tissue on a nerve. | F | 54 | 3 months | 4/2/2007 | 3 | insomnia/anxiety | mild hair loss, appetite increase, mild weight gain (4 lbs in one month), fatigue during day | I took 25 mg for 2 weeks then increased to 75 mg, which was too high. 50 mg worked best for me. [I don't know how anyone could tolerate 200mg, but it's different for everyone.] This drug was fabulous for my sleep, but being tired and lethargic during the day was intolerable. Otherwise I would have continued this drug. I was not happy about the hair falling out, but that may have stopped after longer trial period of taking this drug. I wish people posting here would say what their dose was - this makes a HUGE difference in what side effects you get! ...There's a big difference between 1 beer and 4 beers! ;) | F | 42 | 35 days | 3/26/2007 |