will i gain a lot of weight if i take Lyrica?

I wasn't on Lyrica long enough to gain weight - I seem to be pretty good about gain weight, with or without any meds ;)

So you had a seizure on tramadol? Is this a common side effect?

I'm on Butrans patch (5 mg) and ultram and am a mom of 2. I've been able to go on and then off both of these meds. They don't do great wonders for my pain, but I don't really know what else to do. My understanding is that tramadol/ultram is a narcotic....?

Yes, I was only on Lyrica for a short time as it caused very uncomfortable swelling in my hands.

I think that I've had a few seizures while sleeping. Very scary. I've only had one while awake, and that was a million years ago, before fibro and before meds.

When I look online, Ultram (which I am on) seems to be in the same family as other narcotics as it is an opiod drug. My understanding is that it carries less of a risk of abuse, however, it is not risk free, as it still an opiod. My GP was rather risk adverse and would do a monthly lock out on both Butrans and Ultram (meaning that I could only fill one month at a time). After taking both for one month, I said to him, you obviously haven't taken either of these meds, otherwise you would know that they simply AREN'T that good.

I think that the more important thing to know is to tramadol/ultram etc can react badly with many antidepressants.

Back to the Lyrica, I did try Gabapentin for a month or so but felt like I had had a stroke. It was awful. Definitely not for me while caring for young children. Or just trying to get thru life!

I was on Lyrica for a year (helped ever so slightly to begin with then nothing) and did not gain weight at all. However, I was unable to lose weight while on it.