Does Anyone Taking Lyrica Have Memory Loss? (Page 24)

I have been on Lyrica for about 8 months now and I am having fantastic results. My dr is trying to increase my dosage and I have been doing it in 50 mg increments. I am up 100 more now in a month, for a total dosage of 400mg. I find that I have very bad recall and loss of my vocabulary during conversation. It eventually goes away, but I was wondering if anyone else has this? If it keeps up, I just may have to drop back down 50mg until I get used to it? That seemed to work that last time I had to raise it.BTW, I have nerve pain in my ribcage. (not caused by shingles)

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Absolutely. And you are on a very high dose. Mine is like amnesia. I have various timed releases it is only by accident that I had this side effect also. And, worse those close to you forget that YOU forgot the afternoon and after four years I would shaking me and ...this is very difficult in close relationships. Reading how to wean yourself is no picnic either.

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Yes totally. I only take 200 mg a day because of the weight gain and memory loss. Sometimes Im unable to find a word or finish a sentence. My long term memory is superb.

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Re: Laurag (# 460)

I know you posted this awhile ago but I have the exact same symptoms. I was on Lyrica off and on since 2009. It's now 2023. My life... My children.. my marriage... My friends. I mean it's catastrophic, honestly. I kept thinking the Lyrica was messing me up so I would stop taking it but the pain increased exponentially by the 6th month so I had to go back on it. Not realizing how it was destroying my ability to communicate, recall information... Basically I had dementia symptoms. Then I couldn't walk this summer. Still have issues and require a cane. I used medical marijuana to get off it. MM helps clear toxins out of your system by the way so that is part of why it was helpful. It is also a natural antiinflammatory so your body won't hurt has much while you begin to heal and recover. Not saying it solved my problems, but it was definitely a component.

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Re: Karel (# 16)

Clonodine is a blood pressure med which also really gives you a bad dry mouth.

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I had been on Lyrica for a few months. ( had neuropathy in my foot). I had awful things happening to me, but didn’t know the cause. I would fall asleep while eating; while talking; forgot how to do things : how to use tv remote. ; how to drive my car ; lost lots of weight ; couldn’t eat much; slept a lot;
I suddenly came to my senses. Thought, “what am I taking that’s new?” After realizing that the only thing that I was taking was the lyrics. I ruled out every other drug.
I went on line to a Lyrica discussion board to see if any other people had these side affects. When there were dozens who did, I was so relieved that it wasn’t just in my mind. I learned how to wean myself off the drug.
I don’t know, personally, anyone who had this happen to them. Did anyone here have this experience?

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Re: Karel (# 9)

Can you write back? I’ve been in pain management for 15 years. I’m on oxycodone which helps but I’m still at a level of about 8 when walking, doing chores etc. I wondered about the morphine pump and its success or not. {edited for privacy}

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Re: vicky (# 10)

See if you can find my message. I had bad side affects too.

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