I'm taking 150mg of pregabalin (Lyrica) twice daily, as well as 40mg of oxy twice daily. Because that "high" feeling makes me nauseous, I also take 100mg of dimenhydrinate with that. I have been on these drugs for 11 months now, and am awaiting a surgery date. I seem to have the pain down to a tolerable level, but the weight gain I experienced with Lyrica (60lb) made me decide to reduce my dosage of that drug. I lowered my dosage gradually over 3 weeks, but within 6 hours of missing the first dose completely,I went into withdrawl - shaking, vomiting, diarrhea, cold sweats, hallucinations, anxiety, the works. I thought I was going to die. I tried this twice, and now am resigned to the fact that my body is addicted to Lyrica. My pain did increase, but I thought I could live with it if it meant not having to take Lyrica anymore. Now I'm terrified that I won't be able to stop after surgery - my GP hasn't been very helpful, saying only that we need to reduce the dose gradually, which is what I tried with no success. Is there anything they can do to reduce withdrawl symptoms? I am so stressed about the idea of being a "drug addict", I feel like my body has betrayed me. I have 4 children aged 3, 5, 10 & 12 and I can't have them see me like that. Help!