Lyrica & its Dissociative Properties
I've been taking Lyrica for about 3 months (150mg twice a day) to help with a case of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome caused by an injury to the nerves in my arm. I'm taking other medications as well for pain, such as methadone (all prescribed) but my pain has been much reduced by physical therapy, and in the last few weeks has approached normal levels, w/ only occasional breakthrough pain, so I can resume my normal life (go back to school :D). Because my pain has become so manageable in recent weeks I've been able to experiment very cautiously w/ Lyrica for its alleged recreational potential, reasoning that I'm not ever liable to have the opportunity again.
SO...after that long intro, I want to ask: Has anyone felt that Lyrica, has almost a mild but definite dissociative quality (think LOW 2nd plateau DXM)? On the two occasions that I've experimented with it, I've found that apart from the weightless feelings and the anxiolytic effects, (at doses between 450-600) it can also cause feelings of deep introspection. If one sits down in a darkened room, with a sheet over ones face, it can lead to unique CEV's and pseudo-visionary qualities, feeling as though your peering into another universe. Also, these visions seems to be so immersive that they can evoke delusional thoughts or ideas, which are recognized as such, but still seem plausible. For example, after seeing what looked like a number of slowly dancing white fairies on the floating sheets of glass (with my face under a pillow), I began to briefly entertain the notion that elves were controlling my immediate universe. Has anyone else had similar experiences? I have found the CEV's on Lyrica (such as incredibly complex buildings, structures, and machinery) to be very enveloping in a dissociative-esqe way.
Has anyone else had similar experiences?