I just started Lyrica 2 days ago, June 6, 2014. I'm going to try to post, once a month, on the results I am getting. That is if I continue to take it.
I would like to know about other's experience with it. How well it works for you? Did you have any side effects? What is your dosage? Was it prescribed for PsA? Was it addictive, and causing withdrawal? and Would you recommend it to others?
Or anything you would like to tell me about; any information will be appreciated.
Hi, I have been on Lyrica for almost 6 months now. Although I have PsA and spondylitis, I was prescribed Lyrica for a slipped disc L1 which gives me no end of pain when aggravated. My dosage is 300mg morning and night. I have no side effects. All I can tell you is Lyrica is supposed to work well for spinal pain. I did not find it beneficial for PsA at all. It wasn't until I started Humira, that I felt any relief from my back and hip pain in regards to the PsA. Good luck with your treatment.
Andy, how are you doing with Lyrica?
Hi Seenie, I have been taking both 25 mg doses before bed, instead of a.m. and p.m., I think it helps me sleep better. A couple of months ago I had RFA (radio frequency ablation) on my low back, right side, and it has been feeling great. Five days ago, I had the numbing procedure on both sides ,L5 and S1, for diagnostic purposes; and I have been almost pain free since. The next step is RFA on those facet joints. So I'm not sure how much the Lyrica is working. My back has not felt this good for 10 years. . . years before my surgery.
Wow, Andy, what great news! So glad you are feeling better.
Thanks Seenie, I understand it may not last, but I am so thankful for NOW. Waking up without that constant low back pain, "gives me hope and makes me smile, even if only for a little while. . . Those that live without that pain, just can't understand; however much I may explain." (some of my poetry) lol :)
I CAN'T RECALL A TIME WHEN I FELT AS WELL AS I DO NOW!
I had an allergic reaction to Lyrica. I now take one 100mg of Neurotin at bedtime instead. I am at a point that I do not need narcotic pain killers, for the first time in at least 10 years. I didn't have withdrawal symptoms, possibly because I rarely took them every day. The radio-frequency ablation (RFA), for my lumbar pain and SI joint pain worked great. The numbness has started to diminish but the constant, grabbing low back pain that I have had since before laminectomy surgery---is gone. Thanks to the RFA and an amazing Physical Therapist, that massaged away scar tissue that had formed. The RFA allowed me to tolerate stretching and exercising. I've learned that drugs alone aren't always the best treatment. I began to see the most improvement, when I combined Physical Therapy, exercise, RFA, diet changes, and stretching with Methotrexate and Enbrel.
I am so optimistic at last: however I am experiencing increasing SI joint pain, and I am planning RFA for it, in a few weeks. I usually seek advice from this site, but I think it is important to share what works and what doesn't, for others seeking answers for their PsA symptoms. I still have morning stiffness; but NO psoriasis and NO extreme joint pain. I have had PsA for over 20 years and I CAN'T RECALL A TIME WHEN I FELT AS WELL AS I DO NOW. It's been a struggle to get here, but I kept trying to find treatments that helped. I want the newly diagnosed, to have hope because when you are suffering, hope seems unrealistic.