HELP! Im in Hell coming off Lyrica!! Has anyone on here ever got off it?

[SHELLBELL79]

I am having a hell of a time w/d off Lyrica! It is horrible! I was on it for my dental pain and decided to get off of it b/c I gained almost 30lbs in 2 months and its not really helpful! I have read on many other forums about how bad it is to come off Lyrica, it takes a long time. I only saw in one forum that it took 3 to 4 months of w/d. I read a lot of people's stories that they dealt with the withdrawals for 2 to 3 weeks and couldn't take it anymore and got back on the Lyrica b/c the w/d are so bad! I agree, I am going through the same thing! Iv'e been off the Lyrica for 2 weeks now and nothing is better! I feel like I have the full blown flu, achy, joints hurt, can't sleep, nightmares, headache that doesnt go away, very bad GI problems, body temp is messed up, no appetite, lethargic, low grade fever, weak, night sweats every night,etc. I know what its like to w/d from the strongest pain med in the world,(fentanyl) and detoxed off high dosed of Norco and Loratab 10s. Those w/d were really bad, especially the fentanyl but, ended eventually. This Lyrica w/d is hell! I can't do anything. I fell like this will never end. I refuse to get back on the Lyrica but, I also need my life back! I knew taking Lyrica you would have some w/d but, I had no idea it would be this bad and this long! I can't believe no one on medhelp has ever talked about it b/c Lyrica w/d is all over other medical forums and, its all about how bad and long it is and how no one can handle it! There has to be someone on here that got off the drug after taking it reg. for a few months!
Hope someone can help!
Thank you!

[Trissy32]

I've came off of it before I used nerves and gabapentine which the gab I'm still on its perscribed btw but lyrica is hard it is similar to the gab the gab goes straight to the nerve and the lyrica goes to to brain then the nerve or it's visversa ( the other way around) see I've been shot an it caused complete nerve damage in my leg an that's why I get those

[Trissy32]

I've came off of it before I used nerves and gabapentine which the gab I'm still on its perscribed btw but lyrica is hard it is similar to the gab the gab goes straight to the nerve and the lyrica goes to to brain then the nerve or it's visversa ( the other way around) see I've been shot an it caused complete nerve damage in my leg an that's why I get those

[thepiman]

To wean of Lyrica, you must do it slowly. The smallest pill size is 25mg, so whatever amount you are taking, ask your doctor to write you a script/prescription for 25mg less than that amount. Take that new amount for a week, then as long as you have tolerated the side effects, reduce again by 25mg the next week. Only reduce by 25mg a week. If you are experiencing side effects wait till those side effects subside before reducing again, even if that means staying on a certain dose for a couple of months. It is certainly possible to get off Lyrica, it's just that you have to do it gradually. When you are finally on the minimum dose of 25mg a day and want to get off it completely, alternate one day on one day off, etc. for a couple of weeks before getting off completely.

[Ruthy55]

Lyrics Survivors . Amazing support site

[Ahanah]

So wat to do to stop daily dosage?? How to start it??hiw to slowly stop taking it

[Smarty4444]

A GP upped my dose of lyrica after I was released from hospital from 150mg to 450mg per day. I was in hospital for back pain. I am in a big job that requires mental capacity. He did not tell me any of the side effects or consequences of withdrawals. Had I known I would of stayed on the dose the hospital had me on. I have put on weight ( too scared to weigh myself) I have blurred vision and can't think straight. My back is much better so I don't need this medication now. I have started withdrawals and I am adviced to drop by 25mg per week. That's 4.5mths of weekend withdrawals for me.... Depression and feeling out of it for mths. Same doctor doubled my Targin, when I left hospital. Those withdrawals were hell as well. I am going to report doctor to HCCC and lyrica needs to be managed better and maybe only allowed to given out by neurologists.. Yes I was in pain and couldnt walk but my choice was taken away because he didn't explain the consequences to me.. Subsequent GPs have said the doses were extreme.... I just want to get off this horrid drug.

[charizmalady2]

I am 63 totally disabled, and have been taking Lyrica for about 7 years.  When I use to try to reduce it, I would sweat and itch, which is what was happening before I ever started it.  Now, when I tried to reduce it, I went into a tail spin of severe depression.  Don't let anyone tell you that Lyrica is NOT an antidepressant, since has become for me.  I am getting a script to get it in 25 mgs, and will reduce it by 25 mgs more every MONTH.  A health professional told me that Lyrica will cause you to go blind, and I am elderly, so I don't need this.  The last time I tried to reduce it by 50 mgs, I ended up in the fetal position crying my eyes out.  I believe that physical pain and mental pain are one in the same.  So I will need prayer to get off of this stuff, and since I am so sensitive, must try at 25mgs a month.  I am also taking 300mgs a day, so this will take forever.  Thank You and God Bless.