User Reviews for Lyrica oral

I have fractured L1 to L3 40 years ago a lifetime of pain and heroin addiction. I now take 300 mg of Pregabalin once each morning with 2 15 mg OxyContin and 1 1 mg alprozolam . I find together they stop the pain at last I have legal medicine. I wish I could of had these decades ago my life could of been better. Yes weight gain clumsy walking but I can get over these limitations. Hardly any pain most days.

Very bad memory, blurry...apetatite increased uncontrolled. Low concentration

This is my second day on lyrica. I was prescribed 75 at night for first 5 days then I am to increase to a second dose per day after five days. Yesterday the first day I woke physically feeling amazing, slightly groggy. The pain relief instant. My anxiety so so improved I don't remember feeling this normal in 20 years plus. I was actually able to stay up until 11 pm! This unheard of from me since I am not a night owl, I'm a early morning person. Amazing for me since I would come home from work and go directly to bed due to pain and tiredness. This second day I feel great! No foggiest like yesterday and I slept well. Still woke at my early am time but feel really good. I will keep eye on myself for all the bad side effects that can be associated. I know this is only my second day and I have to increase the dose but maybe I won't have to. Praying I don't get any bad effects cause I am over the moon with how I feel now. Will update as I progress. Read More Read Less

I have a serious car accident a month ago. Some damage to my spine top to bottom and several other joints, no broken bones thanks to excellent airbags in my now written-off car. I was struck at speed from 90 degrees. The other party was 100% at fault, not me. I've been on Lyrica for two to three weeks. It seems to me that it initially reduced my accident pain by 20% BUT as time has passed, I strongly suspect is has ended up making me far worse due to the extent of the side effects, especially the reduced urination and swelling in my legs, chest cavity and entire body wide joints. If Im right this extends into all my back joints and has now meant more pain that the accident alone. They list the side effects like you would be terribly unlucky if you got one or two. Well that seems a like a gross underestimation to me. I have multiple of the listed side effects including the so-called rare ones. Maybe I'm just unlucky, but I doubt it! These are the low consequence issues I am experiencing straight from the side effects list BUT keep reading cos it gets far worse.... Dry Mouth General Difficulty Concentrating - occasional Problems Thinking Clearly Occassional Dizziness especially if I turn my head quickly Low Energy Joint Pain, Backache Minor Memory Loss - I temporarily forgot how to sign my name !!! Muscle Twitching - in my back Increased Hunger - not massive but I notice it because I don't normally have hunger pains Headache - constant dull headache for weeks Generalized Weakness While not INTENSE Abdominal Pain, the swelling in my chest is crushing my organs into the bottom of my rib cage - extremely uncomfortable. Double Vision - occassionally Ringing In The Ears - slightly louder than normal as I already have Tinitus A Change In Vision - absolutely - listed aboveRead More Read Less

I was talking fast to anyone who’d listen and aware I was doing this (even worse) but the most awful thing I was wetting my bed! Get off it as soon as possible. This was happening on a low and high dose.

Cannot find this as a side effect. But cannot sleep. I mean awake all night. Sometimes racing thoughts, sometimes not. Terrible headaches, very low oral dose. Why can I not sleep…at all? Helps some with neuropathy, probably would help better at higher dose. But HAs, blurred vision and no sleep is at low dose has me concerned. Failed all other treatments. Very sensitive to medications for some reason.

Hello. I was taking lyrica (not prescribe) when i was 17. I was having 5 pills a day 300mg so all up 1500mg a day as well as 3 xans. Please if you can stay away from these pills please do so. I cant remember 10months of my whole life. I am now 20 and i struggle to have normal painkillers because of the effect and tolerance it built

The side effects do not outlay the possibility for relief. My side effects were major weight gain. Hallucinations and incontinence. I felt absolutely no pain but gained so much Wright I looked 7 months pregnant and was speaking to ghosts.

This frog should not be used by anyone! It is over-prescribed to women between 45-55 often as a purported treatment for the all-too-often diagnosed fibromyalgia, a non-existent disease given to women often in menopause, but likely who are suffering from something that goes undiagnosed. Lyrica caused several brain issues with me including tardive dyskinesia. I am fine now other than some bruxism, but I urge women to avoid this drug.

Fair results.

Lyrica is hell in a pill. Tapering off it is difficult beyond words. Please , Do Not take this pill. Do not take it even if a well meaning doctor who prescribes it. Sure , many people say it's a great pill for them. Try coming off it and get back to me. CBD oil is an absolute lifesaver for severe pain. If you are able, try that. But only if it doesn't interact with other medications. I plan to taper slowly off Lyrica and use only CBD. Twice i have gone to hospital with stroke like symptoms, violent jerking, inablility to move , heart on fire. Both times i was tapering off Lyrica. Emergency doctors would not listen. The paramedic and pharmacist knew about Lyrica side effects than ER docs. Now that i have tapered down slowly to 100 mg finally my strength is returning, my vertigo has improved. My memory is busted up. I had a great memory once. I am not going to forget what Lyrica has done to me though. And i am not going to forgive either. This is the Opiod Crisis 2.0. Taken it for 2 years, at only 150mg. It stops working and the side effects are extreme. Memory loss, twitching, weakness, loss of balance, low mood. For anyone sensitive to pills, this is your worst nightmare. I only wish i was being overly dramatic . Read More Read Less

I had to stop Lyrica few days after start the treatment. Lyrica paralysed my bowel and made very unwell. It did not improve my sleep.

I was put on Lyrica for Erythromelalgia, fibromyalgia and postural orthostatic tachycardia pain. I am also pre diabetic. This medication made me feel high, tired and it did nothing for my terrible pain. I too also gained weight. Being pre diabetic gaining weight is the last thing I need.

This medication works too well because now that I want and feel the need to get off of it, due to the current events in the world, I'm finding it a nightmare after self tapering for months. Did anyone find relief from withdrawal and how long can it last? The effects of this medication in part ruined my life, I acted in ways nit natural to me and now that my body finally acclimated after nearly ringing my life, I find it almost impossible to get off cold turkey. Can anyone offer any suggestions? Isolated and disillusioned in NE ohioRead More Read Less

Have been taking 75 mg at night. Have experienced blurred vision, constipation, tiredness during the day. Have been taking about 9 days. Have not felt improvement with my nerve pain.

Almost died by suicide and had severe reactions with a episode of dysphoria. I have continuously been breaking out with hsv blisters on my hip, lower back and tailbone area since taking lyrica in 2017.

I am taking Lyrica because of degenerated knee no cartlidge left and it is rubbing bone on bone so it is very painful. I basically have a hard time walking very painful very stiff. I recently saw a documentary on 60 minutes on Sunday saying how people are increasing their mgs of tablets saying don’t take it people get very addicted to this drug and keep increasing the doseage. The side affects are very bad, dizziness, constipated, etc. So be careful people

Stay away, very nasty dangerous stuff for long term use. Avoid if possible. I took it for 2 years for bad back pain, it worked at first for the back pain but got less and less effective over time. What did get stronger is anxiety, back pain, tiredness, lack of concentration, lack of emotion, etc. By the end you will definitely wish you never started taking this stuff. It will mess your head and body up for everyone in the long run.

I am only on 150 mg to treat restless legs. It works well in treating that. I started having major tiredness, big time memory loss and confussion, trouble with concentration. Just talked to my doctor and coming off this medication.

I began taking Lyrica three years ago due to fibromylga pain and and tiredness. The drug was coming new. I was starting to eat well, and still could not function at work due to pain and mental fog. The Doctor gave me Lyrica and within a week, I started to feel much better. I was moving faster at work and i was less in pain. During the day I wasn't so foggy at all. Nightime i fell asleep like right when my head hit the pillow. The only negative side effect that i couldn't deal with was weight gain and muscle twitches in my arm and hands. so bad i spilled or dropped everything. Doctor put me on Cymbalta which doesn;t work as well. Sux.Read More Read Less