Pregabalin/ Lyrica | My Experience

I'm Sophie Charlotte and I have Bipolar Disorder. I'm going to be making videos about my experience of living with bipolar disorder. I thought I'd cover Pregabalin next, as there aren't too many videos about it on KZbin, so this may help or be interesting to someone else.
I'd love to hear about your experiences too. If you have any questions, please leave them for me!
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - What is pregabalin used for?
0:58 - What is the usual dose?
1:12 - What are the common side effects?
1:35 - Why was I prescribed it?
3:36 - How has it helped me?
7:46 - What side effects have I experienced?
Soph x
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[@davidbritton3934]

Great info, Better than any doctor videos. Thank you for time to help people understand. Much appreciated!!!!

[@riversbeats]

i can relate to this video alot. thank you for opening up. keep your head up beautiful x

[@amberrhoads9283]

Ty for sharing! I am glad for you that you found something that gives you peace :).

[@helveeta]

I have anxiety disorder since I was a kid. Been on ssri for a few years but still have attacks. My doctor gave me pregabalin super low dose 50 mg a day. At first I thought it was great, no anxiety! But DO NOT DRINK alcohol whilst on this medication. I became hostile, slurring, uncoordinated just after 2 glasses of wine. Embarrassed myself at xmas in front of my family, stopped taking it soon after. The withdrawals were hell, rebound anxiety, insomnia, GI issues, headaches, dysphoria, lasted 2 weeks. I was on it for 2.5 months. Glad I quit when I did. Best wishes.

[@ryanpellico6083]

I have a prescription for this drug afraid to take it watching this makes me feel more comfortable with the medication hopefully this helps with sleep benzos or antihistamines don't work as well anymore and trying new drugs sucks but this video was informative helpful thank you

[@colinreid8469]

The withdrawals are horrific.

[@grrrrosey]

Thank you for making this video - I’m going to talk to my doctor about this medication tomorrow

[@jayjaya5957]

Great video. Thanks for all the info. How long have you been on it? And how long are you allowed to take them? Thank youu x

[@davidbritton3934]

Sorry to hear about your situation at that time of your life, 7 is so young 😔

[@simeonbuchert1457]

My stepfather was fighting cancer, and gabapentin was prescribed for pain mitigation. I illicitly used it off label to address my anxiety and wow, I now believe anxiety can be helped. Until Id used it Ive never felt the comfort in public as I did then. Im in therapy now, and plan to ask about Lyrica if I cant arrive at a non chemical solution. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@leahlovell1216]

Thankyou so much. I have been looking for reviews on this as my anxiety has gotten so bad i nearly went to hospital, all day everyday i suffer. I dont sleep. I have just been given this today and you made me feel kore comfortable about it so thankyou for telling your experience. X

[@tylerethier275]

How are you feeling?

[@leahlovell1216]

Im okay i think. I dont really feel any side effects at all? Bit tired for an hour but thats it. Gone up to 75mg x 2 a day. I still have anxiety though. I still cant cope in public i got sick and dizzy and nervous. Doc says i can go to 300 a day maximum. I just want the anxiety to go away. What did it take for yours to vanish x

[@tylerethier275]

@leahlovell1216 I'm sorry to hear you are still experiencing anxiety, it's so hard to handle in the moment! I have been on Cymbalta 60mg for about a year went through Paxil and Klonopin withdrawal at the same time while transitioning to cymbalta, I have moment where it seem anxiety is gone and then boom it's back just as fast!! I'm currently trying Atenolol which is a Beta Blocker, took my first dose this morning..

[@tylerethier275]

@@leahlovell1216 Mine hasn't gone away... I trying to find the right med, cymbalta isn't doing the trick...

[@kitchinn1408]

Hi thanks for the info, how’s it going with the Pregabalin are you still using it?

[@Winters_Envoy]

Hi, how long after starting the medication did you start noticing effects or side effects from the drug? Thanks

[@Lindasromperroom]

I’ve been on it 2 weeks and feel wonderful. I am on Temazepam, Prozac and Lamotrigine. I’m wondering if I can get off the Lamotrigine since it is an anti seizure med.

[@Lindasromperroom]

Update I couldn’t stop eating so quit the Lyrica

[@allgunsblazed9106]

It maybe helps my nerve pain marginally but the withdrawals are on par with my opiate medication (I'm dependent on strong pain relief until my back surgery)

[@MisterDoctorE]

Great stuff, got 75mg from a friend and POOF the anxiety went away. Currently taking 150mg. In many ways it works much better than benzo.

[@mondoguitar]

I've been on clonazepam for 20 years, had two failed attempts trying to get off. It was torture. How long did it take you to feel relaxed on Pregabalin, first dose or several days/weeks? I do not want to become dependent on another drug that I may never get off. If there's a possibility it can help me get off the benzo (which really doesn't work for me anymore) that would be amazing.

[@MisterDoctorE]

@@mondoguitar For me it worked after ~1 hour(75mg) on first try. I settled on 150mg in the morning and 75mg at night. I took no clonazepam while testing this. I have been taking ~2-3mg clonazepam for some years, I did not feel any withdrawal symptoms from the benzo. We are all different, but from my experience I would give it a try. I did get blurry vision, not sure if it was the Pregabalin.. I did quit for some days but started again and all good so far.

[@andrzejostrowski1000]

Pregabalina jest dobra na początku, bo prawie nie ma skutków ubocznych. Natomiast odstawienie tego gówna jest gorsze od odstawienia heroiny! 😱 Biorę to od roku w dawce 2 x 50mg i szukam sposobu jak z tym lekiem wziąć rozwód. 🤔 Pierwsze rozstanie skończyło się po 3 tygodniach niepowodzeniem...😢 Poddałem się. 😞 Szykuję się do drugiego podejścia. Moja konkluzja: nie bierzcie tego gówna! 🤮 Szkoda zdrowia i życia, które stracisz na odstawienie! 😵👎🇵🇱

[@marcus3060]

​@mondoguitar never start these tablets 3 years 600mg. Give you mad anxiety in the end and the worst drug for stopping. Its like synthetic opiods. 6 months off and still have side effects and withdrawals .

[@wisemansaid5009]

​@@mondoguitar you taking it daily or on and off?

[@laceyrushworth9823]

How long until it kicked in for you? I've been on it two weeks now and I feel nothing. Is that normal?

[@ChrisBrown-fx5uk]

Are you sure your on pregabalin? It should work from 1 hour up to sometimes 2 - 3 hours for some reason but it shouldn't take 2 weeks. I just bought 300mg pregabalin and one should definitely effect you in a sense of your anxiety is completely gone but first time taking a 300mg was definitely overwhelming as you get this drunk type feeling like you lose your balance easy but I'd say that all gets better the more you take it, once your body gets used to it you'll stop walking sideways into walls like I did. I even ran like a cartoon character sideways over someone's front garden fence but none of these side effects happen to me anymore

[@lulee7375]

How long did it take to kick in ? I've just started xxx

[@balkanjoker3111]

Like 3 to 4 days you will feel it. In 2 weeks you will see full benefits AND side effects. Its great for anxiety, BUT LISTEN TO YOUR BODY AND DOCTOR.😊

[@nenadcubric2663]

Can you take Pregabalin toogether with Trazodone?

[@danh2310]

Yes I take with mirtazapine

[@user-zx8zf7bn6x]

Hi, i know its been a while but ive just been given pregab to take for my anxiety.. im also on sertraline but find its not helping.. i really want to try the pregabs, im just scared of new meds.

[@colinreid8469]

Hi, are you still on pregablin and at what dose? I worked my way uo to 600mg because of tolerance and I'm now withdrawaing because of this the withdrawals are horrific .

[@user-it8oo1jo3i]

I was the same as you and I completely stopped taking them a week today. To be completely honest with you it had been hell and the worst week of my life. But I do feel like the mental/physical withdrawals are starting to now get better fingers crossed moving forward. This drug is hell and I wouldn’t wish my worst enemy to be stuck on it. Good luck and take care

[@colinreid8469]

@@user-it8oo1jo3iCold turkey off what dose were you on? How are you now? I'm down to 150mg but not sure I can get off because of nerve abd back pain not sure what to do I feel stuck in a drug cycle sucks. Maybe I should just cold turkey the rest of my pregablin dose.

[@picturenut]

Aren’t there warnings everywhere that you shouldn’t go off this drug without your doctors knowledge and assistance in doing that? Going off a drug like this cold turkey is going to be hell.

[@colinreid8469]

Even tapering is a nightmare I've been doing so for over a year I can't get off them I think cold turkey migh be the best way just to get it over and done with. I've tapaered off loads of pain meds in the past and this is a beast of a drug to stop even diazepam was easier..

[@Tunners26]

Are you still on it? How's it going? SNRI not helping my anxiety.

[@balkanjoker3111]

Im around 3 years on Pregabalin ... its great for Anxiety. Try it and if you have few side effects, it can be great. Consult your doctor tho, not me.😂

[@mondoguitar]

@@balkanjoker3111When did you feel the anxiolytic effects? Your first dose, or did it take a few weeks?

[@balkanjoker3111]

@@mondoguitar It did take a few days for me. But it should be taken 14 days... or as DOCTOR told you.

[@craigallday1236]

I love this drug . No more anxiety, energy etc

[@nenadcubric2663]

Energy, more or less??

[@craigallday1236]

More, lots more

[@colinreid8469]

It builds tolerance ike a benzo and the withdrawals are horrific be careful don't let you GP up your dose if you become tolerant get off on the lowest dose possible.

[@craigallday1236]

@@colinreid8469 thanks bud. After Valium I’m very cautious. I take it once or twice a week at most . 2 days later I always feel like shit

[@mssdn8976]

My friend has been advised to reduce then stop taking this as it’s affecting her kidney function, worrying

[@nenadcubric2663]

Any diffrence between Pregabalin and Gabapentin??

[@danh2310]

Pregablin stronger

[@Steven-gl4cw]

Same company one came out a long time before the other. No short term fix with anxiety disorders from my experience you either take meds for life or if your lucky you find the gym will sort of the issues. By design these medications only work when you take them they have no healing properties long term for a disorder but might knock basic anxiety out thr system as would going to the gym. Work out what's wrong with you and decide from there.

[@bigzachful]

Get a beta blocker like Propanolol as well! That combined with Gabapentin is the missing key!

[@Lindasromperroom]

Have you had weight gain?

[@RB-er6gu]

Yes I have

[@RB-er6gu]

Yes I have

[@florenceraynaud9465]

I have, and got swollen legs, dry mouth... and I stopped after two years. It helps for a while but it should not be taken for more than 6 months. Past that period it really gets negative effects in the body on many levels.

[@thebentzenable]

Lyrica made me eat junk in crazy amounts. The wait gaine was destroying my health.