Re: New medicine - Lyrica

[Guest guest]

I have been taking Lyrica for almost a month. I am taking 150 mg a day (50

mg 3 X's per day).

Personally I have noticed that I did gain probably 10 pounds and my memory

is markedly affected.

What's worse? My pain is still with me at the same level as always.

Joy

-- New medicine - Lyrica

Hi to everyone in the Hugs-N-Pain group!

I have recently been put on Lyrica for my chronic pain caused by

RSD/neuropathic pain. I am having a hard time with weight

gain/appetite control and dizziness. Has anyone else been put on this

medicine? Any side effects for you? Any one have any other info on

this drug? It seems to help with the pain, but I cannot afford to

gain all of the weight back that I have lost. I have already gained

back over 14 pounds. Please e-mail thru the Hugs group.

Connie - sweethearthelper@...

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[Guest guest]

I'm not on it..yet. My doctor is looking into switching me to it...it's

good to hear what I need to watch out for.. I also don't need the weight

gain....I worked to hard to get off what I gained through anti depressants..

Thanks for the info, even if I'm not on that one yet. Good thing to talk to

my pain doc about, if he wants to change me...right now, I'm on Neurontin,

800mgs 3 X daily. He said I can go up higher if I need to, and he might

next time I see him, because I'm still having a lot of breakthrough pain.

and I'm a little leery about the duragesic patches, since so many people

have problems with them.

I may just have him up the dosage of Vicodin by one pill a day.

He'll do that, no problem..or even have him prescribe some for me, that's

less potent than what I take, so that I can take that for the breakthrough

pain.

He's very open to my suggestions, since he knows that I know my own body

better than he does, and know how much pain I am in, better than he does.

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[Guest guest]

I was put on Lyrica about 3 weeks ago, and I too have gained about 10 lbs

extra so far...Im not happy with it. But it has also done well with my pain

lvls. But it could be something else causing the weight gain as well. I

just dont know what else I could do with it. Im working on eating better

like more balanced meals, low sugar, lower sodium intake. We shall see what

happens. I just dont want to go off it, cause the Neurontin was worse on

me!

Blessings,

Kat

New medicine - Lyrica

> Hi to everyone in the Hugs-N-Pain group!

> I have recently been put on Lyrica for my chronic pain caused by

> RSD/neuropathic pain. I am having a hard time with weight

> gain/appetite control and dizziness. Has anyone else been put on this

> medicine? Any side effects for you? Any one have any other info on

> this drug? It seems to help with the pain, but I cannot afford to

> gain all of the weight back that I have lost. I have already gained

> back over 14 pounds. Please e-mail thru the Hugs group.

> Connie - sweethearthelper@...

>

>

>

>

>

> To read these messages on the Hugs web site go to:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hugs-N-Pain

> you can contact me privately at starlyin@...

> Rose

> Owner/ Moderator Hugs N Pain

> God Bless our Troops

> Please Pray for them

>