Lyrica (pregabalin) Side Effects, Uses Dosages
Side Effects for Lyrica (pregabalin)
I'm no longer taking this medication. Not a recommended medication. I am off it
I have successfully stayed off this medication and hope others can as well.
I'm no longer taking this medication.
Compulsive gambling, tinnitus, nightmares, blurred vision, dry mouth and eyes, zombie like feeling, depression angry thinking...and more. Helps some with neuropathy but at what cost. This is not living....
Vile addictive drug. Gained 50lbs. I was 130 going in, so 50 was alot.Expensive. $1200 a month without insurance. Have to taper down to prevent potential seizures. Addictive. 4 months of flu-like withdrawal symptoms each time I tapered down. Vomitting, shakes, sweats. Really great. Didn't help the pain as well as targeted nerve blocks that don't have horrific symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms worse than opioid withdrawal. Cognitive deficits while on it. Couldn't hold a fluent conversation. Knew what I wanted to say, couldn't form the words. Made massive mistakes at work. Appeared drunk at meetings not able to communicate fluently. Really "special" stuff being pushed here.
brain bog, feeling intellectually impaired, forgetting words, extreme fatigue, lethargy, indecisiveness and no plan for life (absolutely out of character for me), feeling often dizzy and nauseous, very weird and vivid dreams (least concerning side effect of all).
I am far from being totally dismissive towards this drug. I do believe that it can be helpful. In fact, my panic attacks became less frequent and my anxiety was somewhat manageable. But there is a big BUT: I felt that this drug numbed me down so much, that I did not react to situations that gave me anxiety (which was the goal in a way), but at the same time numbed me down in any other area connected to my mind and my ablility for intellectual processing. I am a PhD students and I could not work on my thesis, because I couldn´t use my intellectual capacities as before. I also was not able to deal with my psychological issues in a proper way, because I was so numb. Psychotherapy had no effect on me. The best way I could describe the two years on this drug is as if I was driving a car with blurry windows. I felt as if I could go straight forward, because I kind of have an idea of the road ahead, but there is no conscious decision possible because I am not fully aware of anything. Maybe I am an extreme example, and other people have different experiences. But I want to share my experience because I hope it will help medical practitioners to prescribe this drug in a more cautious manner. I feel, that while taking this drug, I should have been informed about possible cognitive impairments and difficulties with completing tasks that need a full functioning mind.
On the third morning, I woke up with TINNITUS. I immediately stopped taking it, but it's been seven months now. I think it's permanent, and it's hell.
Like many others have said, legs feel like are on fire. Headaches, weight gain, blurred vision, constipation, irapid heartbeat, swelling on feet. Man the list goes on and on! Stopped taking this crap 1 week ago. Withdrawal is bad but I'm sticking to my guns. This poison is not worth trying, for anyone who is reading in this forum, trust me you don't want to take this nightmare of a drug. If I can save just 1 of you the burden of getting caught up on this shit, then my time hasn't been for a loss. Seems all nerve medications are just terrible period..............
Bad balance, blurred vision, weight gain, confusion
Tapered off over one year after six failed attempts. Now have tardive dyskinesia, which appeared after year 4 of taking it, but I didn't realise it was Lyrica that caused it for so long.
Spinal fracture, severe sciatica
Insomnia, brain fog, forgetting words, dizziness, feeling easily angered (definitely not my usual self), suicidal thoughts, loss of appetite, constant fatigue, intense skin itch.
Staged withdrawal slowly over many weeks has been horrible due to ongoing chronic insomnia. Always been a good 8 hour sleeper and now lucky to get 4 hours broken sleep each night. I will NEVER take this medication again.
Sciatica and shoulder girdle pain
Brain fog, disassociation, low mood, hair loss, dry mouth, weight gain, elevated blood sugar, swollen hands and ankles, drowsiness, insomnia, blurred vision, dry eyes, tinnitus, dry skin on legs, Achilles tendon issues, weird feelings in body, itchy tingly skin, dental issues, upset stomach, weak nails, pain in hands and feet, visual disturbances, sinusitis, lack of concentration and motivation, itching, sore tongue
Have been tapering off for 3 years using water titration as can control and come off very slowly as had issues with normal tapering. Helped briefly.
This drug has helped my restless leg and neuropathy to some extent BUT I have gained 10 lbs in less than 2 weeks. This is unacceptable. I will be titrating off this drug and continue the search for something different to help
Weight gain, worsened depression, scatter-brained
Since taking Lyrica I haven't had any shooting sciatic pains! Doesn't do anything for muscle or joint pain, but is worth taking if you struggle with jolting nerve issues
Pain fibromyalgia, nerve impingemen
It helps amazingly with opioid withdrawal. It helps nerve pain immensely. I honestly just use it as needed rather than taking on schedule around the clock, that seems to do the trick. Doesn't help with musculoskeletal pain though,only nerve pain.
Sciatica, restless leg, back pain
Really has done nothing for my pain; restless leg same. But have noticed headaches starting at night and alarming memory loss. Am going to stop before things get worse.
Forgetting words. Blurred vision. Zero concentration. Huge weight gain. Swollen ankles and legs
Helped at the beginning and helped me sleep at 25mg then increased to 50mg then 75mg each time effects wore off. At beginning of 75mg ankles and feet become swollen and painful. Quitting this drug
Loss of words, skin feels like it's burning, like a sunburn. Vision problems, headaches, shakiness. Like all others have said, this drug is poison! My father took this for many years, now he has dementia.
Anyone that says it worked well and had no side effects is lying! My advice to anyone considering trying this poison don't, you will surely regret it! I have been off this crap for 3 weeks, and I still feel the withdrawals. Best thing anyone can do is avoid this crap, and if you are taking it, get off it!!!
When you first start taking Lyrica it does help but it wears off. I believe it helps because if it is the side effects of taking the drug that helps eventually it stops working all together and then you're stuck with this long miserable agonizing withdrawal of reducing the dose gradually and being in torment. Mental and physical torment. You're actually worse than you ever started out being.Some of you out there will be tempted to try it and I'm just saying I swear to you it's a terrible drug.
Neuropathic pain & fibromyalgia
Thanks to Lyrica I am on my feet since a year and I do not feel excruciating pain in the head. However, I have become a very aggressive person, almost dangerous to my family. I have anger attacks that come out of nowhere and then either I need to explode (usually by fighting with husband and breaking glasses) either to implode (this causes severe derpession and lots of tears). Severe loss of concentration. When in 600mg I had difficulties to articulate (got humiliated in front of people on a dining table) and I went down to 400 mg. Loss of memory.
Mood problems. Sadness, feeling of hate, wanting to hurt other people. When in an anger attack I recognize it and I scream for help but there is nobody there to retain me and calm me down. I am quite alone in all this. Hope anger does not persist. Going to cut it soon.
Headache, migraine, weight gain. Problems keeping my balance, vision Problems. Worse of all, my skin feels like it's on fire!
The withdrawal from this drug is terrible, I had an easier time getting off pain killers! How any health care professional could prescribe this poison is beyond words. If you are looking at this forum, and considering taking this you had better think twice.
Herniated disc sciatica nerve issue
Dizziness, fatigue, blurred or double vision, weight gain, constipation, unbalanced
Not really working for never pain but too scared to up my dose
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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