LYRICA
JUDY ROSYCHUK - Jun 13th, 2008 1:26 PM
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DOES IT HELP WITH THE PAIN AND COLD FEET

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chris c - Jun 13th, 2008 10:11 PM

i tried Lyrica twice. i'm not sure if i found any improvement. both times i had to stop due to dizziness.


linda brown - Jul 15th, 2008 12:06 AM

not for me, made me gain 30 pounds


moonbloom - Jul 22nd, 2008 10:13 PM

It doesn't work? I wondered. There's so much hype about Lyrica and I take Naproxen 500 mgs twice a day, which is bad for my heart. I am in a flare right now. Everything hurts.


ibritz - Jul 22nd, 2008 11:21 PM

I took Lyrica and loved it, for the first week. The the dosage was increased and my feet swelled up sooooo bad. I stopped it for 4-5 days for swelling to go down. Then just tried at bedtime, and the swelling came back again. I stopped it. I have been thinking of trying it again. Without the swelling I thought it was working pretty well.



ibritz - Jul 22nd, 2008 11:22 PM

Judy - As far as your question about cold feet, I don't remember if it helped that or not.


anonymouse - Jul 30th, 2008 1:35 AM

It did not help me unfortunately. I can not take it and am afraid of it after my experience.


Lesleybird - Aug 7th, 2008 1:01 AM

Yes it helps but it is not without a few problems. When I first started taking it the doctor started me out on a dose that was too low. Once the dose was increased to 75 mg. three times a day it got rid of my pain nearly completely for the first month or so then it stopped being very effective and I got a lot of the pain back as my body developed tolerance to the medication (this happens with another class of drugs narcotics, but Lyrica is not a narcotic). Now to help to prevent tolerance I take 150 mg. at night and do not take it during the day unless I am having a bad flare up of pain in which I take another 150 mg. earlier in the day making for a total of 300mg. Only problem is that when I wait until I am having the bad pain it takes about 2 hours or more to work, but if I took a lot of it all the time it would not work for me when I really needed it during a pain flair.
The main side effects for me are dizziness and increased appetite. I gained about 10 pounds in 6 months which I went on a more restrained diet and lost the weight. The pain control was worth side effects to me. I mainly got dizzy when I backed up my car or bent over. Most of the side effects of dizziness and increased appitite almost went away after about a year of taking it.
Some of you might not know that Lyrica is in the same group as an older drug called Neronin (which is cheaper because the patent ran out). Both drugs are antiseizure drugs which help with neuropathic pain. Another thing you all might not know is that Lyrica is given in Europe as a treatment for social anxiety dissorder. I do find it gives me more self confidence is social situations but it makes me chatty.....I talk too much like one does when they are drunk or something. As you all can tell I can't spell very well! Lesley