Lyrica Experience

[GL]

Hi Everyone
Lately I have been dealing with very weird pain that intensifies
My Dr put me on Lyrica some time ago but upped my daily dose

Well the other day I took my Upped Ramped Lyrica to 200 or 300 mg

All of the sudden I got more talkative and full of energy and felt weird
As time went on all of the sudden I needed to lay down and rest so I slept it off

Then I wrote this enigmatic experience in my diary to keep track of my daily averages ...

I do not know why as the Lyrica wore off I Definitely felt the bottom drop out to where I went in Sleep mode ...

This is what I can really add to the lesser of 2 evils .

anyhow it is good to share these experiences & we swap our ideas so forth to each other

You all are the best
shoot me ideas or your experiences
Thank you all happy Fathers Day etc...
Sincerely ;
GL

[foxyladi14]

Listen to your body.GL that may be a tad too much. Good luck.

[russianrob]

Not sure what to tell you to do, my doctor switched my off Lyrica to Cymbalta due to side effects of Lyrica.....

[Finbar]

Lyrica is unpredictable and dangerous The network ads warn you. It can increase pain and overall sensitivity. It can cause severe, suicidal depression. It took us a year to get off it and to recover.We lost a lot of the progress we had made. If you want to hear more PM me.
Finbar

[JEAPOW]

They just put me back on Lyrica after my knee replacement 7 weeks ago. My PN is getting worse, more burn now to my calves and some in my knees. I was hoping to get relief, I am thinking then why take it, I uderstand the medicine is suppose to go from brain signal to nerve sensor. I am better off with perc and xanax at least the pain goes away.
Maybe I should ask about Cymbalta? What is the difference can anyone tell me?

[Finbar]

If you are going to get off lyrica, you have to do it slowly.
Finbar

[SuprSi]

I'm now on 450mg/day, 3x 150mg. No side effects so far for me, people's reactions do seem to vary.though.

[LindaT]

Everyone is different. Lyrica 150 3X keeps my husband's neuro pain bearable most of the time.
GL, some people can get a medication induced hypo mania on certain meds.
I tried Cymbalta for my fibromyalgia and DDD but did not get much relief so am tapering off. The co-pay was high too.
It is smart to do any of this gradually.

[swh2007]

I take 200 mg three times a day or the max dose. It helps dull the CP. I don't notice any side effects other than some weight struggles and sleepiness if I drink alcohol ( the most I can drink is two). I used to think the drug made it hard for me to concentrate, but now I am not sure. Can't take the pain so it doesn't matter. I don't notice any affects on mood, etc.

[KYLady]

I am maxed out on Gabbapentin at 3600 mg/day (1200 mg 4X) and when my chronic CNS pain increased, my Dr added Lyrica at 150 mg 2X per day. She had me ramp up to this dosage of Lyrica.

I tolerate this all pretty well, but it definitely makes me sleepy. I need at least 10 hours sleep a day to function. If I get too stressed or do too much, I need additional sleep...more like 12 or 13 hours. But - during the hours that I am awake, this allows me to function reasonably well.

It's really important to try and keep the levels of meds as consistent as possible in your body because it makes a difference in how effective they are and in controlling side effects. I take one 10 mg Amitriptyline at bedtime, to help me get to sleep. I set an alarm at 3 am to take my Gabba dosage and then go right back to sleep.

All this helps to mitigate my chronic CNS pain. It's not eliminated, but at least I can get through the day!