Lyrica titration
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I have been on Lyrica for 2 years. I was on 225 mg a day and have slowly used water titration to taper down. I have gotten down to 25 mg a day and the symptoms are too high so I have up dosed back to 37.5 mg total. This has happened twice now. How long can I stay at 37.5 mg? I don't want to go higher but I don't feel I'm mentally strong enough to come off right now. I'm frightened and don't know what kind of doctor to seek help with.
I have been doing water titration to lower my Lyrica. I was on 225 mg a day and have gotten down to 25 mg a day two times but the symptoms become too great so I have up dosed to 37.5 mg twice now. I am holding here and trying to figure what to do. I'm trying to figure what kind of doctor to go to for advice on coming off Lyrica. My DO has no idea what is going on. Would a neurologist? A psychiatrist?
All of my bloodwork came back good, so he started treating me for Fibro with Savella. On day 4 of the titration pack (first day of taking a 25mg pill in the morning) I developed Serotonin Syndrome and was admitted to the ER - I was not taking any other meds so there wasn't any interaction to have caused it.
This left me with the assumption that either my serotonin levels are naturally pretty high, or that my reuptake is already more than adequate.
t handle the weight gain, tiredness and bloating that I felt while on Lyrica, although it helped me immensely with pain. Lyrica is an anti-seizure medication too. I switched to Topamax because it didn't cause weight gain and my insurance finally covered it and I was very curious about it.
Topamax has helped me with my migraines and is more energizing than Lyrica, although my doctor has told me that many people get tired on it.
I read your post to me about how you don't like block/replace therapy, and that you like MMI titration, what is that? HOw do you keep your patients from going hypo thyroid on only ATD's? and if they do go hypo, how do you help them if you don't use replacement? Also, does using ATD's burn out your thyroid? and does replacement burn out your thyroid? Do you consider 5mg of MMI to be a high dose of ATD?
All of my bloodwork came back good, so he started treating me for Fibro with Savella. On day 4 of the titration pack (first day of taking a 25mg pill in the morning) I developed Serotonin Syndrome and was admitted to the ER - I was not taking any other meds so there wasn't any interaction to have caused it.
This left me with the assumption that either my serotonin levels are naturally pretty high, or that my reuptake is already more than adequate.
So today, he changed from Hydrocodone to Morphine Sulphate ER 60 mg 3X day, renewed the Ambien for 1 at bedtime, and changed the Lyrica to Savella Titration Pack(sample right now) with me taking 12.5 mg at bedtime for 5 nights, then 25 mg at bedtime after that, with the 50 mg tablets in the pack being split in half instead of gradually going to 50 mg.
I guess my biggest concern is how the new regiment of drugs compares to the old one?
I am a healthcare professional and can not afford to seek professional help as it may compromise my job. Please let me know if titration is an effective way to come down. My thoughts are to decrease my dose every three days as follows:
-Currently taking 4, 10 mg-325 acetaminophen at 5-6 pm and 4 more (same concentration) around bed time.
1) If GP agrees to titrate, how soon will the anxiety dissipate? In other words, I want to suggest that we try titration as an experiment for two weeks to see if the anxiety resolves. Is that enough time?
2) In the event GP won't titrate will anxiety eventually resolve? How long does that usually take. I've been back on meds for 4 weeks now.
3) 3 weeks after being increased to 125 mcg I began having extreme difficulty in concentrating.
why because it is longer lasting and can be cut down easier. Now for your decrease thod i suggest water titration. it takes you off im ml by turning the hard pill into a liquid form much easier to theen off in mg. But if you insis on cutting down in pill form here is my SUGGESTION please note that fact. you will have to cut the pill in such small doses to be accurate is gonna be impossible but maybe bearable please you tube water titration.
I did a fair amount of research prior to my titration and even went so far as to map out my titration schedule on a calendar. My main withdrawal concerns were anxiety, rapid heart beat and insomnia. After a few days of titration when I realized I was not having ANY withdrawal effects I basically stopped "cold turkey." About two weeks, after stopping, I experienced a weird cramping sensation in my hand. Based upon my rigorous physical activity, I assumed I was dehydrated.
Your xPAP pressure can change significantly in a few years, especially if your weight changes. You may need a new titration. Talk to your sleep doctor about your problems.
Will swelling and itching go away by continuing to take Lyrica. I started in my hands and feet. I have been taking it a month and the symptoms are daily but are mild and seem less and less. Today, it is only swelling on the top of my ear with slight itching. Should it continue taking it, because i heard that discontinuing could cause a seizure.
Has anyone been prescribed lyrica? I have, and have had great results with it for nerve pain in my right arm and hand.
Opinions, please. My two other posts with more description vanished, so I will leave with this lol.
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