186 patient evaluations for Lyrica

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Jul 16, 2009 (Started Nov 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (blurry vision)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: blurry vision
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 9, 2009 (Started Apr 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: the pain treatment is what you have to focus on and not the mirror reflecting the added weight back at you.
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: weight gain
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 6, 2009 (Started May 31, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: brain fog

Apr 23, 2009 (Started May 31, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It can take a week or two before you see any real results and you may have some side effects during that time. If you can get through the initial couple of weeks you should find that it helps alot with nerve pain - for me it has really helped with burning pain along my neck, shoulders and upper back.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: brain fog
  • 0 helpful marks

May 5, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dizziness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I loved it. It took time for my body to adjust so that I wasnt dizzy but it worked. I now only have medicaid and they refuse to pay for it.
Side effects: dizziness
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 12, 2009 (Started Apr 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (dizziness, brain fog, daytime sleepiness, problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Side effects: daytime sleepiness, dizziness, problems concentrating, brain fog, brain fog
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 27, 2009 (Started Jan 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (brain fog, weight gain, blurry vision, tiredness, slow to wake in morning, daytime sleepiness, fatigue, problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Be careful when initi ating treatment-watch carefully-for side effects, especially the sedative effect. Keep your doctor informed to how you are reacting to it, and to how well it is working for your pain. This is definitely NOT an ideal drug.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: tiredness, slow to wake in morning, daytime sleepiness, weight gain, blurry vision, brain fog, brain fog, problems concentrating, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 27, 2009 (Started Dec 26, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Worked for me. MD is a Workmans Comp physician and he doesn't believe since it is a new drug it is any good. Looking for new MD currently
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 2, 2009 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (vision loss, dizziness, brain fog, headaches, loss of motor function)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
Side effects: vision loss, dizziness, loss of motor function, brain fog, headaches, headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 1, 2009 (Started Jul 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (daytime sleepiness, problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have heard this is the most effective medication for neuropathy despite its ability to completely resolve symptoms.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: daytime sleepiness, problems concentrating
  • 0 helpful marks

May 31, 2009 (Started Apr 19, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (brain fog, daytime sleepiness, fatigue, problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I think overall it is worth the negative side effects because even though I still have major pain, I believe it could be worse without it.
Side effects: daytime sleepiness, brain fog, problems concentrating, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks
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