Hey don't anyone worry about me. I posted this in Fibro. too and people began to get concerned. I am just suffering in pain from symtoms of Lupus and other autoimune stuff. I want a life. I want the pain to go away. Dr. says I have to stay on this. I usually dumo my pills when things get though. I wan to be normal. I just want a life. I want to have fun. I have been suffering like forever. I am going to stay on these pills untill this Tuse. If things don't go better for me I will have to re-think things. The side effects are bad, but not as bad as some meds I have been on. Just looking for advice.

I was on lyrica for a short time-I had to stop because of the side effects-word retrieval problems, confusion, etc. I couldn't talk with my patients. My husband has been on the lyrica since his back surgery two years ago- he has permanent nerve damage down his legs and while the lyrica really helps with the pain, the side effects are killing him. He gets so frustrated because he can't think, short term memory problems, can't comprehend anything that he reads...he is going in for surgery in a couple of weeks to put a neurotransmitter in his back that will send signals to his brain that will block the pain signals to his legs. We are really hoping that he can get off of the lyrica, it has really interfered with running a business! I don't usually share this type of information with others because everyone is different and meds affect people differently but...it is a very effective medication for pain if you can tolerate the side effects. You have to do what is best for you-good luck to you! Lyn

Hi Sorry your feeling so bad. What is Lyrica and what are you taking it for? I hope you will be feeling more in control soon! I would say better but with Lupus that's a joke!

Lyrica

Pregabalin is used to help control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. This medicine cannot cure epilepsy and will only work to control seizures for as long as you continue to take it .

This medicine is also used to manage a condition called post-herpetic neuralgia (pain after shingles). It is also used for pain caused by nerve damage associated with diabetes .

Pregabalin is also used to treat a condition called fibromyalgia (muscle pain and stiffness) .

Pregabalin is available only with your doctor's prescription.

Thank you for your concern and advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is so hard to pick between debilitating pain and migraines. My husband said I did a lot better on the Lyrica today. This morning was really hard though. It is weird the pain before was so bad. I never want to go back to that. I cant live that way anymore. I am getting a taste of what life can really be like for me, and I am not ready to give that up. Last year I was bed ridden for 3 months. Lyrica got me out of bed, and up and walking. I should have tried harder to stay on the drug. I need a life. If I dont take my Lyrica I feel the pain start rushing back. I cant live with that pain anymore. Maybe tomorrow I will do even better on the Lyrica. Who knows? I will be on this until Monday to see if things are getting better. I have a pair of crutches in the corner of my closet. I looked at them today thinking where I could have ended up if I didnt take the Lyrica last year. I have to give the Lyrica a good run this time. I want to get rid of the crutches for good.

It is 10:14 pm. I took my Lyrica at 4:15 pm I couldnt hold out until 5:pm like I had planed. I noticed that I have done a lot better on the latter dose of Lyrica than I did on the dose of Lyrica that I had taken at 5:am this morning. I realized this evening that I walked up the stairs in my house and I had no pain. I usually hold on to the rail and try to help myself up. I couldnt lift my legs. I would cry in pain to get up the stairs and today I just walked up them. I was so surprised that I called my mother to tell her, and then I walked up and down the stairs again, and again in amazement. I also stayed up latter and spent time with the family. My kids were proud of me for staying on my meds; so I could spend time with them. I noticed I was thinking clearer. I hope I can handle the dose of Lyrica tomorrow morning better than I did today. I hope I am getting acclimated to this new drug. It still amazes me that people dont live in pain. I still cant believe it. I still cant believe I walked up the stairs in no pain.

Do you have a pain clinic in your area. My husband has a lot of pain and got pretty messed up on short acting pain meds and eventally went to the pain clinic and has gotten his pain under control to some degree and is still clear headed enough on his long acting pain meds to work in the computer field. Good luck

This morning dose of Lyrica is really bad. I thought things would be different. I do better with the higher dosage in the evening. I am feeling really frustrated as my husband dose not understand how demanding this drug has on my body. I have mental confusion and depression. I have migraines and I am having sharp pains in my body. I am not doing well this morning.