Honestly this drug is different for different people. I've been on and off it for anxiety and it gives me a mild calming effect. I've found every ssri horrible and this is tolerable. I'm on 500mg daily and my life is going much better than before I took this med. I've detoxed from alcohol and nothing will be worse than that so I don't worry about a detox from this if it's ever needed. Don't let eveeyone scare you. Benzos are a LOT worse so just put it in comparison. Don't let people scare you off because this med might work for you.
Thank you. I was just prescribed this for serious anxiety from ptsd. My biggest worry is weight gain and swelling. Did you notice anything in that area?
Hi panda, I just got prescribed it as well. I’ve been on it a week and so far no weight gain. But I read all the reviews about it causing weight gain and I hope it doesn’t cause any for me as it’s helping with my anxiety and panic attacks
@@PandaA-cv3mm It will increase your appetite if you're feeling good but thats gottta be on your own to control how much and when you it, how and how much you exercise. But if you're worried about weight gain out of nowehere its not gonna happen, its still under your control as i said above. In other words you're not gonna feel an irresistible will to eat like a madman and not exercise at all. Yes will slow down your metabolism a bit, because it is associated with the GABBA neurotransmitter but its nothing out of your personal control. I hope this helps you.
Gabapentin saved my life after years of panic attacks and then after almost breaking my leg and needing 3 surgeries and 1 month in a hospital and 2 months re learning to walk. I switched to Pregabalin for the pain and it acts similar enough to gabapentin for me so it really is the best option for me personally. This is in addition to physical therapy, supplements, and changing my diet to lessen inflammation
I can't stress enough how dangerous Pregabalin withdrawal was for me. I tapered down, and one night i could not move for over an hour. My entire left side jerked involuntarily. My heart was in extreme pain, and racing. Total confusion and disorientation. Finally i was able to call an ambulance. My wonderful doctor is helping me through this with low dose valium. I am taking Pregabalin for neck osteoarthritis. Since tapering, i have agitation also. Has anyone had similar experiences? For some people , it's a miracle drug. But others are not so lucky.
I have been on this drug for 10 years. Was on 300 once a day. And I am now on 150. And I have a splitting headache and feel very nauseous. How are you feeling now
Yes I take Lyrica 150mg twice a day for neuropathy. And when I don't take it or forge to bring it with me on trips I fall violently ill. I can't sleep, have diarrhea, can't eat ,feel clammy, break out in cold sweats. It's like I got a severe flu. I hate this medicine. But it's like I'm in heaven as soon I start back taking it.
@@familyman831 I am scared what will happen to me if I stop taking it cause the truth is I really need it but I don't want to be on this horrible drug forever. I hv sever neuropathy. My hand and legs go numb all the time out of the blue and than they start to burn/tingle.
People who have bad experiences in withdrawal are the ones more likely to comment about it. Some people who get practically no withdrawal are a lot less likely to watch videos like this or comment about them. So basically don't worry about it unless you get them because your really only listening to the scare stories.
@@idontcarestfu My son swears by it for anxiety issues. Though for me, with sciatica not much help. Was hard to get off though. Was hallucinating on side vision.
@@judithmartin1970 TBH based on a few people I know that use this as a legit med there is no major issues! It might help, but it did not help me! BUT if you do start this med then please eventually come off very slowly!
@@redipsman1 yes it will help you a lot it's best it save my life am taking this From last 2 weeks . Bro I can't tell you how bad was my life . I can't sleep , always something going in my mind negative thoughts
Omg david what a shame. What you have to remember is they are highly addictive. Also I missed only a couple of tablets a few weeks ago. The withdrawals are horrendous. Felt like something off the transporting film lol. Helped me within the first three weeks. Keep us posted.
This is my first night taking Lyrica. It's calmed me down alot and my tremor has lessened. I'm worried about the middle of the night. Gotta get my sleep.
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
Hi everyone! I am sooooo glad I found this video! I had a bad fall in 2008 on ice with both hands full and couldn't catch myself and suffered a concussion and major back, neck and knee pain to my right side. After years of chiropractic treatment, nothing has improved but has gotten worse. Not so much my knee, but I feel like if I'm laying down and someone is laying down above me with their feet on my shoulders trying to pull my head off of my body! That is the only way I can explain the pain......lower back moves to upper right back and shoulder, neck, jaw, ear plugging, pressure in my head and then it moves to the front and top of my head. The neck pain feels like I am being choked on the right side of my throat. Neck and head pressure feels like someone has a thumb at the base of my skull right in the middle and is pushing or is palming my head like a basketball and squeezing. My ears plug out of nowhere! I feel a small lump or nodule in my throat on the right side sometimes, but no-one else seems to feel it. The only time I get relief is when I go to bed. It doesn't really bother me when I am laying down and it doesn't disturb my sleep. Within the last 6 months, I've seen an ENT who did an Endoscopy and didn't see anything on my throat, I've had x-rays and ct scans of back and neck and am told that all is well.....but it's not! Finally, after almost 2 years of waiting, got in to see a neurologist and showed her my cds of the xrays and ct scans and the MRI from when I first fell and she said that everything looked beautiful and squeaky clean! She did the normal strength tests with my fingers, hands, feet, etc and all was well. Her diagnosis...you can guess...."You have Fibromyalgia" and prescribed me Lyrica and told me to go talk to a counselor about my pain. I've had this pain for 2 years non-stop and waited almost 2 years to see any neurologist and paid $200 to be told I need counseling and I have Fibromyalgia and take Lyrica! Needless to say....I know that this pain is not in my head like she thinks it is.....and after paying $78 for a bottle of Lyrica, 50mg/3 times a day I decided to read the papers that come with the prescription. When I read alllllll of the side effects and possible side effects.......there is no way on God's green earth that I would ever take this pill!!! I have a high tolerance for pain and will only take something when I can't take the pain anymore, but I will never take this pill, even though it is a low dosage. So that is why I am so thankful that I found this video and all of your comments!!! If anyone can tell me anything to help me, I am open to listening to it! Sorry, my comment is so long, but I am really at the end of my rope and desperate for some relief but not desperate enough to take Lyrica! Thank you all!
Hi, Carmella! I've been in your boat. Just extremely nervous to start this medication. But 50mg is a relatively low dose. If you find that it's too much to have it 3 times a day, you could cut it down to half. You get extended release versions of the tablet at 75mg which you could take in the night before you sleep. Just start on the lowest dose and let your body get adjusted to it. Wish you a speedy recovery!
So basically you came on here to tell us all how amazing you are because you were obviously not in that amount of pain to try anything. Thanks for that! Lists of side effects are mostly rare or never happen.
Pregabalin is amazing for anxiety, but it is only temporary patch. It lets you live life you like. While doing that find core of your anxiety. Change diet, stop drinking, smoking, start exercise, find stress free job, join yoga etc. Yes there will be time to come off, but you ll be stronger than ever before. wean off slowly. Some peoples symptoms might be worse than actual withdrawals. Also when weaning off more glutamate is released in your brain than you are used to. Maybe glutamate low diet could help that during bad times. Just thinking
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
I have severe neuropathy. My hands and legs go numb all the time and then they start to tingle/burn. I take 150mg of Lyrica twice a day. It helps pretty good I guess. Sometimes I forget to take it and then I realize I've run out and need a new script. If I can't get a hold of my DR. by the 4th day I am violently ill. I wish there was another medicine I could take.
tHAT STUFF IS MURDEROUS. iF YOU QUIT USING IT, THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE TERRIBLE. I was NOT WARNED THAT YOU WOULD SUFFER SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS IF YOU STOP TAKING IT.
Kratom maybe, natural leaf ground into powder if you have never heard of it, i probably would ignore anyone mentioning natural supplements until i actually tried kratom was the only thing that ever stopped my pain, morphine didnt come close
@@___blaggard999___8 I’m trying to get OFF of kratom now. Many people are stuck on it, it’s withdrawal is similar to opiates. Plenty of Facebook pages filled with people suffering. If used 2-3 x a week, with breaks, you can get away with using it. If used daily, you will become dependent and getting off of it is a nightmare.
@@sean13 it happens bro its addictive but it does what it says on the tin its a painkiller, i spent two years withdrawing from lyrica its not a nice place to be but it will get better man keep pushing forward
@@sean13 Kratom IS an opioid. People need to start sugar coating stuff just to avoid investigation and research. It's pretty nasty compared to traditional opioids too. As I was limited in options I almost ordered some red maeng da or whatever but when I searched I found this guy who found what looked like a bird's skeleton in his Kratom powder and it was very gross.
Just don't abuse it. Period. As long as you take it correctly you should be fine. I gained a bunch of weight, dry skin, memory loss, blurry vision, etc. It took me 4 days to withdraw from it. After that I felt better every day.
This horrible drug caused tinnitus and Visual snow for me. Stopped taking it once suicidal ideation occured, only took it for 1 month and had a horrible withdrawal while tapering off. I'm now turning 22 years old, I feel very dumb compared to last year before I took this medicine. I feel confident I would've had a different life had I not taken this medicine. Please be wary.
I took 600mg for years, no problems. I'm back on it again after several years of not using it. Now using for anxiety and not pain. I am on other medications for pain.
Taking it now for post surgery back/leg pain, no noticeable improvement or side effects yet but I'm only on 150mg a day. Increasing 50mg weekly till it works or I notice any side effects but I was previously on gabapentin but it made me dopey and the dry mouth was too bad to continue use with no positive effects. Next step is a possibility of nerve blocking injections and I'm not too keen on the idea. If you're debating back surgery for pain (laminectomy or discectomy) I'd try all the alternatives first as, I found out AFTER surgery, the failure rate of the procedure is 40%.
Na it ain't they tell you ,95 percent.That being they open you up cut through muscle remove protruding disc material what they don't come into it other disc will herniate and you left in agony.
I'm very pissed off at my doctor not asking me about my history of depression and anxiety before prescribing pregabalin to me for back pain, he didn't even tell me about potential withdrawal symptoms. I discontinued the medicine when I started feeling good then over next day or two I start feeling increasingly anxious and dysphoric, I handled myself fine because of my past history going through anxiety and depression but I do not appreciate the flashback into one of worst phase of my life. I learned about withdrawal through youtube and google searches and called up my doctor he told me to restart the medication and get off slowly, I do feel better but I'll be looking for a new doctor needless to say.
@Faith I’m weaning off but verrrrrry slowly. I started on a low dose 100 mg/day until I found out it was a Satan drug. I’m not okay with the side effects. It makes my already severe depression 10 times worse.
My daughter in-law took her life 3 days ago! She had been on the drug for three years. She went through agony! She had gone "cold turkey" for two weeks. I cannot imagine what she went through. Be warned this drug can be your worst nightmare.
@@leodiscorpion3350 I did experience the severe withdrawals once after stopping cold turkey, worst feeling ever. I felt the sweats, heart palpitations etc
@@leodiscorpion3350 I actually have been taking Pregabalin on the weekends only, but trying to quit since it's not helping with my SEVERE pain lately 😔
@@sean13 it's used In prisons as an alternative to benzodiapam prescriptions. Im in the UK here an opiate user would not be provided and antispasmodic as a substitute. It is not a narcotic and does not bind to oipate receptors. I stumbled apon it, and noticed the immediate total lack of desire for the next day's usual methadone dose. Then the next and by the week. It seems to have a very rough benzodiapan withdrawal that is approximated at 2 weeks duration . Within the usual benzo withdrawal experience, it sadly comes with a huge amount of reported suicial ideation (in people whom expressed no such experience pre withdrawal). There are no studies as an opiate withdrawal techniques using it as I mentioned before it would be inappropriate for any Dr to utilise and would open them up to loosing thier license for off schedule medication prescriptions with no known outcomes. There is a short period of of 1/2 weeks use before habit forming. If I were in a position similar to yours. My instinct would be to taper your Kratom very slowly due to the heart issues and blood pressure alone. I would perhaps use it for a week at the end. It has a narcotic sensation to it initially. It has been reclassified made a class C, due to the use of it for the high quality/its extremely short period of habit forming. Be very careful not to over use this medicine, it will make you feel poisioed. No matter your previous experience with high doses of opiates. I cannot stress enough to not use it for more than a week at a time without several days break in-between. Keep. Your dose low as possible as its not necessary to take a large one. I am in no way Intended this as direct advice. I am merely commenting on could be going on in a situation similar to the questions you posed. I'm not a Dr and would not wish to be misunderstood . Best of luck.
Is that a listed side effect? Are you sure it was the Lyrica? I just started taking it and feel pretty good with it, and I feel more like exercising and walking.!
@@studyhorse27 Muscle weakness is side effect of Lyrica,but rupture of ligaments and tendons due to muscle weakness are not unknown side effects. I’ve heard of rupture of ligaments and tendons due to muscle weakness without falling down several times.
I took 150mg after lumbar dickectomy surgery for left leg sciatica and it was ABSOLUTELY necessary during recovery. It worked perfectly and wasn’t addictive thank goodness
Please discuss more on how to taper down the use of pregabalin until you can stop using it. My doctor hasn't inform me on the withdrawal effects. Thanks a lot.
I have read that the withdrawal from this medication is as bad or rather worse than heroin. -- and that is from people who had to stop taking it. -- and I have read that it can cause heart issues. All medication has side effects but Pregabalin scares me. I’m on it but weaning off. I’d rather go back on Gabapentin. At least it did not raise my blood pressure or make my heart feel like it is doing flip flops.
From someone who just like you felt soo good from this drug. I’m now in to my 5th year on them, can’t get any positive feeling from them at all, the withdrawals even with tapering are the most brutal experience, I’ve destroyed my stomach and kidneys and I’m now going to NA meetings to try and crack the addiction 🥲.. please don’t do them again. That euphoria they give us (not everyone weirdly) is a glowing warning sign to stay well away x
@@raptures7748 first off, i hope you get well soon, it literally feels bad when a brother/sister suffers. i hope your health improves, and you find a way ti be better than you ever wished. also, i take them once every 4 months or when i rly crave them. i dont need it. i dont get hooked, been doing drugs for years and moderation/ working out/ healthy diet is the key to balance that life style of ours
I take currently 600 mg. of Lyrica. I have neuropathy running down my abdomin. About 40 years ago I had shingles and that is exactly what this feels like. An electric burning sensation that I swear to the Most High were it not for pain meds I would end my life. it is a 12 on a scale of 1-10. That bad!. Anyway Lyrica, 3 Ibuprofen, and kratom 3 times a day keeps me pain free.
I just started taking this 2 days ago for TMJ pain. 75mgs once at bedtime. I felt good after 30-60 minutes of taking the first dose. The next day I felt a little anxious , so I went and had a puff of marijuana (like I normally do) and I was instantly super anxious, super panicky and almost suicidal. I stopped smoking and took it again last night. This morning I woke up with a terrible headache and my heart was pounding. This afternoon the heart pounding is gone but still feeling a little anxious. My questions.. obviously the marijuana increased the side effects, but I’m wondering if these other side effects will go away with time? Should I keep taking it or stop? I’m only taking it once a day and I’m noticing a lot of research is recommending 2-3 times a day. Could I be experiencing withdrawals from the pregabilin 12-16 hours after taking the last dose? Or am I feeling withdrawal from not smoking marijuana? (Im a daily user) Any info would be super helpful please!!
Please stop now while you can taper down if u feel you need to Iv been on 600mg a day for years it’s brutal to come of… my advice find a different solution
Be careful cause I was on it and stopped cold turkey due to my insurance. But I'm on Klonopin also and Lyrica withdraw is 5times worse than any benzo withdraw I'll never take that stuff again. Just be careful
I have fibromyalgia and I was taking pregabalin once a day 75mg. During quarantine I was without the drug and I cant go to the doctor, since I have bronchitis. So I went cold turkey, basically since last week. I cannot endure the migraines/headaches any longer, it feel like my brain is burning, is that a common effect of the withdraw? How long does it last?
You should have had at the very least video call appointments using Skype or Zoom. Please ask your doctor's office about that option of it hasn't been fixed already
I went to Brazil for a week to see my doctor. Got my medicine. Fibryomialgia is an illness. Don't let one's prejudice damage your body and mind. THE PREJUDICE IS THE PRISION OF IGNORANTS!
Yes, headaches and migraines are regular side effects of withdrawal. This IS NOT a substance that you should go cold turkey because it will f you up pretty bad. 75mg/day is not a high dose, you should be able to taper it pretty fast and without problems.
Lyrica pros: helps many with nerve pain and other health issues. Lyrica cons: May feel constant urge to leap off a building. But it's alright folks. It's allegedly a rare side effect. Seriously? Tell that to the many people going through withdrawal, even with a slow taper. We are not rare. For the record, i am tapering slowly off 150mg . Quite a low dose, which i take for nerve pain. I am tapering off at 10mg very slowly. And as you probably can tell from my post, i am in the full throes of the agitated side effect. Once i take my next dose, i will a calm little medicated lamb. With memory problems, loss of balance and muscle twitching. I don't drink or do drugs for the record. Correction: i do Lyrica. Because now, after taking it for 2 years at a moderate dosage, I crave this rubbish.
How are you dealing with the memory issues? Just found out a family member has been taking 150 mg a day for the past 2 years. Curiously enough, they’re having memories issues too, like forgetting stuff quickly and not understanding basic stuff in general, crazy!!!
@Grams 😂 Medicatedl little lamb, i like that😃 Well its been a long time and i have tapered down slowly from 150mg to 75mg. Good thing is my balance has improved, my heart is not racing . I do feel emotionally numb though.
@@paolo2512 My memory is still terrible, but i am trying to see the funny side of it. Its short term memory loss, but its probably the least rotten side effect. I am still on 75mg daily though, so when i finally get off it i hope to remember at least something😃. Really sorry that your family member is having trouble.
600mg for 8 years now - Dr omitted the addiction that comes with it. Withdrawls are terrible if I forget a dose, after 2 days I can't function at all. Even too ill to walk directly across the road to the Chemist for my script. 20 minutes after taking it again, I'm multitasking - cooking, cleaning, typing, reading and full of energy. It's got me but what can I do? My body is broken and won't heal, so I take it but worry what happens if my tolerance goes up further.
Lyrica will mess you up. My Endocrinologist pushes this Drug as I have did real Stupid things taking this drug. I will be glad to discuss this with anyone.
Listen if you need them for nerve damage or anxiety or fits they are excellent the help but you do depend on them which I would rather have a pain relief then have nothing
I lost 40 lbs on this drug, sever food effects. I only ate basically fish chicken, vegetables and berries. I am having a very hard time getting back to normal food and it makes me very nauseated.
Me 18 (male) ive got pregabalin prescribed: I'm on 125mg (1-0-1-0) so 250mg per day (started with 50mg per day) because of neuropathic nerve pain caused by alocholsim (sober alcoholic), RLS and anxiety.... The medication reliefed my pain very well.... but not enough... especially for my legs... arr so I was wondering if you would recommend tpüo increase the dosage to 150mg 2x per day so 300mg daily.... or is this risky because of withdrawls or something like that or is there a point for the pain where a higher pregabalin dosage wont be more useful
300mg might be ok in you case for a while but consult your doctor first, dont do it by yourself just to see and also dont get spooked by alarming comments, ve rational and balanced, i'm sure this medicine can help you a lot.
Hello everyone ! My girlfriend is currently addicted to Pregabalin she went through some trauma a few years back and started taking pre gabs and zop I clone to cope with it . She’s now taking 3 x 300 mg a day and it’s changed her so much she’s so loud and doesn’t know what she’s doing from one minute to the next cause she’s so off her head .. what can I do to get her off this shit is there anything to make the withdrawal any easier can anyone help please I love this girl more than life itself but getting her off this shit had become such a mission it’s wearing me down but I know I’m the only one who can help her no one else cares thanks
@@oussamaitani4852 I used to take somewhere around 900mg a day and I would basically stop breathing randomly, the loud part sounds familiar. Now I'm on 150mg a day and it still give me withdrawal if I don't take it daily.
You’re a good soul to not abandon her!! Surviving pregabalin is a Facebook page. You’ll find lots if experienced people there. Good luck to you both !!
I have a box or pregabalin 75 that contains two capsules. Is each capsule 75 mg, or do both add up to 75mg? In other words, if I take both at the same time is the dosage 150mg? There's a huge difference between taking one capsule and taking two together!
Just started my second pill I noticed an improvement with leg and back pain I have a stimulator in my spine and new issue has started with legs and my spine again I hope this works and I won't need more surgery
Thanks for the info- I have been prescribed Lyrica for very bad leg pain and foot cramps- I don't know if I will take it-- seems to work for some but most ppl have a bad affect on it. I don't know.......?:( but im in pain.
Ive had some bad car accidents and an accident where I fell out of my ceiling (not my fault lol). Pregabalin is the only thing that stops the nerve pain for me and without it I would be writhing in pain constantly and it allows me to function. Great medication, I am on 450mgs a day
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
hi iv found that withdrawal is different fom person to person iv been on it for around 3years on150mgs 3 times a day i tried to go 1day without them not long back and i felt shit to be honest but my neighbour can stop whenever she likes and is fine. so you could well be ok, also i never get this euphoric feeling some people get it just takes my back pain away. hope you get on ok karen, all the best, michelle
@@michellebrentnall6131 Thank you Michelle ! I' d been taking this medication to treat body stiffness and anxiety. And I ' d been thinking how could I ever stop. Thank you for your encouragement Michelle. I hope you get well soon.
@@karenabjelina5036 but why stop? If you feel good on it and you control the dosage right why would you stop? Of course you're gonna feel really bad if you stop cold turkey after so much time. Don't do that. Or at least don't be shocked if situation will go south fast.
Pregabalin from Mylan can cause the loss of vision completely... I'm scared for my mom so ill tell her to tell her doctor that she will go back to Cinarizin, even if her heads starts to hurt again.. there are a lot of side effects and she has to take 75mg 2 times a day too... its not worth it.
I'm totally against the wreckless prescribing of Gabapentinoids but if it works for her it's not that simple. You should definitely discuss it with her doctor though. Also you specified the Mylan brand. Is that a specific ingredient that's causing it and is not found in others or is the pregabalin itself the problem? Maybe you can negotiate a safer generic or the original brand (probably a lot more expensive). I am stuck with very intense spinal pain and I am not the least bit convinced that this is a safe alternative to opioids. In fact it seems to be a lot more dangerous in terms of adverse reactions, dependence and withdrawal, possibly life long complications and on top of that usually very low efficacy. It is also as abused as any substance out there so they are literally selling snake oil when they sign the prescription with the Lyrica pen the salesmen give them!
I am suffering from severe nerve pain, punendal 100mgs 3 x per day - it’s helping but they may be raising my dose - It makes me more wonky than ppl state, I hope I don’t have any bad side effects but I need it or I would not survive this pain. So far I’m doing OK. Dry mouth is def a thing. I need to work! My Dr was wondering if we may try something else, anyway be around again. Just 6 weeks into this hell, no idea what caused this
I can't answer the gabapentin question, but I can say gabapentin had zero effect on me while this helped with my nerve pain. I'd like to see the answer too.
@@sneakybadger9580 Who really gives a damn how you say it Mate, it is the Drug from hell. Lyrica will really mess your mind up. Do not ever take it. It almost killed me.
Ease could you do a video on the interaction of sodium valproate and Pregabalin....i jave a person who was prescribed this, it they did t clarify whether she should carry on with Epilim, or stop. Seems lime a double up?
had a c-5 to c-7 fusion and my family doctor has prescribed me pregamblin for pain management from this and i have a couple other lower disc givig me issues some times and i try to deal with it as much as i can with otc's but use the pregamblin maybe 3 some times 4 days a week @ 3, 100mg a day and havent noticed any of said side effect or withdrawals during the 3 or 4 days a week that i dont use pregamblin, and my question is, is that enough clean time each week to not have to go through withdraw if i do notice a side effect and want to quit.
I starting to take this drugs 0,25 dosis 3 times a day. I felt stoned on it, crave for sugar/sweets, my body feels heavy and it makes me really sleepy and I find everything funny. For my anxiety it did wonders, my mood was so much better, altho I never had a problem with it, since it's been always very stable. The side affects for me are: Rash on my belly, from my ribs to my upper chest I feel pain and it's on both sides and I have a weird pain in the middle of my foot that feels if some one is bitting on it. I'm not sure how to go on, my psychiatrist tells me to keep taking it. So what to do, I don't drink alcohol, don't use other drugs and since two months I quit drinking caffeine and stopped eating sweets and sugar.
SIR Pranam thanks I'm Dr Mohan Patil Govandi Mumbai East suffering from paralysis diabetes and hypertension tingling nbmess my serum creatinine level is 1.45 can I take pregablin 75 mg thrice a day with other daibetic medicines for prolong period Please let me know about it SIR thanks DR MohanPatil Govandi East Mumbai Orchid residency
Am on this medication from 2019 because of a broken neck Am Am discharge from my clinic but can't sleep if I dont take pregasafe75mg Am so fed up don't know what to do I need help from Jamaica
I have experienced severe memory loss, hair loss, severe dry mouth and frequent urination to the point where I had accidents on myself 😢 it torture every time I decrease my dose, I’m currently on 50 mg once a day and trying to trapper slowly but I don’t want to be on this medication ever again!!! It’s cause me not to care about anything 😢 Pray for me
Please don't take this!!!!. It is the worst med I've ever taken. It will hurt you big time. I've got serious nerve pain in my face and neck after an accident- i was on opiates, then switched to methadone, then switched to this demon drug Pregabalin with a low dose of oxy. It's highly addicted, changes your personality for the worst and makes you nauseous and fat. Im in week 3 coming off cold Turkey, it is off the planet painful. Way way worst than the other two. Been through it all. Doctors and pain specialists are going textbook, because it doesn't have the name "morphine".
@@taniafleming4859 All right thanks, I thought it reduces neuropathic pains and improves sleep, I m on on 450mg a day I will tapper it to reduce the impact of withdrawal till I go off it. I notice serious pain and mood swings the day I didn't take at all, I will stand the withdrawal. My problem was to make sure it doesn't effect bone formation. I can stand it's withdrawal. Thanks for your review.
@@MyChannel-pi7ii This drug gave me insomnia too. But everyone is different aye. All I know it's ruined my life, for now, until it's totally detoxed out of my body. Not sure how I'm going to cope with my chronic nerve damage pain because doctors and pain specialists only want to give "difficult " patients like me paracetamol and ibuprofen. Paracetamol rots your liver. And it doesn't help with severe non repairable injuries. It's a hard one. You're not alone. Hope you have a good doctor who can help and care for you.
took me 2 years to withdraw from bro it makes heroine look like childs play in terms off addiction and withdrawel i abused it many times but left me very agressive and rageful after a while
@@TadhgcDoran me too , now I am getting off of it , and withdraw symptoms are killing me I woke up today vomiting and nothing stays in my stomach, please stop taking it if you can
Same here man I was on it for years just came off it two months ago and my life has improved soooo much I thought it was helping but it was only making my anxiety worse when I didn't have it
Not recreational I was taking 75mgs three times a day for a lotta years and it always made me feel very slugish and I had weird movements sometime but the withdrawal was terrible
I've been on this for two years inbetween dosages of 50mg to 100mg daily because I've got nerve damage on my left leg and bottom of spine (I had two discs removed over a year ago) can they cause sweating?? Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Long term is it dangerous?
They reckon it prevents the development of new neurons in the brain, but the jury is still out on whether or not this is a real problem The term they used is neurogenesis. This drug reduces neurogenesis
I've been talking 75mg twice a day for nearly 3 weeks, and it's done nothing so far,, i think it all depends on the individual,, my anxiety has been crippling since February,, was well for 12 years, then bang, from good to dreadfull I have bipolar, today my docs give me, 150mg twice a day, hopefully they'll. Start to work,, mixed reviews as normal ON these comments, it does state on. the video, that there's no evidence, it's good for anxiety,, but do hope that's, wrong, cos I don't want to end up. In hospital again,,. because its full of drug addicts, and alcoholic, s they get all the good meds,, valium, diazepam etc,, its self afflicted,, ime preying to god, they start to work,,
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
@@lesliedubbinswan6703 what if you have to stop taking them because the tablets are damaging your liver? Don't rely on tablets anxiety is easy to beat with out that
@@homepathy I got Lyrica prescribed for Generalized Anxiety Disorder n I asked to lower my diazepam n noticed it took away most of the withdrawal symptoms.
ive been using pregabalin for anxiety almost two years, 600mg a day. ive experienced some weight gain maybe because other medication with pregabalin, i have difficulty to produce speech sometimes and i have memory problems elevated since ive had them before too, dizzines is mildly present sometimes and libido is lowered, physical pain tolerance maybe higher than usual and being in uncomfortable physical conditions is easier. when taking first time and i would feel euphoria for awhile but longer time using same dosage euphoria would cease. for me it has worked keeping anxiety in moderation so it was huge help. but for longer time i feel like my other emotions have been lowered like sensitive emotions like sadness or reactions to beautiful things or otherwise emotions that require internal softness and i miss feeling those emotions like usual. my dreams wouldnt be so interesting either. no clear lucid dreaming and no wet dreams etc. I think alot trying to lower and stop pregabalin because i want to feel those beautiful things again but same time the anxiety i had was crushingly intense and i dont want to live like that either. Maybe if i start to stop now and got tru the one of hellgate of withdrawal symtpoms my anxiety would be in control and i could feel more again. but i cant never know i dont try. If that would be the case i can always tell doctor to get back to medication.
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
@@TheDjaypattalion My dose started at 75mg, first it made me feel better but when tolerance catches up it made me feel bad. I think 25mg is so low dose for you that tolerance will instantly fights it.
I'm on 900mg of pregablin I'm prescribed it for nerve pain I live in England and we only get 300mg tablets as I said I'm on 900mg a day I take one in the morning and one at dinner but buy tea time I get withdrawal
Been on this for years for nerve damage and anxiety on the highest dose 600mg a day I don't think it works until I don't take it and feel literally suicidal
This drug Lyrica may work for many & that is wonderful, BUT PLEASE IF YOU START TO HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS/IDEATION, SEEK HELP. At the time 2019 we didn't know about the possible side effects of suicidal thoughts, tragically we lost our beautiful daughter, she was taking Lyrica and Cymbalta for pain at the time the Fact Sheet wasn't very clear about the side effects but last year 2022 in Australia the information was updated to include Suicidal thoughts as a possible side effect. Please please be careful
I wish i had done more research but I had no choice taking something for the pain I was in and still am in. I am up to 300ml a day. Weight gain is def a side affect
Try slowly taking less and less. I was stuck on some REALLY strong stuff 4 years but it got so bad and having 2 take more and more I HAD 2 make the not so easy decision of self weening. After some time I was able 2 "tough it out" as far as the pain was concerned 2 where my body slowly got used 2 tolerating the pain and eventually the actual pain started 2 lessen. Not easy but very possible and I eventually feel SO MUCH BETTER
i am down to 75mg a day now i am going to come off it soon side effects being on it like memory loss i am going to start missing a day for a while then off it take care everyone
Ime also on. amitripytaline, quetiapine,12years, and was put on lamotragine,, cos ime up and down, and it was MENT to stablalise. Me but, hasn't, been on it 3 months and no joy...
@@Darexdevil hows it going m8 are you on pregablin im only on 600mg a day now i droped 300mg but im doing fine im on it for nuraphick nerve pain du to i had a brain injury and it lft me with a strok but i get by lol you have to keep going brouther init i hope your well all the best from scotland
Even if it takes a long time before you start having bad side effects it is a warning that people should think about, I had no withdrawal or side effects until maybe 65 years, I get horrible dry mouth and severe itching, if I cut down even a little, I have cut down by 25mg so far and I am getting the itching and very dry mouth; was on 150mg, but the other med I take is making it much worse🎉 and migraines!
but it only takes 6 months to build tolerance, gabbapentinoids have a rapid tolerance build so you will have to be very lucky for this med to keep working long term and its worse than heroine and Xanax withdrawal combined and lasts years, be careful
@@___blaggard999___8 withdrawal worse than heroine and xanax combined?? What is your source for this i wonder?? Why do you spread such utterly bullshit fera mongering trash, i dont get it...
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Honestly this drug is different for different people. I've been on and off it for anxiety and it gives me a mild calming effect. I've found every ssri horrible and this is tolerable. I'm on 500mg daily and my life is going much better than before I took this med. I've detoxed from alcohol and nothing will be worse than that so I don't worry about a detox from this if it's ever needed. Don't let eveeyone scare you. Benzos are a LOT worse so just put it in comparison. Don't let people scare you off because this med might work for you.
Exactly
Thank you. I was just prescribed this for serious anxiety from ptsd. My biggest worry is weight gain and swelling. Did you notice anything in that area?
Hi panda, I just got prescribed it as well. I’ve been on it a week and so far no weight gain. But I read all the reviews about it causing weight gain and I hope it doesn’t cause any for me as it’s helping with my anxiety and panic attacks
Does it make you really tired and effect work?
@@PandaA-cv3mm It will increase your appetite if you're feeling good but thats gottta be on your own to control how much and when you it, how and how much you exercise. But if you're worried about weight gain out of nowehere its not gonna happen, its still under your control as i said above. In other words you're not gonna feel an irresistible will to eat like a madman and not exercise at all. Yes will slow down your metabolism a bit, because it is associated with the GABBA neurotransmitter but its nothing out of your personal control. I hope this helps you.
Gabapentin saved my life after years of panic attacks and then after almost breaking my leg and needing 3 surgeries and 1 month in a hospital and 2 months re learning to walk. I switched to Pregabalin for the pain and it acts similar enough to gabapentin for me so it really is the best option for me personally. This is in addition to physical therapy, supplements, and changing my diet to lessen inflammation
I can't stress enough how dangerous Pregabalin withdrawal was for me.
I tapered down, and one night i could not move for over an hour. My entire left side jerked involuntarily.
My heart was in extreme pain, and racing. Total confusion and disorientation.
Finally i was able to call an ambulance.
My wonderful doctor is helping me through this with low dose valium.
I am taking Pregabalin for neck osteoarthritis.
Since tapering, i have agitation also.
Has anyone had similar experiences?
For some people , it's a miracle drug.
But others are not so lucky.
I have been on this drug for 10 years.
Was on 300 once a day. And I am now on 150. And I have a splitting headache and feel very nauseous. How are you feeling now
Could I ask the dosage you were on please? People do severely underestimate how intense the withdrawals are 🥲
@@raptures7748 nothing compared 2 allot of things trust me.
I came off of zolpidem and that was awfull
Yes I take Lyrica 150mg twice a day for neuropathy. And when I don't take it or forge to bring it with me on trips I fall violently ill. I can't sleep, have diarrhea, can't eat ,feel clammy, break out in cold sweats. It's like I got a severe flu. I hate this medicine. But it's like I'm in heaven as soon I start back taking it.
@@familyman831 I am scared what will happen to me if I stop taking it cause the truth is I really need it but I don't want to be on this horrible drug forever. I hv sever neuropathy. My hand and legs go numb all the time out of the blue and than they start to burn/tingle.
The BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES means high BP upon standing, walking, lifting heavy objects, housework, or anything besides sitting or lying down, etc.
People who have bad experiences in withdrawal are the ones more likely to comment about it. Some people who get practically no withdrawal are a lot less likely to watch videos like this or comment about them. So basically don't worry about it unless you get them because your really only listening to the scare stories.
this is a good point 👍🏻
Very helpful video. Just about to start this medication. You have given me a good insight to any risks. Thank you
how did it go??
@@idontcarestfu My son swears by it for anxiety issues. Though for me, with sciatica not much help. Was hard to get off though. Was hallucinating on side vision.
@@TonyG-iu4td I was prescribed it for leg pain but. haven't started it yet- I don't know?? if I will
@@judithmartin1970 TBH based on a few people I know that use this as a legit med there is no major issues! It might help, but it did not help me! BUT if you do start this med then please eventually come off very slowly!
@@TonyG-iu4td that's called altered perception, not hallucination.
Wonder drug for anxiety. Saved my life. Not even thinking of coming of it.
I have extreme panic disorder and agoraphobia, nights are terrifying for me, do you have any suggestions based upon that?
@@redipsman1 yes it will help you a lot it's best it save my life am taking this From last 2 weeks . Bro I can't tell you how bad was my life . I can't sleep , always something going in my mind negative thoughts
@@redipsman1 and yes , I also have anxiety and social phobia
Beth forrest, I really hope they start to work for me, cos ime getting desperate, and don't want to end up in. Hospital, again, fingers crossed!!??
Omg david what a shame. What you have to remember is they are highly addictive. Also I missed only a couple of tablets a few weeks ago. The withdrawals are horrendous. Felt like something off the transporting film lol. Helped me within the first three weeks. Keep us posted.
This is my first night taking Lyrica. It's calmed me down alot and my tremor has lessened. I'm worried about the middle of the night. Gotta get my sleep.
@@davidnoelfranks1124 people die in care accidents but everyone still drives. Just because it happened to you doesn't mean it will happen to others
Try thinking abt positive memories, the events that make you happy, you will have good feelings.
@@davidnoelfranks1124 I have that after having a couple drinks
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
@@TheDjaypattalion Thanks. It took about 3 months before it helped.
Hi everyone! I am sooooo glad I found this video! I had a bad fall in 2008 on ice with both hands full and couldn't catch myself and suffered a concussion and major back, neck and knee pain to my right side. After years of chiropractic treatment, nothing has improved but has gotten worse. Not so much my knee, but I feel like if I'm laying down and someone is laying down above me with their feet on my shoulders trying to pull my head off of my body! That is the only way I can explain the pain......lower back moves to upper right back and shoulder, neck, jaw, ear plugging, pressure in my head and then it moves to the front and top of my head. The neck pain feels like I am being choked on the right side of my throat. Neck and head pressure feels like someone has a thumb at the base of my skull right in the middle and is pushing or is palming my head like a basketball and squeezing. My ears plug out of nowhere! I feel a small lump or nodule in my throat on the right side sometimes, but no-one else seems to feel it. The only time I get relief is when I go to bed. It doesn't really bother me when I am laying down and it doesn't disturb my sleep. Within the last 6 months, I've seen an ENT who did an Endoscopy and didn't see anything on my throat, I've had x-rays and ct scans of back and neck and am told that all is well.....but it's not! Finally, after almost 2 years of waiting, got in to see a neurologist and showed her my cds of the xrays and ct scans and the MRI from when I first fell and she said that everything looked beautiful and squeaky clean! She did the normal strength tests with my fingers, hands, feet, etc and all was well. Her diagnosis...you can guess...."You have Fibromyalgia" and prescribed me Lyrica and told me to go talk to a counselor about my pain. I've had this pain for 2 years non-stop and waited almost 2 years to see any neurologist and paid $200 to be told I need counseling and I have Fibromyalgia and take Lyrica! Needless to say....I know that this pain is not in my head like she thinks it is.....and after paying $78 for a bottle of Lyrica, 50mg/3 times a day I decided to read the papers that come with the prescription. When I read alllllll of the side effects and possible side effects.......there is no way on God's green earth that I would ever take this pill!!! I have a high tolerance for pain and will only take something when I can't take the pain anymore, but I will never take this pill, even though it is a low dosage. So that is why I am so thankful that I found this video and all of your comments!!! If anyone can tell me anything to help me, I am open to listening to it! Sorry, my comment is so long, but I am really at the end of my rope and desperate for some relief but not desperate enough to take Lyrica! Thank you all!
Hi, Carmella! I've been in your boat. Just extremely nervous to start this medication. But 50mg is a relatively low dose. If you find that it's too much to have it 3 times a day, you could cut it down to half. You get extended release versions of the tablet at 75mg which you could take in the night before you sleep.
Just start on the lowest dose and let your body get adjusted to it.
Wish you a speedy recovery!
So basically you came on here to tell us all how amazing you are because you were obviously not in that amount of pain to try anything. Thanks for that! Lists of side effects are mostly rare or never happen.
Have you tried physical therapy along with chiropractic care? Sometimes a specific set of exercises tailored just for you can be helpful.
acupuncture or a tens machine
You need to start smoking weed
Pregabalin is amazing for anxiety, but it is only temporary patch. It lets you live life you like. While doing that find core of your anxiety. Change diet, stop drinking, smoking, start exercise, find stress free job, join yoga etc. Yes there will be time to come off, but you ll be stronger than ever before. wean off slowly. Some peoples symptoms might be worse than actual withdrawals. Also when weaning off more glutamate is released in your brain than you are used to. Maybe glutamate low diet could help that during bad times. Just thinking
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
@@TheDjaypattalion how have you been?
I have severe neuropathy. My hands and legs go numb all the time and then they start to tingle/burn. I take 150mg of Lyrica twice a day. It helps pretty good I guess. Sometimes I forget to take it and then I realize I've run out and need a new script. If I can't get a hold of my DR. by the 4th day I am violently ill. I wish there was another medicine I could take.
tHAT STUFF IS MURDEROUS. iF YOU QUIT USING IT, THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE TERRIBLE. I was NOT WARNED THAT YOU WOULD SUFFER SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS IF YOU STOP TAKING IT.
I really like it for anxiety,600mg does the job within an hour!!
You take 600mg in one go?
@@Carllizard I normally take 900/1200mg in one go if needed. 600mg is my minimum.
Yikes, all at once!?
Jesus I'm scared to start taking this now. Although my Dr said will probably be a long term plan for my pinched nerve
Kratom maybe, natural leaf ground into powder if you have never heard of it, i probably would ignore anyone mentioning natural supplements until i actually tried kratom was the only thing that ever stopped my pain, morphine didnt come close
@@___blaggard999___8 I’m trying to get OFF of kratom now. Many people are stuck on it, it’s withdrawal is similar to opiates. Plenty of Facebook pages filled with people suffering. If used 2-3 x a week, with breaks, you can get away with using it. If used daily, you will become dependent and getting off of it is a nightmare.
@@sean13 it happens bro its addictive but it does what it says on the tin its a painkiller, i spent two years withdrawing from lyrica its not a nice place to be but it will get better man keep pushing forward
@@sean13 Kratom IS an opioid. People need to start sugar coating stuff just to avoid investigation and research. It's pretty nasty compared to traditional opioids too. As I was limited in options I almost ordered some red maeng da or whatever but when I searched I found this guy who found what looked like a bird's skeleton in his Kratom powder and it was very gross.
Just don't abuse it. Period. As long as you take it correctly you should be fine. I gained a bunch of weight, dry skin, memory loss, blurry vision, etc. It took me 4 days to withdraw from it. After that I felt better every day.
I was prescribed Lyraca for chronic back pain due to herniated disc. It did nothing for my pain but did exacerbate my COPD. I stopped taking it.
This horrible drug caused tinnitus and Visual snow for me. Stopped taking it once suicidal ideation occured, only took it for 1 month and had a horrible withdrawal while tapering off. I'm now turning 22 years old, I feel very dumb compared to last year before I took this medicine. I feel confident I would've had a different life had I not taken this medicine. Please be wary.
Read what I wrote about this terrible terrible Drug.
What were you feeling during the withdraw and for how long?
Daily dosage?
I took 600mg for years, no problems. I'm back on it again after several years of not using it. Now using for anxiety and not pain. I am on other medications for pain.
interesting. I got tinnitus and visual snow from ssris
Taking it now for post surgery back/leg pain, no noticeable improvement or side effects yet but I'm only on 150mg a day. Increasing 50mg weekly till it works or I notice any side effects but I was previously on gabapentin but it made me dopey and the dry mouth was too bad to continue use with no positive effects. Next step is a possibility of nerve blocking injections and I'm not too keen on the idea.
If you're debating back surgery for pain (laminectomy or discectomy) I'd try all the alternatives first as, I found out AFTER surgery, the failure rate of the procedure is 40%.
Na it ain't they tell you ,95 percent.That being they open you up cut through muscle remove protruding disc material what they don't come into it other disc will herniate and you left in agony.
😊😅😮😢🎉😂❤
It worked perfectly for my lumbar diskectomy at 150mg recovery
I wish I could take it, but it causes swelling in my hands, arm, feet, legs. It's sucks that I can't take it, because it seemed to help with my pain.
I'm very pissed off at my doctor not asking me about my history of depression and anxiety before prescribing pregabalin to me for back pain, he didn't even tell me about potential withdrawal symptoms. I discontinued the medicine when I started feeling good then over next day or two I start feeling increasingly anxious and dysphoric, I handled myself fine because of my past history going through anxiety and depression but I do not appreciate the flashback into one of worst phase of my life. I learned about withdrawal through youtube and google searches and called up my doctor he told me to restart the medication and get off slowly, I do feel better but I'll be looking for a new doctor needless to say.
Define slowly? I want to get off..... is taking it once a week too fast?
I’m annoyed at my doctor for telling me that Pregabalin is not physically addictive or can cause heart problems long term.
@Faith I’m weaning off but verrrrrry slowly. I started on a low dose 100 mg/day until I found out it was a Satan drug. I’m not okay with the side effects. It makes my already severe depression 10 times worse.
My daughter in-law took her life 3 days ago! She had been on the drug for three years. She went through agony! She had gone "cold turkey" for two weeks. I cannot imagine what she went through. Be warned this drug can be your worst nightmare.
With these medications u still have to exercise and take vitamins and can't mix alcohol with the drugs this 75mg works for me
good luck if you ever try to come off it
@@venusdemilo3378 why? what happens with u after withdrawal?
@@leodiscorpion3350 I did experience the severe withdrawals once after stopping cold turkey, worst feeling ever. I felt the sweats, heart palpitations etc
@@venusdemilo3378 thats horrible.. i hope youre doing great now
@@leodiscorpion3350 I actually have been taking Pregabalin on the weekends only, but trying to quit since it's not helping with my SEVERE pain lately 😔
It's great for oipate and methadone withdrawal.It' custs through the all physical and mental stress and depression. This needs to be investigated.
It’s used quite commonly for that. Did you use it that way? I’m trying to get off of kratom
@@sean13 yes don't go over 2 weeks.. Straight off 100mgs a day.
I've not seen any medical papers on methadone withdrawal. On my in prisons as a substitute
Of 1100mg methadone.
@@sean13 it's used In prisons as an alternative to benzodiapam prescriptions. Im in the UK here an opiate user would not be provided and antispasmodic as a substitute. It is not a narcotic and does not bind to oipate receptors. I stumbled apon it, and noticed the immediate total lack of desire for the next day's usual methadone dose. Then the next and by the week. It seems to have a very rough benzodiapan withdrawal that is approximated at 2 weeks duration . Within the usual benzo withdrawal experience, it sadly comes with a huge amount of reported suicial ideation (in people whom expressed no such experience pre withdrawal). There are no studies as an opiate withdrawal techniques using it as I mentioned before it would be inappropriate for any Dr to utilise and would open them up to loosing thier license for off schedule medication prescriptions with no known outcomes. There is a short period of of 1/2 weeks use before habit forming. If I were in a position similar to yours. My instinct would be to taper your Kratom very slowly due to the heart issues and blood pressure alone. I would perhaps use it for a week at the end. It has a narcotic sensation to it initially. It has been reclassified made a class C, due to the use of it for the high quality/its extremely short period of habit forming. Be very careful not to over use this medicine, it will make you feel poisioed. No matter your previous experience with high doses of opiates. I cannot stress enough to not use it for more than a week at a time without several days break in-between. Keep. Your dose low as possible as its not necessary to take a large one. I am in no way Intended this as direct advice. I am merely commenting on could be going on in a situation similar to the questions you posed. I'm not a Dr and would not wish to be misunderstood . Best of luck.
I tore many ligaments and tendons due to Lyrica induced muscle atrophy, so I’m mostly bedridden now.
Is that a listed side effect? Are you sure it was the Lyrica? I just started taking it and feel pretty good with it, and I feel more like exercising and walking.!
@@studyhorse27 Muscle weakness is side effect of Lyrica,but rupture of ligaments and tendons due to muscle weakness are not unknown side effects. I’ve heard of rupture of ligaments and tendons due to muscle weakness without falling down several times.
What is muscle braking please tell me it means. Thank u sir. Bless u!
I took 150mg after lumbar dickectomy surgery for left leg sciatica and it was ABSOLUTELY necessary during recovery. It worked perfectly and wasn’t addictive thank goodness
Please discuss more on how to taper down the use of pregabalin until you can stop using it. My doctor hasn't inform me on the withdrawal effects. Thanks a lot.
Been use it for neuropathy. How to taper off without horrible withdrawal symptoms??
i use three 150 MG pill at a time . gets you relaxed am i abusing it ?
i tried taking like 300mg and i felt soo good.. i felt exactly myself.. problem is i dont wanna be addicted to meds... Sucks.
I have read that the withdrawal from this medication is as bad or rather worse than heroin. -- and that is from people who had to stop taking it. -- and I have read that it can cause heart issues. All medication has side effects but Pregabalin scares me. I’m on it but weaning off. I’d rather go back on Gabapentin. At least it did not raise my blood pressure or make my heart feel like it is doing flip flops.
From someone who just like you felt soo good from this drug. I’m now in to my 5th year on them, can’t get any positive feeling from them at all, the withdrawals even with tapering are the most brutal experience, I’ve destroyed my stomach and kidneys and I’m now going to NA meetings to try and crack the addiction 🥲.. please don’t do them again. That euphoria they give us (not everyone weirdly) is a glowing warning sign to stay well away x
@@raptures7748 first off, i hope you get well soon, it literally feels bad when a brother/sister suffers.
i hope your health improves, and you find a way ti be better than you ever wished.
also, i take them once every 4 months or when i rly crave them. i dont need it. i dont get hooked, been doing drugs for years and moderation/ working out/ healthy diet is the key to balance that life style of ours
@@lilybond6485 I'm the same as you. I'm on my knees…
I take currently 600 mg. of Lyrica. I have neuropathy running down my abdomin. About 40 years ago I had shingles and that is exactly what this feels like. An electric burning sensation that I swear to the Most High were it not for pain meds I would end my life. it is a 12 on a scale of 1-10. That bad!. Anyway Lyrica, 3 Ibuprofen, and kratom 3 times a day keeps me pain free.
I’ve had 1200mg in one swallow and nearly 2000mg throughout the day a handful of times.
I just started taking this 2 days ago for TMJ pain. 75mgs once at bedtime.
I felt good after 30-60 minutes of taking the first dose. The next day I felt a little anxious , so I went and had a puff of marijuana (like I normally do) and I was instantly super anxious, super panicky and almost suicidal.
I stopped smoking and took it again last night. This morning I woke up with a terrible headache and my heart was pounding. This afternoon the heart pounding is gone but still feeling a little anxious. My questions.. obviously the marijuana increased the side effects, but I’m wondering if these other side effects will go away with time? Should I keep taking it or stop? I’m only taking it once a day and I’m noticing a lot of research is recommending 2-3 times a day.
Could I be experiencing withdrawals from the pregabilin 12-16 hours after taking the last dose? Or am I feeling withdrawal from not smoking marijuana? (Im a daily user)
Any info would be super helpful please!!
@Grams what about the come down? To get off of it? Hard? Bad withdrawals?
Sir sexual side effects yes or no
Please stop now while you can taper down if u feel you need to Iv been on 600mg a day for years it’s brutal to come of… my advice find a different solution
Be careful cause I was on it and stopped cold turkey due to my insurance. But I'm on Klonopin also and Lyrica withdraw is 5times worse than any benzo withdraw I'll never take that stuff again. Just be careful
@@jattwaadjattwaad309 i found that it me stay hard and last longer probably the best plus has several negatives
can barely read the words on my screen anymore..think it might be this.
I have fibromyalgia and I was taking pregabalin once a day 75mg. During quarantine I was without the drug and I cant go to the doctor, since I have bronchitis. So I went cold turkey, basically since last week. I cannot endure the migraines/headaches any longer, it feel like my brain is burning, is that a common effect of the withdraw? How long does it last?
You should have had at the very least video call appointments using Skype or Zoom. Please ask your doctor's office about that option of it hasn't been fixed already
I went to Brazil for a week to see my doctor. Got my medicine. Fibryomialgia is an illness. Don't let one's prejudice damage your body and mind. THE PREJUDICE IS THE PRISION OF IGNORANTS!
Yes, headaches and migraines are regular side effects of withdrawal. This IS NOT a substance that you should go cold turkey because it will f you up pretty bad. 75mg/day is not a high dose, you should be able to taper it pretty fast and without problems.
@@adriancioroianu1704 I am taking 75mg too for anxiety
Am taking it for my nerves..
My doctor advice me to take it in 2 weeks time. Another check up
Lyrica pros: helps many with nerve pain and other health issues.
Lyrica cons: May feel constant urge to leap off a building.
But it's alright folks. It's allegedly a rare side effect.
Seriously?
Tell that to the many people going through withdrawal, even with a slow taper.
We are not rare.
For the record, i am tapering slowly off 150mg . Quite a low dose, which i take for nerve pain.
I am tapering off at 10mg very slowly. And as you probably can tell from my post, i am in the full throes of the agitated side effect.
Once i take my next dose, i will a calm little medicated lamb.
With memory problems, loss of balance and muscle twitching.
I don't drink or do drugs for the record.
Correction: i do Lyrica. Because now, after taking it for 2 years at a moderate dosage, I crave this rubbish.
How are you dealing with the memory issues? Just found out a family member has been taking 150 mg a day for the past 2 years. Curiously enough, they’re having memories issues too, like forgetting stuff quickly and not understanding basic stuff in general, crazy!!!
@Grams 😂 Medicatedl little lamb, i like that😃 Well its been a long time and i have tapered down slowly from 150mg to 75mg.
Good thing is my balance has improved, my heart is not racing .
I do feel emotionally numb though.
@@paolo2512 My memory is still terrible, but i am trying to see the funny side of it. Its short term memory loss, but its probably the least rotten side effect.
I am still on 75mg daily though, so when i finally get off it i hope to remember at least something😃.
Really sorry that your family member is having trouble.
600mg for 8 years now - Dr omitted the addiction that comes with it. Withdrawls are terrible if I forget a dose, after 2 days I can't function at all. Even too ill to walk directly across the road to the Chemist for my script.
20 minutes after taking it again, I'm multitasking - cooking, cleaning, typing, reading and full of energy. It's got me but what can I do? My body is broken and won't heal, so I take it but worry what happens if my tolerance goes up further.
Look into doctor Green cbd, it's the best I've even taken. And will defo help u
Is it safe to take long term for general anxiety disorder?
Lyrica will mess you up. My Endocrinologist pushes this Drug as I have did real Stupid things taking this drug. I will be glad to discuss this with anyone.
It's not safe in any dosage. Don't take it
@@samdanner6244 How so?
Listen if you need them for nerve damage or anxiety or fits they are excellent the help but you do depend on them which I would rather have a pain relief then have nothing
@@samdanner6244 how did it mess you up? I take 400mg daily for nerve pain. Hoping weight room changes my pain
The withdrawal suddenly is terrifying. Seek help...
hi! is it okay to take it once a week to reduce anxiety? and does it cause anger issues the days after ? thank you
I lost 40 lbs on this drug, sever food effects. I only ate basically fish chicken, vegetables and berries. I am having a very hard time getting back to normal food and it makes me very nauseated.
Me 18 (male) ive got pregabalin prescribed: I'm on 125mg (1-0-1-0) so 250mg per day (started with 50mg per day) because of neuropathic nerve pain caused by alocholsim (sober alcoholic), RLS and anxiety.... The medication reliefed my pain very well.... but not enough... especially for my legs... arr so I was wondering if you would recommend tpüo increase the dosage to 150mg 2x per day so 300mg daily.... or is this risky because of withdrawls or something like that or is there a point for the pain where a higher pregabalin dosage wont be more useful
Where are you
@@koezkoez1939 at home
Its very risky, don't increase the dose, because its withdrawal is 100x worse compared to alcohol.
300mg might be ok in you case for a while but consult your doctor first, dont do it by yourself just to see and also dont get spooked by alarming comments, ve rational and balanced, i'm sure this medicine can help you a lot.
How are you now? Did you find help Lukas?
Hello everyone ! My girlfriend is currently addicted to Pregabalin she went through some trauma a few years back and started taking pre gabs and zop I clone to cope with it . She’s now taking 3 x 300 mg a day and it’s changed her so much she’s so loud and doesn’t know what she’s doing from one minute to the next cause she’s so off her head .. what can I do to get her off this shit is there anything to make the withdrawal any easier can anyone help please I love this girl more than life itself but getting her off this shit had become such a mission it’s wearing me down but I know I’m the only one who can help her no one else cares thanks
WTF the 600mg is the max dose
Oussama Itani we’ve split now it was too much to handle
@@oussamaitani4852 I used to take somewhere around 900mg a day and I would basically stop breathing randomly, the loud part sounds familiar. Now I'm on 150mg a day and it still give me withdrawal if I don't take it daily.
You’re a good soul to not abandon her!! Surviving pregabalin is a Facebook page. You’ll find lots if experienced people there. Good luck to you both !!
@@sean13 thank you
I have a box or pregabalin 75 that contains two capsules. Is each capsule 75 mg, or do both add up to 75mg? In other words, if I take both at the same time is the dosage 150mg? There's a huge difference between taking one capsule and taking two together!
If you take 2 capsules it will be 150 mg
@@Nathalie.R Thank you!
Just started my second pill I noticed an improvement with leg and back pain I have a stimulator in my spine and new issue has started with legs and my spine again I hope this works and I won't need more surgery
Thanks for the info- I have been prescribed Lyrica for very bad leg pain and foot cramps- I don't know if I will take it-- seems to work for some but most ppl have a bad affect on it. I don't know.......?:( but im in pain.
Better to look at the work of Dr Joe Dispenza than risk this dreadful drug!
Try it
Ive had some bad car accidents and an accident where I fell out of my ceiling (not my fault lol). Pregabalin is the only thing that stops the nerve pain for me and without it I would be writhing in pain constantly and it allows me to function. Great medication, I am on 450mgs a day
I’m on 150 mg 2x’s a day
Just taken around 3p.m
I’m so freaking dizzy now
I’m a side affect chick
On all meds
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
It's been a godsend for my nerve pain. Gabapentin stopped working after a time.
II' d been taking Pregabalin for almost a year. i want to stop the medication , but I ' m worried of the withdrawal symptoms. What should I do?
hi iv found that withdrawal is different fom person to person iv been on it for around 3years on150mgs 3 times a day i tried to go 1day without them not long back and i felt shit to be honest but my neighbour can stop whenever she likes and is fine. so you could well be ok, also i never get this euphoric feeling some people get it just takes my back pain away. hope you get on ok karen, all the best, michelle
@@michellebrentnall6131 Thank you Michelle ! I' d been taking this medication to treat body stiffness and anxiety. And I ' d been thinking how could I ever stop. Thank you for your encouragement Michelle. I hope you get well soon.
@@karenabjelina5036 but why stop? If you feel good on it and you control the dosage right why would you stop? Of course you're gonna feel really bad if you stop cold turkey after so much time. Don't do that. Or at least don't be shocked if situation will go south fast.
Did you get advice how to cut down
I was prescribed 50 mg 2 times per day for chronic pain issues- hoping this will bring relief.
and now?
Any progress?
How are u?
Hows your pain now?
rip
Pregabalin from Mylan can cause the loss of vision completely... I'm scared for my mom so ill tell her to tell her doctor that she will go back to Cinarizin, even if her heads starts to hurt again.. there are a lot of side effects and she has to take 75mg 2 times a day too... its not worth it.
I'm totally against the wreckless prescribing of Gabapentinoids but if it works for her it's not that simple. You should definitely discuss it with her doctor though. Also you specified the Mylan brand. Is that a specific ingredient that's causing it and is not found in others or is the pregabalin itself the problem? Maybe you can negotiate a safer generic or the original brand (probably a lot more expensive). I am stuck with very intense spinal pain and I am not the least bit convinced that this is a safe alternative to opioids. In fact it seems to be a lot more dangerous in terms of adverse reactions, dependence and withdrawal, possibly life long complications and on top of that usually very low efficacy. It is also as abused as any substance out there so they are literally selling snake oil when they sign the prescription with the Lyrica pen the salesmen give them!
I regularise with 75 mg daily and not found better..
What can i do now..???
By what mechanism does lyrica cause peripheral edam? Kind of confused
Yes. I would like to know also.
Can use neck pain this medicine
This was very helpful thank you,
Nice to hear, Thanks for watching.
thank you.
You're welcome
Whaot about 1.500 mg at one take?
DONT do it, you're asking for a seizure at anything above 600MG. The average person has no business going over like 300MG tops
I didn't have withdrawals when I stop for bout 3 weeks and I have been taking it for 5 months
Same literally not one withdrawal effect
My son was diagnosed with vertigo now he said that after taking this medicine he felt pain in his chest ... his taking it before bedtime.
Is this safe to take with Ativan (2.5 mg)? Sorry, I should add, 50 mg of Lyrica?
There are no significant interactions, however both medications can cause drowsiness.
@@PharmacistTips thank you so much, I feel much more comfortable trying the Lyrica now
I am suffering from severe nerve pain, punendal 100mgs 3 x per day - it’s helping but they may be raising my dose - It makes me more wonky than ppl state, I hope I don’t have any bad side effects but I need it or I would not survive this pain. So far I’m doing OK. Dry mouth is def a thing. I need to work! My Dr was wondering if we may try something else, anyway be around again. Just 6 weeks into this hell, no idea what caused this
How is it different from gabapentin? Or gaba? You did not mention Porphyria.
I can't answer the gabapentin question, but I can say gabapentin had zero effect on me while this helped with my nerve pain. I'd like to see the answer too.
To put it crudely pregabalin is a purer version than gabapentin. Which also means it more expensive (in the UK at least.)
That would be a good topic for a future video, I'll see what I can come up with.
Preg-ab-alin not pre-gab-alin
@@sneakybadger9580 Who really gives a damn how you say it Mate, it is the Drug from hell. Lyrica will really mess your mind up. Do not ever take it. It almost killed me.
Ease could you do a video on the interaction of sodium valproate and Pregabalin....i jave a person who was prescribed this, it they did t clarify whether she should carry on with Epilim, or stop. Seems lime a double up?
Are they still taking both Sodium Valproate and Pregabalin? I am on Sodium Valproate but recently my doctor prescribed me Pregabalin.
had a c-5 to c-7 fusion and my family doctor has prescribed me pregamblin for pain management from this and i have a couple other lower disc givig me issues some times and i try to deal with it as much as i can with otc's but use the pregamblin maybe 3 some times 4 days a week @ 3, 100mg a day and havent noticed any of said side effect or withdrawals during the 3 or 4 days a week that i dont use pregamblin, and my question is, is that enough clean time each week to not have to go through withdraw if i do notice a side effect and want to quit.
Safest is the quit over a month, but the company claims cutting to nothing over a week is doable. 2 weeks is probably better though
I'm on pregabalin 75gm one night a week for 3months and now I'm take it every second day to coming off
I starting to take this drugs 0,25 dosis 3 times a day. I felt stoned on it, crave for sugar/sweets, my body feels heavy and it makes me really sleepy and I find everything funny. For my anxiety it did wonders, my mood was so much better, altho I never had a problem with it, since it's been always very stable. The side affects for me are: Rash on my belly, from my ribs to my upper chest I feel pain and it's on both sides and I have a weird pain in the middle of my foot that feels if some one is bitting on it. I'm not sure how to go on, my psychiatrist tells me to keep taking it. So what to do, I don't drink alcohol, don't use other drugs and since two months I quit drinking caffeine and stopped eating sweets and sugar.
I just opened a pregabalin capsule and dissolved the powder into a cup of water and drank it? Did I do the right thing?
Next time snort it lol
Definitely, next time, I will consider your expert advice. lol@@ファビオコトロン
is it okay to take pregabaline 150 mg x day for radiculopathy for over a year now?
SIR Pranam thanks
I'm Dr Mohan Patil Govandi Mumbai East suffering from paralysis diabetes and hypertension tingling nbmess my serum creatinine level is 1.45 can I take pregablin 75 mg thrice a day with other daibetic medicines for prolong period
Please let me know about it SIR thanks
DR MohanPatil Govandi East Mumbai Orchid residency
Did you gain weight on this drug? I am worried about this side effect and wondering if it is a common one...
Yes. Gained weight.
Am on this medication from 2019 because of a broken neck Am Am discharge from my clinic but can't sleep if I dont take pregasafe75mg Am so fed up don't know what to do I need help from Jamaica
.now you'll get better sleep without it?i had been trouble sleeping too..
I have experienced severe memory loss, hair loss, severe dry mouth and frequent urination to the point where I had accidents on myself 😢 it torture every time I decrease my dose, I’m currently on 50 mg once a day and trying to trapper slowly but I don’t want to be on this medication ever again!!! It’s cause me not to care about anything 😢 Pray for me
How are you now? I feel weird after this med..
@@Lian-ez8gx still bad even worse than before I can’t sleep I even concentrate and the worst pressure in my head I think it might kill me
@@AnitaNaomi-gm6fd when was your last take? Mine was a month ago. Don't know if these symptoms are from Pregabalin.
@@AnitaNaomi-gm6fd can't sleep too. It's so hard.. Fatigue 24/7.
@@Lian-ez8gx I’m currently taking 50ml every day cause my dr Cold turkey off of Xanax, cymbalta,norco,and a bunch of other medications
Can you please do Bupropion? :]
Pls I need to know does pregabaline have any effect on fracture healing and bone formation? Thanks
Please don't take this!!!!. It is the worst med I've ever taken. It will hurt you big time. I've got serious nerve pain in my face and neck after an accident- i was on opiates, then switched to methadone, then switched to this demon drug Pregabalin with a low dose of oxy. It's highly addicted, changes your personality for the worst and makes you nauseous and fat. Im in week 3 coming off cold Turkey, it is off the planet painful. Way way worst than the other two. Been through it all. Doctors and pain specialists are going textbook, because it doesn't have the name "morphine".
@@taniafleming4859 All right thanks, I thought it reduces neuropathic pains and improves sleep, I m on on 450mg a day I will tapper it to reduce the impact of withdrawal till I go off it. I notice serious pain and mood swings the day I didn't take at all, I will stand the withdrawal. My problem was to make sure it doesn't effect bone formation. I can stand it's withdrawal. Thanks for your review.
@@MyChannel-pi7ii This drug gave me insomnia too. But everyone is different aye. All I know it's ruined my life, for now, until it's totally detoxed out of my body. Not sure how I'm going to cope with my chronic nerve damage pain because doctors and pain specialists only want to give "difficult " patients like me paracetamol and ibuprofen. Paracetamol rots your liver. And it doesn't help with severe non repairable injuries. It's a hard one. You're not alone. Hope you have a good doctor who can help and care for you.
I slowly found out overtime that it was best to take on an empty stomach, better high. Now my food patterns are all fu!@ed up
B.p. up or down??
Well explained
Hi can i use this 75mg for my uncomfortable shoulder pain?
I using is for neck joint and nerve pain.. It's effect good.. But get your doctor advise first
@@ForexEARobot19 tq sir, i had recover the from it :)
Im on 600mg a day , when i take like 900 i get euphoric and calm asf but i stutter when i talk lol
took me 2 years to withdraw from bro it makes heroine look like childs play in terms off addiction and withdrawel i abused it many times but left me very agressive and rageful after a while
No lol about it. It's a poison that I'm currently withdrawing from. Stop taking it if you can.
@@TadhgcDoran im on 300mg a day now im trynna get off this shit
@@geekinoffamolly8230 that is so positive to hear bro. Love yourself. I'm down to 25mg. First night! Good luck. You can do this
@@TadhgcDoran me too , now I am getting off of it , and withdraw symptoms are killing me I woke up today vomiting and nothing stays in my stomach, please stop taking it if you can
This drug was hands down the worst thing that ever happened to me. So addictive and the withdrawal was unbearable.
We’re you taking it for nerve pain ? and if so -- what are you taking now ?
Same here man I was on it for years just came off it two months ago and my life has improved soooo much I thought it was helping but it was only making my anxiety worse when I didn't have it
@@joshuascarfone7997 were you taking for recreational use? How did it make you feel? I was prescribed this
Not recreational I was taking 75mgs three times a day for a lotta years and it always made me feel very slugish and I had weird movements sometime but the withdrawal was terrible
please all get the liquid form if you want to taper. 25mg is too much to taper at a time. i taper like 5mg
I've been on this for two years inbetween dosages of 50mg to 100mg daily because I've got nerve damage on my left leg and bottom of spine (I had two discs removed over a year ago) can they cause sweating?? Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
Long term is it dangerous?
Cold sweat occurs during withdrawal
They reckon it prevents the development of new neurons in the brain, but the jury is still out on whether or not this is a real problem
The term they used is neurogenesis. This drug reduces neurogenesis
How do u taper from 100 mg three times daily
I've been talking 75mg twice a day for nearly 3 weeks, and it's done nothing so far,, i think it all depends on the individual,, my anxiety has been crippling since February,, was well for 12 years, then bang, from good to dreadfull I have bipolar, today my docs give me, 150mg twice a day, hopefully they'll. Start to work,, mixed reviews as normal ON these comments, it does state on. the video, that there's no evidence, it's good for anxiety,, but do hope that's, wrong, cos I don't want to end up. In hospital again,,. because its full of drug addicts, and alcoholic, s they get all the good meds,, valium, diazepam etc,, its self afflicted,, ime preying to god, they start to work,,
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
Thanks
Lyrica saved my life by fixing my anxiety 🌺🌺It was a game changer
What was your dosage please,and when did you take it?
I have anxiety too
I drink too much to over come it,but that's not healthy
Wait till you have to withdraw from it your see what anxiety really is
All I can say is it helped. As far as withdrawals..why would I stop talking it. Those insulin withdrawals are quite the bitch too.
@@lesliedubbinswan6703 what if you have to stop taking them because the tablets are damaging your liver? Don't rely on tablets anxiety is easy to beat with out that
@@Duckfit I know what works for me but I thank you for your kind advice
Being a GABA analogue does that mean it's like a benzo?
I am on benzos n they are just as addictive but I would be willing to try it xx
These are pretty much the "new benzo" recreationally they are extremely powerful so not too be messed around with!
My doctor was going to put me on it. According to her it will help me to tapper of 0.5 Clonazepam which I'm taking daily.
@@homepathy I got Lyrica prescribed for Generalized Anxiety Disorder n I asked to lower my diazepam n noticed it took away most of the withdrawal symptoms.
@@crazyelaine79 thank you so much for taking your time to help me.
Sir, can I take for cervical 4 buldge I have stiffness in left jand
Hand
Go to a doctor. Don’t try to get medical advice from people commenting on RUclips or on the internet. Is a doctor prescribing it to you ?
i take 75mgeahc day for almost 2 months does it cause withdrawaL??????????????? thank u
ive been using pregabalin for anxiety almost two years, 600mg a day. ive experienced some weight gain maybe because other medication with pregabalin, i have difficulty to produce speech sometimes and i have memory problems elevated since ive had them before too, dizzines is mildly present sometimes and libido is lowered, physical pain tolerance maybe higher than usual and being in uncomfortable physical conditions is easier. when taking first time and i would feel euphoria for awhile but longer time using same dosage euphoria would cease. for me it has worked keeping anxiety in moderation so it was huge help. but for longer time i feel like my other emotions have been lowered like sensitive emotions like sadness or reactions to beautiful things or otherwise emotions that require internal softness and i miss feeling those emotions like usual. my dreams wouldnt be so interesting either. no clear lucid dreaming and no wet dreams etc.
I think alot trying to lower and stop pregabalin because i want to feel those beautiful things again but same time the anxiety i had was crushingly intense and i dont want to live like that either.
Maybe if i start to stop now and got tru the one of hellgate of withdrawal symtpoms my anxiety would be in control and i could feel more again. but i cant never know i dont try.
If that would be the case i can always tell doctor to get back to medication.
You need to be seeing a counselor also
Hey man, I just started taking it as well. I’m on 25mg now. Seems like it’s making my anxiety worse. 2nd day, though what I gather from the comments is that it makes you worse before it makes you better?
@@TheDjaypattalion My dose started at 75mg, first it made me feel better but when tolerance catches up it made me feel bad. I think 25mg is so low dose for you that tolerance will instantly fights it.
I'm on 900mg of pregablin I'm prescribed it for nerve pain I live in England and we only get 300mg tablets as I said I'm on 900mg a day I take one in the morning and one at dinner but buy tea time I get withdrawal
Can cause akathisia
Been on this for years for nerve damage and anxiety on the highest dose 600mg a day I don't think it works until I don't take it and feel literally suicidal
How you confirmed nerve damage mate?
This drug Lyrica may work for many & that is wonderful, BUT PLEASE IF YOU START TO HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS/IDEATION, SEEK HELP.
At the time 2019 we didn't know about the possible side effects of suicidal thoughts, tragically we lost our beautiful daughter, she was taking Lyrica and Cymbalta for pain at the time the Fact Sheet wasn't very clear about the side effects but last year 2022 in Australia the information was updated to include Suicidal thoughts as a possible side effect.
Please please be careful
I wish i had done more research but I had no choice taking something for the pain I was in and still am in. I am up to 300ml a day. Weight gain is def a side affect
Patricia Carmichael do you get relief from your pain with this?
Try slowly taking less and less. I was stuck on some REALLY strong stuff 4 years but it got so bad and having 2 take more and more I HAD 2 make the not so easy decision of self weening. After some time I was able 2 "tough it out" as far as the pain was concerned 2 where my body slowly got used 2 tolerating the pain and eventually the actual pain started 2 lessen. Not easy but very possible and I eventually feel SO MUCH BETTER
Thank you for sharing this. Did it increase your appetite? I have heard that happens in some. Also swelling. So sorry that you are still in pain.
doc my problem Ïs my legs its hard to walk
i am down to 75mg a day now i am going to come off it soon side effects being on it like memory loss i am going to start missing a day for a while then off it take care everyone
I found your voice so calming u have on benzos? Xx
Lul
Ime also on. amitripytaline, quetiapine,12years, and was put on lamotragine,, cos ime up and down, and it was MENT to stablalise. Me but, hasn't, been on it 3 months and no joy...
To be honest iv bin addicted to benzos and its not as bad as benzos I don't think
how it is going Broo Are You healthy
@@Darexdevil hows it going m8 yea im all good m8 how about ya self
@@richardpedley6291 good to Know God Bless you brotha
@@Darexdevil hows it going m8 are you on pregablin im only on 600mg a day now i droped 300mg but im doing fine im on it for nuraphick nerve pain du to i had a brain injury and it lft me with a strok but i get by lol you have to keep going brouther init i hope your well all the best from scotland
Even if it takes a long time before you start having bad side effects it is a warning that people should think about, I had no withdrawal or side effects until maybe 65 years, I get horrible dry mouth and severe itching, if I cut down even a little, I have cut down by 25mg so far and I am getting the itching and very dry mouth; was on 150mg, but the other med I take is making it much worse🎉 and migraines!
Analysisisexcellent
My dr. changed my pregabalin. It now has an imprint I 38, no strength or make. Can anyone identify it.
@Yaqub thank you for your reply. I will do that.
@Yaqub 👍
How long do you have to take this medicine for it to start working?
It starts working instantly if you're on the correct dosage.
but it only takes 6 months to build tolerance, gabbapentinoids have a rapid tolerance build so you will have to be very lucky for this med to keep working long term and its worse than heroine and Xanax withdrawal combined and lasts years, be careful
@@___blaggard999___8 withdrawal worse than heroine and xanax combined?? What is your source for this i wonder?? Why do you spread such utterly bullshit fera mongering trash, i dont get it...