Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiney95
Hope you are ok. I have been on Lyrica since it came out for several conditions. I am only on 75 mg twice daily. I have gone off of it twice, only to have to go back on as I could not tolerate the prolonged severe withdrawl. I will be on it until the day I die. The withdrawal was worse than any opiate change my pain doc made. Somebody paid a lot of money to get that approved for human consumption. I am appalled at the number of reported side effects and the body awful withdrawal when attempting to discontinue. Best wishes.
|
I have been on Lyrica for 5 years. Four months ago my dosage was increased to 300mg twice a day. Until the increase in dosage I did not make the connection of side effects to Lyrica (painful bloating,memory problems, high weight gain etc.... I cut it back to 300mg once a day for 2 months without issue. Started to cut back last week to 150mg once a day. I am now feeling effects of withdraw as mentioned: nausea,diarrhea etc....... I will talk to doctor to slow down slower. Preferably I would gut it out over a few days, however after hearing about how long withdraw symptoms may last(years?)a slower approach mat be needed. Reading the stories of others with same issues is quiet helpful.