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Originally Posted by trc85
Mr Avi. I'm a subscriber of yours on YT. I'm having the same problem. Lyrica has ruined my life. Like you, I didn't even take that much of it and not even every day but I'm having the same brutal withdrawal that makes every second unbearable. I know the pain you're going through. I'm determined to beat this monster. I don't know how long it will take us to recover fully, but every day is a victory. It's hard to do anything to help yourself when you are barely able to feed yourself, wash or leave the house. Lyrica is an epidemic where I'm from in the UK/Ireland. I know many people who were given it for anxiety and can't get off it. I feel for these people but I'm thankful I didn't take as much as the doctor told me because I would be in even worse trouble and maybe even dead. Let me know if you find anything that helps with the withdrawal. I'm taking cbd, kratom, magnesium and a host of other legal supplements. I'm scared to take anything pharmaceutical for fear of digging the hole deeper but I take a diazepam or xanax if things get really bad. How aew you feeling now man? Hope you're doing better and don't give up.
Take care,
Tristan.
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I took Pregabalin December 19th at night, that's when this all started. A few days before NYE the side effects started big time and it went downhill from there.
My tinnitus started I believe January 1st or possibly December 31st and stayed, I'm not sure when visual snow started.. maybe later. But dp/dr, anxiety, paranoia, all of that started a few days before alongside the night sweats and nightmares and suicidal ideation.
It's now August 11th, so 235 days since I started this journey. Quickly approaching an anniversary
and 222 days since tinnitus started. And 200 days free from Pregabalin...
So 8 months later and how am I? I have better days and bad days. But I still feel sick. I haven't worked in a long time, I barely do anything anymore and am angry a lot of the times. Sometimes I just can't control my frustration at my ringing ears or that I have trouble falling asleep. I can't rest, it's extremely exhausting. I'm going to have to move back in with my family next month as I'm pretty much disabled thanks to my 1 month experience with Pregabalin. I'm still shocked at how much listening to a doctor could ruin.
My memory is still pretty ****ed up. I am majorly depressed. I depersonalize often and sometimes forget which language I'm speaking in, or looking back at my old videos I wonder who that is that's speaking. It feels like I'd be stuck between life and death, a purgatory of sorts.
I think part of the reason I'm still feeling this way is because of permanent damage and I have symptoms with no cure in sight. If there would be a tinnitus cure, I'd probably feel way better. I'm sure visual snow and tinnitus one day will have better treatments, but for now it's hell.