Lyrica

[LLWB]

My dr started me on Lyrica 5 weeks ago, and it is the first medication that has helped me. I can swim laps in pool, and am even walking a mile most days. I couldn't do any of this before the medication. I could barely work, or clean house. I did hire a house cleaner  every other week, which helps a lot. I still hurt, but at least it is bearable now. Certainly worth a try  if your dr will perscribe it.

[JulieOpphile1217]

Let me begin, my husband and I were in a motorcycle accident and our Harley landed on my foot and I have 5 fractures in my foot, 3 of the fractures are on the top of my foot.  I have been wearing an air cast now for 9 weeks and hopefully when I go back in 4 weeks I will be healed.  But I also have tissue and nerve damage from the weight that landed on my foot, I have had a burning and tingling sensation for the first 6 weeks that was excruciating almost unbearable unless I was constantly taking Percodan.  So the Orthopedic Dr started me on 50mg 3xdaily for a week and then, 75mg x3daily for a week and now I am taking 1oomg 3 times a day.  I now have noticed the burning sensation is subsiding and the tingling is not as noticeable, have not taken any pain meds. now in over a week.  The only side effects I have noticed is a little remembering but I have learned at work to take notes so I don't forget things, doctor said it would pass when I stop taking meds.  Dry mouth in the mornings but the pain is SO much better!
Julie O
Lakeland, FL

[Geoff50]

Lyrica just knocks me out , I sleep all day, feel drunk on lt.This is almost as pain as the pain, please help.

[TrudieC]

What rspdude says is true - it is a possible side effect but in most cases this doesn't happen.  I have been on it Lyrica for two months and am so happy at the results.  rspdude, how long had you been taking it and at what dose?

[rspdude]

Careful with the Lyrica!  I took it for two months and thought it was the miracle I had searched 20 years for until I suddenly developed a feeling of numbness to everything and woke up one morning with such a strong feeling to commit suicide I could barely withstand it.  Immediately went off Lyrica and was okay.  Still felt terrible but cared about life again.

[heginoz]

ive had fibro for ten years and most of the time took nothin ive just been prescribed lyreca but not sure if the meds or the pain will be worse i am very sensitive to meds ,has anyone tried a hgh supplement                       thanx heginoz

[Anabele]

I want to write one more post to everyone as I've just become a member today and am reading over all the writings from everyone.  Now it concerns me, taking the Lyrica as I have only been on it a couple months and just FORGOT to take it a few times and did not feel so "great" but NEVER connected it to the Lyrica, not taking it!!  I have already come off of some pretty strong narcotic meds and now I'm hearing that Lyrica could have/or has the same potential to cause severe w/d's?!  I think I am going to reconsider and talk to my prescribing dr. as I have an appt. this Friday.  Maybe not so good a drug choice afterall.  I can't take the w/d's from any more drugs prescribed!  It's an endless nightmare for me as I never took even a tylenol when I was younger and now at 50 I'm on ALL these drugs just in the past ten years!  I still stand by my other all natural supplement.  It won't work like a drug but it TRULY put me back into the land of the living ten years ago when I could not get out of bed.  If anyone is interested you can take a look into it at VitaNatural.com.  It is their FMS formula as they make about three others, maybe four, not certain at this point as I've not been to the site in a while.  But when I started it, just half the does daily, it helped me get out of bed everyday and from then on life was and is better.  As for the other person I read whose spouse did not understand and therefore has the divorce ultimatum out there, I too have experienced that as my husband DID leave me when I became ill and I already was visually impaired (legally blind) so I can sympathize.  I have come to learn in that situation that it was HIS loss, and my gain as I don't want anyone who does not want me!  He found someone 15 yrs his junior.  Hardest PILL I ever had to swallow and I've swallowed MANY prescribed in the past ten years.  But, now I can literally "rest in peace" when I need to and not worry all the time that he's going to leave, 'cause he's gone.  "But by the grace of God there go........."  God bless and take care all of you.  Gentle Hugs to everyone!