Lyrica Is Dangerous / Class Action Suit Anyone? (Page 4) (Top voted first)

I have crps in both hands from carpal tunnel release...after several months, I was worse, not better. My workmens comp dr. said " You will have chronic pain the rest of your life and you will just have to learn to live with it"...oh thanks doc for screwing my hands up, not to mention how it has drastically has changed my life and limitations. I have been seeing a pain specialist ever since and that was back in 2001 when I had the release. I was on lyrica for the last 6 years, I have been off of it for three months. Now that I think back to when my severe depression started was not long since I started taking it. I don't know how many times I said I hate my life and I wish I was dead, I had thoughts of taking all my prescriptions and going to sleep for good! By the grace of god, I had my four nephews to take care of and I truly believe they saved my life! My pain management N.P wanted to keep a close eye on me when I started taking it, so I went from going every six months to every three months and when my depression got worse every two months...nothing was done, I was on 600 mg. a day, why didn't she try to lower my dose? I complained about the swelling and she said she didn't have any other patients complain, I was taking lyrica for the pain in my hands and the whole time it was making them worse! There were many time I would be driving and make a turn and not know where I was...one day I couldn't remember my address, I couldn't remember conversations I had with my boys, I had no brain! When I came off lyrica and I did it slowly...it was one of the hardest things I have ever done. Hot, cold, night sweats, nauseous...I was at the grocery store and literally felt like a monster coming out of me, thank god I am off lyrica! My lawyer is checking on a class action lawsuit, all of us that has had a horrible experience with lyrica, we all need to come together and they need to pay for putting this horrible drug on the market!

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I took Lyrica for a few years and my short term memory is gone. Have been off of for several years and my memory has not gotten any better

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I am in Canada and trying to find a class action lawyer who will take this on. Lyrica has destroyed my life.

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How do we find a lawyer who will take the case?i live in Arkansas I have checked with a few here but know one is taking any

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My doctor wrote me 1200mg of lyrica a day for neuropathy. Once lyrics built up into my system I had severe seizeures and all sorts of reactions. I just got out of the hospital 3 days ago and still feel very sick. What should I do next?

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Brenda, I was life flighted to a hospital due to bleeding in brain and double aneurysm surgery. My weight went up so bad I was borderline diabetic. Even when I told my Dr. my whole family has diabetes he still continued to give it to me. My memory is mush. My life is worse due to that crap. I could go on but I too am waiting on a lawsuit to surface. THIS DRUG HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET! IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS!!!

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This is what I found on the recall. As per the FDA GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT RECALL SITE:

Pending Recalls for the January 27, 2016 Enforcement Report

PRODUCT
Lyrica (pregabalin) capsules, USP, 50mg, Rx only, 90-count bottle NDC 0071-1013-68
Lyrica (pregabalin) capsules, USP, 75 mg, Rx only, 90-count bottle NDC 0071-1014-68

CODE
Lot number: (50mg) M07861 Exp 5/2018
Lot number: (75mg) M07862 Exp 5/2018; M07865 Exp 6/2018

RECALLING FIRM
Pfizer Inc. New York, NY

REASON FOR RECALL
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications; potential presence of deformed or damaged capsules

So the product was NEVER really recalled totally just a few due to deformed or damaged capsules. This is why Doctors are still prescribing.

I feel awful for all of you that have experienced side effects from this drug as it definitely is ruining lives no doubt but this site is a chat forum. We are all looking for some help or guidance from those that have experience with Lyrica. Maybe some have suggestions that may help others but that's it. For me, after I came off Lyrica I went on Gabapentin for nerve pain and it has worked wonders. Good luck to all of you and my prayers are there for those suffering long lasting effects from this drug. It's not right.

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Chris, thank you soooo much for the information and kind words! I quit that dr. that prescribed it because I kept telling him something wasn't right. I went to a Chronic pain Specialist and I told him what was going on. He immediately put me back on the Gabapentin and sent me to a cardiologist, a vascular specialist, an eye dr. and GI doctor. I'm sitting in my hotel room because the GI doctor said part of my intestines had rotted and had to be cut out. I find out tomorrow about that. I'm in Chapel Hill/Duke right now and scared out of my wit's! God has a plan though.

So glad your wedding day turned out to be a happy one! Mine would have to if I'd have picked the right groom!! ?????? Thank you again!!

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I hav been affected by lyrica also... in a matter of 2years I became a zombie, hated everything, withdrew from my family, & life it self... I stayed in my room most of the time.. I had no energy, no desire, I knew I had things 2do but when I tried 2get up 2get goin I jus couldn't... it's like someone took all my energy, passion, self esteem, & me being a mom of boys tht was the worst thing tht could happen... all in 2years I lost my job because I didn't care anymor or should I say I was in one of the worst depressions I hav ever been in... I am losing my family & my DR sees nothing wrong with it... he says it me tht I need a psychiatrist because there is something wrong in my brain... @ least tht is wat he told my man of 11years when he talked to him about my fibro & why I needed to continue taking lyrica 600mg a day& Effexor 300mg a day... I hav been pleading w/my Dr for over a year when I first started takin this med.. I told him of how I was feeling & how my home life was goin & the concerns of my man.. I told him tht I had no energy, tht it was hard for me to get motivated & tht my man was upset saying tht ever since I started takin the lyrica tht I was a diff person... tht I didn't care, tht I wasn't apart of the family anymor, tht my work was being compromised.... but my Dr didn't agree he said I need lyrica for my fibro... he said to keep takin it & he then added on adderall 30mg 2times a day... I was in hell... I believed my Dr... why wouldn't I? He is the Dr right? Well needless to say my life is now worse then it has ever been & my family is seperating cause my man is now leaving me & I am stuck getting myself off the lyrica, adderall& Effexor by myself because my main Dr doesn't see a problem with it... I am @ a huge loss & I can't even describe how I feel inside w/everything crashing down around me... I have been looking for help & watever I can get... all this started because I listened to my Dr & started taking lyrica for fibro... help!!! I feel so robbed of the last few years of my life...

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I too have short term memory loss have been to Mayo clinic and nothing can be done about memory loss. I also can't spell or during conversation lose words. We need something done anout this, I would have never taken this meds if I knew it was a side effect.

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I never dreamed I would lose all of my beautiful teeth to this drug!

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I was on 600mg for 3-4 years. My memory was basically erased. I was irrational, hateful. I was taking it for Trigeminal Neuralgia. It quit working. Doctor took me off of it. He followed the withdrawal rate specified by Pfizer. He cut me from 600mg to 300mg then to 150mg. He expects me to take 75mg for 10 days then just stop. He refused to let me taper off slower. I am changing neurologist. I started tapering June 1,2017. It is now Sept 5. In the first 2 months I lost 30 lbs. I just have gotten
an appetite back this past week. I could not physically eat. I was severely nauseated, the skin in my hands peeled off, I could not sleep, my pain escalated, my nerves are shot. I have not been able to drive, I have barely left the house, my depression and anxiety has soared. I called Pfizer, they sent me a questionnaire. I told them I wanted a refund of all I have spent. Today I received a letter from them saying "please note only on refund per product, per person may he available." To me, that is a form of them admitting that they know what Lyrica is doing to people. I'm not accepting it.

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Re: Daniel (# 225)

I understand how it can cause suicidal attempts, as it caused me to do the same. It ruined a relationship and affected my entire family. I almost died. I have thousands of dollars in medical bills. Lyrica needs to pay. I want to sue... Count me in. Anyone near me in North Central Texas area that wants to find an attorney, let me know. {edited for privacy}

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I have been taking lyrica for multiple years for nerve pain and was never told my body would become dependant on the drug. Recently i had to go without the drug because of a pharmacy error and literally felt like i was dying; chest pain, severe nausea, headache, severe anxiety. I literally had to be bed ridden.. Currently i want off the medication. But I cant because it makes me feel deathly sick without it. Had i known this i never would have started taking it, let along continued taking for so many years. I want compensated for mental, emotional and physical and i want them to pay to get my body off the medication.

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I am given Lyrica for my fibromyalgia and the doctors don't seem to listen or care that not only it wasn't helping my pain but it seemed to cause other problems like worsened insomnia, memory loss and I was so high I could not walk in a straight line let alone drive or take care of my children... I wish a class action lawsuit would happen because this drug is the worst thing I was ever on and it's been prescribed to me for 4 yrs

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Re: Cheryl (# 258)

I’m not sure where you are from but I posted some info on an attorney that may start a Class Action. Have a look at messages below. I think it’s #247 is where I posted the information. Good luck!

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I had blurred vision while on Lyrica for about 6 years. It helped the nerve pain but then my right eye started moving on its on so I stopped taking this drug. The pain is better but not my eye well never be. It has permanent nerve damage.

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My heart goes out to you. I took Lyrica for a few months. On Oct 20, 2017 I attempted suicide. The police found me, I quit taking Lyrica. I started feeling better as soon as I quit taking it even though the withdrawals were a nightmare. I hope that if there isn't a class action law suit there will be soon. It could save lives.

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I too was also on a Lyrica sa I started taking it back in April my Dr pain management doctor that is started me on 75 mg she was giving me the medicine with the sample boxes that she had before she wrote me a prescription back in May the 75 mg three times a day what I always notice swelling in my hands I just deal with the swelling in my hands and even my feet I was given the medication because I have fibromyalgia and a disc degenerative disease back in June this is all 2017 the pain management doctor went up to 175 mg twice a day which would make it 300 mg I also have SLE lupus so back in September I start noticing my whole body start hurting very very bad it hurts so bad to even touch my hands my whole body became very weak I started having sharp pain up my left leg it felt like my legs has cement blocks on it that's how heavy my leg had became on top of retaining a whole lot of fluid I thought it was my lupus but it wasn't my lupus because with lupus flare-up the fluid do not go away no matter if you stand up or sit down it had me overthinking of death my anxiety attacks head became insane I have fluid on my head and my temple around my neck my whole body feel like it's on fire I feel like I had a stroke all because of Lyrica almost could have killed me right now I'm still trying to get over the side effects to me some days I feel like I'm doing better didn't seem like it trigger off all over again I kept questioning the drug because the more I took it the worse that I got I have been off the medication for a month now that is the devil's medicine

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I was on lyrica for a year. I also had memory problems, vision problems, weight gain... so determined to get off, going on my 3rd week without it and I am miserable. I also have stomach problems and can't keep anything down.

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Re: Linda (# 275)

So you to! I was on Lyrica for four years decided to go off of it this past October due to tooth loss. OMG I got so sick persistent diarrhea, nausea, panic anxiety attacks severe depression. I ended up in the ER for dehydration and nausea, IV fluids for three hours and nausea medication. My internal medicine doctor put me on short term Ativan. I was taking 300mg daily, now I am down to 50mg daily and I still can’t get off it. I have an appointment with a psychiatrist for next week to help with all this crap. Now I know why people take their lives and it’s scary. I’ve lost 25 lbs and I only weighted 128, I look like death. Which at t8mes I think would be worth it. Funny you read the side effects it can cause which is everything I have coming off this crap, they need to be sued. I even called Pfizer to tell them what I am going through, their reply sorry to hear this. Then they send me a list of their lawyers with address and phone numbers..

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