Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hi Betty: I have RA and Fibromyalgia with peripheral neuropathy symptoms in my legs. The pain was becomming so bad that I could not sleep nights, even with Ambien CR and Zanaflex. I have been on Lyrica 150 mg. twice a day for about five-six months now, and it has helped me quite a lot with the PN. I still have it, but I can sleep most of the nights without having a flare up with PN pain in my legs. It is supposed to be the next Neurotonin. I never tried that. I would suggest that you talk with your doctor before ever taking any medications that were not prescribed for you. It could react badly with medications that you are already on. My doseage was gradually increased until I reached the dose that helps me. Take care - Kathe in CA --- Betty <bvanOmega@...> wrote: > There have been comments about Lyrica but did not > pay enough attention to them. My husband has been > on it for about 6 weeks and says it does nothing for > him. He asked the doctor about stopping and he > approved. > > So we have 2 bottles of Lyrica and I decided to try > it. I took 50mg last night and overslept this > morning and feel like crap. I would not think it > could be responsible but don't know what it is. I > know one dose tells me little or nothing. I have > been intending to post a question about Lyrica but > just hadn't. Now I will. > > > It is like a " improved Neurontin: " Neurontin did > nothing for me. How long does it usually take, or > rather how did it effect you? I have neurppathy. > Comments welcome. > Betty > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the New .com (http://www./preview) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Kathe, Thanks for your reply and yes, I know the drill about consulting my doctor. I was seeing a neurologist until he proved worse than useless. Now my GP follows both my husband, who really has chronic pain and me. I am not concerned about taking it without asking him. I am not on any medications that would likely conflict with Lyrica because Neurontin was approved. I have had so much bad advise from doctors that I aggressively take care of myself. I do intend to ask my eye doctor about this. The neuro put me on Tegretol. I took it for 2 months as it was supposed to need that much time. Suddenly I realized it had done terrible things to me. My thinking was all screwed up and my handwriting was so poor I could not even read it. And I work as a bookkeeper. My balance was gone to the point I needed something to hold on to to walk. Anything in my hands made that much worse. I was quiet upset with my husband and son because they hadn't said anything. I told them both that in the future if my thinking is that messed up they had better tell me. If they didn't see it I sure don't know why. It took months to clear and I still have some residual from it and that was 4-5 years ago. The nurse in the Neuros office and I talked privately. She said it is not supposed to do that but she personally had had the same experience. It was months before the Neuro could talk me into taking Neurontin. I took it for 2 months with no result. I too have problems with night pain and take medications so I can sleep. I do not like to do that so Lyrica could be a better choice. I don't think I can screw things up as much as the Neuro did. When I see my GP again I will tell him about the Lyrica. The literature says it should act within a week and I am wondering how this was in real life. Thanks for your post. Betty . Hi Betty: I have RA and Fibromyalgia with peripheral neuropathy symptoms in my legs. The pain was becomming so bad that I could not sleep nights, even with Ambien CR and Zanaflex. I have been on Lyrica 150 mg. twice a day for about five-six months now, and it has helped me quite a lot with the PN. I still have it, but I can sleep most of the nights without having a flare up with PN pain in my legs. It is supposed to be the next Neurotonin. I never tried that. I would suggest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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