new... Hi... my name is patti. I was researching withdraw symptoms of lyrica and found this site. 6 weeks ago a red blister like rash came up on my right side . I had been at the beach all day and so i just thought it was a sunburn...in the next 11 days it got worse so i went to the dr and was told i had the shingles. The dr gave me neurontion and a antiviral medication and in 2 weeks the rash was gone but the pain and burning was bad.went back to the dr and he gave me lyrica....after 7 days of taking lyrica i started having mood swings i would start cring then be ****** off for no reason and i could hardly get off the couch to go to the restroom my legs were so weak... so after 7 more days i stopped taking the lyrica under dr care...and the dr told me to start taking it again on monday, for the last 5 days that i have not been taking the lyrica i have been shaking bad, sick at my stomach along with vomiting, chills ,sweats and some crazy dreams and some mood swings...after reading other post on here im thankful i have not been taking it but for 21/2 weeks....I was told at first that lyrica was not addicting and not a antidepressant but i read it is used for and has been used for anxiety....I feel the medication for me is not worth the withdraws that you eventually are going to suffer...does anyone know how long withdraws usually last?? ty

Hi, my name is Joseph and I have Hydrocephalus. I have been having dull headaches and nausea for a while and have had several surgeries which did nothing, so I was prescribed Topomax. I think I might have been prescribed lyrics first, but since it has a weight gain side affect and I'm pan hypo. I still have the same pain, but never gone into withdrawl and my doctor started me on it slowly. It also helps with my appetite.

I hope this helps!

I came ff 12 hour release OxyContin with oxynorm in between breakthrough pain. When the doctor prescribes these. I was given no warning that by just missing a dose my dour hours I would go into withdrawal.

It was so bad I just went cold turkey and went to hell and back..

I love how the Doctors throw this type of legal s***e at us yet cannabis, which I have used in the last and was extremely helpful in the past, is illegal in the UK.

my girlfriend had been on lyrica an had been getting side effects she had gotten the terrible flu bug with stomach virus so the lyrica had not been taken would a over the counter detox clenser help in getting everything out of her system an lessen the withdrawal symptoms