Re: Lyrica dissapointment(GOLD)

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Honeycutt wrote: Hi GOLD, Sorry to read that

Lyrica didn't work for you. When I started reading

post about it and how excited Fibromites were about the success they had

with it I became hopeful that it might work for me. To my suprise my Reumy

refused to try it on me, I was dismayed. I found a Dr. willing to try it with me

and so far I am pleased with the results however I may be having headaches

due to lyrica. I'm treating the headaches as sinus headaches with positive

results. I'm in my first week @ 150mg a day,50mg 3x a day and already I feel the

dose needs to be increased. I see Dr. Wednesday when I believe she will increase

dose to 300mg per day. I'll be posting results daily for the benefit of others.

Bless

You.............................................................................\

......Love

Gold wrote:

Hi,

Please don't take this as Lyrica gospel. I had been on it for about

two weeks.

The first few days I thought it was a miracle! I felt great. I even

felt kind of drunk and it helped my anxiety.

A few more days went by and muscles started to not only throb (as

they usually do) but BURN. I mean..burn like in a workout burn.

It just got worse from there. Not only did they burn...but I had

constant pins and needle feelings all over.

I became in a fog. I felt I wasn't living in the real world. I

coudln't focus adn then...the not sleeping started again.

It was like a severe fibro attack. I also started outta no where to

gain weight and begin to puff up. Like water retention.

I said.. enough of this. I weaned down slow to one pill a day and

then yesterday finally none.

This stuff is aweful to get off of. I have been sweating up a storm.

I USUALLY COLD!! The sweats are getting less and less. I felt

suicidal I got so depressed...but I was HYPER at the same time as

depressed. I have NEVER IN MY LIFE felt like this. Not even when my

father died!! I almost went to the emergeny room.

I feel tired today....really tired. Out of desperation last night I

took two lorazapam. I did sleep. But all night my left calf kept

cramping. I would wake up close to screaming. My calf muscle is so

sore today.

I've had enough....I feel there is no hope.

I have to go another route.

PLEASE....EVERY PERSONS BODY IS DIFFERENT...AND IF IT IS WORKING FOR

YOU I AM VERY...VERY...VERY HAPPY. INFACT.... IM JEALOUS.

This is par for me. I have tired so many meds.... and I don't know

why I react to badly to them. why...why do I react to meds like this?

thought I would fill you in. I just got a feeling....that lyrica

starts out with a positive bang...and then a tolerance builds up and

so the doctors just keep upping the dose to produce the effect they

want. I suspose after your a zombie enough... it will work.

Gold

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