May 12, 2007 (Started May 15, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (dizziness, weight gain, headaches, slow to wake in morning)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Advice & Tips: I only take Lyrica when i am very tired and my pain is unbareable , and ihave at least 12 hrs. to sleep and be alert. Lyrica ( and I took it long enough that these side effects should have gotten better, but thry didn't they still make me feel like a vegetable, so i can't take them very often.
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: slow to wake in morning, dizziness, brain fog, weight gain, headaches, headaches

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