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I am also new to Lyrica. I started w/ the 50mg at bedtime, then added the morning dose and then the lunch dose...so by the end of week one, I was up to the 150mg Dr prescribed. Then when I had a really bad day, I asked for pains meds to supplement. Dr denied and said increase dose to 100mg in am and pm...so now taking 200mg a day. I originally was just having the euphoric feeling, but the seemingly increased energy and less pain was great!. Now I am having the vertigo, euphoric, dizzy feeling about 3 hrs after morning dose...and then again worse in mid-afternoon. The afternoon episode makes me feel like I'm gonna pass out. But then it passes and I am good again. I kinda feel numb all over. For those that think the Lyrica helps: do you have this sorta numb feeling? Hands and Feet have the numb sensation, kinda like the numb of being swollen, but they aren't. It's really weird and I noticed a decrease in hand strength. Anywho, I'm done rambling for now. Thank goodness there are others out there like me. Sometimes you feel so separated. Later taters! Casey |
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. I was taking neurontin but my insurance won't pay for the high dose my doc wants me on. Boy, do I miss my Neurontin!! I will keep trying the Lyrica for a little while to see if these symptoms get better or not, than will talk to doc about what we can do.
. Now I don't give a s**t. I know I got off the track there about the Lyrica being the "wonder drug" for Fibro but in my books it is just another drug to make the drug companies richer and the doctors who prescribe it. And yes it is very costly. Am I angry?? You bet I am.
