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Tapering off Lyrica gave me panic, nausea, extreme anxiety
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 7 7:40am | Replies (225)Comment receiving replies
Withdrawal from Kyrica has done a number on me. I was on it for almost 5 years and decided after loosing six teeth while on it I didn’t want to take it anymore. I’ve been off of it now for eight months and still am suffering with extreme anxiety and I hate leaving home. I went through severe depression, anxiety and agoraphobia. Was in the ER for depression and nausea. I felt like a drug addict needing a fix. I thought I was going to end up in psych hospital. I’m still in therapy to help with everything. I had no choice I thought I was going crazy. I joined a site on FB for Lyrica withdrawl and it’s been interesting to read that people are going through the same symptoms. I know my neurotransmitters are not right and I’ve been told it can take up to two years for itto even itself out. Amazing how a drug can change you.i took myself off Ativan and Seroquel and now am using CBD oil and hrmpbomb gummy’s that I feel are working good on my anxiety although I wake up every morning with it, p,us I am now having extreme night sweats several times a nigh. I feel like I just stepped out of the shower my body is that wet. All I can say is I’d love to sue Pfizer
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I have been on Lyrica for about 9 years. I started at 200mg 2x/ day for upper back and neck neuralgia.. about 7 years ago, after regular PT, Acupuncture and Osteopathic treatments, I was feeling better so I began decreasing my dose under the care of my very open minded FP Dr. I decreased it by 25mg once a day , once a week for a month. Then 2x per week once a day for a month etc. So basically it took me 14 months to get to 175mg 2x/ day. I felt like I was “ tricking my body into accepting a lower dose. What I noticed was that when I reached the month where I decreased it by 25mg 3x/ week once a day. I would start getting increase in my nerve pain. Usually after 1-2 weeks it would subside. If it did not, I would stay on that dose until it resolved. At this rate it has taken me 7 years to get down to 50mg 2x/ day. I am now working on getting down to 25 mg in the morning, I am at 25mg 3x/ week 50 mg 4X/ week in the morning and 50mg at night. Anyway. I have been feeling off and nauseated, so wondered if it is from the withdrawal. This would be the first time I am aware of having withdrawal affects except increase nerve pain in the past. I wondered if it might be because going from 50 mg to 25mg is a 50% decrease which is more of a decrease in the past and my body noticed it more. I also noticed when I got to the 50mg 2x/ day that I felt more clear minded and actually less anxious and did not have episodes of euphoria that I had had in the past. None of which I attributed to the Lyrica. I thought it was my mood disorder, that I’ve been in treatment for. I think the Lyrica May have exaggerated the mood disorder. I got excited that I had less of these feelings so went down faster than than the usual 25mg once a week for a month. So I did it for two weeks before going down another 25mg a week. That maybe why so feel nauseated. I am grateful, however for the Lyrica. If I had not been able to take it, I may have ended up on disability. It really helped my pain. I am glad to be almost off of it though. I hope you feel much better soon.