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Katie, from what I can find, Lyrica is a brand new drug for nerve pain associated with shingles or diabetes. The web site (www.lyrica.com) doesn't say anything about fibromyalgia, so I'm curious as to why a doctor would prescribe a brand-new drug to a brand-new fibromyalgia patient?

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I have just been put on Lyrica. As I understand it is used for nurlogical pain. aka. nerves. Hopefully it will work as I am coming into my exams, but I will let you know in a couple of weeks.

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I have just been put on lrica. Iam interested in the results of other fibro suffers. Fibromyalgia Newtwork has a copy of a journal article discussing a clinical trial ,from, journal, "Arthritis and Rheumatism" Vol 52 No4 April 2005 pp 1264-1273. The title is 'Pregabalin for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia syndrome.' Pregabalin is the generic name of LYrica.

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I have been on Lyrica for my FMS for a little over a week, and it is amazing the difference it has made! I was extremely skeptical about its ability to help, but it has made a dramatic change in my quality of sleep, as well as eliminated the horrid "brain fog" that has made life miserable. It hasn't completely eliminated the pain, but it has made it substantially more bearable. I consider this my miracle cure!

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I was put on Lyrica for a crushed foot injury. I have only been on it a day, and it seems to be working my burning and tingling pain is less today.

But when I take Lyrica, I do suffer from dizzyness and confusion when I take it. Don't drive on the medicine until your body is use to it. Walking is difficult enough.

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I was involved in clinical phase III testing of Lyrica in the generic form of pre-gabablin through my doctor for six months before it was approved for FM in October. While everyone is different, I have had no side effects from it and it has made a tremendous difference in my life. It took about a week and a half before I noticed a real difference and after three months my Doc had to up the dose a bit. It's not a cure, I still have FM and it still sucks, but it seems to suck a lot less on Lyrica .

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i have been on lyrica 3 wks. I noticed pain relief within hrs! i have multiple illnesses and have been thru all meds, narcotic and many procedures,It does not take all pain away but makes life much more livable!!!!! my diagnosis is hep c,rhuematoid arth.,nerve damage and I.C. wondweful relief. god bless you

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I have been on Lyrica for 10 days (100 Mg/day). It has made a noticeable improvement in my pain level. It's the most improvement I've seen on any drug I've taken.

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my husband has fm and suffers terribly with the disease, our doctor put him on lyrica and within 2 weeks he had stopped rubbing his "aching "bones, was aable to get up without looking like an old man with extreme arthritis, and his narcotic pain med use was down by more then 2/3 of his usual needs. now our insurance won't cover it because it isn't approved for his fm help...

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i take lyrica for damage nerve repair

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I am part of a research study using Lyrica. It has been two weeks and I am not seeing a difference. I am so afraid I have received a placebo. :( Time will tell.

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I have been taking Lyrica for 6 weeks now. My doctor is the Director for Fibromyalgia research. The reason Lyrica is being described now when you do not see information on the page stating that it is used for Fibromyalgia is because the medicine originally came out for neuropathic pain for diabetics. As with many other medications, they began to explore other conditions that were in the same realm of nerve pain. This obviously expanded that to Fibromyalgia. Studies for Fibromyalgia and Lyrica have been going on for several years now and is going to included as one of the conditions on the Lyrica page once it reaches it's required research study information completion. Lyrica has been a life saver for me. I was started gradually until I reached my full dosage. The blurred vision and loopiness does go away. True the pain is not fully gone, but makes living SOOOO possible. I do not feel like I have the flu everyday anymore and the pain is pretty minimal. I am a person again. I am getting ready to start exercising again which is amazing!! Good Luck to all who try it. When you are on Lyrica, it will work if you do not give up on it too soon. Too many people are giving up after 2 or 3 days. It takes at least a full week or 2 to adjust to your dosage. Don't give up....let it work. Watch what you eat though. Weight gain can be rapid. Smaller meals more frequently during the day fight the urge to want to eat. Once you feel better, you can begin an exercise regimen. Imagine, fibromyalgia and exercise? It is possible :)

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I have been on Lyrica 75mg 2 times a day for about 2-1/2 weeks for Fibromyalgia. I can tell a slight difference in my pain level, it has enabled me to lower the dosage of other pain meds, but by itself, does not alleviate my pain to the point where I can be a productive person. I am continuing as prescribed until my next visit ...

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Very excited to get lyrica. If I can even just lower my need for pain meds by half it would be worth it. The possible benifits for sleep, anxiety, depression, wide spread pain all in one pill is very exciting, I've been waiting for a very long time for the development to just get this far. I pray it works for all of us with FM.

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My husband I both have FMS and it has been very challenging. We just got the older version of Lycria because the cost is crazy high. The older pills are called Gabapentin or Nerotin. It's working what can I say!!! We have only been taking it for a couple days and have seen an improvment. My husband hasn't slept through the night in years, he took 300mg at bed time and slept all the way through! He was so excited. We went to the doctors for the new one and they will prescribe it for FMS but its use is off lable so insurance doen't cover it and it costs about $3 a pill =$270 for 90caps. The Gabapentin was $110 for 90 caps. So far I've been taking small amounts 150mg 3x's a day with no side effects. I plan to move up my dose after 5-7 days. FYI there's lots of info on the web on the new drugs. Gabapentin has been out for a long time, you have to take more of it than the new one and technically it's not the same compunds. People trying Lyrica need to ease into it to avoid side effects, its much stronger they say than the Gabapentin.

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I wanted to add that the Gabapentin has helped with the depression. I feel happier and so did my husband. It's only been a couple days. I can't say much about the pain relief yet but I think that will come in time as I up the dose.

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i am satisfied with the results i have gotten with lyrica. i have been on it for almost 1 month, and i'm sleeping much better. i was able to get off ambien. i take 150 mg am and noonish, then 300 mg at bedtime. i've been on neurontin, and it wasn't quite as effective.

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I suffer from MS, and have PAIN everywhere all day/night. I have been taking lyrica. Side effects, dizzy, depression are real. The pain is slightly gone. I didn't read anything about Active and MS. Is there anything?

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Katie, I tried Lyrica, I'm sorry to say I don't have a true medical answer except the doctor said it has something to do with the way the brain interprets pain and Lyrica disrupts that process somehow. I did not like this medicine, it made me drowsy.

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I've been on Lyrica for a mth and 1/2, and I eat like a bird. I could tell it does increase your appetitte majorly. But I have a two year old so I was working on bringing my weight back down. I've always been thin, and lost my pregnancy weight quickly. And well now at 37 and with fibro full blown it was taking me a bit longer to get back to 120. But I was atleast 135 when I started. And now I'm 150. I have gained unreal weight and that's because I actually feel great enough to exercise and I do. but the weight gain and swelling retention is unreal for me. If excessive exercise doesn't do it for me this next mth I'm going to have to get off it and try another regimen. I just can't carry this kind of weight on me. Although I thought in the beginning it was my miracle cure. Because honestly it feels like remission. I haven't had a flare up after the 1st wk of taking it. The side effectof wt gain is just too much for me.

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I have been on Lyrica for two months now and I started feeling better within a few days. I has done wonders for my life. I thank God.

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I have been on Lyrica for 3 months and having wonderful results with the lower 50mg drug 3 times a day. I'm fighting my insurance to pay for it. A little dingy at times but worth the loss of pain.

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yes, it helps with the pain and sleep. it also helped me gain 20 pounds, so look out.

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I have a work related injury; I was injured on the job June 17, 1997. Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and bilateral epicondylitis. Workers' Compensation approved in August 2004. Surgery on right hand December 14, 2004 and surgery on left hand January 6, 2005. This seems to have made the pain worse in both hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders and neck. In late March 2006, I was given lyrica as another remedy for the sharp pains and until 5/30/06, I did not know that much of the symptoms are the same as fibromyalgia. The lyrica does help with the pain and when the perscriptions is out you will know it.

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Has anyone else had the side effect of extreme constipation?

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I have been quite the guinea pig from what I read others have taken here. My neurologist put me on 300x3 daily of nuerontin daily. Plus innumerable other pains meds a day. My internal medicine dr left me on all of the above including 50 mg of sibutramine and 75 mgx3 of lyrica a day. My body went into overload. didn't help pain. side effects of dizziness, fog, etc was so severe I would fall and stare stupidly at walls until the rest of me realized I was on the floor. My dr's hope has been to substitute all pain meds with only the nuerontin, sibutramine and lyrica b/c these are specifically geared to disrupt the misfirings of the brain. Simple terms my dr used is that the 'hairs' in the brain that tell the body to stop pain have retreated in my brain and these meds should help them come back. Oh yes, and lyrica contributed to gaining around 20 lbs. Constipation or the opposite are also symtoms of fms unfortunately.

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Hi all; My niece takes lyrica 600mg and she's doing really good. I was on it for about three weeks but couldn't take the loss of short term memory that I was getting. For me it was awful. It seems to be quite helpful for a lot of people though, and I wish you luck.

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I have interstitial cystitis and endometriosis. I went to my pain specialist today and he prescribed me Lyrica. After reading what everyone has writted I am both excited and scared to start this drug. I work 10 hour days making stents toi go in to the human heart so I can't loose focus or memory while I am working. I also can't afford to become dizzy. I am however excited about the relief of pain. He wants me to take lycria and vicodin 7.5 three times a day. Is that over kill?

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I have Sympathetic Nerve Dystrophy, now known as Complex Regional Pain Disorder. I was on Neurontin last year and noticed pain would peak and valley. Lyrica is a newer form of Neurontin. They are both in the gabrapentin family. ( I think I spelled that right.) Lyrica is supposed to maintain more consistent management. The drug is prescribed for epilepsy. It is being used 'off lable' in the management of neuropathic pain. I take 300 mg per day; 100 mg 3x a day. I worked up to this dose. Even when switching over from the Neurontin to the Lyrica, my doctor made a long-term schedule to switch slowly. That is key to dealing with the side effects of sleepiness, dizzyness, and weight gain. I have pretty much avoided these in the long term due to the slow building up of the drug's use. I still have pain, but I can play my guitar!

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I love lyrica. I have been on it since November of 05.... I am now able to work full time again in the ER of our local hospital.. Fibromyalgia will not slow me down with Lyrica.

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i have had fibromyalgia for years. Lyrica is the newest drug that they have used. From being bed ridden to being without any pain in one day. It's the best. My rheumotologist says, it works better than any known drug. I have no side affects

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