Lyrica Terrible Side Effects (Page 5) (Top voted first)

Lyrica has ruined my life. It wasn't bad enough with the pain from my back injury. I only took Lyrica for 2 weeks. The weight gain was bad. I lost 1/3 of my hair in 4 months. I have had a rash for over 1 year now. I mean a bad rash. This was my first side effect. And they warn you of this. Get off Lyrica asap if you get a rash. I thought I was having a stroke the first week on Lyrica when they rushed me to the hospital. I had read on the internet of how many young people have died from strokes from taking Lyrica. My vision is so bad now. I can barely drive at night time and I have to were glasses to see the tv. The worst side effect I've had and still have is the terrible, terrible pain in all my joints. My knees are so bad and my hands and fingers & joints pound and throb 24-7. The swelling in my arms and hands was so bad at one time, I thought I would lose my limbs due to non circulation. The pain is so bad in my knees, I can barely walk everyday. I am self employed and I type and write all day. My hands hurt so bad. I can barely hold anything in the mornings to pin my hair up or put on my makeup. As bad as my pain was and is in my back and cyatic nerve the Lyrica did help. It was a miracle. But I only took it 2 weeks and after 1 year I still have all the terrible side effects. I've been looking on the internet for other peoples bad reactions and I was told by my doctor and the hospital, I had a very bad reaction to it. I've seen a lot of people say they have never got rid of the knee pain and joint pain. Very scary. I called the drug company that makes Lyrica. I told them the side effects that I was having and the first question they asked me was how was my eye sight. I had a fit. I told them the double vision and blurry vision was bad. They made the comment to me that Pifzer was doing a study on this side effect. I was in an automobile accident, that was bad enough, but this drug Lyrica has ruined my life and there is no cure. There are numerous law suits against this drug. I will never be the same again!

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I too had a very bad reaction to lyrica and gabapentin only took it for about a month had instant weight gain and while it did reduce the nerve pain some what I had so much swelling and joint pain in ankles and knees I could not hardly stand or walk its been months now since I stopped taking it and swelling has not quite all gone away and still suffer some ankle and knee pain I did not have before taking it I hope these pains will fade as time goes by.

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I can relate for I to took lyrica for nerve pain from spinal issue. Iwas on the medicine from the 10th- 26 th of March 2015. I was told by the phARMASIST TO GO STRAIGHT URGENT CARE WHO REFUSED TO SEE ME DUT TO THE FACT THEY DON'T SEE YOU IF YOU ARE HAVING SIDEE EFFECTS TO MEDICATION. WHAT A CROCK! SO OFF TO THE ER got RIGHT I N JUST TO WAIT 5 1/2 HRS TO RECEIVE A DIAGNOSIS OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH. ALTHOUGH NO TREATMENT GIVEN EVEN FOR THAT. , OR FOR THE SWELLING OF ALL MY EXTREMITIES AND ABDOMEN, UNCONTROLLABLE JERKING AND SHAKING, POOR COORDINATION AND UNSTEADINESS, CONFUSION, MEMORY LOSS AND HANDWRITING BEING EFFECTED. I am curious what treatment was given you to combat your sypmtoms? Do you have an attorney. If this doen't all clear up I am hiring one and filing formal complaint with the State board of Health and physicians. I reported the side effects to FDA as well as PHIZER. Sorry for the all the mistakes in this typing,to eheausted to start over.

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I am in the process of going off the Lyrica... been taking 350 mg daily for sometime, but the recent increase of 50 mg set over the top and I was hospitalized with suicidal ideation/thinking.. the inability to sleep. I've never been in a mental health psyc ward before, it was a horrible experience! I see here that several people have been helped by Lyrica... and many more have had disastrous experiences.. life threating.. I would add my name to a law suite if I thought it would help, but I suspect that the odds are against us. Everyone reacts to medication differently, chemistry at work, and the fact that Lyrica helps others... the warning on the medication should be taken seriously. Buyer beware!! We need not trust our doctors to know everything, I've just learned that I need to be the best advocate for myself even more.. I need to always remember that, not to trust the doctors to know what they are doing with my own body. With this experience, the hospitalization, it has taught me to research everything before I take medication, making sure I am willing to take the risk of taking something. I learned a big lesson the hard way!!

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I took one dose of Lyrica, 75 mg one morning. Within 45 minutes I was acting like a drunk. I could not walk straight, my speech was slurred and I talked very loudly. My body jerked, my extremities on both sides jerked at the same time, continuously. I could not focus at all, neither close up or far away, I needed help to walk because my legs wouldn't lift properly although they felt like they were. That was the end of November or the first part of December and this is may of 2015. Within 6 hours or so I was back to somewhat normal except neither of my legs were steady. That took a few more hours. I slept alot that first day. I still have severe twitches in my fingers and sometimes my hands. I have no control when I am going to twitch but I have found that repetition of 3 times or more of one action I start twitching - 90% of the time. This means typing is alot more time consuming, drawing blood at my job is impossible after drawing the first 3 patients; texting and dialing takes alot of time because I can never hit the right keys, numbers the first couple times around. The twitching is even worse when I drink coffee, am overly tired, when I concentrate on something that uses my fine motor skills and when I am not feeling well. I can never carry a plate with food on it with out my hand trembling. Sometimes, but not as often my twitches start when I am doing nothing. I can't stop the twiches with my other twitchy fingers but they all twitch more. I thought these twitches would go away with time but it doesn't look like that is going to happen, if anything they have gotten worse - but that may be only because I pay attention to them more. They always feel like they want to twitch even when they don't. ALWAYS. These symptoms NEVER occured before the Lyrica, ever. Has anyone else had this experience and does it ever go away?

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Anne B,Im just wondering,are you still as happy with this chemical from hell? Is it still workin for your,or slowly killing you now?
Just asking is all. GODBLESS!!

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I'm just doing great. Thanks for asking. I'll pray for you. :-)

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It sounds like you need to go to the Mayo Clinic. Please check into that.

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I completely understand by taking this drug I went into cardiac arrest they tried to cover it up because I said I was gonna talk to someone about this they kicked me out of the whole building I was made to suffer my vision is terrible my knees hurts something awful the pain was so unbearable I wanted to die that's how bad it was it hurts when I walk I ended up in a wheel chair couldn't comb my girl's hair chest was hurting felt like a barrier was sitting in my chest had panic attacks couldn't breath heart was raising 127 blood pressure shot up 140 over 185 hallucinating. Couldn't hold a cup, couldn't open a pop bottle, all I could do is rock and cry. I even got to the point I couldn't walk, hands burning and sharp shooting pain. lord YESSS am I still dealing with these issues. Yes I am. My nerve's are totally damaged.

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I am replying to my own post dated April 8 2015. I must apologize for the Cap lock was on and I didn't realize it as well as my typing was horrid. I am giving an update. My health continues to go down hill and in sever polynueropathy pain. It is getting to the point that I barely can walk. I am having to resort to a motorized scooter. This has been very discouraging. My polynueropathy was induced by the drug pregabalin/Lyrica.The nerve conduction study verified the severity of my polynueropathy.The doctor said because I am allergic to the medication to treat polynueropathy, which is usaually Lyrica and Gabapentin. Very much need help. I can't believe what has happend to me. I use to walk 2 miles a day, and was looking forward to Zumba and crossfit once again. Now I barely can walk. I have trouble sleeping due to the pain as well. I continue to gain weight even though I am very health conscious in the way and amount I eat. This has been a nightmare!

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I have suffered from this Lyricaam having more panic attack's chest Hurt's shaky truly terrified to take other medications because of the side affects I had still suffering fro. This I feel I done TOTALLY lost my life because issues and folk's want be responsible for there action I didn't have any choice but to take this medicine cause of the is excruciating Pain that I was having and it bad they wants to say fibromyalgia But its more than that they try to make excuses for what happened it made matters more worser than healing it caused more problem than Good something needs to be done about this AIN'T no way that everyone is dealing with the same problem and it's not a problem come on now folk's have been damaged by this and something need's to be done that mess need's to be taking off from my understanding there is a lawsuit against this Lyrica and some folk's have died off of taking this medication now more people's are damaged and suffering more were is the Justice in this when is someone gonna take us seriously About this truly were is the justice it's like everyone is saying its OKAY for. Us to suffer like this and nothing is being done there is a lawyer on here that suppose to be doing a lawsuit about this I've contacted them and I ain't herd any thing else come on now what's the problem here I have 2 girl's a 5 year old and a 8 year old that I have to take care of every time I look around I am at the hospital because of this but no one is Taking this serious there is a problem and it is called lyrica so when is someone gonna step up and help us its a lot of folk's on here with the same issue's but no one is listening that's just messed up why post fake advertisement and say there is a lawsuit about Lyrica and no one is responding to our cry really were is the justice I'm quite sure That other's have kids too and there kid's has to see there parents suffering from this and no one is listening really so this is faulse advertisement then right why say there is a lawsuit about this and ya AIN'T hearing our issue's somebody need's to really listen pay attention everyone can't just make up or come up with the same thing there is a serious problem and its name is Lyrica now help us get justice thank you for truly hearing us god bless someone need's to be held accountible for all of our issue's and I speak on the behalf of all of us thank you for your time...

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Hi I'm still on pregabalin. Apart from a little weight gain and sometimes blurred vision in the morning its still working wonders for me. sorry to hear its not for you :/

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Michelle, I am just like u! The Lyrica helped my pain and fatigue, I actually felt like getting out to see friends for a while,but my eyesite has got so bad, I can't see the road signs to drive, or see words on the tv,and everything is blurry, I'm off of it now, taking neutron and it does nothing!! Praying something is found to help us soon!!

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Oh brother, my doc gave me a script for lyrica that I said I would think about but didn't know that I would fill it as I was aware of some of the side effects, didn't know about all these other ones all of you guys have had. Now I want to seriously call my doctor and read him the riot act for recommending something so freaking lethal! I see him every 3 months and will definitely give him what for, have used this site awhile now and always get straight up honest answers, blessings to all of you. Your in my thoughts and prayers for sharing your stories. Please try to enjoy your holidays, love liz

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Lyrica caused anger, rage and suicidal thoughts I thought I was going nuts told the doctor to take me off it. It took a few months to get it totally out of my system but now I am fine

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what can i use to kill a bad knee pain

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My dosage was 150 mg . My soles of my feet , cramps , feel numb and feel swollen I can hardly walk . My knee , very where I had a problem became inflammatory. I told my Dr he knocked it down to 50 mg . My husband is agitated , not able to sleep he on on the other one . Have stopped , hope this is not permanent .

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Hi I've been on lyrica for 6 weeks for anxiety I felt they were helping, but the last 2 weeks I've been feeling shortness of breath. Doctor checked and my chest and lungs sounded fine ..just wondering has anyone else felt like this on lyrica?

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Yes, this sounds like an associated problem caused by taking lyrica that i developed while taking it.

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I took Lyrica for chronic pain for about 2 weeks and I would like to find out more information about this medicine and its side effects.

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Thanks for posting your stories, it makes me feel less alone in my misery. I took Lyrica 300mg twice a day for about 6 months to address chronic pain with trapped nerves in my left arm. Initially it was fantastic, it really helped with the pain until I could get a couple of Cortazone injections. When the Cortazone started working it’s magic I started to wean off Lyrica over a period of 6 weeks. The withdrawal symptoms were awful, felt so bad for a few weeks till it got out of my system. I nearly went back on it during this time because I felt so bad.

16 months later I stil have symptoms that I never ever had before I took Lyrica. Symptoms include daily headaches, daily nausea, shortness of breath, tired muscles, fatigue, suicidal thoughts, dizziness, irritability, anger, can barely walk sometimes because my hip joint gets so painful, my finger nails are collapsing and I also get brain fog, it’s feels like a part of my brain is broken and unable to deal with normal annoyances in life anymore.

Yesterday I lost my job because my boss said I’m too moody and the rest of the team are afraid to say anything to me in case I get annoyed with them. I have open and honest with him over the last 16 months and he basically told me to get lost, we do t want you anymore. I asked him would he be firing me if I had a brain tumour, he didn’t reply. I have also missed lots of work / money over this time which isn’t helping matters either.

That’s the problem with an illness that you can’t really 100% prove or doesn’t have a name, most doctors and employers don’t believe a word.

In relation to finding out what’s wrong I have done every possible test and seen every possible specialist that relate to my symptoms. Every single test came back clear thankfully.

Initially my doctor thought it was phsycosematic and maybe still does but I wasn’t taking that for an answer. That’s normally caused by stress and anxiety which I do not have. He spoke to a pain management specialist who prescribed Lyrica a lot and he has seen people with prolonged symptoms after the withdrawal phase but only for two months. I made the point that if it can happen 2 months after withdrawal why can’t it happen for 16 months after withdrawal, everyone reacts differently. And 2 months is just “his experience” because from reading some of the stories in this list it certainly can last a lot longer than 2 months.

I see this pain specialist on 28th November to see what he thinks but I already know the answer ...

Lyrica has and is ruining my life !

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