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Posted 4/1/2015 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
I am curious for those who have good results from lyrica. How long was it before it started working good.

I say lyrica didn't work for me but I was only on it for a week. I got a "high" feeling that I couldn't drive or work on. I felt pretty good staring at the butterflies outside, lol. The pain eased down but was still there.

Did any of you get the "high" feeling and what about weight gain? I have heard it causes weight gain too.
Posted 4/1/2015 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
Hi: I'm probably not much help when it comes to Lyrica. My stomach and it didn't agree, so I was only on it for a short time!

I do have pretty good success with Neurontin (gabapentin) and Flexeril, if that's any help.

I try to take the lowest dosage I can. My doctor prescribes it in 100 mg capsules (the Neurontin, that is), and sometimes even 100 mg helps. Example: I had mild nerve pain in my head this morning, and the 100 mg cleared it up.

Hope someone else here is more helpful with info on Lyrica, and hope you're having a good day.
Posted 4/2/2015 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
I was going to tell the doc next time ... Started lyrica about a month ago ... The pain gets dulled but so do my whits ... Yes the butterfly's the birds the bugs the whatever gets your fleeting attention lol but the pain gets a little less but I can't take it in the day time because I get all floaty. Whoo .., no I'm too old for this lol
Posted 4/2/2015 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
We are all so different when it comes to meds. Lyrica didn't bother my stomach at all. I was actually quite regularly going the same time everyday to move my bowels. For me that was good as I have I.B. I was taken off Lyrica due to weight gain but I still have weight issues. I didn't totally eliminate pain but once off I found out that it helped some. I was taking the maximum dose when I came off. My Doctor had me come off slowly and that is a must as it can cause withdrawal symptoms. I had some withdrawal symptoms, chills and itching. Once off Lyrica I began to get nerve spasms and restless legs at bedtime. Many meds can contribute to fatigue and it is a problem in general with people with Fibro.

I was put back on Nortriptyline and a good response was that it stopped the nerve spasms and restless legs. Perhaps Lyrica was masking the spasms, not sure, I never had them before.

Loring

Osteoarthritis in Multiple Joints, Fibromyalgia, Neuralgia, Chronic Daily Headaches, I.B., Hard of Hearing...
Posted 4/2/2015 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
I've had somewhat good results with Lyrica as I'm still on it after a year. At first, it pretty much cured me, but that only lasted for a few weeks. However, after increasing the dose (450 mg day), I consider it an improvement overall. There was no "high" feeling for me as well as no "downer" effect.

Ah, wanted to add on weight gain. I've had some, it makes you crave carbs a bit more than usual, but it's controllable.
Posted 4/2/2015 3:00 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Purple, hope you're doing well. I take neurontin and at first it did make me loopy. I would only take it on days when I knew I didn't have to leave the house. It does help with some of the pain and I guess it took a couple of weeks before I could take it and keep my wits about me.
Posted 4/2/2015 11:49 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Betsy, I'm gonna add neurontin to my list of questions for the doc . I'm getting impatient , going on a 5 week flare up and my new doc appt is end of April . the nerve pain is the worse for me, I get it mostly on my lower body. Thank you everybody for sharing and listening.
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