Originally Posted by mzsooz
just wanted to let you guys know that Lyrica is a wonder drug!!! Since I started taking it a few days ago I'm completely pain free!!! I almost feel like I could run down the street! Just last week I could barely crawl out of bed.
Now I can get down the stairs to my sewing room. Just finished two soft books for my DGD. Hoping to make 2 more and some soft blocks before the big day. :-D
Glad to hear the Lyrica works. However, a word of caution. I was on it for nearly 3 months before I started having slurred speech and talking basically jibberish or off the wall things at work. Dr. told me to go to ER, sounded like a stroke. Long story short, it wasn't. They did discover I have some mild scarring on my brain from VITAMIN D & B deficiencies! Who would have thought! I got those under control but was still having involuntary muscle jerks, felt like my tongue was to big for my mouth, etc. They didn't think it was the Lyrica because I had been on it for 3 months when the symptoms started.
However, to make a very long story short after nearly a year on Lyrica, I began to think Lyrica might be at the heart of some of my symptoms that were not resolving. Spoke to the neurologist and asked to try something else. They weaned me off Lyrica and changed me to Cymbalta and I feel like a new person!
So, if you start behaving strangely or feeling sleepy a lot, it could be a build up of the Lyrica. I hope you stay pain free and symptom free!
Merry Christmas,
Peggy