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Lyrica, What Are Your Thoughts? Good Bad Ugly,?

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Lakeland, FL
February 1, 2020
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A MySpondylitisTeam Member

It helped but I gained an unholy amount of weight and never lost it, even after stopping.

February 12, 2020
A MySpondylitisTeam Member

Hadn't helped me and I went off because of kidney disease

February 4, 2020
A MySpondylitisTeam Member

Years ago a doctor put me on calcium tablets, but because he didn't explain why I didn't bother taking them, wish I had now, if doctors took the time to tell us the reason behind their decision to give us certain medication I'm sure people would be a lot happier about taking it, at the time I didn't realise how bad things would become but the doctor knew what was likely to happen, how stupid that they don't warn us. These days I eat a lot of dairy stuff, and hopefully get my calcium that way. X

February 1, 2020
A MySpondylitisTeam Member

I can’t move without it. I was on a huge dose of gabapentin and then switched to lyrica 600mg. I didn’t even realize there was weight gain associated with it!! I’ve put on 30# and can’t lose it

February 14, 2020
A MySpondylitisTeam Member

I’m on lyrica and it helps more than gabapentin. Although it does limit medications for anxiety or depression. I enjoy not having the worst foot pain. I still have some pain , although I am able to do more with medication

February 1, 2020

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