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01-18-2015, 02:58 AM | #61 | |||
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Hi everyone! First of all, english isn't my native language and second i'm having problems on focusing due to lyrica withdrawal, but i'll try my best for your understanding.
I took lyrica for weakness on my left elbow (muscle injury), well, i didn't know lyrica was a medication for problems i never had, i just trusted in my doctor, he told me lyrica was a very "light" medication so i took it for ONLY 2 weeks, twice a day, 75mg each capsule. When all my capsules was gone i just stopped taking it, the doctor didn't say anything about tapering down and the nightmare was beginning. In the first 3 days i had:
Ok, today i completed 2 months off lyrica, some symptoms gone, and some appeared, the ones that still remain are worse. Current symptoms:
I've been a little anxious my entire life, so i think my anxiety is "normal". Symptoms seems to get worse the more active i am, also sitting or/and looking down makes it a LOT worse in seconds. Everyday i think i'm dying and my parents don't deserve that, i'm only 25y. I'm drinking camomile tea everyday, lots of water, eating healthy food, but can't walk everyday because i'm too scared to get off home. My parents aren't the most supportive and they keep pushing me to do things. What else can i do? Should i start lyrica over again? Does anyone know about a similar case? I found some, but not including all my symptoms. Please help me, i'm desperate! The dizziness and head pressure are driving me crazy to the point i'm thinking about suicide. Did i mention that doctors in my country are all about the money? My doctor prescribed lyrica for nothing, my elbow was healed.. Help! |
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01-18-2015, 05:09 PM | #62 | |||
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I forgot to mention that i'm also dealing with "brain zaps", it always comes with dizziness, head pressure and sound sensitivity (actually my entire head gets sensitive, my jaws, my teeth, and the moving of my eyes...
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01-20-2015, 11:35 AM | #63 | ||
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Hi PDK -- I've been of lyrica over 4 months but my headaches continue. Like you, I wonder if I'm dying from some unknown affliction. Any words of wisdom you have on continuing side effects from lyrica and how to cope would be welcome.
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01-20-2015, 11:17 PM | #64 | |||
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Still no answers
Correcting my first post, it will be 2 months off lyrica in 7 days. I'm thinking in restart lyrica and reduce it correctly. Please someone help me... |
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02-02-2015, 04:28 PM | #65 | ||
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02-15-2015, 05:12 PM | #66 | ||
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02-16-2015, 04:45 PM | #67 | ||
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Hi: I am a new poster and in reading , I came to the conclusion that for my wife's withdrawal symptoms i would try starting her back on ! Low and behold 2 hours 80% improvement symptoms greatly reduced. Doctor wanted to treat her for some other infection because he could not believe that the symptoms she was experiencing could be from Lyrica. It was almost a magical way of seeing what was the cause of the horrible symptoms she was having. going back on will identify if you are sick or suffering from withdrawal. I think a taper of much longer time is needed. I am going to go for 10% reduction every 10 days and see how it goes. The doctor said a week or so is good!
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02-18-2015, 12:16 PM | #68 | ||
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Hi: I would try some of the natural suggestions(b12,Gaba,benadryl ect. as suggested early in one post by 'trivafriend" I did try and am feeling positive about results like periods of relaxed rest,more alertness,more positive attitude and no negative results. Followup reading about these naturals suggest strongly of other people having some positive results also. My wife is the patient and as her care taker I can see changes in her that were amazing with stopping the drug first cold turkey and getting nasty reactions, she thought she wanted to die and I put her back on and within 2 hrs she was very much improved. I then started a withdrawal routine suggested by the doctor for 3 weeks the last week was supposed to be 75mg every other day. She only mad it one day on and the second day off and all the withdrawal symptoms started over!!!After a brutal 4 days of extreme sweats,nausea,dry heaves,small fever,pain in back and legs,in ability to sleep, could not eat for days, in coherent,garbled speaking, whimpering,tingling calls to doctor over weekend and a office visit to doc. Together to try to Identifiy her problem we put her back on lyrics 50mg twice per day, After 2 hours she was feeling wonder full !! We sat in bed talking for 3 hours with her , and she did not even remember things that went on. I started giving her "gaba", B12,Benadryl, and she surely got some relief for various periods of time but all were quite welcomed, as I and her got some rest, we are going to go back to doctor in 1 week after her being back on full dose of Lyrica while the doctor does some research on a much longer discontinuation recommendation. 2/192015
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02-19-2015, 02:05 PM | #69 | ||
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I,ve been taking Lyrica for 10 years. I have NEVER experienced such hell in my life as when I run out. Get yourself some Gotu Kola. It helps with ALL the horrid symptoms. Coming off this Lyrica is a terrible thing to experience and want to help anyone else experiencing it. Gotu Lola and Lyrica are very similar.
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02-21-2015, 09:20 AM | #70 | ||
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Hi ... I am in the process of weaning off lyrica. I have nerve damage after a hysterectomy 3 years ago. I was put on lyrica but have decided to go off because of the side effects. I have done books for 20 years and now am making mistakes like u would not believe. My memory is awful and nothing makes sense anymore. Going off the medication with doctors ok. But I cannot believe the withdrawal effects!!! and no the nerve pain is starting again. I am at loss with what to do. HATE the drug ... helped with 75% of pain but what is worse. Side effects or pain. HELP
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