Need advice on Lyrica for Fibromyalgia

I used to be on Lyrica and I'd still have fairly regular flares but less often. Lyrica didn't work for me after a while but at first it was great and helped with sleeping as well

Yeah I still get neuropathy but I think it's from diabetes 2. But my nerve damage inside my appendages and stuff in my back seem to have gone away the neuropathy only happens when I'm holding my phone a certain way and I think it loses like I get a pinched nerve in it makes my fingers numb or tingly or whatever

I believe Lyrica is a death wish but that’s my experience.

Lyrica made one pain stop and another start. Made my hands and feet swell. So I had to stop. Gabapentin did the same. Im not on any pain meds atm, im being made to suffer.

Lyrica works great on me I’m on 75 mg 2x a day

There is no scientific information to suggest that Pregablin (brand name amongst many is Lyrica) will damage your nerves. I am on the top dosage and have been for a while to treat my fibromyalgia. It is essentially a pain killer that works on your nervous system to dampen pain sensations. Everyone reacts differently to all kinds of medications. This helped me and continues to.

It worked for me in the earlier stages of my neuropathy, but when I tried it again, it stopped working. Good luck!

You start at a low dosage and gradually increase with your Dr. It's a good medication but you do get a lot of side effects along with it, which I am on more meds to counter balance the side effects. I think the best advice would be to try it, give it a chance and make your own mind up about it. Every person is different and reacts to meds differently xxx

So it worked for me but the side effects were awful. I couldn’t think and gained 100 pounds. I still had plenty of flares but it took the edge off of daily pain. I had a lot more success with topamax! Might be worth looking into, I know several people with similar experiences as well

Lyrica, Savella or Cymbalta never worked for mine. I hope you do well on it. My pain isn’t the tingling type of pain. In the summer it is mostly all muscular pain, in the winter I still have muscle pain at times but it is mostly bone pain. As if the myelin sheath is being ripped from everything and bones are fractured. I take Baclofen for spasms and Costochondritis. I took tramadol and it worked until it didn’t. I have taken several strengths of hydrocodone and am to the point at 10/325 that it doesn’t work well. That’s the bad part of opiates; your body acclimates to the dosage and you need something stronger. I hope Lyrica is your godsend. Do not be surprised of any weight gain.

I have noticed some flare ups with lyrica but there not as bad before I took them I’m on 75 mg but he needs to up them again

I hope it works out well for you. I couldn't do it, as my fibromyalgia was already too advanced.

I have been on Lyrica for several years. It has helped me tremendously. I still have flares occasionally, but not nearly as debilitating and don't last as long.

I've never been on that medication it's hard to say. All I know is my sister was on it and had terrible side effects. I hope it works for you. Good luck!