Does Anyone Taking Lyrica Have Memory Loss? (Newest replies first)

Karel Says:

Thu, October 19, 2006

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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Betsy Says:
Fri, April 11, 2025

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

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Betsy Says:
Fri, April 11, 2025

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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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Betsy Says:
Fri, April 11, 2025

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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Piceno Says:
Tue, November 7, 2023

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

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Kriss Says:
Fri, February 3, 2023

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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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Colie Says:
Tue, March 22, 2022

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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Laurag Says:
Sat, March 9, 2019

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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Laurag Says:
Fri, February 15, 2019

I have been on Lyrica for four years at 75mg three times a day, but usually only one in the AM and PM. I also developed over the years many symptoms that were identical to different auto-immune disorders. The worst of which is AMENSIA, not memory loss which sometimes with enough prompting will bring back some memory. AMENSIA however, is a loss of time and never returns i.e., watching a movie with no recall the next day; participating in a project with no recall; people discussing very important decisions with no recall. This is the difference from memory loss to a block of time lost forever. It is a side effect that is very casually mentioned by the doctor prescribing or the pamphlet inside of the Lyrica box. This is permanent and worse yet is when you and your doctor begin the weaning off process may release more side effects and as difficult to wean off as opiates. Has anyone been weaned off of Lyrica? If so, please share your experience.

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