Lyrica Lawsuit (Page 23) (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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Hey Amy, Welcome to our nightmare! Isn't it just awful. I too have been on Lyrica for a long time but am now coming off of it slowly. The lawyer I spoke with just asked me a lot of questions ad said he would get back to me! That was two days ago, havnt heard anything just yet, but not giving up hope! Will stay in touch vicky

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Thank you Vicky for keeping us updated. I feel sure at some point we will be able to file something against Pfizer.

Connie:
Congrats on your progress. :) I had not shared the alternitives that have been working for me. I have been taking Herbs and vitimans. My weight has dropped 40 pounds since November. I have been taking an herb for pain, corydalis and now don't take any pain meds. My pain was from Fibro.
Again thanks for sharing your good news and Hope you keep us updated on your progress.

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Vanness...Thanks for your reply. So often we are so quick to listen to our Dr's because we assume they are there to help us. But most of the, are all for the drugs, regardless. We are usually in so much pain that we are desperate to try anything and than sometimes they can destroy us. We need to start looking at healthy alternatives first. With the www there isn't much we can't find out. I have tried other natural methods but none of them ever really helped me until this product. I am glad that you found something also and Wow 40lbs, that's huge also. Congratulations! I have been on a 2 week plateau and it is driving me crazy. I just have to keep reminding myself how good I feel and that the weight loss is just a bonus. Good Luck to everyone and Have a safe and Happy 4th weekend.

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To Vanessa,

Thanks for the information about the corydalis. I looked it up in my herb book and it advises not to use without medical supervision. Since I doubt if either of my doctors even knows about it, can you tell me where to find more information? Do you buy the herb and prepare it in any way? What side effects or potential for addiction does its use carry?

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I am seeing a lot of vision and dental problems listed here. I hadn't thought about it before but it sounds like maybe my vision problems could be related to the Lyrica. However, I know that my asthma is directly related. I only took Lyrica for a few days in January of 2008 but developed asthma during that time. After months of testing, inhalers, etc. I am still dealing with it. I stopped the daily inhaler but still have difficulty breathing and have a rescue inhaler for when I need it. Has anyone else developed asthma from taking Lyrica or know of an attorney handling such cases?

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Miranda:

Sorry to take so long to get back to you.

I had an herbalist test me in late October 09. She then gave me the Corydalis. It took me about a week to get off the prescription pain meds and there are times when my pain is bad enough I take the prescription, but for the most part if I take the Corydalis in the morning and night it help. It was not easy for me to find but I did get my last bottle off the net. If you want the website let me know.

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To Vanessa --

It's so good to know that you've had such success. I'm so sick of the pHARMaceutical poisons. I found a place called Om Chi on the web and they carry an extract of corydalis. I emailed them to ask a few questions and learned that it can cause liver problems, but I wonder if it's any worse than the liver damage that can be caused by the huge doses of NSAID's that they put in the most common narcotic pain medications, like hydrocodone and oxycodone. I did some more research and didn't find a lot of evidence that suggests there's much of a risk of addiction with corydalis. I'm definitely going to try it.

A question: it's listed in my herbal reference book as a hypnotic, which makes me think it might be good for sleep problems. Do you find that it improves your sleep? That would be a huge bonus, allowing me to toss out yet another addictive drug, clonazepam, which I take for sleep.

Thank you again for making us all aware of this possibly less damaging alternative.

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Miranda:

it does seem to help me sleep. not sure if that is from what is in it or that i have less pain to keep me up at night. Look up Valerian root. it is all natural and does not have side effects or interactions.

you can also google Vaxa. they have some really good herb blends. i am taking Deprex and it has helped with my migraines and day headaches.

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Hey guys welcome shar, Well Ive been in one of those depressive states I get in because of Lyrica and I was reading Shar comments, it reminded me of going in Subway the other day to buy subs for my kids, IT WAS A DISASTER, i was so embarrassed , I had to have someone read the list of what wanted I couldnt get the words from the paper out of my mouth to the person taking the order! Kinda how it is right now, I cant spell or get the words out to make sense. Of course all those lawyers who wanted to ask me questions havent called back again. I am weaning down but the side affects still seem to be gettin worse. I dont know!

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Lyrica has poisioned my system, took for 14 months. Dr. finnaly listened to me, about the side affects. I was completely allerigic. Stopped me cold turkey, went through withdrawls like a herion addict. Severally for 3 months, and still having bad days from time to time. The dr. says I should not be but he is not in my body 24=7 like I am. Not any fun, I do not know if I will ever be the same again. It has been problem after problem since I started an stopped the Lyrica. I is pure poision.

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After being on Lyrica for 6 weeks, i developed a severe alegic reaction. I had a rash that enveloped both legs, my back and belly.My legs swole up so much that the skin started to split. The leakage from my legs glued my feet to a reclainer. A skin specialist gave me predesone and a cream. This killed the rash but caused bone density loss that has made me an invalid.

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hey everyone, welcome newcomers and yes going off Lyrica is not the thing to do! It will definitely throw you into major withdraws. I ran out one time, just for a day, mind you I was on 900 mg a day, I thought I was going to DIE! It was a terrible feeling! As you know I a coming off Lyrica and am goin down from my regular dose at this pint, which is now 300 mg a day, I am stepping down to 200mg a day ad know there will be withdraw but MUST get of it, like everyone else. I have all side effects as before,nothing has gotten better, vision problems confusion, memory loss, speach problem the list goes on and on. Well as you all know I had 2 lawyers contact me, well there paralegals or whoever asked me a lot of questions! Long story short I got a letter back from both saying there was nothing they could do to help me, but I had they right to keep looking, Wll thank you very much for allowing me to look onwrd, WHATEVER kinda pissed me off. I will keep looking and I am afraid it might b an endless task, one I dont know can handle especially because of my injury, Unfortunatley I am mentally and physically not able to fight too much, depression is a part of Lyrica some of us have. Anyway I am just updating you all. Thanks for listening. Vicky

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OMG! I was just surfing for more info and sites like this one, and I actually found a forum where people post about recreational use of just about every prescription drug. My jaw just DROPPED! I can't imagine anyone using Lyrica recreationally!

I debated registering on this forum and posting a warning to these fools of the long-term and very unpleasant side effects they are likely to suffer if they continue to use this drug, but I figured that these are not folks that are going to listen to warnings about their recreational drug of choice. Stupid, stupid, stupid! I am desperate to find as many people as I can who are hurting the way I am, with the hope of getting the legal profession to take us seriously, and here I find idiots who love taking the stuff because it scrambles their brains! Nuts!

BTW, After being off of Lyrica for over two months, I actually have noticed that one of the side effects has indeed reversed. The side effect was sexual in nature, so stop reading if you don't want to hear the personal details. LOL! While I was on Lyrica and for a while after I got off of it, during sex, reaching orgasm would give me a tremendous headache that would last for a half hour and leave lingering depression for hours. Needless to say, my partner wasn't happy either -- Not tonight, dear, it'll give me a headache. After being inactive for about a month, tried again and guess what! No headache! Guess what else! No orgasm!

Sorry to be so graphic. Just one more stupid thing this poison has done to me. Is there no end to the bizarre side effects that we are going to develop as the result of taking something that the lying pHARMaceutical criminals have put out there so they can suck more money out of desperately suffering individuals?

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Dave, I am so sorry for what you had to go through. that is the first of have heard of those side effects, how awful. I don't understand why with everything all of us and how many more thousands or maybe even millions (who knows) of people are going through why we can't find someone who would respresent all of us. if he/she won the case it would be very profitable for them. I don't even know what the statue of limitations is on this kind of suit. It has been a little over 3 years since my suicide attempt, but i still have very serious damage to my nervous system. Should we all maybe contact our local congressman or something. I am knew to trying to get this type of help or info. We should all prt our heads together and try to come up with a way to make them listen to us...

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Lesley..Unfortunately your systems are probably going to get worse unless you get off of these drugs. I have been off of Lyrica for over 2 years and I still type and write backwards (only way I know how to describe it .I still havie the jerking limbs, not as often but still do. y inability to speak properly seems to get wors when I am under stress, I hate it. It makes me feel like I am mentally challenged. When the symtoms first came on, My dr actually thought I was having a stroke, after many tests, MRIS etc, they couldn't find anything. I just don't understand why we can't find someone to take on the drug company and get this off the Market or at least moniter people more closely. I think you are crazy to continue on this pills. It will only get worse and you have all the same symtoms I had which in turn caused me to attempt suicide, it is only by the grace of God that I am still alive.

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Cal. Welcome to our world. I unfortunatley too had major dental problems along with all of my other symptoms. I can't be$eive they took u off cold turkey. There are major withdraw symptoms with comming off lyrica. I still haven't found anuone to represent us. Noone wants to touch it at this point and time. I figure its just a matter of time before someone will die and then they might look at it. I have been on it for 3 years over 900 mg. I am being weaned off it gradually and it will take months. In the mean time I am sure it is doing damage. It is a shame it was ever marketed. By the way my dental work was 10,000 dollars and they still bother me. That's just the one symptom I could live with. I want my mind back. Vicky

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I am going to devote sometime today to try to find a lawyer willing to represent us. I dont feel that any of us are going to completley recover from the bad side affects we are exibiting, some or all the bad side effects. I will let you know if I find anyone, I just think we are fighting a losing battle. It takes a lot of trails to get a drug approved and Lyrica had to have gone thru that, I would think although I knoew for a fact that weight gain and confusion was not listed as a side effect, those were my first things I noticed, I lost my teeth, I lost my mind and memory and vision problems. The couple lawyers I have spoken to have no interest, Y is that? vicky

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Amy:
Is the requirement for filing within 12 months a state guideline or does that apply for filing a suit federally? it might be different in each state.

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Vanessa, I'm not sure of the federal vs. state laws that's why I specified IL. I'm doing some research on it though.

I've also emailed Tom Lamb from druginjurylaw.com so hopefully he will reply or post something here. His website recommends reporting serious drug side effects at www.accessdata.fda.gov/­scripts/­medwatch/­medwatch-online.htm

Maybe if we can start reporting these side effects they will have to change the labeling on the product, upgrading 'side effects' to warnings (like they did in 2009 w/regard to suicidal feelings & intentions). At the very least maybe we can help others not suffer the same way so many in this group have.

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Well, one more lawyer down, Tom Lamb at druginjurylaw.com replied to my email but offered no help. I have sent other emails & will keep updating as I hear back.

Connie, my mother just passed in Feb & I didn't know the pills were affecting me until afterward too! Its hard to live with the regrets, but just being in your mother's life as much as you were able is grace for both of you. I just had this very conversation the other day with regard to my own regrets about the last year w/my mom. So sorry this happened to you too.

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