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Originally Posted by boiler1993
onebeed - If Lyrica is not giving you negative side effects then I would suggest sticking with it a little bit longer - even Lyrica's website said "some patients saw relief within as little as a week" so in other words this was a FAST amount of time for the medication to really begin working. I am kind of in the same situation where I haven't seen really any positives or negatives YET but I will stick with it for at least two weeks before really deciding. I have felt a little dizzy/mentally sluggish but not too bad. Also what dosage are you on?
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I am only on 75 mg twice a day. I am mainly worried that Lyrica will cause me to gain weight. I was told previously that I am prediabetic, although my last A1C was 5.2. I need to lose weight and am thinking that if I do, my pain might be reduced and the progression might stop. I think that this recent round of extreme pain might be from Gabapentin withdrawal, and only want to go through that once. Right now it is gamble as to what is going to help me in the long run. I don't want to take Lyrica if it is going to make me gain weight. The last three weeks I have noticed that I am starting to get stabbing in my ankles and the pain is coming about half way up my legs, where it used to be only below my ankles.
Anyway, I just wanted to tell the original poster that Lyrica didn't cause me any dizziness at this dosage, but that I also had a horrible reaction to Cymbalta so totally understand the concern.