Lyrica

I am a high school teacher, Art & Family and Consumer Science. Unemployed right now due to a long battle figuring out what was wrong with me. I have been on Lyrica almost a month now and since the four day adjusting to it experience and a couple days feeling spacey on a dosage increase, my pain is very low possibly a 1 on the pain scale if that. After overdoing it last week and paying for it over the weekend, my pain levels are down to virtually zero.

My weight is stable. I needed to gain some weight but don't think the Lyrica is fattening me up. As long as I don't go over a size 14--I am a loose 12 now, after being down to a 6 when severely ill. Once I am recovered enough I want to start my nordic walking again. When I was in great physical shape from the walking routine, my fibro pain was very low but I still had migraines.

Lyrica has been in many ways a godsend for me--I thought I would be unable to ever work again. The stress of being ill and so many incompetent doctors actually put me in the hospital when I was told it was all anxiety. Ummmm of course I had anxiety, my neuro said anyone with chronic pain has anxiety from the stress of living with it everyday.

I developed a particularly bad allergy to Cymbalta and 2 SSRI's. Cymbalta worked for me, but I can no longer take it. There are so few treatments for us and so much misunderstanding about our disease it makes it hard to get the care and pain relief we need. I am just thankful one medication works and now have two chronic pain conditions treated.

Along with the Lyrica, I take the Tricyclic anti-depressant-Desipramine for Recurrent, possibly treatment resistant Major depression, Xanax PRN for panic attacks, and Concerta for ADHD.

Life is getting better, very slowly. Started my job search again and trying to finish a certification class that was put on hold.

HUGS to all,

Becky

Take care and good luck

Craig

Push hard... the military is sometime very hard headed....

Good luck..

Craig..

My belly is a bit puffy, but compared to all the pain and inability to function--that is small potatoes.

I do hope you can get the military docs to prescribe Lyrica for you. Guess you have to get assertive and proactive, hard to do when you are in pain.

I didn't think I would be lucky enough to have a med work---so many med problems, allergies, and sensitivities. When I find something that works, it is a relief and a gift. My depression is controlled better on an older drug and my fibro and migraines by a newly approved use for Lyrica.

Wonder when the patent for Lyrica will end?

Hope to be walking again soon--want to see if stretching and walking will take the puff out of my belly.