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My lyrica journey

Addiction & Recovery | Last Active: Apr 10 7:39pm | Replies (39)

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@williambogle

My bad. I read clonidine instead. Probably because I take clonidine for the withdrawal symptoms. Which btw has been a game changer. Like I said above it’s a BP medication but also used for withdrawal from many drugs including lyrica. It really made a difference in my taper. I never really considered inpatient treatment. I have a good friend who is a RN at a recovery center in CA and we discussed it. I’m a RN so I felt comfortable doing this at home. Like I said earlier in my posts I realize that I’m tapering faster than most and I’m not advocating that for anyone. I read a lot from people saying you have to give time for brain adjustment etc. but I have yet to read any professional evidence based knowledge of a time period required for such adjustment. I’m have been dealing with my symptoms as they present themselves. I’ve definitely noted a pattern following the decreases and have my personal protocols in place. Time will tell!

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I am also in that exact same situation you have described in your first post. I’ve reduced by 25mg weekly from 300mg daily split between to doses. I’ve reached 75mg in the same way and now it is beyond anything I can tolerate. My doctor doesn’t understand this process. He wanted me to withdraw instantly and said there was little to worry about. I am on zolpidem for sleep, high dose bio-identical progesterone and cannabis. The lyrica is was severe nerve pain in the coccyx area from a failed spinal surgery.
If you have any thoughts or suggestions I would very much appreciate your input.