Lyrica does work for pain but it definitely causes weight gain. I was up to 400mg daily but then I discovered LDN - Low Dose Naltrexone. It got rid of all my pain & now I’m on only 100mg of Lyrica.
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The LDN website dosing info states that for chronic pain, patients should be started extremely low (.5 or 1 mg) and slowly titrated up, with top dose being 4.5 mg. My doctor started me at 4.5 mg. Would this affect my results?? I have had no side effects, but in the two weeks I've been on LDN, not much pain relief.
Also, does anyone take more than 4.5 mg for nerve or other chronic pain?
I started at 1mg and moved up 1mg every 10 days. Now I’m at 4.5MG. It took 2 months to get best results.
I’ve been taking it 15 months now & I have no plan to vary the dose. It’s great for me but numbness is still the problem but no pain.
I’m taking 4.5mg of LDN for the past 15 months. It took about 2 months to take full effect. I started at 1mg moving up every 10 days by 1mg till 4.5mg now.
Lyrica does work for pain but it definitely causes weight gain. I was up to 400mg daily but then I discovered LDN - Low Dose Naltrexone. It got rid of all my pain & now I’m on only 100mg of Lyrica.
Check it out here:
WELCOME TO THE LDN RESEARCH TRUST
That is not true. Any doctor can prescribe it. Originally it was prescribed for me by a pain doctor but now my GP at Mount Sinai in Aventura, FL. does & my neurologist has also prescribed it. It’s probably because she doesn’t understand the compounding of the 50mg tablets down to the lower doses. Most pharmacies can arrange the compounding.
Check out the LDN Trust and share it with her.
Good luck.
B.
I told my neurologist about it when I started LDN in 2019 and it helped me. (I'm a Crohn's patient who is now having normal colonoscopies.) He looked into it and now gives it to a lot of his patients.
I have been on the maximum dose of 600 mg of Lyrica a day for the last 10 years. I started with 75 mg a day and over a period of 2 years, it was slowly increased to the maximum level due to the pain level
I was experiencing. Lyrica has been an excellent medication for me, it stops the pain. Side effects, I find my balance is off slightly, but no others that I know of. Without Lyrica I would be in pain 24 hours a day. Everyone is different so you need to experience it to know how it works for you. Please keep updating us on your progress with Lyrica because it helps other people decide what they can try.
Yes Pregabilin is the active ingredient in both Lyrica and the generic medication. You need time to allow your body to get used to the med. Usually takes about 4 to 5 weeks to settle out and see if this level works and if the pain is not reduced then it's time to go up to the next level and that typically does not bring on the same side effects. Everyone reacts differently to the medication. Time is the best way to gage how it works for you to reduce nerve pain.
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The LDN website dosing info states that for chronic pain, patients should be started extremely low (.5 or 1 mg) and slowly titrated up, with top dose being 4.5 mg. My doctor started me at 4.5 mg. Would this affect my results?? I have had no side effects, but in the two weeks I've been on LDN, not much pain relief.
Also, does anyone take more than 4.5 mg for nerve or other chronic pain?
I started at 1mg and moved up 1mg every 10 days. Now I’m at 4.5MG. It took 2 months to get best results.
I’ve been taking it 15 months now & I have no plan to vary the dose. It’s great for me but numbness is still the problem but no pain.
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1 ReactionIt took 2 months to really feel relief & I’m on 4.5MG now & I’m sticking with it.
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1 ReactionI’m taking 4.5mg of LDN for the past 15 months. It took about 2 months to take full effect. I started at 1mg moving up every 10 days by 1mg till 4.5mg now.
I was at my neurologist yesterday and she said she would not prescribe it, that only Pain Doctors prescribe it???
That is not true. Any doctor can prescribe it. Originally it was prescribed for me by a pain doctor but now my GP at Mount Sinai in Aventura, FL. does & my neurologist has also prescribed it. It’s probably because she doesn’t understand the compounding of the 50mg tablets down to the lower doses. Most pharmacies can arrange the compounding.
Check out the LDN Trust and share it with her.
Good luck.
B.
I told my neurologist about it when I started LDN in 2019 and it helped me. (I'm a Crohn's patient who is now having normal colonoscopies.) He looked into it and now gives it to a lot of his patients.
Isn't Lyrica the same as Pregabalin? I get dizzy from 25 mg in the morning???
Yes Pregabilin is the active ingredient in both Lyrica and the generic medication. You need time to allow your body to get used to the med. Usually takes about 4 to 5 weeks to settle out and see if this level works and if the pain is not reduced then it's time to go up to the next level and that typically does not bring on the same side effects. Everyone reacts differently to the medication. Time is the best way to gage how it works for you to reduce nerve pain.
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1 ReactionI have been on Lyrica for about a year. I don't have as much pain. Both of my feet are numb.