Lyrica Is Dangerous / Class Action Suit Anyone? (Page 6) (Top voted first)

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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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There is another thread on this blog about lyrica and its sife effects.

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I still have some memory problems even though I have been off Lyrica for 7 years now. If your lawyer finds a class action suit let all of us know. I am on another blog thread I'm here and I could let them know. Good luck.

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Im in!!!!! God i was a zombie!

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Pfyzer in their commercials mention a lot of side effects of the drug, Lyrica. There I'd one side effect I have not heard from them is the memory problems. They do say if you notice any side effects, let your doctor know, because of the depression and suicidal tendencies. If your a person living alone, guess what, you may get depressed and kill yourself and no one will know what caused it. It seems the most common side effect is some sort of permanent memory loss. When you are on it the memory loss and staggering walk and speech make people think your drunk
That happened to me one night at the hospital where I took care of critically I'll patients on ventilators. The hospital thought I was drunk, so they took a blood test on me which showed no alcohol on my blood. They refused to believe the effects were from a drug. I was put on 6 month probation. The hospital was very upset with me going cold turkey versus decreasing the dosages. But a doctor, years ago who was a psychiatrist and a neurologist found out that I was placed on a drug for epilepsy. They did the diagnosis based on one convulsion. The doctor who knew me and my family did not have a history of epilepse. The other doctors who talked to Jim wanted me to decrease the dosage gradually. My doctor was not happy because the drug was habit-forming, as is Lyrica. He said that if you have only been on drug a couple of months you can go cold turkey . I followed his advice and went cold tukey . I told my family to keep an eye on me and kept my phone one speed dial to the doctor in case anything went wrong
I gained most of my facilities back even thougj
The only lasting effect for me were short term memory lose and coping probleul tim
anyway back to the side

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What I wanted you to know about Lyrica was I have no coping mechanisms especially under stress and I still have the memory issues and I have been off it since 2006. They took Darvocet off the market, which had been around for years and whose side effects are like a drop in the bucket compared to Lyrica. Anyway, if you listen carefully to the commercial, you will hear no side effects covering brain loss concerning any type of memory loss. They leave you to believe that Lyrica only causes depression and maybe suicide. And there is still no lawyer who will take on pfyzer. Pfyzer can pay off the lawyers.

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Dawn I am so sorry for what you're going through but I can relate I am NOT currently taking lyrica because of the horrific side effects the weight gain the memory loss the stuttering the Lambs jerking violently For no reason I felt like I was losing my mind as we speak I can no longer type anything because I don't remember what I was getting ready to type so I speak all of my texts I still suffer from memory loss and trying to put two words together sometimes and all of this because of my nerve pain I am 53 years old and I feel like I am 83 years old. I used to be very vibrant I wrote poetry almost daily. I no longer do this anymore. I also was on Cymbalta. both drugs have permanently damage my life along with the chronic pain panic attacks major depression. when I was on both drugs I thought about taking my life several times but the reason being my grandchildren and my daughter. I have to look at their pictures daily and focus completely on them and by the grace of God is the reason I did not do it. I am a mess I have had 6 surgery on my right side 2 hip replacement 1 patella replacement and then out of the blue I was diagnosed with something called Horner's syndrome a very rare syndrome that affects your central nervous system my right eye is permanently drooping. I am mad as hell I don't know what kind of lab animals these pharmaceutical companies think that we are but this is not right. all of us that are suffering I am so sorry and I hope and pray we all get some type of justice for what has been done to our bodies mind and spirit. please remember and feel that we are not broken we are just sick and tired of being exploited for money. if this comes out a little discombobulated it is because of the drugs. take care Dawn, hold on to the sunshine that you feel and that you can see the beauty that is all around you. keep smiling

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I totally agree that our side effects need to be heard before anyone else is severely harm by the awful drugs I would be the first person to put my name and face out there.I I am on SSI disability so I've already been harmed no one else can do anything to me nor will I allow a drug ever again to cripple me .WE AR NOT LAB ANIMALS! !!!!!!

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worse med ever been on, lost my vision for 2 months, was put on for fibromyalgia and ended up seeing eye doctrs due to vision loss..

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My 87 year old mother was misdiagnosed with Diabetic Neuropathy in 2007. She was put on Lyrica which landed her in the hospital with out of control shaking, inability to stand, etc. (BTW...she actually was having a recurrence of a life-long back issue, nothing to do with her type2 diabetes). A neurologist visited her in the hospital asked if she'd ever had the problem (shakes) before taking Lyrica and when she said "no" he responded "well, I guess we'd better get you off it,". It took a couple weeks for her to get back to normal. She now has periodic episodes of small or large shakes...sometimes leaving her in a very weak condition. She has never had a Parkinson's diagnosis and, for her age is very healthy otherwise. I can ONLY relate this to her bout with Lyrica. This drug is DANGEROUS and I cringe every time I see one of heir commercials on TV

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I still have trouble with my memory. Also when I talk I can't get the right word out. I know what I want to say but I have to come up with other words until the right word comes out. I have trouble in college getting the work done because I forget what the teacher said. All this is from taking Lyrica for only a short time. I'm trying to train my brain to use new neuronal pathways but it takes time.

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Yes Lyrica should be taken off the market and all those of us who have been permanently effected by it compensated for loss and trauma , medication is supposed to be of benefit to people , not cause permanent problems that are worse than the original complaint ...

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Hi I took Lyrica for 2 weeks, headachs, joint pain, anger, fighting sleep, I was a wreck.
I went off it for the next 2 weeks. Took that long for my headach to go away. But my joint in the knee was still sore could not bend down or hardly walk. I saw my GP and told him I was off Lyrica for 2 weeks. He said instead of 2 x 75mg a day (150gms) I should take 25mg a day I didn't want too. But he insisted this was the way to go. So yes I did. I got home that day (Monday) and took one that evening well at 2.30am i woke with sever headach and was back were I was before. My knee joint flared up worse and I ended up in hospital Wednesday afternoon thought I was having a heart attack or stroke, left side of my face was like ants crawling over it, my speech was slurred, vision was a bit blurred and I lost time like blacked out that was scary, but ECG was normal, had a CT Scan and no brain bleed all normal. So that was from one little tablet 2 weeks after I stopped the first time.
Never again.

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My son also complains of vision problems since taking Lyrica , he finds it difficult to read as the words and lines jump around , was wondering if any one else has experienced this with Lyrica ....

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Hi I am in. My knee has know gone as well. All for the pain in my hands...

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Hi Neil, I also am from Australia. I will never take another tablet.
I also have a friend who after a massive stroke has been put on lyrica his left leg is like a balloon. If you find a Lawyer for class action here and we can stand together.

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If you do find a lawyer please let me know. My husband took lyrica after a tumor was removed from his spinal cord. It was his "miracle" drug - the only thing to finally eliminate some of the pain that made it feel like his legs were waking up/asleep all the time. He took it gained weight, slept more and more, started to have trouble swallowing due to a swollen tongue. He thought he was just deteriorating. He didn't feel like there was any hope. I tried to be there and convince him it was ok, but he took his own life this past December. The dr didn't tell us any of these side effects and never said anything while we were there. He just prescribed more lyrica and more narcotics. Maybe my husband would have had more hope and found a better option. Maybe I could have still had him with me.

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SS, I am so sorry for the loss of your husband. It is so sad that a life was lost because of a medication with such awful side effects. It makes me angry to learn this. I have done a little reading with regards to drug lawsuits and it soundsike it is very country specific. I am from Canada And I don't think they will entertain a dual lawsuit involving both Countries. But if that changes I will certainly post and invite everyone here to join in on the suit. It just angers me that Lyrica has ruined so many lives and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Once again I am sorry for your loss.

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If there will ever be a law suit against Phyzer and Lyrica, all you need is one state or country to get the ball rolling. What we need is just one country from any of the countries on any industrial developed continent. Where one goes the other governments will follow like a snow ball rolling down the hill. It will just keeping growing and growing and more and more research will be done and will realize that Lyrica is a bad drug and never should have been manufactured.

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If anyone has any money and I am talking a lot of money, who's to say that we can't put our own commercial on TV about what Lyrica has done and that some of the side effects aren't even listed by Phyzer. Maybe that will catch some important people who can help us. It is worth the try.

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I live in Queensland Australia. I took Lyrica for 2 weeks. First week high as a kite, second week feel flat, I was angry, pissed off, couldn't give a s***. I normally have a care factor but gees i was ready to walk from everything and everyone. Even my Grandchildren whom are my angles. I stopped taking them cause I couldn't stay awake and am trying to run a business. S*** I was at my wits end. I saw my doctor 2 weeks later AND TOLD HIM I HAD STOPPED. He advised me to take 1 tablet a day of 25ms instead of 150gm a day. Well 1 tablet and I ended up in hospital with signs of a stroke my left knee swelled up from the day i start Lyrica i AM NOW HAVING TO GO TO A SPECIALIST for my knee. If and when you get a class action going add my name. I will stand by you and everyone else that will come on board.

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