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How to do a Lyrica taper?

Posted by dmfulton @dmfulton, Jul 27, 2025

How do I taper off Lyrica 25 mg nightly? I was started on it for cervical nerve root pain, now gone completely after epidural injection. I have been on it for about 6 weeks.

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jbjana6827 | @jbjana6827 | May 29 4:41pm
In reply to @bajjerfan "@jbjana6827 The first time I tried I did 25mg every few days for maybe a week..." + (show)
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The first time I tried I did 25mg every few days for maybe a week and it was all good. Later I decided that getting off of it wasn't such a smart mave and I'm still on it.

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@bajjerfan well that's the other thing. If your pain is still there, then you're not ready to come off it. I did find some breakthrough pain with my first taper, but it subsided after two days. I think my pain is gone now but I'm still tapering and will be for quite some time. I wish you well in your recovery journey.

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bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | May 29 8:54pm
In reply to @jbjana6827 "@bajjerfan well that's the other thing. If your pain is still there, then you're not ready..." + (show)
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@bajjerfan well that's the other thing. If your pain is still there, then you're not ready to come off it. I did find some breakthrough pain with my first taper, but it subsided after two days. I think my pain is gone now but I'm still tapering and will be for quite some time. I wish you well in your recovery journey.

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The pain was on the left side of my chest. Felt just like diabetic neuropathy pain. Also had unbearable all body itching. PreGabalin hits them both. I didn't have any of the withdrawal issues that many here talk about. In fact I went from GabaPentin to PreGabalin without skipping a beat.

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canada1wish | @canada1wish | 1 hour ago
In reply to @bajjerfan "The smallest dose available is 25mg IIRC. Either stay on it or find a compounding pharmacy..." + (show)
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The smallest dose available is 25mg IIRC. Either stay on it or find a compounding pharmacy to supply smaller doses. I would suggest maybe 5mg then go to 20mg 15mg etc.

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@bajjerfan break open the capsule and take less?

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