Lardeelion
New member
- Joined
- Nov 30, 2013
- Messages
- 7
- Diagnosis
- 11/2013
- Country
- US
- State
- WV
Morning, folks.
I'm on my 6th day of Lyrica. In the starter pack you start with 50mg and go up to 75. Of course the first two days I was stoned off my arse, but now I feel pretty good. The body aches are gone. I actually did several loads of laundry, baked banana bread, cleaned up the kitchen, knitted two hats and entertained my 3-year-old son all day. Holy cow!
Of course, I keep reading about the dark side of Lyrica, if you can call it that. I'm nervous about taking it because I keep reading about withdrawals. And I wonder, was my moderate pain bad enough to warrant anything besides Ibuprofen? (Because, who needs a stomach lining?) I suppose I'm putting the cart before the horse, because I feel better and I don't have restless legs bugging me. I just worry. My mom is "addicted" to Effexor and when she forgets a pill she has a genuine freak-out. That's not to say the same thing will happen to me, but I'm very sensitive to medication and naturally a worry-wort.
I'm not even sure what I'm asking. I just got my "official" diagnosis, but of course I've known what this was for quite a while. I suppose I just want confirmation that Lyrica probably won't ruin my life. And if it will, tell me now, on Day 6. Please.
I'm on my 6th day of Lyrica. In the starter pack you start with 50mg and go up to 75. Of course the first two days I was stoned off my arse, but now I feel pretty good. The body aches are gone. I actually did several loads of laundry, baked banana bread, cleaned up the kitchen, knitted two hats and entertained my 3-year-old son all day. Holy cow!
Of course, I keep reading about the dark side of Lyrica, if you can call it that. I'm nervous about taking it because I keep reading about withdrawals. And I wonder, was my moderate pain bad enough to warrant anything besides Ibuprofen? (Because, who needs a stomach lining?) I suppose I'm putting the cart before the horse, because I feel better and I don't have restless legs bugging me. I just worry. My mom is "addicted" to Effexor and when she forgets a pill she has a genuine freak-out. That's not to say the same thing will happen to me, but I'm very sensitive to medication and naturally a worry-wort.
I'm not even sure what I'm asking. I just got my "official" diagnosis, but of course I've known what this was for quite a while. I suppose I just want confirmation that Lyrica probably won't ruin my life. And if it will, tell me now, on Day 6. Please.