Lyrica Side Effects Results In Loss Of 13 Teeth (Page 8) (Top voted first)

I am the patient of a pain management physician because there is nothing else that can be done for my back other thantry to manage my pain. I have had 19 back surgeries, including rods, broken back and rods on right side. My last surgery was the insertion of two morphine pain pumps, which caused my body to reject the plastic or some component thereof. They also inserted two dual-lead dorsal column stimulators, and even though all four of these pumps worked successfully, my body also rejected come component in the stimulators as well. One of the largest problems, second only to the pain, was the fact that I had 5 deep wound that went all the way down to my rectus muscle in my stomach. I had a staph infection from the pump as well as the stimulator. It took 6 months of wound care from the pain pumo, and now I am left with the most hideous scar. Same problem with my back, Oh well....this was supposed to be about LYRICA! Since January 2005, my doctor placed me on Lyrica and I thank God for it, because it has helped a great deal with my pain, however, after having to make an appointment to see an oral surgeon to remove all my teeth because of the Lyrica, I am LIVID!! No one eluded to the fact that Lyrica cound cause my teeth to rot out of my head, when I had the most wonderful white straight teeth. I just celebrated my 46th birthday a little over a week ago and I am facing dentures right in the mouth! There out to be a disclaimer, of which there were one. I am a label reader, and read instructions implicitly. At any rate, that won't help the halth of my mouth at this point. Is there a class action law suit out there somewhere, that would at the very least pay for any dental work, or at least warn those in the future? BE WARNED! You deserve a right to be informed. Signed, Oh My Missing Teeth in Oklahoma!

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I'm grinding the hell outta my teeth. Painful jaw muscles. Wtf

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Re: catesJ582 (# 14)

Girardi and Keese in Los Angeles might. They did the Vioxx class action. They wouldn’t take a personal injury case for one of us, but they might do a class action.

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Have been on Lyrica 600 mg for almost 2 years due to a life threatening reaction to a flouroquinolone antibiotic causing constant pain, horrible anxiety, insomnia and constant suicidal thoughts. I know that it's hell to come off because if I even miss one pill I go nuts and feel horrible. But I'd be dead if I didn't take it when I first got ill 2 years ago. So in that sense, I don't consider it a terrible drug. Keep your mouth hydrated, eat well and limit sugar and your mouth shouldn't be as dry. Yes, I'm bloated, gained a ton of weight and don't have great teeth but truly, sometimes the benefits outweigh even the worst side effects and withdrawal.

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Same here I have been on lyrca for many yrs, 8 months ago one tooth fell out then with in 2 weeks 11 teeth have fell out ! I cried for a month ,I don't go out at all ! my teeth were in great shape ! I know it has to be lyrca that's all I take!!!

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Oh, I’m so sorry, yeah this is a common side effect. I stopped taking gabapentin when I found out about it and I’m so glad I did. I was having dental issues every six months when I would go for a cleaning and now I don’t. I’m glad I stopped taking that trash before I lost all my teeth.

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Re: Pat (# 2)

No, it’s more than just the dry mouth stuff but you are right if it says dry mouth, it could hurt your teeth. But there’s something about gabapentin and Lyrica that destroys the teeth from the inside out.

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Re: Linda (# 140)

Wait, seriously? Whenever I go to the dentist they asked me about all my medications then they shame me for being on pain medication and they claim that it’s because of the dry mouth. They worry about my teeth. I’ve never had an issue with my teeth while just taking regular pain medication like oxycodone the minute. I added gabapentin. It was a problem though. Every visit. And as soon as I stopped taking gabapentin I stopped needing fillings at every dental visit.

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Re: Aly (# 131)

Oh yeah, the withdraws of this medication are awful and they don’t tell anybody. They didn’t warn me it would be worse than coming off opioids and it absolutely was it took like a month.

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Re: Linda (# 140)

Yes, it was told to me by my PCP that lack of salvia in the month can cause tooth decay, salvia helps fight the bacteria in the mouth, so if your Meds make you have Dry mouth look out for tooth decay being on gabapentin at one time now on Lyrica my Pretty white teeth are now decaying and braking away costing me alot of Dentist time and money and I only take 300 mg. per day, Dam if you do and Dam if you don't, been about 4 yrs. today almost all my teeth have been capped now but still have to sharply maint. them with Lyrica.

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What strength were you on and for how long?

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So what did u do about it? Please help I too have been on it sense 2004 my teeth fell out within a month I have been so depressed over this ..i took good care of my teeth Ive lost 15 teeth

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Have you taken pain medication on the past that was an opiod? No judgment, I'm a dentist and was just curious!

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That's exactly what mine done I went to the dentist, brush them, floss them I had pretty teeth.. Now I Don t go anywhere at all my daughter does my shopping I Don t want anyone to see me .. So heart broke over this. And im sorry it happen to u too

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Re: Dez (# 151)

In 2004 I started taking it. 300 mg... 3 times a day.

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Re: Linda (# 155)

You know, Covid isn’t over, so you could wear a mask and go shopping and nobody would think anything of it. And then they wouldn’t see your teeth, if that’s why you aren’t going out.

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Re: Sarah (# 153)

Hi Sarah, when this happened to me I was taking both. I had dental problems all the time. Now I just take oxycodone, and I never have dental issues.

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Re: Randy (# 149)

Yep it’s really upsetting that actual pain medication has been so demonized in the US that were forced to take stuff that is so much worse.

I’ve had to stop taking opioid pain medication after years of daily doses because I moved or changed insurance or something, I can tell you that for me gabapentin withdrawals were so much worse than any opioid withdrawals I have ever had. And I was only taking 600 mg at night, I weaned myself down over one or two months, and when I finally stopped taking it I was uncomfortable for about a month. Every time I’ve had to stop taking oxycodone the withdrawals are over in a week, they get significantly better after the third night. Gabapentin was so much worse. I don’t know who they think they’re helping by putting people on that medication instead of real pain medication, but it’s destroying lives. And teeth.
The only thing I found that helped me with the gabapentin withdrawals magnesium. You just have to be careful if you take too much she’ll get diarrhea.

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Re: Rocky (# 146)

Yes that’s the excuse that they give but I can tell you that oxycodone makes my mouth much drier than gabapentin ever did, and now that I’m only taking oxycodone and not gabapentin, I never have dental problems.

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Re: Suzif (# 91)

No, absolutely not, because it doesn’t actually help with my pain and that’s why it was given to me. Gabapentin is a huge scam. They use it for everything, pain, and anxiety, psychiatric conditions. It doesn’t really help with any of that, it just makes people feel intoxicated so they like it. It’s gross.

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I was taking medicine and one was Lyrica and when I had them in my mouth I was taking a drink of Pepsi when I did the lyric appeal fell down in the Pepsi so I set the Pepsi bottle down and it's like it exploded started foaming and poured out of the bottle

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