Lyrica questions

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

I recently started taking Lyrica (one week yesterday). I started off

at 50mg at night and now am taking 75 mg. I know this is a low dose

but I am extra sensitive to medication.

I started taking it for a pinched nerve I have that starts in the

upper Thoracic Region (burning, tingling, etc) and goes down my

shoulder and sometimes into my arm. I also have cysts in both

shoulders that press nerves that shoot down my arms. Basically my

whole upper back and shoulder area ache and the muscle are

constantly spasming. I have nerve damage in my feet too.

Since I have started the Lyrica I don't have as much nerve pain but

that general area feels very weak and is aching a lot more. Its just

a different kind of pain than the nerve pain.

Has anyone out there had this same experience? I'm not sure if it is

worth taking for me. I'm going to give it a chance, but when I lay

down at night I feel like my muscles tense up (and spasm) 5X more

than they used to. I take Zanaflex as a muscle relaxer.

I'm very tired and my stomach feels wierd too. Hoping this will go

away with time.

Caitlin