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Lyrica vs. gabapentin. What are your thoughts?
I was taking Lyrica and was still in pain, my doctor switched me to Gabapentin and at first I thought it was better. But a year and a half later I feel like the side effects are worse than the cure. What are your experiences with these drugs?
Lyrica and Weight Gain? Yes or No?
I would like to find out how many here on lyrica are gaining weight. I have seen multiple sites on the internet with people gaining tons of weight, some saying they were even eating less, exercising more. Although it helped the pain some could not take the weight. I am an above knee amputee and... read more
What can I do to stop weight gain caused by Lyrica?
Lyrica works well for me. I suffer from chronic pain due to 6 ruptured 6... 4 in my neck and 2 huge ones in my lower bato from an auto accident where I got rear ended. I believe I got fibromyalgia due to the accident. My pain is terrible to the point where I take Zofran for nausea. My pcp did blood... read more
How important is it to wean off Lyrica slowly?
My 18 year old daughter has been on 150mg of Lyrica 3x a day for 2 months for nerve pain in her foot after a stingray injury and 2 surgeries. Her nerve pain is gone and the side effects of Lyrica are really effecting her. How important is it to wean off the Lyrica very slowly? Are there withdrawal... read more
Fibromyalgia Lyrica, Hi friends, anyone on Lyrica feel like they are slightly high?
I do not like the way Lyrica makes me feel in the morning! My feet look a bit puffy as well. (I was in 5 inch heels yesterday for about 8 hours, so maybe that is why?) This is the fifth day on Lyrica, and I just feel like I'm stoned!!! Will this side effect wear off eventually?? Thank you in... read more
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