Posted by pkr316 on May 15, 2008, at 19:40:24
In reply to Re: Lyrica side effects - physical and mental, posted by lovelyme27 on March 20, 2008, at 23:12:01
I've been on Lyrica for several months. Initially, I didn't see many side effects but now I'm beginning to wonder if I was just too "out of it" to notice them. But it has gotten entirely out of control & scary! I have had quite a reduction in the fibromyalgia/tender point pain but this will be the last day that I take this drug. I'm am always stumbling, bruises on my arms & legs..and my memory/recall is terrible. I will do something & not be able to remember if I've done it. Going out to find my car in a parking lot can be terrifying. Now I have started getting double vision. Over the last month, I've gone on spending sprees..now I'm getting the credit card bills & I'm shocked. And the hunger is overwhelming... now that I've set down & calculated, I've put on about 30 lbs. & still could eat ice cream three times a day. Because they've adjusted all of my meds, I hadn't really narrowed it down to Lyrica until today. I read the side effects and it was like reading my life for the last few months... and my driving scares me, my focus is so far off. Please be careful with this drug...it can change your entire life.
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