Since95, I was on SSRIs for a while in the 90's combined with tricyclics, now a 'no no'. There have been times I wonder how much these drugs caused. I can not touch anything with the least amount of SSRI in it or I get a total autonomic meltdown.

I have no explanation for how I got PN, but I know now I have an autoimmune condition.....of dubious causes.

SSRIs are not the benign drugs they have been played out to be....and they are hidden in compounds for many conditions. I had a Zofran shot for nausea that caused 8 hours of non-dopamine responsive dystonia! Zofran is a type of SSRI. Tramadol has SSRI. Be careful.

I absolutely hate hate hate hate to admit that this hideous drug of ill repute is the only drug that actually gives me a semblance of normalcy in my surgically ripped up feet. The tramadol, even oxycodone, don't do what that white pill does for me. When I try to taper off the Lyrica, my feet begin burning and aching and feeling just flat out crappy. My PN hasn't moved. It stays in my toes. I have no problem sleeping. But...to wake up to that numbness, burning and aching is so depressing. Sleep is so nice....I'm pain free. I used to be so athletic. I ran marathons....at 6'4"! Played hockey with my kids...downhill skiing. 16 Years at Lifetime Fitness. Now....fat...out of shape....but a wife that loves me...and two wonderful adult children. I guess it's okay.

You bet your sweet bibby it's Okay and you hang on to that wife and those 2 children like life support in the middle of the Pacific and your just floating there!!!