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Tapering off Lyrica gave me panic, nausea, extreme anxiety
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 4, 2024 | Replies (233)Comment receiving replies
@yangedd So true what you described and I know I would not want to experience thus again. Withdrawal from Lyrica along with other prescribed meds had me in such a state of fear and pain there are no words. I did not know anything about withdrawal. I do now and never want to see, hear or feel the things I did at that time. I did not know at the time It was withdrawal. I do now and the memories are still vivid after over 8 years.
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Sorry you went through that, how are you feeling today?
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@parus I didn't know anything about withdrawal either except from reading people's stories. That is, until Lyrica. A friend of mine, who happens to work in a Rehab facility, actually compared Lyrica withdrawal with Heroin withdrawal. I know that I will never forget the toll it took on my body and my psychological state of mind, feeling that I was fit to be committed to a Psych hospital. I know that last statement may seem a little dramatic, but I seriously thought I was going out of my mind with the endless days of anxiety, agitation, insomnia, chills, sweating and so on. I dreaded Dawn each day because there was people around and my nerves we're so rattled I was terrified of anyone coming near me. I just don't know how a prescribed medication can be so bloody powerful and so harmful to the body. I did take 50mg yesterday on PRN but I didn't even go to the pharmacy to collect them today. Stay strong mate.