Originally Posted by Katie O

Hello, I am not sure where to start. I am in my third day of withdrawl from Lyrica. I couldn't think straight, have terrible shakes, I sweat and then am freezing, I have diarrhea that I can't seem to control, and terrible, terrible anxiety along with depression. I cry at everything. I found the support group and it has given me hope from your experiences. I have been on gabapentin for neuropathy for almost a year. The burning and pain just keeps getting worse. Gabapentin makes me so tired at first but I guess my body adjusts but then my feet get worse and my neurologist increases it again. So I heard from an aquaintance that Lyica is wonderful. LOL I was only on it for a short time when the anxiety and tremors started (I'm still on the gabapentin at the same time) This was over the weekend and my neurologist isn't in on Mondays,so I quit it cold turkey. By Monday I thought I was going to die. I called my family doctor who gave me a prescription for the anxiety. Today is Wednesday and my thinking is better and the anxiety is under control. So I know I just have to wait this out but I wonder for how long? I thought I had new hope for my neuropathy through Lyrica but now that is gone. I am so depressed. I am a 64 year old female and have so much I wanted to do in retirement but I feel as if I'll be in a wheelchair if the neuropathy progresses this rapidly with no hope. Thank you for listening. Katie O