Lyrica

[Abigail1]

Just started lyrica, has anyone else taken these tablets? & did you feel okay on them?

[polkadotcom]

I have been taking gabapentin, which is it's older sister, for some time now. I did try pregabalin (Lyrica) but had to change back to gaba as I got some side effects which didn't help.

Out of curiosity, have you been prescribed them for PMR alone? I was given them to cope with nerve pain.

[Abigail1 in reply to polkadotcom]

I have pmr/gca.. Was given it for nerve pain, just wondering how you felt on it.x

[polkadotcom in reply to Abigail1]

I wasn't good on it, Abigail, and only lasted for two weeks. I think my consultant was trying to kill two birds with one stone - I have fibro and peripheral neuropathy and I think it was meant to cope with both. Shame it failed on both counts! For some it really does tick all the boxes, though.

[Dovelady]

My sister was prescribed Lyrica, it worked for pain but she had a massive weight gain, it's worth reading all the small print and weighing up the advantages. she did some research and came off them, there was also a recent study on Gabapentin which basically slammed them, I don't have the link but I do know it was also in the Daily Mail. Might be useful to Google to get all the facts.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

The only reason I can think of for giving you Lyrica is that your doctor either thinks you have fibromyalgia as well as PMR - or he doesn't know the difference between the two.

Lyrica is used as fairly standard medication for fibromyalgia, it may or may not work. There are a few overlaps in symptoms between fibromyalgia and PMR - but lyrica doesn't work for PMR.

[Zane1 in reply to PMRpro]

In the US Lyrica is advertised constantly on tv right now. It is one of Big Pharma's current favorite money makers. It is advertised for Fibromyalgia only.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Zane1]

Mercifully that isn't allowed in the UK! OTC medications are advertised in the rest of Europe but nothing like it is in the US. It's the images they used - someone with RA bouncing around the tennis court after one dose!

[Zane1 in reply to PMRpro]

If I see one more advertisement for Cialas during a football game I am going to run out of the room screaming. The interesting thing is most of the "designer drugs" that are advertised don't deal with serious problems & many of the new drugs are not as tried and true as the old timers. They have passed FDA, but often unknown side effects are not known until later & the studies can be skewed.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Zane1]

Absolutely! I suppose it isn't quite the idea for a football game you want to watch live - but the best thing about Sky in Europe (our version of pay-TV) is you can record and watch without ads!!! The only reason for ad breaks is to make a cup of tea or go to the bathroom...

[TigerEyes]

Hi

I was prescribed lyrica for nerve pain, I get sciatica after a back injury. It does work for the nerve pain and I don't have any side effects but when I was on gabapentin I was getting some bad side effects, but we are all different and what works for one doesn't always work for the other.

[lyndyloo2]

Hi Abigal1

I'm taking 2x75mg Lyrica at night for Nerve pain (a monster headache/ facial nerve pain) it's absolute great and works brilliantly for me.

I felt weird and wonderful when I took them in the day, so, Dr suggested a night time dose and no side effects. If there are any I just sleep through them.

As for weight gain, well, I'm no bigger after 8 months of medication.

Good luck