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Originally Posted by Dinnie
I am 66 years old and have been on 300mg Lyrica twice a day for approximafely two years to treat pain from degenerative arthritis of spine plus scoliosis. I am concerned about the amount of this medication I am on and, after reading about the severe withdrawal symptoms, am very frightened. If I had known I would never have started. I also am on Ciprelax for depression and slow release morphine for pain. Any advise for me.
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Hi Dinnie, welcome.
Regarding your dosage...
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The dose for treating neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury is 150 to 600 mg daily. Begin dosing at 75 mg two times a day an increase to 150 mg two times daily after one week if response is inadequate. May increase to 300 mg twice daily if response is inadequate after 2 to 3 weeks.
http://www.medicinenet.com/pregabali...ca/article.htm
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...so your dosage doesn't sound
that far out of line.
I think the important questions are:
- Is it helping/working?
- Are you experiencing any intolerable side effects or adverse reactions?
- Do you have any renal impairment, and is your doctor monitoring your renal functions? (Lyrica is metabolized in the kidneys)
It's important to consider that while some people do have a difficult time discontinuing Lyrica, most do not. People having difficulty/trouble have reason to post & seek support, while people who have no issues don't need support, so they don't post. This can give a false/skewed impression of things.
Are there any other reasons besides dosage that concern you or cause you to want to discontinue the medication?
Doc