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Are you under medical supervision, Nick? Please don't go it alone.
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Are you under medical supervision, Nick? Please don't go it alone.
Hi Hockey . Yes under supervision But my doc tends to think Lyrica can do no wrong and these reactions must be down to my own body . Still a lot going on but struggling through. Seeing homeopath about my neuropathic pain . Hopeful.

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Hi Hockey . Yes under supervision But my doc tends to think Lyrica can do no wrong and these reactions must be down to my own body . Still a lot going on but struggling through. Seeing homeopath about my neuropathic pain . Hopeful.

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I guess your doc, like mine, couldn't be bothered to read the info the DRUG COMPANY provides on Lyrica. Talk about God Complexes.
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I guess your doc, like mine, couldn't be bothered to read the info the DRUG COMPANY provides on Lyrica.
Have they changed them? The last one I saw talked about tapering over a week. Obviously, for many, that's not nearly long enough. This page I read earlier this morning suggested tapering down 50 mg per week.

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Have they changed them? The last one I saw talked about tapering over a week. Obviously, for many, that's not nearly long enough. This page I read earlier this morning suggested tapering down 50 mg per week.

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No, my doc just maintained, despite all the evidence, that Lyrica isn't addictive.
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No, my doc just maintained, despite all the evidence, that Lyrica isn't addictive.
Technically, it's not—it's dependence-producing.

http://www.asam.org/docs/publicy-pol...1.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Sorry, I'm a little pedantic on this point. Medicine uses very precise language for clear understanding.

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Technically, it's not—it's dependence-producing.

http://www.asam.org/docs/publicy-pol...1.pdf?sfvrsn=0

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Having lived through cold turkey Lyrica withdrawal, I'm not much interested in the distinction. No, I didn't crave Lyrica, after it was out of my system, as I would other addictive substances. However, the real problem we're discussing is doctors who refuse to acknowledge the very real suffering of patients breaking their dependency. TERRIBLE DRUG!!!!!
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Have they changed them? The last one I saw talked about tapering over a week. Obviously, for many, that's not nearly long enough. This page I read earlier this morning suggested tapering down 50 mg per week.



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Tapering off 50mg per week? They mad. You will hit a depression so deep and dark, not to mention the rest.

IMO even around 10mg a week is alot. Maybe 10mg per 2 weeks. Any opinions?
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Tapering off 50mg per week? They mad. You will hit a depression so deep and dark, not to mention the rest.

IMO even around 10mg a week is alot. Maybe 10mg per 2 weeks. Any opinions?
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