Anyone any experience of LYRICA meds ......???...please

[Mumoftwin17]

[Kentish_Man]

I am on Pregabalin or Lyrica as it is also known. I take 600 mg a day. It is not a pain killer, but it helps to suppress pain. I had to build up the dose to where I am now. It took a little while to 'kick in', but now seems to be doing a good job. I still get pain but not as often of severe as I did before.

I hope that helps you.

[Loki]

I've just started it about a month ago, just of 75mg twice a day, so still in the build up stage. Hasn't done much yet to be honest, certainly hasn't stopped my pain but like I said very early days.

However if I miss a dose (even by like 2 hours) I get awful withdrawal symptoms!

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Kentish_man and Loki.....when you talk about pain of RLS, what is that

like because I feel just the uncontrollable urge to keep moving my legs.

It's not very painful at all...except my legs and body get very tired.

I had pain in my legs from other illnesses but not RLS as a kid or before

my knee replacements...Chemo and Radiation...so I'm just wondering

about that...and if other's actually have pain with RLS...

~Karen USA~

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Some people get pain with RLS, i get pain, i dont always get the creepy crawly type sensations, i get pain in my calf muscles, well it feels like the muscles, but it feels deeper.

Irene. UK

[BadNightBear]

My experience with pregabaline during the build up has been severe fatigue, it doesn't appear to be doing much yet (on 75mg x2 daily plus pramipexole) - previously tried an increase in pramipexole dose but it made me worse. If you read the meds leaflets you would never take them!

Ian UK

[mmm66]

I, too do not think that RLS is "pain"