Lyrica.. weight loss or gain?

I think often it's a case of "say goodbye to your waist line" with this drug, it seems a bit coincidental that I put on a stone after starting it, but then I was also at that middle aged point where people tend to put on weight too, so I can't say for sure it was lyrical alone.  I was nearly 49 years old when I started.

I have been taking lyrica for 1year and I have gain weight ,blur vision,

drowsiness,fatigue,vertigo,confuse!!!,difficulty with speaking !!dry mouth,

and loss of bladder control !!!!! 

I take Mirtazapine ,TARGINACT and Duloxetine 

i think the medication is the cause of me putting weight on 

I put on a couple of stone when I first started taking it and 4 inches on my waist. It really disturbed me a lot because I'd never been over 9.5 stone and always had a 28 waist. After about 9 months of taking it, the weight did come off again gradually over the next few months. I've lost most of the inches on my waist but not back down to a 28. I'm a 29 and don't think that's too bad for someone of my age

Dear ellebi,

You are absolutely right, pregabalin definitely has made me put on weight.

Problem is, it makes you fairly laid back and you just don't feel like tearing around doing things. To be completely honest I would much prefer to sit at a table with a drink and chat to someone like yourself rather than go off shopping or doing some sort of physical work. This obviously leads to weight gain.

I sure I have made my point.

Best regards

bobcrachet

This may sound like a horror story, but it is true. I have been taking pregabalin for over 9 yrs and have gained 7 stones in weight. Admittedly due to stroke I have become inactive also. I was on 600 mgs per day for years and regularly asking my GP to reduce the dose, but he classed as a catch 22 situation, either have the weight or the pain. He eventualy put me down to 400 mgs a day, but about 12 months ago I reduced it to 200mgs and am now managing to reduce the weight slowly. I am now thinking about not taking even the 200 and putting up with any pain this leaves me with. So I would say although pregabalin tablet looks nothing like or tastes like a cream cake, beware.

Harry

Hi All. I have just joined this forum as my husband passed away suddenly and I believe Lyrica contributed to his passing. I'm awaiting post mortem results. He gained 40kgs in 18mths and suffered serious side effects - swelling of face, stomach, legs and arms (oedema), blurred vision, insomnia, tiredness, itching and difficulty breathing. He started off on small doses and then was on 900mgs per day when he passed. He was a police officer and suffered a neck injury 6 years ago and was opioids for pain relief and Lyrica in the last couple of years. He started an opioid treatment program 18months to ago to come off these meds and thus his doctor increased his Lyrica. It's a very dangerous drug and I wish I had known the side effects and maybe my husband would still be with me. This is a dangerous drug - please consider carefully. Withdrawal is also as bad as opioid withdrawal.