Re: My latest Lyrica update...it's working..

[Guest guest]

Nice to hear from you . Sorry about the horrible pain. So, the Lyrica does

work? I think that most people, like you, still need a pain mad in addition to

the Lyrica from what I have read here. I am afraid if I ever do try Lyrica,

they will take away my hydrocodone which is the only thing that touches the

pain. (of course, the cost of Lyrica will have to come down alot before I can

try it). I will have to wait for the patent to run out and it will go generic.

It seems my knees and shoulders have been the real problem areas this winter.

The dang knees just won't let up much.

love and hugs,

Debra V.

john honeycutt wrote:

I've been on Lyrica for about 6 mos. I think and am @ 300mg per day. Drs.orders

where 3x per day but I would take 200mg. @ bedtime and then 100mg sometime in

the afternoon. @ one point my dose was cut from 300mg per day to 150mg per day

by an internal medDr. and @ 150 a day it was useless so I called my PCP and told

her I knew the side affects had passed and that I could indeed handle 300mg per

day. When my dosage was increased I had abou 30 75mg caps left over. My last PCP

visit she gave me only 30 Darvacet (GGRRR) telling to take one a day and that

was all she was going to do for me. As a result naturaly PAIN was the insentive

to

experiment w/more than 300mg per day and I found that I could easley handle

375mg per day so w/out any pain meds I was desperate so I took additional Lyrica

w/some positive results and of course there was the FOG but it was better than

the more intense pain I was in w/out pain meds. So today I have no pain meds

just Robaxin( a guaiphenisin derivitive muscle relaxer). PAIN had ruined my my

Dec. and is almost getting the best of me today as I find it necessary to stay

in bed more. O ah by the way Tramadol still SUX ! ! ! and I want go back to it.

According to Drugs.com Tramadamn shoundn't be given w/SRRIs due to increased

risk of seizures.

AND why don't this *** & ^%***Drs. know this anyhow??? GGRRR!!!!! vent vent

vent!!! LOL!

Meanwhile back @ the camper w/a whole acre to myself I AM doing as much as I

can. I have torn out the

quasi dinning fold down sleeping area of the front of my camper in order to

accomadate an office type chair

or swivaling stool to sit and play my guitars comfortably. This labor has been

back breaking so I've done a little each day as not to WAY over do it. Doing

SOMETHING is important for US all. OK I'm done !

GOD Bless Each & Everyone of YOU ! ! ! . . .

.......................................................... . . . Love

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the update, . I hope that you won't have to keep increasing

the drug as your system adjusts to a higher dose. And I hope your doc will

prescribe a higher dose so you can continue it. Oh, and I know about the

risks of tramadol with the SSRI's. It scares me, but at this point, I

believe I just have to keep a watchful eye on myself. For me, tramadol

works. What's the name of the online store where you buy a lot of your

supplements again?

Jeanne in WI

>

> I've been on Lyrica for about 6 mos. I think and am @ 300mg per day.

> Drs.orders where 3x per day but I would take 200mg. @ bedtime and then

> 100mg sometime in the afternoon. @ one point my dose was cut from 300mg

> per day to 150mg per day by an internal medDr. and @ 150 a day it was

> useless so I called my PCP and told her I knew the side affects had passed

> and that I could indeed handle 300mg per day. When my dosage was increased

> I had abou 30 75mg caps left over. My last PCP visit she gave me only 30

> Darvacet (GGRRR) telling to take one a day and that was all she was going

> to do for me. As a result naturaly PAIN was the insentive to experiment

> w/more than 300mg per day and I found that I could easley handle 375mg per

> day so w/out any pain meds I was desperate so I took additional Lyrica

> w/some positive results and of course there was the FOG but it was better

> than the more intense pain I was in w/out pain meds. So today I have no

> pain meds just Robaxin( a guaiphenisin derivitive muscle relaxer). PAIN

> had ruined my my Dec. and is almost getting the best of me today as I

> find it necessary to stay in bed more. O ah by the way Tramadol still SUX

> ! ! ! and I want go back to it. According to Drugs.com Tramadamn shoundn't

> be given w/SRRIs due to increased risk of seizures.

> AND why don't this *** & ^%***Drs. know this anyhow??? GGRRR!!!!! vent vent

> vent!!! LOL!

> Meanwhile back @ the camper w/a whole acre to myself I AM doing as much

> as I can. I have torn out the

> quasi dinning fold down sleeping area of the front of my camper in order

> to accomadate an office type chair

> or swivaling stool to sit and play my guitars comfortably. This labor has

> been back breaking so I've done a little each day as not to WAY over do

> it. Doing SOMETHING is important for US all. OK I'm done !

> GOD Bless Each & Everyone of YOU ! ! ! . . .

> ......................................................... . . . Love