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Lyrica (pregabalin): I was originally prescribed Lyrica for left leg nerve damage and fibromyalgia. The Lyrica worked great, the best I have felt and been out of pain in 10 years but I had almost all the side effects. When I a passed out bending over to picking up toys I called the doctor and found I had had almost all of the symptoms and was allergic. It was one of the most upsetting things since becoming ill. I wish there were other drugs as good that I could take.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): The only problem with Lyrica is the expense and the problems getting my insurance to approve it! The medicine itself has done wonders for me. I ache, yes, but no where near the way I was before. It's been a lifesaver for me.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Just started Lyrica last night and I do notice less pain generally already. It seems my neck pain is worse, but that maybe because the other pain is so much less. I did feel nauseous for awhile after taking the pill (50mg). The possible weight gain is worrisome, because I am already overweight; something for me to watch out for.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been dealing with Fibromyalgia for many years and my doctor was so excited when Lyrica came out, like it was going to be the cure or something; but it did not help my FMS at all. Not to mention, I had horrific fluid retention! I couldn't wear normal shoes, my hands so swollen I couldn't get my wedding ring on. The swelling lasted for a while even after I discontinued the medication.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Made me so dizzy that I could not walk down stairs or across rooms where I had nothing to hold on to. Made me sick to my stomach too, and offered no relief from fibromyalgia symptoms.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): What a nightmare! Diagnosed with Fibro 2 months ago. Was put on Cymbalta, which did nothing for me at all. Doctor switched me over to Lyrica, and the nightmare began. Three hours after the first dose, I was dizzy, nauseous, shaky, and started having trouble with my balance. I decided to try and stick it out since I had heard such great things about the medication. By the 4th day and 4th dose, I couldn't function. I couldn't walk without holding on to something (like the couch or a wall), I was so nauseous I couldn't hold down food, my head wouldn't stop spinning, and I was suicidal! When I finally realized I QUIT THE MEDICINE!
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Been on Lyrica for 6 months now. 100mg 2x daily. Has worked great for pain relief. Side effects for me include dizziness and blurred vision. Have tried to change to Savella to see if same relief would happen without side effects, but after 3 days off Lyrica started to feel really bad. No weight gain but I do stay very active.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): The stuff helps a bit. I started on 150mg which helps a bit. Then the doctor wanted to put me on the maximum dosage of 300mg per day which made me very nauseous - so I went back to the 150mg per day that (helps like 1 aspirin on a bad head ache). He as since prescribed 20mg (5mg 4 times per day) of Methadone that has totally stopped the pain for the most part. Every once in a while I get a bit of break through pain, but nothing like before. It has been a life saver regardless of the negative association attached to the name.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): When I took Lyrica, I gained 40 lbs myself and my eyes were blurry. Once I got off of the medicine it has been still hard to lose the weight. It did work for my leg pain but the side effects were to much!
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Lyrica was great as a pain reliever. It is not a pain killer. The side effects were brutal - weight gain, swelling, water retention yikes. I only stayed on Lyrica a few months. I am now trying Robaxasil.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I've been on Lyrica almost 3 yrs. It did give me relief from the aches of my Fibromyalgia and I haven't felt like I was in a fog since taking it.
It didn't help with my lower back pain which started to really annoy me 8/08. Doctor put me on Vicodin 10/325 that helped (but started Pristiq about 3 weeks ago which helped this pain.
I also still feel the depression (mainly lack of motivation and concentration problems (not ADD).
I went off the Lyrica for awhile but have since gone back on it. I feel it helps me while I'm on it to stay on it as regular as possible.
No weight gain.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Just started Lyrica 75mg twice a day yesterday. My first dose, I felt extremely drunk, and could not function. I took my second dose at bedtime, and slept through the night, and woke up refreshed! I had no aches or pain. My 3rd dose, this morning, again feeling a little drunk, and off balance... but again, I feel good. I can actually sit still at work, without having to move around and try to be comfortable. I am going to stick with this medication, and hope that the side effects go away in a couple of days.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FOBROMYALGIA IN 1997, BUT WASN'T PRESCRIBED LYRICA UNTIL 2007. WHAT A DIFFERENCE. UNTIL LYRICA I WAS IN BED AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING!! I WAS VOMITING EVERY DAY AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD LOST SEVERAL POUNDS. NOW I'M BACK TO WORK FULL TIME WHICH I'D NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE ABLE TO DO AGAIN. DOING MORE THAN SIMPLE TASKS IS A JOY, AND BEING ABLE TO PLAY WITH MY GRAND KIDS IS MORE ENJOYABLE THAN I CAN SAY. I DO HAVE TO SAY I HAVE TO TAKE PAIN MEDICINES AND MUSCLE RELAXERS AND HAD A PAIN PUMP PLACED INSIDE MY STOMACH, BUT WITH EVERYTHING I'M ALMOST BACK TO NORMAL. THE ONLY NEGATIVE IS THE WEIGHT GAIN, BUT I'LL TAKE THAT. MY HUSBAND SAID I NEEDED IT ANYWAY. BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM WITH THE LYRICA.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I just started using Lyrica but I still sometimes have to take a Aleve with it some nights because I cannot sleep due to fibromyalgia pain.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Suffering from complex pain syndrome and resultant fibromyalgia, and to find something that reduces the burning pain of my skin and along with other drugs to help with sleep has made me feel like "myself" for the first time in over 7 years. I have shed many tears in pain and dejection, but not so many lately. Thanks Lyrica.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Lyrica made my fibromyagia symptoms worse. All it did was make me gain excessive amonts of weight (over 80lbs in 6 months) and it caused more stress on my joints and symptoms then not taking anything at all for it. I hated it and recommend doing the vitamin regimen and looking up as much as you can online and sharing the websites you find with your doctor.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Could not function or hold up my own weight. Lyrica gave me my life back weeks after starting it. I had dealt with pain for over 10 years. I'm 39 and had weight gain but a small amount of a prescribed fluid pill took off pounds quickly.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been on Lyrica for 3 years. It has really helped with my pain (dulls it). However, I am now wanting to switch to Neurontin because Lyrica has caused me to gain over 40lbs. I also have had to raise the dose to 150mg 3 x daily. It really helped with the insomnia that I had suffered with for 10 years. If Lyrica did not have the side effect of weight gain, I would stay on it. Would I recommend this drug, yes I would.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia when I was 14 and I have taken a myriad of medications to help with the pain. Lyrica although it does help with the pain, the side effects are just too much for me. I have been on it for over 2 years now and the water retention and weight gain is great. I weened down and stopped taking it a week ago and have already lost 10 lbs and the edema in my legs is gone. If I could take the Lyrica without the weight gain and water retention I would in a heart beat. Hopefully something else will work well for me.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I'm a 33 year old man who has felt like an elderly man for the past 10 years. I have had every test under the sun and no one ever diagnosed me with fibromyalgia because my pain was all on the left side (Ipsilateral). The pain started 10 years ago with a car accident and has severely impacted my life. I have used diet, exercise and massage to manage the pain but a recent flare up made me reach out to my doctor once again. She wanted me to try Lyrica because I have every classic tender point on my left side only and after the first pill I knew something was better. I am 3 days in and feel like wonderful. I still have some aches but feel like this is a miracle.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Although for some reason Lyrica seemed to make my pain medications oxycontin last longer or work better, Lyrica made my legs swell up. The pain was unbearable from the swelling and in the end I had a lot of broken veins. If you're swelling up and your doctor says "oh, you just ate too much salt this week" get another opinion to get off Lyrica and see if the swelling doesn't stop. I wish I could take it, it really did help. Good luck to all with Fibromyalgia, it's an awful and painful disease.
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pregabalin: I have had fibromyalgia now for more than 20 years and my back pain was getting out of control. I had been taking a low dose of Lyrica (25mg) for some years, along with a cocktail of about 15 other drugs. I did some research, and came up with the fact that Lyrica was licensed for fibromyalgia, and took this to my doctor, who thought it would be an idea to try increasing the dose. After 3 months I am now up to 100mg night and morning, and am getting reasonable pain relief. However, I have severe side effects,the worst one being disturbed sleep every night through foot and leg cramps. I only have to stretch my legs slightly and it starts. Am getting disrupted sleep every night because of it.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I was on Lyrica for 2 years. At first it was fabulous! But over time I needed to keep increasing the dosage to get the same result. The side effects were bad for me. In the two years I was on it I gained 60 lbs and my hair started falling out. I have since switched to Neurontin with no side effects and my hair is slowly coming back. Lyrica was a miracle for me for about 18 months but as they say all good things must come to an end.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been taking Lyrica for about 1 year and I went from hurting all the time to just my occasional spells. I don't know what I would do without it.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): This seems to work for me, at least the nerve pain in my legs, it controls the racing, shooting pains but does not help the muscle pain or spasms at all. at least when I take it i can sit down without shaking or moving my legs. Every little bit helps.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I was on Lyrica for 5 months. It seemed to help with the pain somewhat for a while, but didn't stop it. Also, I GAINED 40 POUNDS. The doctor told me if I was careful about my eating habits that I wouldn't gain too much weight, but this was not true. After I went off it, I lost 22 pounds in 2 weeks - just from water weight. I have yet to be able to lose the rest of the weight.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been on Lyrica for a little over a year now. My doctor started me on it as soon as it was approved. At first, with the smaller dosage it did nothing. Now I take 225mg in the morning and another 225mg at bedtime. It has helped me sleep at night a little better but other than that, I haven't had the relief as some have described here. It's frustrating to say the least. Considering the fact that I am also on Xanax, Clonazepam, Hydrocodone, Tramadol, Trazadone and Savella. Some I only take 1 x per day, others 3 x per day and a couple 2x per day. Lyrica was added after Tramadol. I had no side effects from it and it did not interfere with the other medicines that I am on. I was losing weight easily before, but now it is a bit harder. I'm staying on it.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been using Lyrica for 1 year or so for FMS. It has taken care of the larger muscle pains but does NOTHING for the life-sucking body ache that I have suffered with since 1978. Nor does it stop my back pain. I take hydrocodone to deal with the body ache/back pain. I have good days and bad days still, but when the day is good, very little muscle pain. Downside: I have gained a great deal of weight. Also there seems to be a great deal of fluid retention with Lyrica, a diuretic helps.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 10 years ago and have watched in horror as the pain has increased each year. I have tried antidepressants with no help. I have tried NSAIDS with no help, including prescription. All of them. I have tried Vicodin with limited help. Cymbalta helped a little, but made me gain weight. I am currently reconsidering it. As for Lyrica, I started this about 6 months ago and for the first 2 months it was a MIRACLE; however, it was short lived. Once my body gets used to taking a medication, the benefits begin to decrease, eventually dwindling to nothing. Lyrica has been no exception. As for side effects, have weight gain.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have tried everything to help with my fibromyalgia pain. I have tried Cymbalta and other anti-depressants as well as opiates like Tylenol with codeine and Vicodin. I have also tried muscle relaxants like Soma. All of these helped but I still had painful days. Lyrica gets rid of the pain. I have been on it for 2 months and it is a miracle drug. I have my life back and can be productive. Also controls painful flares. Haven't had a flare yet. Lyrica is great.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I've suffered from Fibromyalgia since I was 16 years old (I'm now 24). My doctor put me on pain killers/ muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatories, Cymbalta and the list goes on. I've been told to change my diet. Nothing truly worked. Then I saw the Lyrica commercial. Asked my Doctor about it and he told me he had heard great things about it. I was given a free week trial. The FIRST pill- I could tell a slight difference. It's day 7 for me and I LOVE this pill thus far.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): My friend started using this medicine over a week ago. She was always achy and tired and went to bed early. She could barely move or walk. She tells me that in less than a week, she can stay up till 10pm now (instead of 7), and work in her garden and actually move around. She said she's a new person and still can't believe the difference. For her, it's been magic.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I had the sudden onset of Fibromyalgia in my neck and arms. I have been in terrible pain, unable to use my arms for even simple things like folding clothes. I started Lyrica yesterday but have seen no change thus far. I can't find information on how long it takes to get relief. I hope it will help me. I'm too young to be an invalid.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I just started this medicine and I have been suffering with fibromyalgia for 20 years. I took 75mg the first night. The next day I was really out of it (sleepy) but the insane pain was no longer there. On the second night I took it again and the next day I did not have anymore side effects (sleepy) so I am very hopeful this will get even better with long term use.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have tried 95% of the other ones. To me none obviously worked if I had to add 4-5 opiates with it to get 'some' relief. I was 'very' skeptical about trying another. Last month I ran out and life was being too busy to allow me to get to the pharmacy. I didn't think 1 or 2 doses would make a difference. None of the others would have. I was in the most excruciating pain I have had for years. I had forgotten what fibromyalgia could really feel like. As long as it continues to work in body I will not miss any doses.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have suffered pain in my neck, shoulders, jaw, and suffered from migranes. I have tried EVERYTHING (doctors, physical therapy, massage, accupuncture, psychiatrist, many meds). I was prescribed Lyrica for fibromyalgia pain, and chronic fatigue. I was on almost the highest dose for 2 months and did NOTHING for me but make me gain 25 pounds! I am 5'6" 125 and went up to 150lbs. 125 pounds is a high weight for me so 150 is too much for my frame.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Have been taking Methadone, Zanaflex and Mobic for quite a while for both Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Tried Neurotin but it knocked me flat, finally switched to Lyrica, but I am so medicine sensitive that can only take 25mg in a.m. and 50 mg. at night. It is helping, however I become groggy and have gained 20 lbs. The weight gain doesn't help the Fibromyalgia, but the pain is unbearable so will take it.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Lyrica is a miracle drug. I was taking 12 to 16 ibuprofen a day and was still in constant pain. Now I only take a few occasionally for breakthrough pain. I take 150 mg of Lyrica in the morning and 300mg at bedtime. My sleep is better. I still have difficulty moving around in the morning, but within an hour of taking my morning dosage the majority of my pain, etc is gone.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia earlier this year. I have taken everything under the sun and nothing has relieved my pain quite like Lyrica. It has been a miracle drug for me. I have not experienced any of the normal symptoms either. I take 50mg at noon and 50mg at night. It helps me sleep during the night and function during the day. Two thumbs up.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been taking Lyrica for three months. I started out with 75mg twice a day. It took the edge off my fibromyalgia pain during the day but at night I would wake up due to muscle pain when laying on one side too long. My doctor increased me to 150mg twice a day and for the first time in months, I was able to sleep through the night. I feel like a new person. It's a wonder drug. For once I am not walking around like a zombie due to pain and lack of sleep. I have gained a couple of pounds but I can live with that.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Several years ago I was thrown from a car and hit by a car and have had problems ever since and had xrays and "Congrates your back isn't broken" but I don't know what it is. For 6 years, everyday I would have to lay in the tub and the shower hit my back or lay on a heating pad and even at night just to fall asleep I use sleep aids and constant showers or heating pads to get the muscles to stop hurting and spasms and then I couldn't take it anymore. The muscle relaxers wouldn't work and my back and neck were burning and stiff and spasms all day and night and I couldn't sleep and went desperately to a my new doctor that I was seeing and got his associate. He saw me and recognized the fibromyalgia and placed me on Lyrica. I'm a true 26 year old again.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I agree with almost everyone here. I have been on all the narcotics for pain, for arthritis, since 2001. Finally, a wonderful doctor recognised the fibromyalgia aspect of my pain and prescribed Lyrica. What a difference! I sleep all night and can move in the morning. My narcotic usage is lowered along with lower muscle relaxants. At this point, I wouldn't do without my Lyrica.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Finally a medication for Fibromyalgia. It's awesome. I have been suffering with Fibro for 3 years and finally convinced my doctor to put me on Lyrica, and it is great.
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pregabalin: Have had fibromyalgia for about 20 years. Have been on Lyrica 600mg for 2 years. To date this has offered me the best pain relief. I was also taking Zytram, up until 2 months ago.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): My doctor calls my Lyrica use a sprint. Week 1 was 50 mg, week 2 - 100mg, the next 4 weeks were 150 mg in the evening. Now we are working our way up to doing the same thing for the second dose in the morning. I must admit I am glad she is doing it this way. The first weekend after I started taking it was the first weekend I actually wanted to do something, like move when I did not have to. I've adjusted slowly to the drowsiness and confusion to where it is not nearly as bad as when I first started taking it. There has been weight gain but I am slowly getting to the point of wanting to get back into that gym. Thank you Lyrica.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I call it a miracle drug like most others who have shared their comments. I have been taking it now for 7 months, currently 450mg a day (for treatment of fibromyalgia). I gained about 20 pounds within 2 months which I desperately needed to do. Overall, I have a better life now thanks to Lyrica. Nothing that I have been prescribed in the last 14 years has even came close to treating my condition.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): A true miracle! I'm 36 and have been living with pain for years - along with panic attacks and chronic anxiety. Was given various prescriptions and decided I did not want to live dependent on pills - the side effects were just too much. Yesterday my doctor encouraged me to try Lyrica. With hesitation I took the first pill last night and woke up feeling like I did 10 years ago! I'm still shocked. I haven't noticed any side effects, but this is definitely worth every penny!
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I've been on Lyrica now for two years for nerve damage to my legs caused by a back injury. It is a wonderful drug and has helped me alot. I sleep better at night and upon rising I can walk a lot better. This medication has improved my condition by at least 80%. I take 60mg 3 times a day. It does make me retain fluid but I take a fluid pill and that takes care of that. My life will never be the same since I had this accident with my back and legs but Lyrica makes life worth living again.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): After trying many other medicines, Lyrica is the only one that has helped me with my fibromyalgia pain. It is great. Lyrica has given me a new life.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Have had fibromyalgia for 10 years. Started Lyrica in October 2007 taking 75 mg at night and 50 mg in the morning (otherwise too drowsy during the day). Works great with 80% less pain. I sleep great and have less pain upon waking. Have to watch my salt intake otherwise get water retention. Watch my weight closely. I am 5'7" and 123 lbs. I started running and can be active again.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been on Lyrica for Fybro for 7 weeks now and I sleep great - I can play with my grandchildren and I don't hurt enough to even complain about - I am off the narcotics - was 2-3x's a day with oxy and overall I am more productive at work and I move more and am much happier. Still tired because I move so much
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have found Lyrica to be wonderful. I have been miserable since age 8 or sooner. I searched for answers. Just thought I was crazy and so did everyone else. It has changed my mood, pain, energy level is up, iritability gone. It is awesome.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I was having a lot of problems on 150mg a day probably due to my age (73). I stopped and restarted on 25mg 3 times a day and it made quite a difference. I have had fibromyalgia for over 15 years but was only diagnosed 2 years ago. I tried neurontin and it just made me sick. Thank God for Lyrica. My insurance company keeps trying to get me to take Neurontin again but I won't as long as I can help it.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have taken just one 75mg yesterday afternoon. It did not take long at all and I noticed a difference in my pain. I felt good. When I went to bed, I drifted off to sleep and woke up this morning feeling refreshed. It was a wonderful experience.
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pregabalin: My doctor prescribed it for me and gave me samples. I have been taking the samples while fighting with the insurance company because they want me to try Neurontin first. I think the Lyrica is really working. I am still tired, but I feel it is a normal tired from having two kids and running around with them. The way I felt before, I couldn't move. I really don't want to use the Neurontin, I don't want to lose the benefits that I have gained.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): My doctor prescribed it for me and gave me samples. I have been taking the samples while fighting with the insurance company because they want me to try Neurontin first. I think the Lyrica is really working. I am still tired, but I feel it is a normal tired from having two kids and running around with them. The way I felt before, I couldn't move. I really don't want to use the Neurontin, I don't want to lose the benefits that I have gained.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): Have had fms for 8yrs. Have tried all sorts of meds & have been on fentanyl 75mcg every 48 hrs for the last few years. Fentanyl for fms is like a heavy bat for the wrong ball but was the only bat available.
I have been taking Lyrica for 1 1/2 yrs now. Had 1st pain free days in years when 1st started. Unfortantely, still on fentanyl in addition because I cannot take more then 50mg a day of lyrica w/o it knocking me out. Tried to build tolerance over 3 wks w/o success. Have had wild vision changes also.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I just started with this medication. I took one 75 mg pill in the late evening before going to sleep. When I took it I said to myself yea right this little tiny pill will somehow give my life back to me...the next morning when I awoke to my surprise, I felt like I did years ago. I could walk and stand without the aching and hurting. I was not as tired nor as sore in my muscles. What a wonderful little miracle this little pill is!!!
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Lyrica (pregabalin): My husband passed away over a year ago. Everyone told me it was depression, why I hurt all over and was tired. I knew different, I insisted on testing and finally was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Lyrica has given me new life. My children and friends are amazed at the difference it has made. I take 200mg twice daily. It has increased my appetite, but I am more active since I started the Lyrica.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have an entrapped nerve in my leg causing shooting nerve pain in my foot. Lyrica has really helped stop the pain. It was so bad I couldn't sleep at night. However, I am gaining weight and having some difficulty in concentrating.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been on 300 mg of Lyrica a day for a double herniation in my back. The side effects I experienced were dizziness, anxiety and sleeplessness. However, I did not gain weight. Maybe that is because I had read that you could gain weight and I changed my diet so that I would not. In fact, I lost 25 lbs. while on it. I read that I am in the minority with this. I can say for the most part Lyrica helped, but I had to take Advil with it. Overall, it helped.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have had FM for 20yrs, been on morphine,anti depressants, Fentanyl patches - you name it I have tried it, but thank the lord for Lyrica which I started in March 2008. It has made my life worth getting up for in the morning. I can do things I was not able to do for so long.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been taking Lyrica for about 2 years. I couldn't face life without it. I take 200mg x2 a day. I have managed to cut my pain meds down. I am still tired but that will come with conditioning my body again. I have intensive physio therapy twice a year and have founf improvements after each session. I have gained about 30lbs but part of that is due to inactivity.
Only downside is that if I miss a dose I feel dreadful.
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pregabalin: I'm a Canadian with fibromyalgia. This drug has been approved here for quite some time. I had previously been taking 1200 mg of Gabapentin every day. It did not work in my case. Lyrica has been the miracle drug for me and I have been taking it for about 3 years. It takes time for any drug to work properly and I couldn't function with out it. 150mg a day is my dosage. Even though there is weight gain with these kinds of drugs, the effectiveness is worth it. I have a life now.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have been taking 75mg twice per day now
for 10 days. I have severe back pain from
an injury. I did not think that such a small pill twice a day could help. I was ready to stop useing it after three days because of the side effects of feeling totally "out of it".I had mood swings, dizzyness and confusion.Those side effects have now eased up and my pain has
become less severe.I have had weight gain
and wonder if it causes water retention.
I feel bloated. Hope this helps
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pregabalin: I have had FM for about 10 years. For the past 2 years I have been on Duragesic patch for pain. It intensified the fatigue. I started on Lyrica a couple of months ago and am now off of the Duragesic patch. I am getting as good or better pain control with the Lyrica alone as I was with the Duragesic patch and without the added fatigue.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I take 75 mg. X 2 per day. It seemed to help the first couple of days, now nothing. I have gained 12+ lbs, too. My appetite is getting out of control. I'm going to talk to my doctor about trying something else. Anyone else having problems with weight gain like me? I still need to take an OTC pain medicine with my Lyrica. Anybody ever try muscle relaxers?
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have had fibromyalgia for 12 years and have been on high doses of morphine,durogesic patches, methadone, and many other narcotics. I am now on 225mg of lyrice twice a day and low doses of opana. I feel like a new person, never though it would every happen. I feel like a did years ago and I am 63 now but am able to do most of the things I was able to to before the fibro hit me. I can"t work my old job as an RN but I can do most things. Some days are better than others but this is a great drug.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I have suffered a very long time to the point where my bones ached so bad that it brought me to a complete halt in life. My mother also suffers as well as my daughter who is showing many of the symptoms that I had at her age. I have been on Lyrica for ten days now and can not believe the difference it has made. I hope that this med can improve other's lives as well as it has mine, because FM is a horrible thing to have to live with. No side effects so far. Here is hoping it is for you..
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Lyrica (pregabalin): The muscle pain I was feeling lasted for years. When I saw that commercial for Lyrica, a tear came down my cheek because I could relate to what the commercial was about. I started taking Lyrica and I feel like I have been given my life back. My muscle tension and pain has reduced so much I am moving around and LIVING my life again. I even danced in the house today! I think Lyrica has done what it was meant to do. I am proof that it can work for fibromyalgia. Thanks for making Lyrica.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I started on Lyrica 5 weeks ago at 1 50mg daily, and felt no different, started 100mg 3x day four days ago and gee what a difference it has made in my fibromyaglia and chronic neck and back pain and spinal arthritus. Already had dizzyness and confusion, but has not gotten worse. Hands are a little swollen and stiff in the mornings but goes away soon. Lovin, lovin it so far.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): I recently began taking 75mg of Lyrica 3x daily. I have fibromyalgia and felt awful for a very long time. I have noticed so much improvement in my muscle pain and all that comes with having FM. I do have to say that I too, have a little blurred vision or blurriness in my eyes from taking it. The way I feel so far, I will definitely continue taking it.
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pregabalin: While this drug has helped with my fibromyalgia, it has not been the wonder drug put forth for me. More emphasis needs to be put on the need to adjust - many side effects disappear with time. The one, for me, that seems to be worsening is the loss of libido. This is severe enough that I am considering withdrawal of the drug from my drug regimen.
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Lyrica (pregabalin): was prescribed Lyrica 75 mg 2 times a day. I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. It is severe. I am completely disabled after leadind a very active life style for years. It has helped my pain some. I am unable to take pain meds due to seizures. I was previously on morphine for the pain, which had no effect on my pain. Lyrica has at least made it bearable.
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