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My condition allows me to see what other people or doctors would not see. I started Lyrica about 6 months at 75mg three times daily. It had been a trial to control cronic PAIN after a neck dissection. It does nothing for the neck or shoulder PAIN. I developed mood changes at first but after 60 days they seem to pass. Short term MEMORY has become a problem and coordination is somewhat impaird. NOW, WHAT DOCTORS HAVE NOT SEEN. Neck dissection leads to swelling and PAIN in and around mouth and jaws. Lyrica appears to have reduced the amount of lymph FLUid being produced. The swelling has been reduced and horrible metallic taste form lymph FLUid is gone. Therefore it seemed to have an unintended good effect. There are other effects not yet discussed with doctor. Immediately upon starting lyrica breathing was easier. There is less resistence to normal breathing. Since I have had a laryngectomy I breath differently than other people. My lungs now produce less mucus. For someone who breaths through a hole in their neck that is a blessing. But is it? Every time I do some labor that makes breathing deep and rapid My lungs begin to bleed. The first time it was just a couple small dots. My last episode produced enough blood to send most people scrambling for the emergency room. Unless you breath through a hole in your neck you do not see or know what FLUids your lungs produce. Your doctor also does not know. You swallow FLUids from your lungs during normal breathing without knowing you do it. Since these drugs effect everyone differently I can physically see why someone could suffer respiratory failure. My first day after starting lyrica I had a 75% reduction in FLUid from my lungs.

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seaver buning in legs ans arms benn on lyrica five yrs doctor said its in the weather. Ive took my last pill yesterday was on 150.

Start getting into natural cures and search the internet. Stay away from mainstream med. Here is a site that may get you going. www.naturalnews.com. Also www.prescriptiondrugsarekillingus.blogspot.com. Good luck. Bulk up on good vitamins, organic foo

In my humble opinion reporting to FDA does not good. they are in bed with Pharma. Here is a fabulous website to show you. www.ssristories.com also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fduMpYhv1_M&feature=share, also www.prescriptiondrugsarekillingu

Reporting your adverse effects to the FDA does nothing. Here is a blog that might help you. www.prescriptiondrugsarekillingus.blogspot.com. All of these types of drugs are highly addictive. If you miss a pill you think that taking one helped but actu

I've taken Lyrica for PHN for 11 months. I've tapered from 150mg to 75mg to 50mg to 25mg. I'm on the 4th day of zero dosage and I immediately developed both upper and lower respiratory issues, including copious amounts of green, even brown mucus from

Just to let everyone know, you can report adverse drug reactions directly to the FDA for them to investigate, I suppose they will investigate if they see a pattern? I've been on Lyrica for three months 75mg x2 daily, along with Cymbalta and Flexar

My husband is Type II diabetic and has rapidly accelerating neuropathy in all extremities. Four years ago, he was prescribed Lyrica (300 mg 3x daily). It seemed to be a wonder drug at first - helping with the pain more than ANYthing he'd ever taken.

Since starting Lyrica I have suffered > eye problems,blurred vision, double vision > memory loss >confusion

I'm on methadone and my shrink gave me lyrica is it safe to mix the 2?

Margie, Please look at my reply to "drift medison" above. i've been on Lyrica for years and for me it has almost been a miracle. We (my doctor and i) tried a zillion different medicines before Lyrica and nothing helped. With Lyrica i am probably

i've been on lyrcia for years (to treat fibromyalgia) and have never experienced the symptoms you describe. For me it has worked wonders and i would recommend it to anyone suffering the pain of fibro. If i run out however and don't get to a pharmac

I have an AVM. I was born with this, and it was first found in an MRI 13 years ago. While testing for my symptoms of facial pain (Neuralgia – They didn’t know it at the time) 2-1/2 years ago, I had another MRI. These results were compared to t

Ever since starting the Lyrica, I have been experiencing increased burning in all four extremeties, worse after waking up in the mornings. The burning sendation is mainly in the forearms, hands, fingers and thighs, legs. I am not sure if it is second

my daughter is on lyrica, for over three and a half years now. at the time she started it she also got her first nerve block for rsd and had her first experience with inability to urinate. this has continued on and off since she has been on the med

You may have developed sleep apnea, though not from Lyrica

I have Neuropathy, Osteo Arthritis and Fibromyalgia. I have been on a combination of Lyrica and Cymbalta for a year now. Other than hypersexuality (my hubby is not sad over that) I have done well on the two drugs. I am not waking at night from pai

my doctor prescribed lyrica to me today for my fibromyalgia but after reading some of these post i think i will have to pass on this drug

Involuntary jerking of hands. I drop things all the time. Trouble concentrating. Motors skills dimeinished. Feel "high" all the timel. Dizziness when I get up. The pain in my face is dimished to 5 or 6 for about 6 hours then goes back to a 10 well be

i am taking fruit de planta diet tabs are they safe wit lyrica

simce begining lyrica 4 weeks ago I have started snoring ( my husband never heard me snore for 12 years until now), have severe intermittent and muscle cramping that catches me way off guard, almost tonic-clonic type muscle jerking when lying or sitt

I have gone deaf in right ear since taking Lyrica. Anybody else had this problem? =-O

Fortunately, my doctor recognizes that I am extremely drug sensitive. I was taking 50mg of lyrica once a day before bedtime. After about a week of side effects that were somewhat tolerable and that I was informed would lessen, I woke up dizzy, nausea

I am 29 F and have been on Lyrica for 2 years. I have DDD 3 disc herniations and neuropathy in my leg,nerve root in back and in my neck. Had one surgery in 09 but have permanent nerve damage in sciatic nerve. Ok So Lyrica really helped my leg pain wh

I am sorry to hear about your side effects. Have they gotten better?

Sorry to hear that this happened to you! Have you gotten better?

I tried it for a couple of days. I was disorinated , dizzy, felt drunk, but most of all I had severe stomach pains each time I took the pill. I cant handle that. The dizziness would have gotten better with time they say, but I could not take the pa

I am anxcious to know of the long term effects of Lyrica on memory as I am very afraid of Alzheimer's disease.

I'm a 65 year young retired female suffering from nerve pain after last back op, neck pain after 2nd neck op,severe fibromialgia:Using Lyrica for 2 years.Took 300mg once a day, increased to 300mg twice daily for 9 months before and after back surgery

James, I realised yours is an old posting, but 3 x 300mg a day is WAY over the maximum recommended dosage! My husband has trigeminal neuralgia and was so desperate to relieve the pain he put himself on 750mg a day (maximum is 600mg). As a direct resu

Hi Joe - if you already have heart failure, DO NOT take Lyrica. Warnings are on the leaflet within the tablet package. My husband increased his dosage (ignoring my warnings) to 750mg/day for severe trigeminal neuralgia, way above the recommended maxi

Has anyone else experienced ED?  I'm a 57 year old male.

Hello   I am seeking info on using lyrica, having heart failure

i have been taking lyrica 75mg for a few months and up the dosage to 150mg for the pain in my fingers and toes.. i have fibromyalga and severe back pain.. today my eyes were very sensative to the sun and burned my eyes , while driving out out town, a

Report to the FDA - it's a simple form you fill out electronically:  <a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/HowToReport/default.htm">http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/HowToReport/default.htm</a> I am sorry to hear that y

Earlier this month I started Lyrica.  Was on only 50mh pr night for 4 nights before I had an allergic reation.  Had to stop taking it, took over a week for the allergic symptoms to stop!  Just reported to the FDA. 

Gosh ur brief outline of your story is a little along lines of what happened to me 4 years ago.  My life has been changed forever since a possible 'virus' got into my body and left me with burning all over my body like I;ve been set on fire

I totaly aggree....look up "Pfiser" who makes this drug, in the early 2000 they had a mega law suit costing them to settle for over $ 2 billion .. for miss representing the drugs side affects  .and soon after that the FDA approved it&nbs

Hi I am on day 5 of taking Lyrica and yesterday I got the fright of my life when my eye muscle started making this weird movement now I am really nervous as I have never had any twitching before... I have been put on Lyrica as docs think I have virus

After a little over 2 weeks on Lyrica I awoke one morning with blurred vision. It has been almost 2 weeks and even after stopping the Lyrica I still can not focus my eyes. I am told that my eyes are focusing in and out and if I try hard enough I get

Severe headaches every other day, and normally don't have headaches. These were so severe I had to lay in bed. Plus dizziness.

My wife was taking Lyrica along with Zoloft and Tramidol last July for her Fibromyalgia and a pain syndrome. It made her feel miserable. She could not describe everything that was going through her brain, but I saw that she was confused, irritable, h

You sound identical to me.  I want to get off of it but is the pain worth it.  I am nnow starting to get hives.  I think it is the medicine....

Doctors are told what to prescribe and its ridiculous because they don't test enough on the medication.  Pharmaceutical companies want to get a patent asap so its an automatic billion in the bank because of the 18 year patent law. 

I was prescribed Lyrica by my doctor right after my 18th birthday. I was diagnosed with Post Herpetic Neuralgia (after pain from Shingles) when I was seventeen. Lyrica was the most horrible thing I've ever taken. While taking Lyrica, I was taking 18

I started on Lyrica after neck surgery due to my scoliosis-after the surgery everything on my body hurt-just like when you have the flue--but ten times worsre and nothing helped until I started on the lyrica--I do have the weight gain and it is start

<span style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;">I was subscribed Lyrica for my fibromyalgia and took it for about 3 weeks and as a result I ended up jumping through a window (resulting in permanent injuries) and wound up in a mental inst

im fairly new on the medicaition,and im just trying to do some research on it. i do have the weight gain,muscle spasms(my arm or such will jerk for no reason at all) and i have missed my period. and, i was all excited that i may be pregnant, even tho

I've been taking Lyrica for several years for diabetic neuropathy and have been so grateful for at least occassional relief from the pain that I have just had to "live with" the side effects: depression/suicidal thoughts weight gain dizziness -

I havn't  had to many problems with Lyrica i do get lightheaded and weightgain. but reading other people's side effects really scares me.

<span style="">Extreme fatigue, sleeplessness, short term memory and speech difficulties, Edema, weight gain, stumbling, shortness of breath, numbness in both legs, and completely kills ability to achieve orgasm.</span>

After one dose of 50mg felt euphoric, dizzy, out of touch with reality and extremely depressed; unable to function as normal. great for pain but don't think I can continue with this. 

well i take 100 in the mornin and 200 at night and i couses memory lose and site problems sexual dont cares lol and hastility and now i realy think i need to get on something else iv been on it for 2 months due to a neck enjery and if i hadnt takin i

Hangman's Fracture C2, C3 - carbon fiber disk replacement, fusion & hardware; Central Cord Syndrome.  I take 75mg of Lyrica about 10AM and 10PM combined with 20mg Baclofen at 8AM and 4PM for neurological pain & spasms.&nb

Lyrica has been a wonderful drug to reduce my pain for my nervous system deterioration but causes memory loss, reduces sexual desire, and some urinary problems. I take 150 mg once a day and am considering asking my Dr. for a lower dose and increase f

I have been taking lyrica for over a year and was on a low dose for chronic migraines.  It seemed to help for awhile then my migraines seemed to be getting worse again and my neurologist increased my dosage only a little.  By the en

I cannot take this.  I've tried to stay on it and can't function, only on 100 mg , twice a day.....It seems to make me not care I have the symptoms, but sometimes the muscle pain feels worse.  Right before I fall asleep, I feel like

I am having a problem with swelling in my ankles and wonder if it is from lycira. I have neuropathy in my feet from being diabetic.

I also have the jerking and get dizzy. I will be asking my dr to take me off of lyrica

I also jerk a lot besides foggy head feeling, tremors, very dry mouth and tiredness. It has also made my anxiety a lot worse. I will ask my dr how to get off this drug.

i take 3 300mg a day i have low energy dizziness n jerking if i stop taking it the pain from th fibro n nerve damage is unbearable dun know what to do?  

Hello all. I took 4 Lyrica 75mg capsules last night around 8pm for withdrawaling from ops. This morning i woke up and i felt drunk and dizzy. Becareful eveyone with this drug you take to much and it will make you feel "cloudy". Does help well with wi

That is EXACTLY what I am going thru right now.  Was on gabapentin (neurontin) then switched to lyrica.  Jerky all the time.  I am calling my doc NOW

I'm 40, recently diagnosed with fibro. I'm taking 75 mg x1 per day and it is helping overall with my pain but my legs get fatigued very easily and I have to take breaks when walking. Not sure if zI'll keep taking it.

I'm a 40 year old with fibro that was prescribed 75mg of Lyrica twice a day. 1 & 1/2 weeks into taking it I still was not adjusted to the med. I was so tired and sleepy I could not focus or consentrate It was making me dislexis I wor

i have just changed my mdeication to lyric after being on 600 mg. 4 x aday of neurontin   for my phn i am now 53 and have been living with pain for 5 years, the first year without treatment.  lyrica was hard to adjust to th

MY visionwas so blurry I thought that I was going blind. I couldn't focus. I even started working on my funeral. Writing things down.I am also gettting prepared for my 11 hip surgery.I am only 50.  My left has had 4 r 7.I don' need this now&

I have been taking Lyrica for just over 3 years now.  My dosage is 450mg/day (225 am and 225 pm).  Was prescribed medication with respect to severe radicular neuropathic pain (nerve and nerve root damage in lower back).  At

I may try Lyrica off label for GAD and PD as well as some antidepressive effects I read in journals, articles. Lyrica has been approved for GAD in Europe but hasn't gotten the FDA approval for it here yet. The above poster, Case Report #Self-49

Nathalie I have TN I had the brain surgery because I was no responding to any medication, I tried Gabapentin, Tegretol, Topomax and finally Lyrica, with Lyrica I gained 60lbs, couldn't make the difference if we were morning or night was confuse. Kept

I had started on lyrica for RSD reflex sympathetic dystrophy to help with pain control in feet and legs. For the first many months it did work, I did find relief as I had been on its sister medicne Neurotin for quite a while. Also for pain relief but

I had a TMJ bilateral surgey and at 3rd week I started experiencing a sharp pain. As time passed, pain was more excruciating and at that point MD didn't have much of a solution for me, except taking Lyrica. I was referred to neurologist who diagnose

I Just started taking Lyrica 75 mg yesterday. Both yesterday and today, within 2 hours of taking it, I have intense throbbing in my Liver area. I have Liver Disease and have had three biopsies...so I DO know what Liver pain is. I am wondering if the

The first time I took Lyrica I gained 40lbs.- started @ 25mg-slept for 24hrs- had to increase until 450mg/da-before Drs decided ok to come off of as I always developed tolerance to it. It would help significantly w/my chronic nerve pain (I have RSD/

I nearly lost my mind when I took Lyrica. As I cycled up the dosage, things started happening to me. I knew that I was quite sleepy. But my husband said that he was terrified that I was losing my mind. He said that I dropped to sleep in the middl

My husband died in Dec 2007 due to a contradiction of taking Lyrica with Effexor XR. He was taking Lyrica for post herpetic neuralgia. His doc decided in Noc '07 to have him take it daily (ie prophlactically), 2 weeks before his death the doc ha

HI EVERYONE, I AM ON 75MG LYRICA PER DAY AND AM CONVINCED THAT IT CAUSES ME TO SWEAT EXCESSIVELY FOR HOURS AT A TIME. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM??? REGARDS DEHLIA :'(

I've found myself waking exactly on time each morning ready for my morning dose. I've been more socially bold than usual. I've gone from being an introvert to being a type A personality. I often have to be careful of what I say so as not to offend p

I have taken gabapentin for several years without a single problem. My neurologist tried to start me on Lyrica. I could not form my words, felt very ill, foggy, dizzy, unable to walk, and extreme fatique. I tried taking a much smaller starting do

Hi all, I have been on Nortriptyline for 3 days 10 mg at bedtime. It has helped me rest the past 2 nights but I am noticing anger , extra depression and a headache today even at this small dose. I could not take Lyrica because it m

I was on Lyrica before for over an year and gained 40 pounds and lost it coming off the Lyrica. I took a Lyrica today and it's a 150mg and I feel really dizzy and spacey. I shouldn't have started on such a high dose.

severe myalgia  mucsle pain ,weight lose, dysphagia, mildly elevated mucsle enzyme, positive EMG for four limbs , jaw pain and mucsle waisting sick appearance . DM.HTN.HYPERLIPEADEMIC,10 years on: Crestor 20mg, galvous50mgx2, metformin 500

I've been treated with Lyrica and Epilim to control TN1on the right side of my face: the sensations are not gone yet and started slowly at the left side as well. I needed to adjust my meds: seeing that I experienced Lyrica's side effects ear

Neuropathy caused from Cefepime? 45 days on a PPIC line. 100 g day and night. Symptoms started about 2 weeks on the drug. It started with a tight band around my head. Later the head felt terrible pressure. The legs and back had "electricity"

Using it for fibromyalgia pain, have had terrible insomnia, chest pain, aggitation. but have noticed some mood improvement, and slight pain improvement. have tried Lyrica, and Gabapentin with not the best results. Wii ride it out a little longer an

I find that it helps soooooo much, as I wasn't able to sleep due to pain, I now take a comination of lyrica and cesamet and I sleep wonderfully.

Am on Dolcet, 3x a day for three weeks already due to herpes zoster pain. For fear of overdosage i stopped taking this, i shifted to Lyrica 75 mg. But the pain continues. Is it okay if I take Lyrica in the morning and dolcet in the afternoon?

My daughter had been taking Zeldox last year more than 2 months/aprox.80-120mg a day/-and  her weight decreased from 68kg to 63.before Zeldox she took INVEGA+LYRICA and her weight increased  from 56kg to 68kg. Side efects-fatigue an

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FLU

Flu is a respiratory infection caused by a number of viruses. The viruses pass through the air and enter your body through your nose or mouth. Between 5% and 20% of people in the U.S. get the flu each year. The flu can be serious or even deadly for elderly people, newborn babies and people with certain chronic illnesses.

Symptoms of the flu come on suddenly and are worse than those of the common cold. They may include

Body or muscle aches
Chills
Cough
Fever
Headache
Sore throat

Is it a cold or the flu? Colds rarely cause a fever or headaches. Flu almost never causes an upset stomach. And "stomach flu" isn't really flu at all, but gastroenteritis.

The main way to keep from getting the flu is to get a yearly flu vaccine. If you get the flu, your health care provider may prescribe medicine to help your body fight the infection and lessen symptoms.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

MEMORY

Your mind works a lot like a computer. Your brain puts information it judges to be important into "files." When you remember something, you pull up a file. Memory doesn't always work perfectly. As people grow older, it may take longer to retrieve those files. Some adults joke about having a "senior moment."

It's normal to forget things once in awhile. We've all forgotten a name, where we put our keys, or if we locked the front door. But forgetting how to use the telephone or find your way home may be signs of a more serious problem. These include Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, stroke, depression, head injuries, thyroid problems, or reactions to certain medicines. If you're worried about your forgetfulness, see your doctor.

National Institute on Aging

PAIN

Pain is a feeling triggered in the nervous system. Pain may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it may be constant. You may feel pain in one area of your body, such as your back, abdomen or chest or you may feel pain all over, such as when your muscles ache from the flu.

Pain can be helpful. Without pain, you might seriously hurt yourself without knowing it, or you might not realize you have a medical problem that needs treatment. Once you take care of the problem, pain usually goes away. However, sometimes pain goes on for weeks, months or even years. This is called chronic pain. Sometimes chronic pain is due to an ongoing cause, such as cancer or arthritis. Sometimes the cause is unknown.

Fortunately, there are many ways to treat pain. Treatment varies depending on the cause of pain. Pain relievers, acupuncture and sometimes surgery are helpful.

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JLGa USA	11:12am on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
I was on flexeril for over 10 years for fybromyalgia and tramadol for 1 year for arthritis. When I ... read more »
MOM USA	6:56pm on Sunday, May 31st, 2009
My son is taking this medication, I swear it makes him out of control. The entire day he has been y... read more »
buddy Location unknown	6:04pm on Sunday, April 5th, 2009
it is the worse drug ever it makes me feel like im going to die when don't take it how can i stop.
Ruby Shutler Location unknown	9:24pm on Saturday, April 4th, 2009
THANK YOU
Ruby Shutler Location unknown	9:22pm on Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Today is my third attempt to come down off Lyrica (for Fibromyalgia and pain), without losing my mi... read more »

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