pregabalin

I just started with Beta Blockers today and already feel lots if funny aches - my veins are sore and about 10 minutes ago had a huge chest pain followed by a hot flush and pins and needles all over - think that's adrenalin.   Is this normal.

Hi ollie, how did you  do it and what with, I am using pregab liquid with a graduated syringe, started on monday evening, but as I said think most  I could be addicted to would be 50mg,  hence 40mg used today, I tried emptying some of the powder from the 25mg capsule, but  not accurate, gave me a yoyo effect, saw my doctor last friday ,couldn't get liquid until monday 1 ml .= 20mgs, I took 1/2ml  at 0700 , another 1/2ml at 0930, 1ml at  1500. plus back up with paracetamol, the irony is they prescribed this to help me sleep, it hasn't helped  and has given me pain. psychiatrist prescribed,don't understand why I needed a p.trist , but there u are this is what they call care in the community. goodnight and tks. rosie.

Hi Rosie

I was taking 50mg twice a day, then cut that down to once a day over a week, then dropped to 25mg a day over a week, and then 25mg every other day. You really sent taking that much of it so the withdrawals shouldn't last long. 

People have commented that this is a wonder drug and I'm sure it is for some. If it doesn't agree with you then knock it on the head.

I was advised to go up to 200mg twice a day bit literally was too scared of the idea!!!

There are other things to try.

What is your main problem?

Ollie 

olli, have tried to send message 3 times it wont send and comes back with error. don't know what to do or how to correct. bte,rosie

Sorry Rosie I don't know how this works. Can you not open this up so we can all provide input?

Ollie  

 morning ollie   did try to put messages on but it wouldnt let me, came up with error 404, tried a couple of times, was surprised when I saw it listed. have replied to dave 94 if you see message, am feeling very fragile,  tks for caring,bye rosie. 

bad day yesterday, felt really ill. 1 ml pregab  = 20mg @1130. hallucinations, dizziness, room spinning, flying round room crashing into things. no pregab today, put my head on pillow , dizziness, room spinning . but, been reasonably good, managed with 3 x 1mg valium.  do you think withdrawal and side effects  are similar,what r your thoughts , is this what you were  like, if I keep on taking a dose and reduce Iam still  feeding the addiction.rosie

hi dave, have been trying to get message to you,but every time  try and send I get message error, don't know if it is something I am doing wrong, same thing happened with message to ollie.bye, rosie

morning dave, am only into this site a week myself, it came up with something error 404  I took pregab yesterday at 0730 plus paracet, started to feel bad about 1230ish. got thru day with paracet and 1mg valium. no sleep last night,no pregab this morning, feel awful. did stop on july 2nd until  july 13th  that day it hit me like a ton of bricks and had to take 25mg c ap srarted tipping some of the powder out of cap but never got accurate dose, have got liquid now, am scared because on thursday  I got the most awful thoughts going thru my head if you get my meaning, don't want to use the words ,but the words the leaflet uses. I have every side effect this leaflet lists , plus a few more not listed, I phoned pfizer but they don't want to know. just told me to go back to my doctor. tks for caring to reply. bye, rosie

Evening Rosemary62797

I can see that you are really going through the mill with your meds and with these thoughts you are having you need to talk to someone. Have you got family, close friends that you can trust and talk to ? One thing that  I can promise you is that you are not alone and you can beat it.

This might not be the best time to share the following with you but I think I should clarify why I take Pregabalin and that good can come from it.  I was prescribed it together with Tramadol about two years ago to help with horrendous pain from my Neck, Right Shoulder, Forearm, Hand and Fingers and it did help a lot. I could also top it up with Paracetamol as required.  It still troubles me today, less often but just as intense if not more so.   But for Depression and Anxiety I take  Dothiepin / Dosulepin  and Quetiapine /Seroquel, which I have taken since September 2005.  It took about two to three weeks for them to “kick in” during which time I would fall asleep on the sofa. But when things settled down I was able to function somewhat normally just so long as I had no mental pressure.  I still suffer panic attacks and days of complete hopelessness , but do get through them with support.  Night times can be really bad with the most weird of dreams sometimes I can remember them in detail.  I do take sleeping tablets but I’m not sure they do much.  The idea being that they make you sleepy and cause you to go into a “false” sleep so by the time they have worn off you should be sleeping properly.  But it doesn’t stop those dreams.

If you want, I can give you my e-mail if you can’t get message to work. I did message you with it yesterday  so don’t know if you got it ok.  The error you gave could either be “site down” or a simple problem with your end. The particular error has a range of possibilities which I know does not help much.

morning dave, will try and get back to you later when I stop flying round the rooms crashing into things,when the bed stops tipping me off it, room stops  spinning, will have to take another dose of 20mg 1130. hope to god it makes me feel better, have never taken anything illegal,too old for it now,  always thought illegal  were the baddies ,never imagined a prescription could  do such awful things. 

hi again dave, took my 1 ml , doesnt look like much,but it  does equal a 25mg capsule, nearly an hour before It  kicked in , think I reduced by about point one of a ml, vision bad since using this drug, am off bed, managed to shower, moth did lunch, beginning to feel a bit more human,did u have all the usual withdrawal symptons and how long did it all last ,I am  incapacitated ,wonder if I will ever be my old self again,don't like what I am now.

I'm still on my medication. I had a review with the Doc about two to three months ago and it was decided that I should continue as I am.  maybe I'm lucky.  The drugs work for me so I can function but put me into the wrong situation and the sweats, shake's and panic attacks start.  I have never had withdrawal symptoms but that is only because I have never stopped taking them. The Pregabalin I take every day but the Tamadol only if the pain becomes  too much.  I might have a gap of six to eight days where I dont take Tramadol at all.

 In the early day's after I was first diagnosed with depression and panic attacks, all I wanted to do was hide untill it had gone away and to hide I slept.  When I first started dothiepin It knocked me for a six. Didnt know what day it was I just new I was home and I would sleep and sleep and it went on for about two to three weeks so when my body got used to it I slept less and less during the day and began to feel less vulnerable. So it does get better that I can promise you but no two people are the same.  It might take someone ten day's somebody else three weeks and in VERY RARE it just might not work for you and you will need a tweak and change of your medication.  But remember no matter what, you will feel like your old self and be in control.

evening dave, I feel ok now, had a bad turn about 1800, managed to cope with 1mg valium, and paracet +hot water bottle, and a tens machine, which I attach to my stomach with sticky pads, supposed to stimulate the natural painkillers the body provides.  this is best time of day for me, have just done crossword in sunday mail you magazine, and numbers puzzle,  wish I could feel like this mornings.  I have a very low tolerance of most medications, when in hosp new years eve, had to make do with paracet, morphine, tramadol, anything like that has me freaking out, one of the nurses didn't read my notes and gave me a shot of morphine, boy was I ill, dctors all over me with drips. .will keep in touch with you if thats ok. night rosie.

Ok no probs.  Anytime, you know where I am.....

evening dave, well Iv'e had a reasonable day, have not had pregab since 1130 yesterday, not sure whether I should keep taking and reduce daily, or wait for withdrawal to kick in, have managed with 1mg valium  x 3 . have noticed that if I put my head on pillow  I get awful dizziness , room spinning,  same as yesterday, flying crashing, wonder if it could be withdrawal ,same symptons as side effects,   have you any thoughts.rosie.

Hi, Rosemarry,  What was your normal dose ? I wouldnt try to reduce too quickly at once.  Slowly and let your system get used to it for a couple of days.