Lyrica for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy User Reviews (Page 3)

• Cha...
• October 9, 2017

"This is one of the worst medications ever. It does not help, I end up in tears. I am hurting so bad. I drop things, don't even notice, can't open things like I used to. The pain is unbearable, I just think this is a rubbish medication."

• Anonymous
• July 14, 2021

"Nightmare med. Doesn’t work on pain. So many horrid side effects: suicidal, vivid nightmares each time you sleep, makes you very sleepy, sleep nearly 24/7, makes you feel awful, doesn’t help at all with pain, fast and huge weight gain, hair fell out in clumps, makes you angry and changes your personality negatively."

• Jim...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 29, 2018

"What I've read so far is confusing. One said Lyrica can cause peripheral neuropathy, another said Lyrica was prescribed for it! I have diabetic peripheral neuropathy. I'm no longer a diabetic. I'm taking 100 mg of Lyrica twice a day, not sure it's really helping me. Some days and nights are so bad, I sleep sitting up on my couch. Don't like the dry mouth, dizziness, weight gain. I'm watching what I eat, some days certain foods bother me, other days the same food doesn't bother me, very frustrating!! I don't want to gain any more weight, afraid my diabetes will come back. I have had one treatment of Botox, it helped so the pain is not as severe. The doctor gave me very little medicine to start off with. My next appointment will be after 90 days, and I will ask for more of the medicine, hoping to get off Lyrica after this next treatment!"

• Cat...
• March 16, 2018

"My boyfriend started this med, and shortly after beginning this medication, my boyfriend changed drastically. He became angry, belligerent, irrational, accusatory, and more hurtful than I ever imagined. He picked arguments with me every single day for a month and a half before he finally broke up with me, citing that it was I who was awful to him. He got to the point of having to pull off the highway so he could cry. He is not the man he once was, but does not see that he has an issue...has anyone else had any of this?"

• Sal...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 18, 2017

"I have had diabetic peripheral neuropathy for many years now. I started with gabapentin, which worked at first but only to a small degree, so we switched to Lyrica 75 mg. It was as good as the gabapentin, but I hoped for more, so we upped it to 100 mg. A trial at 150 mg did not work at all, so I dropped it in 2 days and went back to 100 mg. Now it will work, but only for one-half of a day, and I refuse to take more until after dinner. At bedtime, I take an OTC product from Hyland for restless legs and another for leg cramps (one & one) with my prescribed 500 mg magnesium, and it helps me make it through the night. Please do not deplete my drugstore for the Hyland's products. I told one friend, and the entire stock was gone in 2 days."

• Lad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 3, 2024

"The condition I selected was the closest match. I have Diabetic Neuropathy. I have been taking Lyrica since the 28th of Jan 2024. Today, before I got up for the day, I realized I could finally lie on my back again!"

• Izz...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 6, 2021

"I’m a T2 diabetic since 1995 using insulin. I have had diabetic neuropathy since 2011. Initially, I started with gabapentin and changed to Lyrica in 2014, max dosage. I still have some pain with some symptoms which were very cold feet, tiredness, difficult sleeping, anxiety, nervousness, very angry, loss of concentration, not patient. Since 2019, I’m getting additional symptoms which are dizziness whenever I get up and walk even to the kitchen for water, I see cloudy, not even when I go out for a walk, very low blood pressure with a high heart rate, I faint 3 or 4 times a month, nausea, weak arm muscles, muscle aches, twitching and jerking constantly, frozen shoulder on both sides, eyes burning, sweat more, increased ear wax, always tired, unbalanced walking, loose foot, loose arm, shaking hands and legs, pain in between my chest when I walk, and severe pain at the back of my neck. All test results are okay."

• Don...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 19, 2012

"This works within 30 mins. After the first pill, my legs stopped burning and tingling. One of the only medicines I ever found that worked so fast."

• Anonymous
• July 8, 2009

"I have nerve pain from diabetes. I was waking up several times a night with severe pain. Lyrica has allowed me to sleep through the night without interruption. So far, no side effects to report."

• Bub...
• April 30, 2014

"It makes my eyes twitch."

• Tri...
• September 27, 2018

"I take Lyrica three times a day, but it doesn’t seem like it’s for me. I've got severe diabetic neuropathy, and I don’t feel my feet, and I want to feel my feet again. So what do I do?"

• Anonymous
• September 8, 2012

"Extremely drowsy, no difference in pain."

• bhu...
• December 22, 2009

"I am glad that Lyrica has helped many, it just did nothing for my nerve pain and tons of side effects."

• Irv...
• February 16, 2011

"Worked good for the first 3 days. Then got severe side effects, breathing problems, vomiting, shaking."

• TET...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 24, 2016

"Lyrica worked (for 2 weeks) when I first began taking 75 mg, then it stopped helping at all... Now, at 100 mg, 3 times a day, it still is ineffective."

• Ear...
• April 3, 2016

"Eased diabetic nerve pain somewhat, but caused 'jerking motion' so severe that I could not feed myself. This was with only one month's use. Discontinued use, and jerking getting much better."

• Maj...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 7, 2017

"This medicine helped my neuropathic pain, but gave me neck and shoulder pain. I couldn't talk without straining to find the words. I walked around like I was drunk. I'm off and back to me again."

• daw...
• February 28, 2016

"Lyrica helps with the pain, and it works for me. I have been using it for 5 years, but I don't pay anything for it. My insurance pays it all for me."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 23, 2015

"Edema in ankles and feet, cellulitis in shin and calf, 6 days in hospital, memory loss, dizziness, lethargy."

• Ang...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 18, 2018

"Controls it most of the time, but fingers get cold."

• Anonymous
• July 30, 2009

"It makes my hands shake."