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Originally Posted by quitlyricalive
off lyrica about ten months now, hang in there everyone, I am so far beyond the suffering i can hardly even remember it. but it was bad and lasted months and months. I do still have sleep troubles. and i forget thoughts sometimes while articulating. and I'm a little more sensitive. I am totally sober, no drugs, alcohol or smoking. just coffee. I quit it pretty cold turkey for 350 mg or something. you all can read my posts as I can here religiously when I was going through it. it is very hard but you will make it, it's a commitment, but it pays off, 7 months you're pretty good. work out everyday. much love and strength to all you out there dealing with pain management issues and addiction. may you be at ease.
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Hello and thanks to all on this thread,
I was taking Lyrica for around 6 years with the last 3 1/2 at 600 mg a day. Last year I started to taper off very slowly over many months. When I got to about 300 mg I started to notice the withdrawal symptoms. Last fall I was down to only 100 mg a day and it was terrible so I decided in December to stop. Well long story short, December through March were h*ll. I am still dealing with the withdrawal symptoms and the increased nerve issues from my cervical problems. When will the strange physical feelings go away! I am always cold and feel like I have a fever but do not. I still have a strange numbness. The anxiety is almost all gone now after 5 1/2 months.... but I am still not myself at all.
Thanks to all for posting their experience with stopping Lyrica. I will never take it again.