lyrica dosage reduction

I have been on both Lyrica and Neurontin and the Lyrica does help me some. Not as much as my Dr wanted but it gives me about another 5-10% pain reduction. It does not help everyone even if they have the same problems. Remember that with lyrica you have to be taking it for about 2 weeks or more for the effects to take place. I take 250mg 2 X day. with you only taking 50mg there might not be enough to see the difference.

A simple thing to try is the addition of a small dose of amitriptyline (20mg or less) at night. It can be great for additional nerve pain relief, but is a bit sedating so it is best used at night. I'm with your physician. If the Neurontin seems to be helping, but not enough, try it for several weeks and maybe request something to boost it a bit like the amitriptyline.

If they have to reduce your dosage for some reason during tx does it reduce your chances for success?

Hi libzo, I am sorry to hear you are not feeling well. You are almost finished with incivek? About a week after incivek I started slowly feeling better. My mg never got lower than 10 though. But hopefully finishing incivek will help too. I think you are on incivek. If so and you you haven't seen this info, you may wish to read through. I book marked it when someone on this forum shared with me when The doc thought I may need procrit.

t know how much I can help but my hubby takes Lyrica 600mg a day which is the maximum dosage. He is also on oxycontin, both for severe back pain. The oxycontin he craves and is addicted to (currently tapering down from) but the Lyrica he does not crave at all and sometimes doesn't take any at all during the day.

I also took Lyrica for approx. 6 mos. My dosage was 75mg. per day. While it did help, I didn't care for the cognitive side-effects so I discontinued it. The dosage will be different depending upon what is being treated and how the drug interacts in your body. For some a small dose is effective; others will work up to the higher amts. over time. I hope it is effective for you and you get some relief soon.

has anyone ever been perscribed Lyrica for cronic pain. If so how much do you take, and how long did it take to notice any results. I started taking 50MG's 3X's a day. I started last Tuesday, and haven't noticed any difference in my pain. any feedback would be great.

the pain before was a 20 on the pain scale felt likea ice pick being jabbed into my legs over and over again.

Well I tried out the new lower dosage (50mg caps) of Lyrica last night. At least I wasn't so out of it that I didn't even remember going to bed. In fact quite the opposite. It took five hours for me to get sleepy enough to even try going to sleep and my vision got very blurry. But I'm not sure I can blame either on the Lyrica. I was kind of anxious about how this dosage would effect me due to what happened with the higher dosage.

I tried Neurontin, in lieu of Lyrica. I found I couldn't take it as it made me feel worse (as if hit by the flu and very lethargic.) It does work with great results for some though and it's cheaper than Lyrica. I wish it had worked for me, but have heard good stories from others. Hope you are doing well too.

s complicated because an NSAID like ibuprofen might be appropriate for one patient while acetaminophen might be better for another, depending on things like your risk of internal bleeding, the ability of your liver and kidneys to process different meds, and your needs in regard pain reduction.

I'm wondering if one can build up a "tolerance" to a Lyrica dosage? I've been taking Lyrica for fibromyalgia for several years, and have been taking a low dosage of just 75 mg. once nightly. For over a month, now, I've been having achy joints in wrists, elbows, and feet -- along with ache behind my eyes, nervousness, and worst of all, "flu-like" feelings going throughout the body.

Has anyone had any experience with LYRICA , I just started taking a higher dose and am now having dizzy spells , ANYONE ????

I was on 50 mg taken at night together with rivotril. My psychiatrist reduced my dosage of lyrica to 25mg. Apart from general anxiety, I understand it helps with pain and induces sleep. I sleep quite well now, and in the morning and day time, I don't feel too tired. My doctor feels lyrica suits me and I may be on it for a while longer. Does it help with your pain?

Has anyone taken lyrica for fibromylasia and found increased pain instead of decrease?

Was taking Lyrica since Jan/Feb 2013 for fibromyalgia. Dosage went to 50mg 3x a day to 200mg 1x in the morning, 1x in the evening. Then, in this month was seen by a doctor who increased the dosage from 200mg to 400mg, 200 in the morning, 200 in the evening. Started to feel "high." Reduced medicine to 300mg, 100mg 1x in the morning, 200mg in the evening. Still felt "high." Cried all day through out the day.

Researchers also found that in the third of study participants whose ribavirin dosage was reduced as a result of anemia, cure rates actually improved to as high as 52 percent, whereas in those whose ribavirin dose stayed the same, cure rates were lower, at 37 percent." "However, the new study, he says, shows that “we now have evidence that we can safely use less aggressive dosages without compromising a patient’s chances for long-term recovery.

First round of tx in 2003 doc prescribed procrit but this time they are talking about dosage reduction. Question.........pros and cons of each decision? Do you have enough info to comment? Thanks for all the support, been a good week, got my mind back.

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