Hello everyone, I have been taking 50 mg's of lyrica 3 times a day now for almost 7 years. During this time my weight has gone up, I feel always lethargic and the icing on the cake for me was that I backed our car into my sister in law's car! I'm just tired of always feeling like I'm in a fog! Can someone please tell me how to wean myself off of this? Or, maybe how to go down to 1- 25 mg.pill 3 times a day?
What was that Tommy Roe song years ago???????... "I'm so dizzy" Thanks everyone!!!

you should ask your doctor's opinion on this. but generally, people decrease their dose by a certain percentage every week to 2 weeks. safer to go every 2 weeks if they have been on a med for years. ask your doctor about reducing your dose by 25 mg daily every week until off or at your desired dose.

rw131, Please be careful! 7 years on a medication is quite some time! I agree with MdotDdot, it's best to have your doctor's guidance on this! Take extra care while adjusting!

I went off 300 mg lyrica in about 3 months. I know it seems like a long time, but any shorter i got extreme withdrawls. i have RSD and my dr. will put me on it for 5 days for flare ups and you arent supposed to get withdrawls, but i had extreme symptoms. Be careful, dont plan ANYTHING. be ready to feel horrible for many days after getting off of it. I know not to optimistic, but its the truth, and thats what happened to me.

Lyrica put me in a big (fat) fog, too. I hated it. However, talk to your doctor and wean off slowly. The drug's manufacturer makes it clear that Lyrica should not be stopped abruptly.

Sudden Lyrica withdrawl is terrible. It will magnify your pain and headache to an extent you can't imagine. Stopping cold turkey will put you at risk for seizures - even if you've never had one. There are even documented cases of suicides. In cases where folks have to stop immediately for medical emergencies, they are supposed to do it in hospital.

Again, consult your doctor and draw up a safe timetable to stop Lyrica and perhaps transition to a drug you can better tolerate.

Take Care

On a positive note, I stopped lyrica abruptly (I had to because my nose was bleeding due to dryness and I was a PIG ) and I didnt have any withdrawal symptoms... I think my body was really saturated with the drug so when I stopped it, my body was actually like "thanks"...

I took 150 mg per day for one year...

So, yeah.. Good luck !!!

Hi everyone, I've been on and off of this system of NT, but have finally gotten a chance to finally take a chill and read this stuff.
I just got put on Lyrica, but am seeming to do ok, but what about the weight gain issue. On an average how much weight has anyone gained that is/on this med. I started a month a go on 25mg 3X per day
can anyone relate to me???
I'm not on it for epilepsy though, I'm on it due to having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome = rare painful disorder which is degenerative

- How bad do you think that the pain will be from this level of medication
- what have been your experiences while getting off of this drug, were your dosages light or heavier
- Why did you stop taking Lyrica???
- I'm not on it for epilepsy though, I'm on it due to having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome = rare painful disorder which is degenerative
- I'm currently on 100mg 3X a day, how is the taper off of it, at what dosage levels?

*- How bad do you think that the pain will be from this level of medication

Pain is such a personal thing from person to person. It really varies

*- what have been your experiences while getting off of this drug, were your dosages light or heavier

I was on 150mg 2x a day. I have cut back so far to 150mg in the morning and 75mg at night (75mg increments is all I have available to me) I have experienced headaches, mood swings and anxiety so far.

*- Why did you stop taking Lyrica???

I decided to stop taking Lyrica because I was having side effects like amnesia, muscle weakness in my left arm and leg, a painful burning sensation in my face and difficulty finding words when talking.

*- I'm currently on 100mg 3X a day, how is the taper off of it, at what dosage levels?

Again, the taper is going to be unique to each person and depends on how long you have been on the med, what you are taking it for and so on. If you would like to get off of Lyrica I recommend asking your doctor for help tapering off.