I am 83 years old and have been on Lyrica for 2 months. The side effects are worse than the drug. I have had severe constipation, nervousness, headache,nausea,and so drowsy after taking the morning dose of 50mg that I feel like a zombie until it wears off about 4 in the afternoon. I am on 50mg in the morning and 75mg at bedtime. I am on it for nerve pain. My skin burns and is very miserable. I know that the symptoms will return after I get off the drug but there are other drugs that don't have such bad sad effects. I was on 75mg of amitriptyline for this same thing about 4 years ago and then when I turned 89 my neurologist said that I had to get off it because it would affect my heart so now he says that it will cause memory loss and dementia. I am a very intelligent person and am having a little short time memory loss which is normal at my age but nothing serious. I am also on BP medication 3 times a day. I want to wean off this drug. Any advice as to how to wean off.