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@albeit....Lyrica is well known to have some nasty and sometimes frightening side effects. Read up and weigh the cost of using this med. Many have found relief in it. Others have suffered mental fog, falls, lost time....a measure of time they cannot account for. Trouble finding correct words when speaking, rapid weight gain.

Some have few side effects and a fair amount of relief. Wanted to share my experience, not to frighten you, but so that if you run onto testimonials such as mine, you'll know it really does happen. I had a few episodes of feeling completely confused. One night I went out to get my dog. Later found myself in bed with tremendous pain in my face and one eye. I was confused and actually scared because I hadn't a clue what happened or how I got in my bed. I got up to see why my face hurt so much and one side was swollen, my eye was black and blue and there was abrasion evident. Husband asked what happened and I was drawing a complete blank. No memory that night. Still no memory. No clue. This has happened to others. Prior to Lyrica, I had never passed out, fainted, or lost time. Doctor took me off my relatively low dose. Some side effects doctors say can't be related, but reading up, I've found it very well could be. Too many people reporting many similar experiences for it NOT to have been Lyrica. Another side effect you'll find people talking about is teeth snapping off. Rotting from inside out. I've read many accounts of people with healthy teeth having lost several within 6-12 months of use.

For every bad review I read, I've read many good reviews. No one knows beforehand how their body will respond. Just a few things to consider. Oh, those that reported the terrible side effects admit that Lyrica was actually great for nerve pain. Me, not so much, but many do get significant relief. Blessings.

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Just to give you another view, I was not getting great relief from gabapenten and switched to lyrica and have had no side-effects (except maybe weight gain) and have gotten great relief. I attend a monthly PN support group near Boston and have to say that Lyrica is loved by 1/2 the people and hated by the other half. I would take the above warnings seriously, but if you are having painful numbing/burning glass feelings in your feet and legs, it really can help.

Jmj, thank you for your detailed reply. Im not opposed to taking meds, but always concerned about side effects and coming off them if need be. I’ve been on imipramine for many years along with some cymbalta . I have SFN diagnoses but also have a bunch of herniated discs. I have been told the discs are not causing this pain and SFN I am being told is the cause. I’ve had 4 major pains over my body that’s lasted over a year each prior. While my feet and hands are cold the major pains are actually in my arms and legs with a lot of buzzing/ internal tremors. Started to get some external tremors now and one of the drs wants me off the cymbalta to see if that’s causing the external tremors even though other doc says I’ve been on it so long that isn’t the cause. Sorry for rambling on. Either way the pain some days is so severe I will need to try something. Thank you again .