Lyrica Dosages And Feelings Of Anxiety? (Top voted first)

Hello! My first time here so I'll try to be as detailed as possible.

I'm a 36 y/o Female who has been Type I diabetic for 20 some odd years. I have had diabetic nueropathy and general anxiety disorder for around 4 years now. I was on Lyrica for both around 75mg dosage for several years and then upped to 100mg. My husband lost his job and thus my insurance went away too. I was off of Lyrica from about September of 2011 until about March 1st of 2012.

After a bad reaction to Gabapentin, I was put back on the Lyrica.

I noticed that on the 75mg 2x a day and I did fairly well but it wasn't -quite- enough. I was bumped up to 100mg 2x a day a little over a week ago and I immediately noticed a vast change. I started getting terrible chest pains that only went away when I took an acid reducer. I also noticed that I was getting way jittery having anxiety back and feeling all around miserable. My legs also would start aching so bad I was worried about blood clots.

I was wondering is this common with higher dosages? Could it be just a bit too much for my body to handle? I know Lyrica can be taken at ridiculously high doses, but the most I ever took was 100mg and that was quite some time ago. I really don't want be moved off the Lyrica cause it was tried and true in the past; is it wholly possible my body doesn't tolerate it anymore?

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Yes, it's always possible for your body to change and react differently to a medication, even if you've been taking it with no problems for a long time. Our bodies just naturally change as we age.


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It's also possible that they are just side effects, which may taper off after a few weeks, as your body gets used to the new dosage.

Have you talked to your doctor about it?

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