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Gabapentinoids The Lyrica (Pregabalin) Mega Thread v 2.0

Can someone let me know whats the max amount of times you can use lyrica per week to avoid withdrawal symptoms?
 
I can't imagine the withdrawal from that size of habit, 200-300mg was bad enough. I don't recall ever having nightmares coming off but I was also using cannabis every night to sleep, weed either keeps me from dreaming or makes it so I don't ever remember them. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
 
Kirkland said:
I had a 2g a day addiction to Lyrica from December 2015 to February 2016. I gained 30 pounds and I am still messed up. I quit in February and am still having withdrawals. Is there anything I can do?

The worst part of my withdrawals are the absolutely psychotic nightmares I have. Does anyone else have these? The nightmares are vivid and full of every fear imaginable. Sometimes I get strangled, beaten, and tortured. Something like Zopiclone stops them, but tbh I don't even need sleeping pills. I fall asleep just fine. It's the nightmares that fuck with me. I have a few a week. It honestly makes me anxious to even sleep. A recent one I had, there was an earthquake going on and I had to escape my home. I died multiple times, each time 'respawning' in my bedroom and having to try and escape again. It was horrible. I felt my body being crushed or my head being smashed with a wall. It was insane how vividly my brain made it feel.

I swear my head's messed up for good now.
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I've been having horrible nightmares too very traumatizing whenever I don't take my lyrica. Super fucked up night mares it's hell to wake up in the morning
 
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I can relate with the weird vivid dreams. I have dreams of dead relatives being alive and we're all having a merry old time. Then I wake up thinking I'm in my old house only to realise I'm not and my parents aren't here anymore. It's a bitch but, I do like having the nice dreams. I was having constant nightmares at one stage until they stopped.

edit- just realised you said when you don't dose you'd lyrica.
 
Geeez guys, I wonder if some are super sensitive to lyrica (& hence have the awful wds).

I've never really taken lyrica daily as I don't like feeling stoned ALL the time, but prior to being scripted that I was taking 2400mg Gabapentin daily which helped my leg pains for a year or so but then became ineffective so I just stopped one day & was fine.

That was prior to me being a knowledgable BLer (IMHO), & prior to lyrica being released over here.

Had no idea such a med could cause wds, though 2400mg gaba is quite different to 2g lyrica lol.

Rtp
 
I have just recently been prescribed Lyrica for nerve pain in my neck/shoulder that radiates down my arm and into my fingers...I was prescribed 75mgs 2X a day...I started taking it as prescribed...and it was good...really really good...so I took 3 pills at a time...omg...it was amazing...so calm...so relaxed...no pain...it was comparable to weed to me...except no fuzziness...I don't get sleepy on it either...so I've gone through 56 75mg pills in about a week...so I went back to the doctor today saying that the drug was working but wore off too quickly...so he gave me a prescription for 150mg 2x a day with 5 repeats....I pretty much kissed that prescription when I got it and said "you beauty"....this drug makes me feel amazing...I love not being in pain....I love not having anxiety...I love this drug....but I'm worried...I'm worried I'm addicted...I'm addicted to how good it feels...should I stop...I feel like I should stop...but it's helping me...I also really love weed but my partner is very anti-weed...but is pro doctor/pro pharmaceutical and this drug mimics weed to me...I dunno what to do...I know I should just take it as prescribed but it keeps calling me...I love it

Today I've taken 600mgs and I'm gonna take more....

Also...how much is too much? I don't want to OD...but fuck it's fun
 
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Amazon83 said:
I have just recently been prescribed Lyrica for nerve pain in my neck/shoulder that radiates down my arm and into my fingers...I was prescribed 75mgs 2X a day...I started taking it as prescribed...and it was good...really really good...so I took 3 pills at a time...omg...it was amazing...so calm...so relaxed...no pain...it was comparable to weed to me...except no fuzziness...I don't get sleepy on it either...so I've gone through 56 75mg pills in about a week...so I went back to the doctor today saying that the drug was working but wore off too quickly...so he gave me a prescription for 150mg 2x a day with 5 repeats....I pretty much kissed that prescription when I got it and said "you beauty"....this drug makes me feel amazing...I love not being in pain....I love not having anxiety...I love this drug....but I'm worried...I'm worried I'm addicted...I'm addicted to how good it feels...should I stop...I feel like I should stop...but it's helping me...I also really love weed but my partner is very anti-weed...but is pro doctor/pro pharmaceutical and this drug mimics weed to me...I dunno what to do...I know I should just take it as prescribed but it keeps calling me...I love it

Today I've taken 600mgs and I'm gonna take more....

Also...how much is too much? I don't want to OD...but fuck it's fun
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Go by how u feel. Rule of thumb is to wait 2 hrs to see how u feel. So dose 600 mg, wait 2 hrs to fully kick in then increase gradually with smaller dosages just to be safe. I know I've taken too much when I feel wasted / dru k outta my ass
 
Runtoparadise said:
Any noticeable difference? Doubt it given the doses you have previously taken, but I've read other posts that say a break as little as a week,(almost there :), can help with tolerance to lyrica.

Don't be too hard on yourself, as you say, you had stuff to do, & doing anything while in wd is close to impossible.

Tomorrow's another day, just pick up where you left off m'k?

Rtp
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I took a week off and when I used I took 1/3 of my prescribed dose and hit me good. The only reason I'm able cold turkey is because I don't have any serious responsibilities to fulfill atm
 
Cool Strity, you're doing good!

The above poster, read far enough back on the thread & you'll hear of ppl literally falling down, passed out, onto the concrete footpath.

I'd be careful, but I believe it's quite hard to OD on lyrica or gabapentin youre far more likely to take too much & blackout or fall asleep then to die.

Of course, err on the side of caution.

Rtp
 
Hi im new to this. My dog Edgar just wondering if anyone has taken 1200mg Lyrica and 450gm of Tramadol or something close to this dosage. Edgar has a high tolerance to both these tablets. Edgar sometimes takes a high dose of lyrica. Sometimes up to 1400mg. But he gets jittery and occasionaly has seizures. But he said he feels good. He gets chattery and and wants to socialise.tonighy he took 450mg of Tramadol and 1200 mg Lyrica. He realises he shoud of taken a lower dose of tramadol . He is starting to get jittery. And twitching. Which always happens when he takes high doses.

So has anyone done this? Should i be worried. Keeping in mind Edgar has been taking these tablets for over a year. But never done tramadol at such a high dose before.
 
If you "occasionally" have seizure I wouldn't consider that, hell even 450mg of tramadol is sort of a crapshoot for many people. I have experience with very high doses of gabapentin/neurontin (lyrica's weaker cousin) and I have gotten these "jitters" as well but I've never had an actual seizure. It seems to fit the definition of myoclonus more than anything.

And there is no need to do the "SWIM" thing here. Read the board rules, cheers
 
kevin11 said:
Hi im new to this. So im just wondering if anyone has taken 1200mg Lyrica and 450gm of Tramadol or something close to this dosage. I have a high tolerance to both these tablets. I sometimes takes a high dose of lyrica. Sometimes up to 1400mg. I get twitchy, fall down, jittery and occasionaly have seizures. But the high feels good. I gets chattery and and wants to socialise. It really takes my anxiety away .tonighy i took 450mg of Tramadol and 1200 mg Lyrica. I realises i shoud of taken a lower dose of tramadol . Im starting to get jittery and i fell down just before. And im twitching. Which always happens when i takehigh doses.

So has anyone done this? Should i be worried. Keeping in mind i have been taking these tablets for a good while. But never done tramadol at such a high dose before.
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anyone done this?
 
Runtoparadise said:
For those using pregabalin for pain,- I just saw a new PM dr who says amongst themselves lyrica is the biggest con-markerted med on the market , that only one outta seven with neuropathic pain get analgesia from it.
I take it for recreation, so what would I know.. Anyone care to chime in ?!?

Rtp
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I was prescribed lyrica for lumbar radiculitis and a pinched s1 nerve. Started on 100mg x 3. Definitely helpful for my nerve pain and general mood. Especially when stacked with Norco 10mgs. But even by itself, i feel it's useful.

I'm tempted to play around with the dose for the recreational effects, but don't want to jack up my tolerance too fast. Plus, the wd symptoms sound fierce.
 
Runtoparadise said:
^I take quite a high dose of lyrica & previously Gabapentin & it helped immensely with the shooting leg pains I experienced at night in bed.

Thankfully those times have passed & I now just take it prn.

Clearly though, it's been mass marketed with kick backs for prescribing drs with sales at a record high. Pretty much every pain dr has their patients on it.

Rtp
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Your last paragraph is definitely true, RtP. My pain doc prescribed it without a second thought.

Ray
 
Kirkland said:
I had a 2g a day addiction to Lyrica from December 2015 to February 2016. I gained 30 pounds and I am still messed up. I quit in February and am still having withdrawals. Is there anything I can do?

The worst part of my withdrawals are the absolutely psychotic nightmares I have. Does anyone else have these? The nightmares are vivid and full of every fear imaginable. Sometimes I get strangled, beaten, and tortured. Something like Zopiclone stops them, but tbh I don't even need sleeping pills. I fall asleep just fine. It's the nightmares that fuck with me. I have a few a week. It honestly makes me anxious to even sleep. A recent one I had, there was an earthquake going on and I had to escape my home. I died multiple times, each time 'respawning' in my bedroom and having to try and escape again. It was horrible. I felt my body being crushed or my head being smashed with a wall. It was insane how vividly my brain made it feel.

I swear my head's messed up for good now.
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Damn Kirkland, i can't even imagine! I've only been on lyrica 3 weeks at 300mg / day. It's been amazing for my sciatica pain and mood. I haven't noticed any dreams or nightmares, but i do smoke cannabis nightly.

How long have you been off the lyrica?

Ray
 
strity1994 said:
Update Day 6: I relapsed.. took 2 pills because I had some bullshit to do today.
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Don't beat yourself up for it. WD's are hard, I've been daily cutting since xmas, was on 600mg now on 142mg. Been reducing daily cuts when telltale pregabalin unique headache heralds itself. On 2mg cuts now. I split my dose and my cuts, dose 4 x a day, so far, seems to have really helped with wds. Awww btw magnesium oil has also helped.
 
kevin11 said:
Hi im new to this. My dog Edgar just wondering if anyone has taken 1200mg Lyrica and 450gm of Tramadol or something close to this dosage. Edgar has a high tolerance to both these tablets. Edgar sometimes takes a high dose of lyrica. Sometimes up to 1400mg. But he gets jittery and occasionaly has seizures. But he said he feels good. He gets chattery and and wants to socialise.tonighy he took 450mg of Tramadol and 1200 mg Lyrica. OHe realises he shoud of taken a lower dose of tramadol . He is starting to get jittery. And twitching. Which always happens when he takes high doses.

So has anyone done this? Should i be worried. Keeping in mind Edgar has been taking these tablets for over a year. But never done tramadol at such a high dose before.
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I wouldn't worry about becoming twitchy on lyrica. I would worry about using your dogs name as that's what the Feds look for as well as your ISP.

Rtp
 
Warning-gross post

I was recreationally taking 225mg to 450mg in one dose on weekdays, believing the 72hr gap in the weekend would protect me from addiction.
Anyway, I decided I Wanted a day off lyrica one monday morning, and I farted in bed, only it was liquid stool.
I knew, at this point, I was addicted, so I split 450mg into four doses throughout the day, but it wasn't holding me, symptoms still came, bad diarrhoea, anxiety, anger, depression, etc, so I upped it to 150mg four times a day, and started a daily taper regime of 5mg cut a day, 1.25mg per 6hrly dose, and reduced the cuts as things got sore on the way down. I'm currently on 142mg pregab and 2mg daily cuts, 0.5mg cut per dose, and so far, its going well for me. A unique headache heralds when I need to reduce the daily cut.
 
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