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Originally Posted by ali12
Hi - it's Alison here,
I was just wondering if anyone experienced withdrawal symptoms whilst coming off Lyrica.
Most of you will probably be aware that our chemist prescribed the wrong dosage of Lyrica, they gave my mom 200mg tablets instead of 75mg tablets, so I was unable to take the tablets for just over 4 days.
When I wasn't taking the Lyrica, I had horrible withdrawal symptoms, I had panic attacks all the time, I shouted at my mom, was sick, couldn't stop crying, couldn't breathe properly, was even more depressed than I normally am etc etc.
I have started taking the Lyrica again and I am fine now.
As anyone else experienced the same symptoms whilst coming off Lyrica??
Thanks for listening
Alison
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Ali,
Just want to confirm that your dose of 75mgs three times a day is a very acceptable dose of Lyrica.
75-100mgs tds is the recommended dose and whilst some people are prescribed more the research appears to show that the larger doses do not reflected in improved pain relief and in fact can be very dangerous for people for poor renal function.
If you feel better with that dose then it is right for you. 200mgs tds may have resulted in problems in the long term.
cheers and luck
Tayla
