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SHORTY1980
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Has Anyone Been On Lyrica For Pain?
Posted: 01-11-06 20:40pm
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I have pinched neres ,scoliosis, herniated
disc and a torn disc my doctor put me on
lyrica today. I was wondering if anyone
has tried it with a similar situation and
what there results were. Thanks
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SHORTY1980
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Posted: 01-21-06 15:05pm
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Ok I guess that means no one has tried it
it is a med also used fir seizures and
nerve pain . Thanks anyway
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sandyallen
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Posted: 01-21-06 17:52pm
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Hi there! Sorry it took me so long to
get back to get back to you, I am supposed
to take it twice a day but it made me so
sleepy. I take it for pain and neuropathy
problems so I only take it once at bed
time. I am kind of new at it myself.
And everyone acts differently with their
meds.
Good luck!
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Tamadrummer
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Posted: 01-21-06 18:20pm
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My mother just started with lyrica last
week and she says it is a miracle
medicine! Along with the meds she had
already been on: duragesic 50 mcg/hr q72
and roxicodone 15 3x/day prn and the the
normal motrin 800.
She is now not hivaing to take her break
through on a regular schedule, she is
actually only having to take it for true
break through.
When I see my pain doc on the 13th of feb,
I will be asking if it is something that I
should be using.
How is it working for you?
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SHORTY1980
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Thanks
Posted: 01-21-06 21:38pm
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Tamadrummer,
hey thanks for the responce.
Unfortunatly the lyrica is not doing much
for me even with tafing the rest of the
meds ultram, vicoden flexeral. Hope it
workd for youthough if your doctor thinks
it might help you
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Tamadrummer
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Posted: 01-21-06 22:20pm
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You and your doc may be able to come up
with a better plan of attack including the
lyrica.
He/she may increase the dosage of your
other pain meds or change them all
together. It seems like you could be
moved from hydrocodone to oxycodone as
your primary pain med and then continue to
use the ultram for breakthrough. Also it
may be a good idea to change your muscle
relaxer from flexeril to something like
tizadidine or soma and then try that with
the lyrica.
Pain managment is a trial and error
practice and it definatly takes a long
time to hit the right mix but with
patience and a good doctor you will get
the help you need.
Best wishes,
brian
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SHORTY1980
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Posted: 01-25-06 20:17pm
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Hey good news my orthopedic surgeon thinks
the pain spec. Will also be willing to be
my primary doc. Also that he will start
changing my meds to see if we can find
somethimg that might give me a little
relief.My current doc has issues with
female patients he thinks it is all in our
heads. So until all the test proved him
wrong he would not even put me on vicoden.
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Tamadrummer
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Posted: 01-25-06 20:24pm
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Well shorty it sounds like you are on your
way to making a life for yourself again.
I hope you have as good of luck with your
new doc as I have had. You will fell like
a new person and it is so refreshing to
have an advocate vs. Accuser.
Good luck
brian
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sxymailmn
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Re: Has Anyone Been On Lyrica For Pain?
Posted: 06-01-06 12:40pm
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| shorty1980
wrote: | | i have pinched neres
,scoliosis, herniated disc and a torn disc
my doctor put me on lyrica today. I was
wondering if anyone has tried it with a
similar situation and what there results
were. Thanks |
hi, replying to ur ltr here..I have all
but scoliosis..So my q is lyrica?? Can it
be mixed with soma, and darvocet in which
ive been taken for yrs..I dont want to
drop dead..Lol but, my body is immune to
most drugs now...And the pain never goes
away..I dont sleep much and I try to get
my mind off this but, its like
impossible...Tks you..:) darren
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Blinky
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Lyrica
Posted: 06-11-06 16:18pm
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I have lots of anxiety and burning feeling
under my skin in my arms. I have a very
long story to tell but will save it for
another time. I first got the burning
feeling trying to take the ssri
lexapro...And never went away because then
I started taking a beta blocker for my
heart palps..Trying different ones. I
started with 25 mg lyrica for the burning
feeling for two weeks and now up to 50 mg
for the last few nights. I am so
sensitive to drugs they have to start out
gradually with me. I take it before
bedtime and it is the only thing that has
made me sleep. I am taking ativan 3
times a day .5 mg. I don't like taking
the ativan...It makes me feel sleepy and
eyes are blurry,etc. I get up several
times in the night with the lyrica (and I
am really groggy from it...I have to be
careful) but seem to go right back to
sleep when I get in bed. I sure hope the
side effects diminish after awhile with
the ativan and lyrica. I have a quite a
few of them. But seem to be gradually
getting better tolerating the lyrica.
Thanks for the listening ear! :(
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Geezer60
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Lyrica For Pain.
Posted: 06-30-06 22:49pm
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I have been on lyrica, 75mg. 3x a day,
for over 2 months now. I have lived with
chronic pain for close to 16 yrs. I knew
but was never successful in convincing my
drs. That the pain was in 2 separate
areas and two different types. The first
type was more muscular. This was in my
low back and shoulder blade areas. Then
about 5 or 6 yrs. Into this pain I
developed a new type. This was located
in my torso front and back. The best way
I can describe it is to imagine your bare
body being dragged over stones until your
skin is like raw meat. The pain is
awful. Sometimes it will start in an
area on my arms or legs. Nothing seemed
to help this until the lyrica. For the
first time in all these yrs. I have
relief. Trust me I was put on every kind
of medicine there was. All did nothing
or had side effects that were intolerable.
Unfortunately, it has done nothing for
the back pain. For this I am still on ms
contin, 45mg. 3x a day. There is one
other problem and here is where I need
some help from any of you out there who is
taking the lyrica. About 6 weeks into
taking it I developed some very strange
symptoms. My left leg and foot swelled
up. This lasted about 3 days. Several
weeks after that , I experienced the same
thing however, while it began in the left
leg it did spread to the right after 3
days. I also have gained a ton of weight
. Lastly there are the random episodes
of extreme fatigue. If I give in and
simply close my eyes,i'm out cold. Is
what i'm experiencing side effects from
the lyrica and can I hope they will at
some point end? Hope someone can help
me. Gloria
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Blinky
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Lyrica
Posted: 07-01-06 15:28pm
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Gloria, I really don' t think I can help
you much about the lyrica because I am
still new at it. Just been to the Dr. A
couple of days ago. Trying to wean me
off the ativan that I take 3 x day and
increasing the lyrica. I was taking 75
mg of the lyrica at night and this time
they did away with my morning ativan and
replaced it with 25 mg of lyrica. I seem
to be doing ok. I know on some of the
websites the side effects for lyrica can
be back pain and weight gain. Seems like
with me if I get any side effects or pains
they seem to come one day and go away the
next. I was really feeling out of it
during the day taking the 3 doses of
ativan along with the lyrica. I am
hoping to come off the ativan and maybe
start an antidepressant for long time use.
I just had so much anxiety over being
misdiagnosed as possibly having 3
diseases...Ms, lupus and sjogrens that
they need to get my anxiety level down so
they can try a antidepressant. I am so
sensitive to meds and have so much anxiety
about them because I had so many bad
experiences with them. I am taking the
lyrica for anxiety and the burning
sensation that I got from taking other
meds. Wish I could help you more...Hang
in there...They keep telling me they will
find the right dose. I know sometimes
when I have tried different meds in the
past my muscles/or whatever it was in my
body hurt so bad it felt like someone hit
me all over with a baseball bat.
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Geezer60
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Location: Philadelphia
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Lyrica
Posted: 07-01-06 19:41pm
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I really appreciate your reply. I
understand completely your bad experiences
with medications. Been there done that!
As far as an antidepressant goes, I am
taking zoloft. I have been on it for 13
yrs. It has been a godsend for me. Since
lyrica is the only medication that gave me
true relief from my pain, I can't wait to
see my Dr. In a couple of weeks. Unlike
you I have not been diagnosed. This has
driven me crazy. I began to believe it
was all in my head and I was a mental
case. Now, with the positive response to
the lyrica I am counting on this
explaining what I am dealing with and
finally giving me a diagnosis.
I was 6 weeks into taking the lyrica
before any side effects appeared. I'll be
interested to hear if anything develops
with you at a later date. I hope the
swollen legs and feet that I am
experiencing are either not from the
lyrica or will soon go away. I'm
beginning to look like a big blown up
balloon.
I hope you can get your meds under control
soon and that relief follows quickly for
you. Take care, gloria
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rhondawms
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Location: usa
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Lyrica
Posted: 07-01-06 20:49pm
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Hey there all taking lyrica. I didnt know
that it caused bloating and weight gain,is
this a side effect? I have been taking
200mg 3x's day for 3weeks now.It helps
however, my walking during the day is
affected greatly I take lyrica for
neuropathy in legs and feet, the 200mgs I
take at the mid of day gradually wears off
during the day and I need tylenol to cover
the rest until the night time dose, do
ya'll experience the lyrica wearing off
during the day and find the need to take
another pain med during this time? Thank
you
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Blinky
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Lyrica
Posted: 07-01-06 21:58pm
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I really don't have a diagnosis of any
disease. The neurologist here said that
I probably had ms, lupus and sjogrens. I
went to the baylor med. Ctr to 3
specialists there and they had I didn't
have any of the diseases. The same thing
happened to me in 1986 I was wrongly
diagnosed with lupus and about killing me
with meds until I found a Dr. To wean me
off of them. Right now I am just taking
the lyrica and ativan for the anxiety I
developed worrying about the 3 diseases
that I supposedly had. The lyrica is for
the anxiety and the burning side effect
that I developed from the side effect of
another med. I am taking the 75 mg now
at night and started up gradually in 25
ingrements. Now the Dr. Added the 25 mg
in the morning just yesterday and
eliminating the morning ativan dose.
Then I take an ativan in the afternoon and
one in the early evening then the 75 mg
lyrica before bedtime. The lyrica seems
to help me sleep. I think it does cause
me to dream alot. I think the Dr. Will
probably continue to increase the lyrica
in the morning and hopefully eliminate all
the ativan...And maybe try an anti
depressant.
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Geezer60
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Lyrica, Side Effects
Posted: 07-01-06 22:14pm
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Hi, yes I find the drug does wear off in
the afternoon. I am amazed at the dosage
you are able to handle. I haven't been
back to my Dr. Since he put me on the
lyrica 2 1/2 months ago. My initial
dosage was 75 mg. Twice a day. When I
found it to be so affective for my nerve
pain, I asked if I could increase the
dosage. I was told I could take 150 mg.
Twice daily. At that point I decided to
take 3 of the 75 mg. 3x a day. It made
me so sleepy that I was afraid to take a
higher dosage at one time. The sleepiness
was the only symptom I developed at the
beginning. It was approx. 6 weeks into
taking the drug that I started having
trouble with swelling of my hands and
feet. Actually the swelling was from the
knee down. I also became aware of gaining
a lot of weight in a short period of
time. It is frustrating not being able to
speak directly with my Dr. I've been
trying to wait for my scheduled appt.
With him in 2 1/2 weeks from now. I did
call pfizer the company that makes lyrica
to find out if these symptoms were from
the lyrica. They were no help at all.
They just wanted to read to me from the
pdr. Have you experienced any of the
symptoms that I have encountered? I hope
I was able to help you a little bit. I
just discovered this web site and am so
happy to see that other people on lyrica
are willing to share their experiences.
Hang in there. Gloria
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rhondawms
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Hey
Posted: 07-02-06 00:30am
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I really havent found any side affects
although the gaining of weight and
swelling are begining to worry me ,i have
only been on it for 3 weeks the pain is
unbearable sometimes I cry. I cant sleep
because I wake so often with pain and so
much tingling and numbness. It is like I
am being electronically stung ,i really
dont know how to describe it its like
pressure points being pushed to the max or
something like that,and my muscles are
being twitched and turned they burn bad.
Did I mention I take lyrica for peripheral
neuropathy, does this sound like anything
ya'll are experiencing.
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rhondawms
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Hey Ya'll
Posted: 07-18-06 20:44pm
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Well the lyrica is helping with my pain
and most of the other symptoms are
abating.However I have noticed joint pain
(has anyone else exp. This) I have also
noticed my appetite has increased and of
course so has my weight!I want to eat
everything,is this common with lyrica?
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Nevets
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Posted: 07-21-06 11:24am
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I take lyrica 100mg 3xday. I don't have
any adverse effects, and it worked
miracles against my neuropathy that I was
suffering.
I know it can cause drowsiness in some
people, but it's not the case with me.
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stacilynn9
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Re: Lyrica
Posted: 07-21-06 12:40pm
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I've been on lyrica for almost 2 months...
I'm up to 150mg 3x/ a day now, for
chronic back & neck pain.
I've experienced rapid weight gain,
particularly after having increased my
dose to 150. I've also been feeling very
bloated in stomach. I see my doctor next
week and hopefully she will have some
answers for me. Lyrica has helped my
pain a great deal.. Although if I forget
to take my afternoon dose i'll be hurting
pretty badly again. On the otherhand..
I don't want to blow up like a balloon!
Good luck to you.
| rhondawms
wrote: | | hey there all taking lyrica.
I didnt know that it caused bloating and
weight gain,is this a side effect? I
have been taking 200mg 3x's day for 3weeks
now.It helps however, my walking during
the day is affected greatly I take lyrica
for neuropathy in legs and feet, the
200mgs I take at the mid of day gradually
wears off during the day and I need
tylenol to cover the rest until the night
time dose, do ya'll experience the lyrica
wearing off during the day and find the
need to take another pain med during this
time? Thank you |
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