Reviewer: Krik35, 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I started taking Lyrica about six weeks ago. I have been taking gabapetin for over a year for nerve pain during and after cancer treatment. Gabapetin just did not help me and I have been suffering. I have tried everything!! Lyrica changed my life and I'm so glad that my doctor switched me to it. I had very little side effects. Little sleepy first week and was hungry a lot but that all disappea ... Show Full Comment

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I started taking Lyrica about six weeks ago. I have been taking gabapetin for over a year for nerve pain during and after cancer treatment. Gabapetin just did not help me and I have been suffering. I have tried everything!! Lyrica changed my life and I'm so glad that my doctor switched me to it. I had very little side effects. Little sleepy first week and was hungry a lot but that all disappeared shortly. No high feeling like gabapetin does to me. Great and highly recommend it.
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Reviewer: Jennyw52, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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After the first dose it made me weird (doolally) hypermanic. Reduced to once a day still struggling with mania, hyped up,seems to have helped most of pain except for toe tingling. People tell me I'm gabbling words, slurring. Off to Dr to stop it.

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After the first dose it made me weird (doolally) hypermanic. Reduced to once a day still struggling with mania, hyped up,seems to have helped most of pain except for toe tingling. People tell me I'm gabbling words, slurring. Off to Dr to stop it.
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Reviewer: doxie56, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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My mom swears by it for her Neuropathy. She says she can’t live without it. But it doesn’t work well for me. I a m up to 100 mg 3 x a day, but get little relief from pain in my feet after the 1st couple wks of each higher dose. The side effects are too much. I fainted and broke my foot. A week later I woke in the night in my floor & was very disoriented, not knowing where I was or how I go ... Show Full Comment

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My mom swears by it for her Neuropathy. She says she can’t live without it. But it doesn’t work well for me. I a m up to 100 mg 3 x a day, but get little relief from pain in my feet after the 1st couple wks of each higher dose. The side effects are too much. I fainted and broke my foot. A week later I woke in the night in my floor & was very disoriented, not knowing where I was or how I got there. I am now in rehab for PT and OT to help keep me from falling & strengthen my muscles. My vision has gotten very blurry in the few weeks I have been here. I failed the vision test for my DL and risk losing my auto insurance because of this. I told the nurse I have to stage down and get off the medicine ASAP. It is too bad it did not work for me as it did for my mom.
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Reviewer: gnickles, 65-74 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have had surgery for problems with my neck. Numbness in fingers and down to my foot. Started taking it after that and my MD increased the dosage because of bad case of Sciatica.

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I have had surgery for problems with my neck. Numbness in fingers and down to my foot. Started taking it after that and my MD increased the dosage because of bad case of Sciatica.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Started acting strangely,weight gain,hallucinations drowsiness shame as it worked on the nerve pain,wouldn't take it if you paid me,not worth the side effects.

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Started acting strangely,weight gain,hallucinations drowsiness shame as it worked on the nerve pain,wouldn't take it if you paid me,not worth the side effects.
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