Yes, thank you for answering my question.
I was on Lyrica/pregabalin and have been off of it for a week. I wanted to connect with others to learn about this drug. This is a mean drug. I have found alot of great info about what this drug does to your body once off of it. It causes a bunch of glutamate to storm your brain and depletes taurine. The glutamate storm may cause severe brain damage. There are liquid supplements that you can take to offset the damage. I really searched for the best that I could find. They are:
High amounts of vitamin C, magnesium taurine, to help with the taurine defecancy, vitamin D3 with K2 to help it get absorbed. When I fully understood the withdrawal symptoms I was horrified. This drug should be outlawed. I want to add that I am not a doctor so please do your own research. I am not giving medical advice. I was an Occupational Therapist and have enough savvy to know how to research, I just wish I did that before taking the pregabalin. I may try activated charcoal to take as an detoxifier because it is absorbed in the gut. I mentioned lyme disease because I have that. I have horrible headaches daily. I got an epidural in January and it took my pain away. Then I started pregabalin and my life have not been the same. I tried to get another epidural and it did not take. I know it was that I was not taking the drug anymore. Like so many on here the drug worked wonders for me for about 2 weeks and then it stopped. I had 60 pills given to me at 25mg and now only have 20 left. I am not going back on it and believe that through taking those supplements as mentioned they will help me. A component of withdrawal is an increase in pain etc...so for whomever is reading this I hope I have given some insight on what to do. I pray to Jesus Christ that I am returned to the person I was before taking this horrific drug. I took gabapentine and will try to get on a lower dose of that. I really only had one problem and that was horrible water retention. I am very blessed that I don't work. I would not be able to do so because of the demon of a drug pregabalin/lyrica is!!!!! I know very long, I bet you are already sleeping from reading this. I had a frank talk with my pharmacist about it because I was afraid of going into serotonin syndrome, very similar to a glutamate storm that happens in the brain when you get off it. I am married and have a wonderful husband who has been taking care of me. I am very grateful for him and for my faith. Reading the other posts on here freak me out, I can't believe that lyrica/pregabalin cause tooth/hair loss. What do you do for a living? Have a blessed day.
Tracey