I have been on Lyrica only at night for a long time, due to not finding anything else that makes the horrific nerve pain I have even vaguely tolerable. (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, aka, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.
I want to get off of it! It's evil! The side-effects are atrocious. Not to mention what you mentioned, which I didn't know.
The trick is to find something else that works to just take the edge off of the pain. My next stop is high-dose CBD.
I desperately want to get rid of this horrible med. I don't believe that I'm dependent (I hope!), because I only take it at night. Even so, I probably will have to titrate down, when I get the CBD. I"ve had CBD before, but need to get a regulated dose.
This pharma co is basically legal pushers! Yes, those of us in horrible pain need help. But not with the pharma versions, unless nothing else works. Sigh.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
You are in a bad spot for sure!
I hope you can get on CBD soon .. and yes, go slowly when getting off of the Lyrica. I took it for about 3 weeks and hated it.
I don't think it even did anything for me.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Ty. I guess I have to stop it. I thought it was better than ibuprofen. Its the only thing I have had for pain with this last surgery
Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :
My sister used to be horribly addicted to both of those drugs.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Kayak .. For you, it probably IS SAFER than ibuprofen. You don't need another bout with diverticulitis.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Very ototoxic. Neurontin caused me much vertigo and muscle weakness even at very low doses - my legs turned to jell-o. Was supposed to help reduce seizures and it caused more, likely due at least in part to the vertigo-inducing nature of it.
For those with any vestibular issues, this can be a brutal drug. -