Posted by sonic_gb on November 15, 2007, at 11:26:32
In reply to Re: MS Symtoms and Withdrawal Symptoms from Lyrica » pixie's mom, posted by kaleidoscope on November 12, 2007, at 15:21:50
Hi there,
I don't have MS, but I took Lyrica for a little over a year at 450mg/day. It really helped my ulnar nerve neuropathy more than any other medication. I weaned myself off Lyrica because of the weight gain it was causing. My withdrawal symptoms were so severe that my pdoc had to put me on a 4 week diazepam (Valium) taper. I became extremely agitated and depressed. I couldn't sleep for 4 days in a row - 0 hours of sleep. I was shaky, and the sweats alternating with the chills.
This drug is said to be only minorly habit forming in the monograph, but in my opinion it is every bit as habit forming as the benzodiazepines.
Just my 2 cents.
Sonic
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