Lyrica Blackouts

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I have had a couple of blackouts when the dosage was too high. It sure is scary

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i had the same thing when i had the doctor advise me to go up to 150 mg, three times a day i had weird blackout type memory problems so i had cut back, and only took the 150 mg two times which the problems went away after the higher dose was out of my system,

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i have ended up in my recliner by the wood stove twice, middle of the night. i woke up and didn't remember going out there. if i lower the dose the pain is unbearable. this drug is the worst i have ever experienced, horrible drug, don't start!

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My husband had been taking 600 mg of Lyrica and cut back a little because he was not sure it was helping. He would get into what I called zones. LIke he didn't know what was going on and talking in circles/ jiberish. Took his to ER once but by the time he was seen, episode passed. He has cut back and episodes are not as bad. I thought he had mini strokes, he went for an EEG and gets results next week. NO DR. thought he was taking too much. ???? I will bring this to their attention next appt. And, we asked !! He has idiopathic small nerve neuropathy, painful/ VERY and very rare. Only pain meds help.

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You must be very careful with Lyrica. I was on it for years for Fibromyalgia. For me the reactions to it put me in ICU on life support. My highest dose was 75mg twice a day. I know the pain from neuropathy is awful and wanting relief is what we all seek. Just be careful, some of the results aren't reversible. Good luck.

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It is scarey to c my husband like this. Sometimes he has no idea what hed talking about n gets into what I call the
Zone. The drs think he is having seizures but none of them said anything about this side effect & have no freaking clue. We slowly cut the dose from 600 to 300 n hes not as bad but still has those "zones". I'm afraid to leave him home alone.

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My boyfriend is percribbed lyrica I think he has taken to much he is talking to people that are not there and not making any sense of anything how long dies this high last it's been going on for about 6 hours now

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