Have Damage To My Optic Nerve

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after taking lyrica for 2 months, I have damage to my optic nerve...I knew I was having trouble seeing when I was taking it, but it did make my fibromyalgia so much better and my feet quit huring....when I wen to my eye doctor he said that my eye was damaged and I had to go to a specialist....it was not caused by high pressure in my eye and he could not figure out what was going on...I can find no lawyer to represent me....they do not seem to want to take on a big drug company....I am all most 100 % sure that the lyrica damaged my eye.....good luck to all of you trying to get a lawyer to represent you....God bless each one...Carol

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this is just a guess, but there may be a small possibility you may have ms, not fibromyalgia...one symptom besides the pain in your feet is optic neuritis, which is not caused by the lyrica at all. you may want to get referred to a neurologist...

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It has been known to cause various eye problems, such as vision loss, blindness, corneal ulcers, and optic atrophy, as side effects, though they are not common.

The issue, however, is that there is no way of knowing for sure that your condition was caused by the medication, or might have been caused by something else, or if it is a genetic issue that developed naturally.

Most lawyers will not touch such cases due to 'implied consent', which means that the manufacture knew about such possible issues, and they made the information publicly available in the side effect information, so by your taking the medication, you consented to accepting such risks. I'm sorry, I know that doesn't help you, I am just explaining why they are refusing to look into it as a feasible lawsuit.

Have you been offered any treatment options?

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