Question posted by morticia on 2 July 2006
Last updated on 12 March 2018
my doc put me on lyrica its supposed to be for nerve pain i did have my doubts but it works great! and its non narcotic but still a controlled substance it helps with my sciatica nerve and leg pain
its only been on the market for about 5 months according to what my doc said. so here is my advice if you want a pain med without side affects ask your doc for this med i did do research in his PDR and its really safe plus it doesn't interfere with my other head meds
good luck,
Morticia[:I]
My question to you
The capsul LYRICA have to take life long for the treatment of back pain which,goes to buttucks, all the way to legs. pls advise
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I have been on Lyrica for a few months now and it has proved to be good for me. I take two a day If I stand a long time it makes my foot numb on the pads under my toes. The doctor said it was a long term thing for me. But every one is different. I had two bulging disk they fixed one with surgery but the other one could not be fixed its to close to my
spinal cord. They risk of being paralized was a factor.
My doctor started me up on Lyrica some weeks ago , I started with 75mg but that did nothing I am now on 350 mg and still no relief , I can not walk anymore and am now in a wheelchair they told me to get used to that , but I am not happy with that , so now I am looking at surgery probably a fusion of L3 , L4 and L5 , as long as it stops the pain , it drive me mad and suicidal , i take medication for that too , but not coping too well , I am not sure how to cope with all of this?
Hey bartbunbury, you still with us?
I was injured in work Nov 2015, Herniated disc L4/L5, went through 3 Epidurals, no success, PT, finally had a discectomy in Oct 2017, did nothing for me, pain in lower back, hip, centers in buttock, down my leg into my foot, now making it's way to the right side, unable to stand, sit or walk for more than 20 mins, been a long frustrating road, meds I've tried Gabapentin, Tramadol, nothing has worked, I'm just use to being in pain from the time I get up till the time I go to bed. I met with my PCP last week and asked him about a medication for nerve pain and he prescribed me Lyrica which I have a feeling workman's comp is not going to go for so I'm sure my attorney will have to fight with them about that. I need something to ease the pain.
I have been on Lyrica for 6 months now and it hasnt done anything.
I used to be on Neurontin and it was alot better.I have to take pain killers so I can sleep.I guess pills are different for everybody but I have nerve damage in both arms.
Lori Massey
Lyrica is another one along the lines of Gabapentin, Cymbalta and etc. They do work wonders for some people and do nothing for others. My sciatic nerve is pinched, causing me pain that radiates down into my left hip, but they did nothing for me, I had some brief relief from the Gabapentin, but that was it, nothing else even when we upped the dosage, and I got nothing from Cymbalta.
Lyrica and Gabapentin are great for the people they work for, as you said they don't cause problems with most other meds, and you can up the dosage to a very high amount, without worrying about an OD.
However, as I said, they only work for some people, for those they help, they work wonders, but for those they don't work for, they are a waste of time. Funny how some drugs work that way.
I am glad you are getting such good results though, I know the suffering of chronic pain is so frustrating, so it has to be such a relief to get good results from a med like this that has almost no sife effects or interactions with other meds.
Lyrica gave me sever mouth sores had to stop it immediately..now
I am on topamax and waiting to see what will happen with that.
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