Does Anyone Taking Lyrica Have Memory Loss? (Page 8)
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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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My pain wasn't severe.... It just prevented me from being able to run on my feet in the ER for 12-16 hours straight. Which is why I had pain management to begin with. I suppose for people that need pain control as the number one priority, then it may be the answer. It wasn't for me. I'm glad you are on the mend. I just believe this drug is dangerous and should be re evaluated.

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Hi Ginger76, I took lyrica for about 3 yrs, and it was a godsend at the time. I was wracked with pain, spending most of my hours & days in bed w Colpacs , TENS Unit, Vicodin, and over 200appointments to neurosurgeons, acupuncture, physical therapy, etc. I could barely function and was so serotonin depleted I was suicidal. I cried everyday. I was elated when a physiatrist prescribed lyrica, and after initial side effects wore off (unsteady balance, exhaustion, I slept for 3 days straight, foggy mindedness) I was then elated. Over time I developed incontinence to the extent of nonstop drip- drip 24/7, and memory issues, such as word-reaching, loss of fluidity of speech, as I so often struggled to recall a word or name I just knew I knew, but it wouldn't come to me. That worried me. I read here that people got off lyrica, and I tried, but too much pain, burning hot feet wouldn't let me sleep. I thought people who could stop lyrica must not have needed it in the first place. Not true. I kept trying to reduce my dosage, eventually tapered off and was free of it in 3-4 months. I still don't like the neuropathic pain, but it is much less severe than before lyrica. A urologist ascertained incontinence was caused by lyrica, and indeed it too went away. The memory issues have now begun to improve .
I thought it might've caused permanent brain damage, as it seems to be for some unlucky people. But I am getting a noticeable improvement, noticeable also to my husband. My recommendation to all is to get off it as soon as you are able. Best wishes to everyone who has ever suffered so much as to have needed lyrica in the first place.

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Nick, I don't understand your post which you addressed to me. Are you a lefty? How does that pertain to the discussion about lyrica and memory loss? What do you mean by, "I know it all, don't tell me..." Do you mean you share my experience of similar side effects from lyrica? I'm confused. Could you explain?

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Certainly hope not! I only took it for a few weeks but stopped because I couldn't handle the side effects. It is not a safe drug. It's not just forgetfulness. For me, it was getting lost, losing bits of time almost like a black out, leaving things on the stove etc... I don't see howit is still on the mmarket. Memory loss isn't even listed as a side effect that I could find. Hope things look up for your son. I'm much better since I stopped taking it but as I mentioned I still lose my train of thought occasionally.

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In regard to tooth decay, I have been on Lyrica 4 years and have had no problem with tooth decay. However, dry mouth causes tooth decay and one of the side effects of Lyrica can be dry mouth and dry eyes. I keep my mouth moist by using a moisturizing rinse for dry mouth and I use a moisturizing eye drops to bedtime and upon waking.

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Don't take it: it obviously doesn't work for you. Go see a new doctor at a teaching hospital.

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It's so hard for people with Fibromyalgia to really tell sometimes with forgetfulness because I was having such Fibro Fog (bad forgetfulness) before I ever started taking Lyrica so Lyrica has been a godsend to me. I also have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and bad Osteo Arthritis so I have nerve pain throughout my entire spine and joints. Nerve pain down my legs, in my rib cage, in my feet......Lyrica is a great medication for so many people. As with any drug you have to weigh side effects with the benefits of any drug. My husband also takes it for similar reasons. We lead normal lives, both of us are successfully self employed. Someone commented that the only people that liked Lyrica were disabled, stayed at home and basically didn't have to use their brains, well that's crazy talk, you can't speak for others who have been really helped by Lyrica. I'm glad that its helping you, you may just do better on a lower dose, some people just don't need the full 100mg X 3 per day.

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Nick is right, Greg. Lyrica might ease certain medical conditions like nerve pain, but it messes with the brain dreadfully. Don't go back on it. Read all the posts on this site and you'll understand.

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Thats just 300mg a day which is actually a normal therapuetic dose. It just seems like alot because you're taking 2 50mg at a time instead of the normal 100mg pills that you'll eventually be prescribed.

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I finally went off Lyrica for side effects you described plus swelling of legs and weight gain. It did work for pain but just couldn't stand the side effects.

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hi guys
i take lyrica 150mg twice a day for neuropathic pain and to ease my epileptic seizures. i find them a great help and they do also give me a great sleep. with regards to memory loss and forgetting words during convo u are definetely right because i have found myself talking to family about the night before and my memory is very fuzzy.
tommy

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Greg , the Lyrica will degrade your cognitive function as sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West , the longer you take it the greater the damage and the more likely memory and cognitive problems will become a permanent life long side effect from this horrible drug that should never have made it onto the market ....

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I was prescribed Lyrica approx. a month ago for an as of yet undiagnosed illness - either a virus of some description or fibromyalgia (although this has been discounted by a number of healthcare professionals).

I stopped taking the medicine approx. 4/5 days ago and started to become unwell. On Monday this week, I was in my kitchen at home and had a rather unusual episode. My girlfriend told me that I suffered from something resembling a stoke - droopy left side of face/unable to speak/loss of strength in arms etc.

Ended up at hospital. After a 6hr wait I saw a Doctor. He kept saying "Lyrica is a great medicine" and advised that I start re-taking the medicine. We left thinking: who is paying who here? Did he have shares in Pfizer?

Followed up with a GP on Tuesday - said I had a "fainting episode." Got another month's supply now.

Feel absolutely awful - couldn't remember my phone number/postcode yesterday and feel seriously foggy head-wise.

Don't want to be taking this for something no-one has been able to diagnose! Seems rather ridiculous!

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Kitty , Typical lefty , i know it all, dont tell me , my eyes and ears are shut ...

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Of course. It goes with the territory. Recently, I cut back to 50 msg. a day from 100 msg.( over several weeks) and my memory, while still impaired, is considerably better.

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I was on a medium dose of Lyrica for four months and experienced memory loss, significant cognitive impairment and severe anxiety upon withdraw. It's been about a year since I went of the Lyrica and I am still experiencing cognitive impairment. I didn't know about the dangers of this drug until I started having problems. There really should be a legal case against the manufacturer because there are a lot of people that got really messed up by Lyrica.

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That's a very short time and you have many issues. I was elated with the relief I got when I first started Lyrica- it gave me my life back! Eventually thigh, side effects caught up w/ me. After 3 yrs, total bladder incontinence, memory issues (word reaching, mainly) and weight gain I couldn't stop to save my life. Finally off it after 3 months of tapering down. The aftermath is intense. Pain in so many places all at once. I feel like I'm coming apart at the seams. Starting to recover.

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Stop taking it!!!!! Your body is telling you something. Have you spoken to your doctor? Do you have a person who is articulate and smart who can advocate for you? Have you gotten a second opinion? Please do these things asap.

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I have that keen lurica three day and suffer four grand mal cesours I two hours I beginning to feel I have some brain damage . I'm slow in answering questions and I'm not the same person I was
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Ginger76 just hope you still dont have the same problem 5 years after your last dose of Lyrica like my son , Lyrica i believe causes permanent neurological damage so severely the brain cant regenerate around the damage....

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