Posted by MARTY on August 30, 2006, at 12:08:58
In reply to Re: lyrica is bad news, posted by Crazy Horse on August 30, 2006, at 9:07:48
Hi Montidlididou, :)Hey I can't remember the last time I bashed you in public .. ? bah, I'm sure I didn't bust my monthly quota anyway... so, let's do this, I dont have all day :P
Pregabalin (Lyrica) and Gabapentin (Neurontin) are both molecules. Pregabalin can't be "a molecule difference" from Neurontin. :D
But you're right: they are different and Pregabalin is more potent in some aspect.what ? don't look me like this! at least I'm talking to you :) eheh
Didn't have news from you since your computer crashed. Hope to catch you on MSN soon.
Marty
> > > > > Lyrica has been working EXTREMELY WELL for me for over 2 mos. At 300 mgs. b.i.d. i feel relaxed, my mood is excellent, i am pro-social, and i have an abundance of energy. For many, high dose Lyrica=a very much improved quality of life!
> > > >
> > > > Hi Monte.
> > > >
> > > > I'm glad to see you back. It is surely good news that Lyrica continues to work for you.
> > > >
> > > > How did you titrate up to 600mg?
> > > >
> > > > Hi Scott,
> > >
> > > Thank you for the nice welcome back.
> > >
> > > I started slow, 50 mgs. t.i.d., and increased it by 50 mgs. about every 3 days until i reached 600 mgs. Now i like 300 mgs b.i.d. I take 300 at 7:00 a.m. and 300 at 1:00 p.m. and it works beautifully.
> > >
> > > My Pdoc took me off the EMSAM, i just wasn't feeling very good on it towards the end, and i was having insomnia problems. He put me on Zoloft 100 mgs. daily per my request. So now i am on Zoloft 100 mgs., Lyrica 600 mgs., Klonopin 1 mg. b.i.d., and Trazodone 200 mgs. at bedtime. And honestly this is the best i have felt in a year.
> >
> >
> > > How are you doing Scott?
> >
> > Not too well. I tried taking sibutramine 20mg. It made me feel worse after two weeks, and I still haven't fully recovered. I stopped taking it five days ago.
> >
> > I discussed trying Lyrica with my doctor, and he gave me a prescription for 25mg t.i.d. He has a few patients taking 300mg. I haven't started it yet. I didn't want to start taking it while I was still feeling worse from the sibutramine.
> >
> > Did you ever try Neurontin?
> >
> > > I highly recommend trying high dose Lyrica. For me it has been a miracle drug!
> >
> > > I hope and pray it lasts. ;)
> >
> > Me too!
> >
> > Stay well.
> >
> >
> > - Scott
>
> I'm sorry you aren't feeling well Scott. I agree, wait until you are feeling a little better before you give the Lyrica a try. But be patient with Lyrica. At low dose you will probably feel sedated. Low dose = sedation, high dose = energy. It took me a few weeks of slow titration until i got up to the 300-400 mg. range before i could feel the energizing, mood elevation effect. You (i hope and believe) will "feel" the difference when you get to the 3-400 mg. range. It's a very noticable and nice feeling.
>
> Yes, I have tried Neurontin before. I was on 1200 mgs. a day for 6 months in 1999, and it did nothing for me. Lyrica is like a new and improved version of gabapentin. 3 to 10 times more powerful. There is like one molecule diference between the 2 drugs. No comparison in my opinion.
>
> I REALLY hope it works for you Scott.
>
> - Monte
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