Hi,

I took Lyrica, too, and had the same problem: blurry vision. I quit taking it and went on Cymbalta and Topomax. Topomax is in the same line as Lyrica. It's an anti-convulsant. I probably spelled that wrong. Cymbalta, on the other hand, is an antidepressant. It's in a bit different class than the typical SSRIs. It's more like Effexor in that it works on the serritonin and also norepinephrine. I believe it's considered a bit more 'heavy duty'. It is used for neuropathic pain. This has been helpful, but the helpfulness is wearing down. So, either I have become tolerant and need to adjust or do something else. But in any case, if your husband's doctor is good, that doctor should have a large tool kit of alternatives to offer to your husband so he can make an informed decision of the next step, and there are more options available to him. Good Luck.

Hi Maralyn. I'm so sorry to hear you are suffering so much! Thank you for your suggestion for the Cymbalta. I will pass it along to my husband. Unfortunately he's not much for browsing forums but I don't mind being the poster/reader for him. I hope you're in much less pain now!

Hi Enna, thanks! I've told my husband about Cymbalta & Topomax. I've seen those names around a lot on this forum. Hubby sees a new pain doctor next week and will bring those up. Keeping our fingers crossed that the new doctor will know what he's doing and that hubby will tolerate the new meds. Lyrica and Neurotin are both giving him really bad side effects.

Enna, my husband has a question for you. He would like to know once you quit taking Lyrica, did the blurry vision go away? If yes, how long did it take for it to go away?