Lyrica Lawsuit (Page 55) (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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Nick, your comments about the Melbourne Professor are very interesting. As I live in Australia I might look him up. I am now 5 weeks of Lyrica and the side effects are not going away. Muscle spasms, headaches, aching muscles in my arms and legs, still got bad vision and shake on and off and my anxiety is through the roof. I was only on 75mg for about 8 weeks before going cold turkey. Been back to my GP and neurologist but both are not convinced my symptoms are related to lyrica both are convinced its just anxiety. It cannot be a coincidence that all these symptoms are happening after going off this drug. I know I was on a low dose but I have never felt this bad. All this from trying to help with migraine pain. Now I'm worse!! I will email 60 minutes Australia as suggested.

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Hi Natalie , i have rung Pfizer to talk about the side effects a long time ago but not to make an official complaint , at the time they neither confirmed or denied the possibility of side effects continuing months or years after treatment has ceased , they are a business that wont's to stay in business and are making huge profits from Lyrica at the moment and am sure they wont to continue to do so , they are nobody's friend , they are driven by profits and greed , make no mistake about that , they will be need to be stopped by the weight of complaints and the fear of litigation by negligence so i will give them another call and see if they will register an official complaint , thanks Natalie for your support , has your Anxiety reduced at all since last writing?, am interested to find out how you are going ..

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I still have short term memory loss, anxiety with panic attacks, and the muscle cramps are horrible. My orthopedic doctor put me on 10 mg flexiril twice a day which helps as long as I take it. My psychiatrist has me on ambilify to help the valium with my axiety. Now what helps memory loss?

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Hi Natalie , yes it is very frustrating knowing that Lyrica caused such a devastating problem to my son , should have read the fine print on the brochure first and never Let Dr Terence Lim put him on this disgusting drug at only 16 years of age against the manufacturers recommendations , but we trusted Lim as the expert and Lyrica caused far more problems than it was worth .Many have said that they have not had a dose of Lyrica for 6 or 7 years and are still not right so am very worried that my son will never recover as it is already 3 years since his last dose .

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Hello everyone.. Just found your form tonight and wanted to connect.. I too were put on Lyrica (250 mils) twice a day 5 years ago..when I damaged my L4 and L5 vert. I was aprox 35 at the time.. I started having suicidal thoughts within the first couple of months.. before Lyrica.. I was the most social person you could have ever met.. and never met a stranger.. After being on Lyrica .. my parents and loved ones noticed that my mood changes were very rapid and increasing.. Pretty soon.. I found myself driving down the road.. we own a construction business with large dump trucks.. how easy it would be to just drive off the road and kill myself..and why not take out the car ahead of me.. I HAD NEVER wanted to hurt myself or anyone else.. to make a long story short.. I was on Lyrica for almost 3 years before I completely weeded myself off of it.. with my parents and loved ones help.. it was terrible.. since then.. My wife has noticed that my memory is that of a 100 year old person..even simple task.. and that I have very short attention spans.. almost like add or adhd symptoms..it has been 5 years this past spring..and no improvement with pain or memory.. I will say that the sucicidal thoughts have gone away.. however..I still have very frequent mood swings.. I live in NC..and noticed that a lot of us have the same questions.... anyways.. I wish everyone the very best with piecing our lives back together after this terrible experiment on us..

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Charles , sorry to hear about your experience on Lyrica , my son was on it for only 6 months at doses up to 75 mg x 4 per day and that was enough to destroy his brilliant memory and academic expectations , Lyrica left him with an anxiety disorder and significant memory retention problems , before he took Lyrica his memory was amazing and was a very gifted student , now he struggles to learn and is trying to finish high school final year at home via distance education 3 years behind his peers .

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PLEASE READ MY POST #877 ABOUT HOW TO REPORT THIS DRUG TO THE FDA

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Before taking Lyrica I had a mind like a steel trap...I could remember almost everything and even tell you the date and time it was said, who said it, or where I read it or heard it. Now, after having been on Lyrica my memory is shot. I can't remember simple words. I get in the middle of a sentence and realize I'm at a loss for the next word. People wonder what's wrong with me. This isn't right. Even normal aging doesn't do this to a person as quickly as it happened to me while on Lyrica. And there hasn't been any improvement since coming off of Lyrica. In fact, I think it may have gotten a bit worse but that could just be me noticing my inability to get through a full sentence or remember simple words.

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Scarlet~ Thank You for posting that fda.gov/safety/medwatch site URL/address. I will write to them about the side effects i've experienced from Lyrica. While I 1st came to this site to see if anyone else had yet experienced "Lymphedema" from Lyrica, (i had seen other blurbs on it on the web.), I have learned a lot about some of the other side effects from this site. Have been seeing a Psychologist & a Psychiatrist for high anxiety & panic attacks since not long after starting to take Lyrica but had not made a connection before. I am amazed at how many ways Lyrica has been adversely affecting me without my even realizing what this possible & even likely cause was / is behind it all. You are right that the fda needs to hear about these side effects from those of us who've been experiencing them. Thanks again!

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Since the drug, and five years later,
I took a test for dyslexia, and I'm full there thanks to Lyrica. I just so happened to hear this story of similar symptoms on Facebook, and then found a guy telling a YouTube story. So I followed up on it, and did the dyslexia question & answer. I was like 95% dyslexia! All the symptom!

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Oh, I forgot the weight gain. Approximately 25 pounds. I have not changed the way I eat or what I eat, but the pounds keep piling on, if anything I eat more healthily now than ever.

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Hi Dianne , your not the only one to get anxiety after taking Lyrica , Lyrica triggered a very severe anxiety disorder in my son who never had it before taking Lyrica and still suffers with it more than 3 years after stopping Lyrica , this has been so bad it has wreaked havoc on his studies and quality of life and looks like it will never improve ..

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Bonnie please report your side effects to the FDA and also to the company that makes this poison , Lyrica caused an anxiety disorder in my son that makes the original problem look like nothing and makes him very trying to deal with as his moods swing from nice to violent in an instant , he had absolutely no sign of any of this before he took Lyrica

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Hi I am a 36 year old female who was on lycria ( pregablin) and tramadol for 7 months, 400mg tramadol a day and 75mg pregablin 3 x a day, my doctor took me off both about 2 and a half months ago cold turkey, now have anxiety and nervousness, going to see a pshycologist on Thursday who will hopefully help me as I would like my life back and to be the bubbly person I was before all this started.

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Hi Scarlet , how long have you been off Lyrica and still have the anxiety from it ? is the anxiety diminishing with time ?

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Thank you for your answer Scarlet , i to have worked in hospitals most of my life and know all about back pain , wish i had done something else ...

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I have been on and off Lyrica for 3 years for an anxiety disorder. I cannot get off this drug and I am now sucidal. I have the same thoughts, that I will just go do it and not tell anyone. I am seeking help just there is not enough money in the NHS for mental health its one area that is always short. Last time I tried to withdrawl I had panic attacks that lasted a whole month, my vision, hearing, thought process shutdown, I couldn't feel anything and I was trapped in a black void of emptynes for eternity. I felt as if I was in hell stuck forever. I ended up in A&E for 7 hours. I now have constant tinitus, head aches, problems with word recall, attention, walking straight, shaking palsy, fluttered heart to name a few. This is my review from my stay at A&E to shoe what happend. nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/ReviewsAndRatings/DefaultView.aspx

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I have been on Lyrica for about 4 years for nerve damage as a result of surgery to repair an injury I sustained while serving in the Marine Corps, prescribed to me by my surgeon and continued prescription through the VA. I have not noticed any serious lasting side effects, just the way it makes me feel for a few hrs after taking my dose. I usually feel like I'm "speeding", yet tired at the same time. I'm fidgety and have to constantly be moving, doing something. I talk a lot, rambling on and on, I notice mild twitching of my muscles now and then, and occasional (momentary) blurriness in my vision, and feel like I dont think a's clearly sometimes. However, if I don't take it one day, I don't notice any of these side effects My question is, after 4 years of (not consistent) use, should I expect these lasting side effects or would I have noticed them by now. I don't want to discontinue use if I don't have to as it does take the edge off the horrible nerve pain in my leg. Am I headed towards the hell that some of you seem to be experiencing? Any words of advice will help

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Hi MP , have you ever seen another Doctor for a second or third opinion , it is always important not to tell the doctor you are seeing what the one before said as they will never go against another doctors opinion , also who is supplying your lyrica , your local chemist or a Government supplier? you don't seem to be having the normal Lyrica horrors that most get from even short term use at low dose but would be concerned for the long run as lyrica tends to really catch up with people in a negative way eventually , have you ever tried a Tens machine or nerve blocking procedures ? or maybe simple Chinese medicine and or acupuncture , it may or may not work but may be worth a try , i don't know what type of injury you have so it is hard to recommend treatment , some times a good Myotherapist ( muscle therapist) can work wonders as it did for my sons Fibromyalgia and whiplash pain . I wish you all the best and hope all goes well for you .

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I think it depends on dosage and length of time on lyrica, but if you experiance any more side effects, you can experiance them afterr getting off lyrica. There are othrr drugs that treat nerve pain. You may experiance the side effects for years, if not frever.

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