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Join Date: Feb 2013
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 448
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Don't mess with your meds
I suggested switching from Lyrica to Topomax because I had gained weight.
I went upto 100mg of Topomax and still had earache, cheek pain and a host of side effects. These included mood swings, being introverted, anger, intolerance, hand and feet numbness/pain and fatigue.
I am now tapering off Lyrica 25mg a week, and I am now at 50mg. At this point 2 years post injury I have experienced what lies beneath the medication. This is dreadful electric shock like stabbing pain in my jaw, earache, cheek pain, tooth ache, nasal pain - what is known as Trigeminal Neuralgia.
I am now moving back to Lyrica which definately works on the pain, so hopefully all will settle down before Christmas. A Lesson learned!
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PCS following head injury November 2012. Experienced dizzyness, light and noise sensitivity, hypercusis, fatigue, insomnia, migraines, facial pain, problems concentrating, irritability, sensory overload, exercise intolerance.
Symptoms mostly resolved, working full time and I am now mostly better. I wake 6am daily since my injury. Was experiencing daily Neuralgia which was controlled with Cymbalta 30mg, Lyrica 200mg daily. Now only on 30mg Cymbalta.
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