Hi there - Ali's mum here
Just a quick question about Lyrica and side effects
Alison is now on day 7 of Lyrica (she has one week at 50mg twice daily then this steps up to 75mg twice daily)
Whilst I am aware that RSD can cause mood swings and depression, I'm not sure whether its my imagination but it seems that her mood swings have got worse since she started on this medication
We had to go into hospital for therapy yeaterday and the night before we had major problems cos Alison point blank refused to go and began to get very emotional about her illness (about 30 monutes after taking the Lyrica)
By the following morning things had settled down and she was happy to go. but last night the same problems arose - one minute she was OK and then shortly after taking Lyrica again she was back in the opposite mood which lifts about mid morning (about 3 hours after the morning Lyrica tablet)
I know that Lyrica has not been tested on children and wondered if anyone could advise me on their experiences with using the drug for adolescent and pre-adolescent children and any recommended dosages
Alison is only 12 but is the height, frame and weight of a 15 year old so I do wonder if she is being dosed according to weight but as a 12 year old is not emotionally mature enough to cope with that dosage (Hence the previous vision problems with amitriptyline which resulted in the fall and spread of RSD to her arm)
My other worry is the possibility of long term effects stemming from the use of drugs which are not registered for use in children. Hopefully Alison will recover soon but how will exposure to such strong medication effect her in the future.
Any thoughts or advice would be most welcome, especially about whether the side effects will pass
Thanks
Andrea (Ali's mum)