Lyrica Lawsuit (Page 19) (Top voted first)

Does anyone know if there is an ongoing lawsuit against the company who puts out Lyrica? I am a mess from it. Do we have a leg to stand on when it comes to the side effects they found out from people like us? I am a long termer. I have been taking 900 mg since 2005. Is there anyone representing us? Thank you

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My brother was put on lyrica a while after hip surgery to help with nerve pain. He committed suicide. He never showed any signs of depression ever... He told everyone the pain was finally decreasing and he was feeling so much better. I know on the commercial it states suicidal thoughts. Has anyone battled with this?

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I am saddened to read of your lose. I cant imagine something like this happening to our family yet in the last two months watching my dad change with all these side effects from lyrica make me start thinking that I would wake up and discover the worst. So he is in the hospital as I type this. due to the side effects of this medication. we must get strength from all who are suffering at the hands of Big Pharma.
Im thinking good thoughts for you

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Same effects for me Im 54 and my memory is gone cant spell will be talking and lose the words. I wish an attorney would take this in as a lawsuit

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My daughter committed suicide too after being on lyrica for a few weeks. Does anyone know of a law firm that can help?

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Hi Connie!! I was on Lyrica for a couple years ,it was the only thing I have ever found to help my pain, But my eyesite got really bad and the brain fog' I went off it,,I am going to eye doctor to see if she can tell if it was the Lyrica or just old age causing it! I have confusion so bad,I'm like u,I can't hardly even talk any more,screw up everything I want to say, and I know what u mean about mixing up words and letters, I put the letters backwards ,the letters in the wrong places, and now my legs are jerking really bad, I had restless legs before but now it's lot worse! I am on Neutron now, and it does nothing for my pain, and I am more tried now than I use before!! I don't know what to do!! This pain and fatigue get so old, and now I feel like I have ADD, I start to do something and before I finish,I am doing something else,my mind feels like it's racing, Hope we all find some relief soon!!

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I have been on Lyrica since 2005 as well, but mild doses and sometimes I took them routinely and sometimes not at all. Well now, after taking 150 mg 3 times a day for a year straight, I am SCREWED. So when I got addicted to pain pills, the doctors warned me of side effects, potential of addiction and how bad the withdrawals were going to be If i stayed on them for a long period of time, so did the pharmacists over and over again for years!! Well, with LYRICA, not one word was EVER said about physical dependency, withdrawals, NOTHING! I told my ex-doctor I wanted off and he told me that being on Lyrica, "It's not a bad thing!" So he basically said, "Don't stress about it and go get your script filled, you'll be fine! Well, guess what? We have a huge problem now, don't we??? I lost my job, because I needed to get a refill and I put it off. What a mistake!! I couldn't even handle a minor situation at work and stormed out. Wow!! That taught me to NEVER go more than 24 hours without my Lyrica. It's a very subtle drug so you would never expect this! These horrible withdrawals!! No one told me!! This isn't fair. I want my life back Lyrica!!! Im not going into detail because previous person did a great job! I was doing a T-shirt and I couldn't even handle that!! I felt awful, it just doesn't go away!! I'm back on my usual dose. I don't even feel the drug when I take it, but if i don't take it, holy s***!!! I feel that!! OMG what can I do? Help please!!

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Hi Heather , what you said about wanting your life back is exactly what my 22 year old son has been saying for the last five years since he took his last dose of Lyrica , he sadly laments his loss of cognitive power he had before taking that lobotomy in a pill Lyrica ., his razor sharp memory ,mathematical and creative ability obliterated by this vile brain damaging drug ....

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I have been on Lyrica for 10 months. Since being in Lyrica I've noticed a lot of side effects.
1. Eye sight went from 20/16 in both eyes tonow needing reading glasses to see my phone.
2. Severe depression with suisidal thoughts
3. Not able to relieve my bladder appropriately. Sometimes it trickles out , sometimes it's hard to start, and stops without being done.
4. Confusion
5. Forgetfulness
6. Even loss of memory
7. Can't put sentences together because I forget words
8. Forget how to spell

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I know what you mean. I've only been taking lyrica (and a low dose) for five weeks. I started so that I could eliminate the pain and spasms from a degenerative spinal disease and get back to work. I was pain free for the first time in 15 years but I was unable to think clearly, process information, put a rational argument together, and my short-term memory was useless. I have a PhD so I do have reasonable capacity for analysing a large amount of complex information. I will probably lose my very high paying job because I can no longer think. The dose has been lowered but I am now in more than I have ever been, AND my thinking has only partially improved. I am really amazed that there is no class action against this drug company.

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Lyrica ruining my life!!!! This is a drug I wish on no one. I gained weight and causing me the worst pain ever. My nerves are worse and my body parts falls asleep. Don't let me miss a dose it's bad it's a damn drug their making money on legally. Someone help!

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I would love to find an attorney to help me with this too. I was given Lyrica and had a bad side effect, almost died. Can anyone help? {edited for privacy}. I was in the hospital for a week.

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I am very interested in this discussion, I was given Lyrica for shoulder pain about 7 months ago, after 3 doses of 75mg of lyrica I was put in hospital and later into a induced coma. 7 months on I have continuous involuntary movement and epileptic style seizures daily

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Hello everyone, I am worried that I am going to die. I am so afraid. I have been on Lyrica since 2014 after being in a car accident and developing chronic regional pain syndrome. I take 9 x 50 mg pills daily. I have been diagnosed with an arrhythmia and atrial fibrilation. I lost my drivers license because I fainted in church. I am experiencing most of the symptoms associated with lyrica. The insurance doctors think I am faking my symptoms. My mind is so messed up and I feel so useless I struggle with suicidal thoughts. The pain in my left side arm, shoulder blade hip and left leg have gotten so bad I want to just cut those parts off. The medication takes some of the pain away but not all. I cannot think straight and have become so clumsy I lose my balance. I am forgetful and my mind is a blur sometimes. I have good days where I am so " high" I can get almost anything done. Then when I come down from the high I feel all the pain I did to my self. I one time found myself thinking I could fly and had a difficult time holding my thoughts straight. I am afraid of the body I am in and my mind is like a corrupt computer that crashes without warning. My hands shake and fingers hurt like crazy. Instead of getting better I am getting worse. I am stuck in the country side without anyone at home in the day. I am so afraid of my body right now. As I write this my heart is hurting as though a spear was put right through it and came out through my back... I cannot get off of this medication.. I tried and wanted to kill myself from pain and the dark thoughts. I am 51 this Saturday and worry it will be my last birthday. I used to be smart, a network engineer, now I am stupid.

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Just ran across this thread and had to add my two cents...
I took Lyrica when it first came out years ago and they were giving away samples via pain management doctors, needless to say after being on it the third day I became so angry that I was in a rage. A psychotic rage! I've never in my life had a problem with anger or have had any emotional issues...
I stopped taking the Lyrica and by the 5th day I was back to my old self.
It's scary that I could have actually harmed others or myself because of this drug.
Neurontin another drug their shoving down the throats of chronic pain patients also made me be very angry, but not as severe as Lyrica did.
The government is trying to force these non narcotic medications on chronic pain patients instead of using opiates to treat long term pain. No one seems to care that these drugs are having horrible side effects on a very high percentage of patients. All they care about is that you're not receiving any narcotic analgesics and your quality of life means nothing. This is just more BS from the failed war on drugs and now chronic pain patients are the latest victims of our own government and big pharma profits. I feel extremely sorry for people who are being forced to take these two drugs Lyrica or Neurontin and if they don't want to take them because of horrible side effects are then treated as if their drug seekers. It's getting really ridiculous for chronic pain patients these days...
I'm very fortunate that I have a good doctor that is very aware of the bad side effects of Lyrica and Neurontin and is very careful about their use.

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lyrica did a number on me, put me in the hospital for almost a week, messed with my eye site, i could not stand by myself or walk for over three months over it i to have been asking questions about poss. law suite of the maker of lyrica.

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The only problem with Lyrica is for some of us, if a class action is started, is the statute of limitations has run out, but I wish you luck, and Happy holidays.

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It's me again Miss no brain when someone finds an attorney as Marvin Gaye would say let'sget it on post the attorney

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Hi nick, I've just spent the day reading this entire thread and have noted many posts of yours detailing the problems your son has been dealing with. Firstly, my utmost sympathy goes out to him. I am experiencing similar issues with withdrawal seven months after I went off cold turkey. Massive anxiety issues (with no prior history) and awful depression. I am self employed as an accountant but have been rendered useless for the last three months. I, too, am in Australia and have struggled to find anyone to take me seriously. Have you had any luck with finding medical people who are listening and have ideas on what to do??

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Hi Steve , i have rung Slater and Gordon a number of years ago and they were not interested , his pain doctor at the time denied it was the Lyrica , his GP denied it was the Lyrica , a friend who is part of the Victorian pharmacy Guild said it was not the Lyrica but i know 100% that it was , my Son actually thrived and did his best work under stress ,he had no anxiety issues he could miss a lot of school but cram the night before and achieve an A score or better in any subject including Maths Methods , i personally witnessed the almost instant transformation during and after his time on Lyrica , the change was dramatic and undeniable like switching a light off , the worst aspect is that the severe anxiety disorder is extremely drug and treatment resistant because it is not a natural disorder , this is drug damage caused by Lyrica and it is very debilitating, my son has not had a dose of Lyrica for over 5 years and is hardly better , he will be 23 in April and is still at home frying to study on line at his own pace , he tries so hard but struggles and often wishes he was dead . .

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I think it took my ability to walk well. Just wanted to say there ARE others that are damaged from this toxic, synthetic crap that the Drs don't even know what will happen!

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