Posted by 4WD on March 13, 2008, at 17:23:39
In reply to Lyrica cold turkey, how long does this last???, posted by qbsbrown on March 13, 2008, at 11:42:54
First off, why did you decide to do it cold turkey? That sounds like a bad idea to me (not just for Lyrica but for any med). Maybe you could go back on Lyrica but at a lesser dose. You've been through some serious withdrawal time and I'd be willing to bet that a smaller dose would make a big difference in how you are feeling. Maybe 2/3 of what you were taking and then taper from there?
Marsha
> Being the genius that I am, i decided to go off of Lyrica 600mg cold turkey. Needless to say, my week has been a major flu, serious anxiety, insomnia, depression, and irritability issues.
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> None of which I had even when I wasn't on Lyrica, but I could tell Lyrica was helping some things.
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> That said, it's almost been a week off, and I couldn't feel worse. How long do I decide to remain off to get a benchmark, or decide to go back on?
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> I was just trying to be on as few pharmecuticals as possible.
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> Regards,
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> Brian
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