Pregabalin...what an awfully nasty drug!

Ive been on lyrica for many years now and am trying to withdraw for about the 5th time. This is the most heinous medication/drug I have ever taken. I take 600 mg/day for GAD but can safely say it now makes my anxiety worse than it ever was when never medicating, what a paradox. The side effects which include disorientation,memory loss and impairment,brain function impairment,radical mood changes,leg,back and chest pain, mutism,swollen extremities and facial features,tongue and taste abnormalities, dry eyes/blurred vision,trembling,nervousness,suicidal thought processing,weight gain/bloating,skin rashing plus a whole host of others were never explained/warned to me and I would never have expected so many from a licensed so called medication. Coming off this drug is absolute hell and you seemingly get no support from the Doctors that prescribed it in the first place. I am still in the midst of benzodiazepine withdrawal(4 months) as I was prescribed these as well in the long term as well as propranolol-a beta blocker all at the same time along with 60mg of fluoxetine. But I can say, hand on heart that I've never known a withdrawal like that of pregabalin. How this drug is on the market is beyond my comprehension and the damage it clearly does to the body is nothing short of scandalous with Doctors seemingly oblivious to the harm they are causing their patients. I can't find any positive stories from other people on the internet about this medication just tales of horror...coincidental? I don't think so. I have many regrets in life but starting taking this drug is by far and away top of the list. My whole personality and functioning has changed for the worse and I'm absolutely terrified and so angry it's never going to return. This medication should be taken with extreme caution, something your Dr or the pharmaceutical company don't or won't tell you...scandalous!

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