First of all I am trying to find out more information about the bad thin bad things of lyrica. My wife was diagnosed with chiari 1 malformation about 5yrs ago. Nothing was ever done because the doctor said that it just causes headaches. But she has had numbness in her hands and feet due to this illness. It has gotten a lot worse now since july 2014. Anyway she was rediagnosised and confirmed she had it.
Now the doctors have put her on lyrica 150 at night and 75 during the day. Ever since then in aug 2014 she has had dizzying spells, massive headaches, and it does not even touch her nerve pain. Plus she has thinking cognitive problems since on the lyrica, speech problems, when she is dizzy if she really does not concentrate on walking even when she is holding my arm to go into a store she will run into walls, door frames, isle corners, most of the time we go in her wheelchair because the pain and dizziness is unbearable to where she cannot walk at all.
Some of these problems are associated with her condition but have greatly increased since taking the lyrica. The weight gain had not been that bad but 15lbs is more than enough for her frame. Welbutrine had at least curbed anymore weight gain.

I would like any information possible from others that have had worsening side effects sinve on lyrica. And also the doctor haf her on a much higher dose amd it didn't help either, just made her sleep or a real grouchy loopy zombie.

Thank you for your time, God bless

I have chiari and took Lyrica and had no problems ... there is a chiari topic on this website ....

Hello Lizzie love,

Welcome to the NeuroTalk Support Groups.

Here is the link to the
Arnold Chiari malformation Forum
that razzle mentioned in her post.

take care

Greetings,

I was placed on Lyrica and had a horrid and horrifying experience. I evidently am one of the rare one who is highly allergic it. I suffered anaphallectic shock (violent vertigo, swelling of tongue, lips and face), violent migraine, extreme visual impairment, unable to control movement of limbs, etc....

Needless to say I stay far away as possible from it!!! If it is not working for your wife and she is impaired and/or worse off, you should discuss it with her doctor in all honesty, BUT DO NOT HAVE HER COME OFF SUDDENLY OR ABRUPTLY, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DO SO!!!!

Good luck!

bleu ballerina there are so many threads on Lyrica you need to type in search box and they all will come up....

Hey out there I am also a husband of a lyrica victim!! If quitting is appropriate for her ween her off very slowly as the withdrawal for some like my wife is very wicked!! It takes months of weening to do it successfully!!

Good Luck!!