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  cervogenic headaches, nerve pain Spacey and/or trembling/shakey feeling initially as each dose was administered - this went away after 3+ days. Slight weight gain (5-10 lbs). Appears to be positively effecting the pain. It is not eliminated, but reduced somewhat. NOTE: HAIR LOSS. Significant increase in "normal" daily hair loss, noted 50-75+ complete hairs shed from combing both AM & PM. *Also take Topamax which is know for this side effect (Lyrica has limited history) I believe it is the recent addition of Lyrica with the Topamax that has caused this reaction. As usual, Drs. are not listening ..... If anyone has info please e-mail. Do not let the initial side effects throw you. Each time I increased the dose I had the same effects, they went away after 2-4 days. The only lasting problem I have now is the hair loss - I am waiting to see if it will resolve itself and/or if my hair growth will keep up before discontinuing becuase of the positive pain control. If this drug helps to control your pain with out LASTING side effects, give it a shot. F 48 60 days
3/25/2007
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 3  nerve pain hair loss, some sleepiness, some euphoria the hair loss caused me to discontiue using this drug. My hair grew back when I stopped. F 66 2 months
3/10/2007
 3  peripheral neuropathy-cervical Was prescribed 3x75mg per day for moderate to severe pain from compressed nerves c4-c7, post-fusion c5-c7, radicular neuropathy in left shoulder/arm/hand. This drug immediately relieved the pain from compressed/damaged nerve roots c6-c7 but caused extreme confusion in morning and fuddled-ness all day for first 2 weeks. Was only able to tolerate 75 mg/day at first, then raised it to 2x75. This caused peripheral edema, sore lower legs and feet, constipation, and possibly sad mood and loss of libido. Have tried up to 3x75mg to relieve pain which at time "swamps" pain-relief from this drug + percocet + valium. From the beginning, seem to have developed asthma and shortness of breath. Didn't suspect Lyrica's role until noticed chest pain and severe shortness of breath at 3x75mg per day. Have decided to taper off and quit, as the breathing problems are serious enough to where my pain doctor wants me to see a pulmonary doctor. My body appears not to tolerate Lyrica at doses above 75mg per day, main problem shortness of breath. Also, pain relief not enough to allow me to cut back on percocet and valium. I suspect Lyrica in greater doses (150 to 225mg/day) may even be aggravating pain. Finally, the relief of pain seemed to drop off after the morning confusion went away. This may be a wonderful medicine for some but for me the pain relief was not enough to justify putting up with the side effects. F 52 1 years
3/4/2007
 5  Hemaplegic Migraines and joint pain Chatty and dizzy at first. It has passed.Some dizziness right after I take the meds., but it passes when I keep myself busy. I have been in pain from severe hemaplegic migraines (affects the entire left side of my body like a stroke) and Hep C which causes severe joint pain. Within a couple of days I feel better than I have in 20 years. I am not totaly pain free, but it is at a tolerable level. I am going back to work! F 44 90 days
2/26/2007
 3  trigeminal neuralga none I started at 75mg 2x a day and it worked for about 6 months. I have now doubled the doseage but the pain will not disappear. M 53 12 days
2/20/2007
 4  Seziures I am taking a large dose - 300mg day and night (total 600mg daily) - I went up 150mg every 2 weeks to my current dose. The side effects took some time to taper off. They included feeling 'stoned', loss of concentration, constipation, ocassional headaches (not sure if this was from meds or allergies), weight gain, and short term memory loss. The majority of these side effects went away within a week of each change in dosage. The main ones that still bother me are weight gain, a slight 'buzz' feeling that lessens during the day, and the memory loss. I have only had 3 seizures (partial onset is what I was disagnosed with) and since most of the medication has been taken during the period of when I am in 'season', I have been very pleased. I have more than halved my seizures that I normally have during the same time frame. The only thing I have had to do was cut back on my coffee - the drug enhances the caffine. M 42 6 months
2/19/2007
 2  fibromyalgia and neuropathy dizziness, severe headache, head felt strange, muscle shaking and twitching, swelling of hands and feet and eye area, extreme mood changes, so tired could barely function. I was taking only 50mcg once a day,it did help with the neuropathy in my feet but I stopped, couldn't handle the side effects. Dr. lowered my dose to 25. Tried it for 2 weeks, had to stop. I have severe pain and was told the side effects would go away sooner or later. I almost lost my job because of this drugs effects. So its not for me. F 42 4 months
2/17/2007
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 5  back pain, neuropathy I had a disk pressing on the S1 nerve root and had pain all the way down my leg. After 1 wk taking 75 mg twice a day, the pain didn't go all the way to my foot abd stopped above the knee. After two weeks on it, no pain at all down my leg! Still pain at the disk area a little and I'm doing PT. So it has definitely helped. I was completely loopy/chatty the first 2 wks on it and that finally got better. I'm still more talkative than usual and am having a little trouble at work with concentration and short term memory but I had some of that before. ; ) I'm going to talk to my doc at next appt about side effects, but I plan to keep taking it because I couldn't work and was taking narcotics for pain before Lyrica so I'm willing to try to deal with the side effects of it. I'm trying to put off a full lumbar fusion. F 40 4 weeks
2/9/2007
 4  Fibromyalgia Pain Severe loss of short-term memory and occasional major tremors. M 20 2 months
1/29/2007
 2  neuropathy
1/18/2007
 3  TMD Vomiting, diarrhea, dizzy, headache. F 41 4 weeks
1/15/2007
 5  peripheral neuropathy M 62 10 days
1/6/2007
 3  To prevent migraines Swelling in my fingers/hands. Headache and dizziness until my body adjusted to this med. I was unable to go around loud noises of any type and the Lyrica has helped with this problem, but I still get migraines from other causes. F 49 1 months
1/2/2007
 3  migraine prophylaxis, fibromyalgia peeling skin on hands and feet, nasal stuffiness,peripheral edema, ?nail fungus developed during 5 months Ive been on it. cannot tolerate more than 50 mg a day migraines decreased from daily or every other day to approximately every 3 to 4 days. fibromyalgia has not improved and is actually worse in the mornings. F 56 5 months
12/30/2006
 2  nerve dammage spaced out, heart burn, kind of like taking vicodin for the first time and that feeling lasting for awhile. M 35 4 days
12/30/2006
 4  neuropathic pin worse side effect is way too frequent bowel movements , gassy, need to have bowel movement more than 5 times a day, i tried lomotil to slow down the bowels, worked somewhat, amitriptyline at 10mg constipates me enough to make bowels mangable. M 52 2 months
12/26/2006
 3  trigeminal neuralgia little spaced out, tired, dry mouth seems to have lessened pain F 47 8 days
12/20/2006
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 4  Peripheral Neuropathy None after the first day, but I was weaning off of Gabapentin and replacing it with Lyrica Gabapentin for 6+ years and effectiveness wore off. Replaced with Lyrica and has helped my PN greatly. Pain scale with no meds 8-9. With Gabapentin after 6+ years 7-9, with Lyrica 2-4 with spikes to 6. M 62 18 months
12/16/2006
 3  Pinched nerve on the neck Dizziness, and extreme fatigue, lessened sex drive, headaches. Helped a lot with nerve pain, numbness going down the arm. I also had migraine headaches possibly because of the pinched nerve. The headaches went away at 75mg twice/day, and I slept beautifully. Then the headaches came back and became worse when dosage was increased to 150 twice/day. Also, the drug is such a serious drug it makes me very worried to take anything else with it such as cold medicine and vitamins. F 33 30 days
12/16/2006
 4  Peripheral neuropathy Some drowsiness and dizziness when initiated and when dosage was stepped up. However, the body seems to adjust pretty quickly to the medicine, and within a day or two these side effects went away. Taking 150 mg 2x a day. My peripheral neuropathy ("PN") has improved markedly, although because it is quinolone antibiotic- induced, some of the PN improvement may be due to natural healing. Nonetheless, for anyone suffering from PN, I would recommend this medication and can say that one month into it I have not experienced any meaningful side effects. M 30 35 days
12/12/2006

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