Queenneeee
11-19-2008, 11:56 AM
Hi everyone......Well I have finally given up on lyrica !! I have taken it now for almost three years .. I was perscibed this to lesson the "electrical" type pain I have because of DDD and many other spinal problems. I can say that for those three years it may be the reason the 'electrical pain' has not been present and with the lyrica at bed I am able to give up sleeping pills and almost sleep without horrible pain. Now the bad ..........
*The weight gain is a BIG issue, I have never weighed this in my life, a weight gain of about 30lbs ( every month my pants get tighter , ugh)........
*The brain issues, the last straw was the other night in front of the entire family I tried to say.... ' may I please finish my sentence'.... it came out..... 'may I please finish my SANDWICH ' !!, this happens alot....
*My doctor has to give me samples of lyrica because my insurance will not pay for it because my disease is not approved for it, so I am tired of having to 'beg' for samples even though he is very supportive of it....
*The last straw is the very very blurred vision from lyrica, when I walk in any store like wal-mart the store becomes a big blur and I squint the entire time. Watching TV is very very frustrating because of the blurriness
.........so now to my question.........I began tapering off lyrica last week .......
....what side effects should I look for while stopping lyrica.........my doctor really didn't explain this to me..........I am scared to stop lyrica because I DO NOT WANT THAT HORRIBLE ELECTRICAL PAIN BACK however I really don't know if the lyrica helped with this or if perhaps the pain has subsided. Also as listed above I am upset with all the side effects.........
please anyone who can help me with info about getting off lyrica I would appreciate it .......take -care, :angel:
sorry so long but this is a big step for me and I am very nervous ...
*The weight gain is a BIG issue, I have never weighed this in my life, a weight gain of about 30lbs ( every month my pants get tighter , ugh)........
*The brain issues, the last straw was the other night in front of the entire family I tried to say.... ' may I please finish my sentence'.... it came out..... 'may I please finish my SANDWICH ' !!, this happens alot....
*My doctor has to give me samples of lyrica because my insurance will not pay for it because my disease is not approved for it, so I am tired of having to 'beg' for samples even though he is very supportive of it....
*The last straw is the very very blurred vision from lyrica, when I walk in any store like wal-mart the store becomes a big blur and I squint the entire time. Watching TV is very very frustrating because of the blurriness
.........so now to my question.........I began tapering off lyrica last week .......
....what side effects should I look for while stopping lyrica.........my doctor really didn't explain this to me..........I am scared to stop lyrica because I DO NOT WANT THAT HORRIBLE ELECTRICAL PAIN BACK however I really don't know if the lyrica helped with this or if perhaps the pain has subsided. Also as listed above I am upset with all the side effects.........
please anyone who can help me with info about getting off lyrica I would appreciate it .......take -care, :angel:
sorry so long but this is a big step for me and I am very nervous ...
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Mcgirl
11-19-2008, 10:51 PM
Because of a pharmacy mistake I involuntarily went off of Lyrica last summer. They accidentally prescribed me Neurontin. It was a HUGE oops and I went through some serious withdrawal symptoms. I started to get the chills at first and then I got the cold sweats. It all came to a head when I started to vomit and get physically sick because of the withdrawal. On top of all of these side effects I got almost too week to walk and had severely blurred vision. As soon as they gave me the correct med and admitted their mistake I started taking my Lyrica again. Within an hour I was as good as new.
After going through this I too dread the day I ever have to go off of this med. I highly suggest you speak to your doc and figure out a plan so that you can slowly taper yourself off of it. Good luck!!!
After going through this I too dread the day I ever have to go off of this med. I highly suggest you speak to your doc and figure out a plan so that you can slowly taper yourself off of it. Good luck!!!