Hey Mike
just to add a note, that ive found that compounds when you stop a med,,it ussually aggravates the rsd to flare up,,when i back off pain meds to the point that im detoxing,,i have flares.bad ones,,and when i back off the xanax,,,same thing,,i really dont think that the pains meds are keeping beast in his cage,,i think it allows me to deal less stressfull without the pain,,when im in pain,,i stress big time and get short ,aggravated,resentment,bitter, depression,,,,all these thoughts and feeling we go thru when we detox too,[ i know im off track and your not detoxing],,but i go thru this all the time,,when i back off the pain meds, i ussally will up the xanax to keep the flares down,,,,when i come off the pain meds,,either way,,its a merry go round that i'd love to get off of,,,,best wishes to you all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,bobber

I was on Lyrica for over a year to control nerve pain. I had many of the side effects reported by the other posters. My mouth was so dry I had to dust my tongue. It made me foggy and my "sleep" was more like a dreamless coma from which I couldn't be roused from easily. And weight gain....I think there's a cheese cake in every pill.

However, the worst part of taking Lyrica was stopping taking Lyrica. It's addictive (but not habit forming) and you have to wean off slowly or face unspeakable pain and possible seizures.

And, of yeah, it didn't do as good a job at controlling my symptoms as the older drug I take now.

Good Luck

i'm on neurontin - my medical psychologist said that neurontin actually "breaks down" into lyrica ..... i think there's a cheese cake in each neurontin! i heard that stopping lyrica was the worst!

i also have epilepsy & take 900 mg tegretol XR & 80 mg phenabarb./day. AND 1800 mg neurontin/day! you'd think it would b impossible 2 have a seizure..... oh no! now i've been given ativan 2 control "impending" seizures - i can "feel" a seizure coming on.

i can reallllly feel the pain whenever i slack off the neurontin!

hoping everyone has a good wkend - take ur meds & b pain-free!