peripheral neuropathy
 

lyrica i have noticed lyrica has been apporoved in the uk and ec to also treat anxiety whih at the moment ihave heaps of i weaned my self of lyrica about amonth ago which i was taking for neuropathy in my feet iwas taking 25 mgs 3x aday should i give it ago to treat my aniety thanks

Lyrica is being trialed again in US to try and get that anxiety
approval from the FDA. This failed the first time around.
And this blog says it has failed to be approved in US a second time:
http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/...edication.html

So it is probably not a strong anti-anxiety agent. Something must be going on with it.

Some of your issues, may be withdrawal effects, and may wear off. I'd consult your doctor about it.

Peripheral Neuropathy
 

Thanks for your reply Mrs D. The more I think about it, it could be withdrawal symptoms from the Lyrica. After I stopped taking it I had symptoms of severe depression and anxiety. I was careful to come off it slowly. I was taking 25mg 3 times a day. I stopped taking it by dropping 25mg every fortnight. Today I was having a severe anxiety attack so I thought this morning I would take a Lycria 25mg and about 2 hrs later my anxiety disappeared. I then took another one at lunch and have been fine all afternoon. I am worried now, how do I get off Lyrica as I don't need to take it for my neuropathy as taking R Liptic Acid and Bentotiamine combined with losing weight and modifying my diet have considerably lessened the numbness, burning, freezing sensation in my feet. Do I go cold turkey or try just taking very small doses of Lyrica daily? Thanking you.

I think people respond very differently to withdrawal of some drugs, so it is difficult to say what to do. You have to follow your own body's signals. I do believe there is a liquid Lyrica now, and that may help you taper more slowly. I understand it tastes terrible even with the sugar in it. Measuring by the ml, you may be able to taper with smaller decreases. 20mg/ml. There are twenty drops approximately in a ml. Also there are small syringes now available in some pharmacies that measure 1/10 ml accurately.

To lessen the anxiety you might try L-theanine. It works nicely to lessen GABA effects and also has been suggested for PN.

Here is the thread about it:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...light=theanine

and a link with more details:
http://web-us.com/l-theanine_anxiety_reducer.htm

I am using Doctor's Best Suntheanine (purchased affordably from Amazon.com).. It is also available at iherb.com
I tried the Swanson's and found it less effective. So there may be variances from manufacturer to manufacturer.

I am using 300mg at bedtime. I could not find interactions or warnings with it anywhere. And there are no side effects for me either. My blood sugars were swinging low during sleep and causing nightmares and anxiety for me. And the theanine helps with that.