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Funky experiences from pregabalin

ColdNorth

ColdNorth

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Hello Dark Siders.

Long story short, I isolated myself into a house far away from the city 2½ years ago, in order to get away from drug people. I had burned all my bridges due to being an asshole from doing so much drugs (I lived in a sort of psychosis for a long time) and this period of solitude made sure that I have literally no friends or family connections left. Well, two family connections.

On the upside, I have been quitting bad habits with the aid of a good psychiatrist who listens to my opinions regarding medication, and buprenorphine. Last week I finally kicked the bupe after many years of daily use. I asked for pregabalin and got it, and that's why I'm posting. It's like a fucking miracle. This has been the best day I have had in years. I am experiencing something like full body orgasms from music, all the beautiful snowy scenery while driving around on the highway seemed somehow magical and all in all it has been a psychedelic experience. It's not unlike being on MDMA. There has to be a downside. Nothing this good comes for free. Is it my brain chemistry returning to normal from years of opiate use or is it a temporary effect of the pregabalin?

So, has anyone been on pregabalin and experienced something like this? What is the downside?

On an unrelated topic, I also quit smoking 4 weeks ago with the help of e-cigs. I smoked a lot for 18 years. I can feel how succeeding in that has improved my willpower. It would seem I have no chemical habits left, except for coffee. Unless you count the pregabalin.
 
Some people claim Lyrica has no recreational value, but I would definitely argue with them on that. Considering you're past history, I'd say be careful because it can definitely be abused. I'm not really sure how it works on the brain, or how good/bad it is for you (Any drug can't be too good) but regardless, be careful. If I were you, I'd keep a close eye on myself to make sure I don't fall back into an addictive pattern of dosing.
 
J.Wallace said:
Some people claim Lyrica has no recreational value, but I would definitely argue with them on that. Considering you're past history, I'd say be careful because it can definitely be abused. I'm not really sure how it works on the brain, or how good/bad it is for you (Any drug can't be too good) but regardless, be careful. If I were you, I'd keep a close eye on myself to make sure I don't fall back into an addictive pattern of dosing.
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Yeah, good advice. I figured that one out myself. I have tried Lyrica several times before and it had pretty much no recreational value. But at some point that changed and it started producing intense euphoria. I can see how that could be addictive. But honestly, the whole opiate lifestyle/addiction is something I fear a lot more. I'm pretty sure it will be with me forever. No matter how long I go without, I will always want opiates. Lyrica seems to help with the withdrawal, so be it. I'll do my best to quit after the withdrawal is over.
 
ColdNorth said:
Yeah, good advice. I figured that one out myself. I have tried Lyrica several times before and it had pretty much no recreational value. But at some point that changed and it started producing intense euphoria. I can see how that could be addictive. But honestly, the whole opiate lifestyle/addiction is something I fear a lot more. I'm pretty sure it will be with me forever. No matter how long I go without, I will always want opiates. Lyrica seems to help with the withdrawal, so be it. I'll do my best to quit after the withdrawal is over.
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I've been addicted to Opiates as well, and understand what you mean when you say it will be with you forever. I feel the same way. I sometimes find myself wishing I had an Oxy 30, or some Vicodin, but at the same time I know it won't be the same. Even when I do take them, I never get that full satisfaction I'm looking for, or expecting. It's as though it's lost it's magic.

The most I got out of Lyrica is a slight drunk feeling, without the bodyload or sickness. It does feel a little euphoric, but only in the sense that it makes me a little more social and I feel a little high, which in turn makes me a little happy. Just be careful, because personally I think anyone coming from an Opiate addiction will find it hard not to abuse any kind of drug. You know your body, though. I'm sure you know what to look for if things get a little out of hand for you. Just take it easy, and don't fall back into old habits.

Be safe :)
 
It's the Lyrica. Some people *really* enjoy it, seems you are one of those people.

There is a megathread about it in OD, but lots of people get good effects for a few weeks and than it stops working almost completely. I can think of at least three people who claimed to have found the "miracle drug" for their issues and than come back a month later saying it doesn't work at all, even when taking much larger doses.

I tired it for benzo withdrawal and it just made me feel strange, but obviously YMMV.
 
The "rec value" is because part of Lyrica works on GABA A or B (forgot which, possibly both) SIMILAR to benzos. It has numerous off-lable uses. I only tried it a few times, both medicinally and recreationally, and it was turning my world into Sleeping Beautiy-lilke shit. Toasters were moving, etc. I almost got fired from an older job because my legs started randomly giving out. It gave me essentially all the negative side-effects from alcohol, with no real positive ones, aside from reducing stress somewhat. Did not outweigh the risks.

Individual mileage will vary.
 
Toasters were moving, etc. I almost got fired from an older job because my legs started randomly giving out.
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Exact same thing happened to me. I was talking to a friend and my legs just completely gave out and I fell on my ass in the middle of a conversation. Lyrica is strange stuff. Like you, the negatives far outweigh any positives for me. I wasn't taking huge doses of the stuff either.
 
For me, pregabalin did a few distinct things at normal and much higher doses.

First, I quit opiates with it. There's a detailed post I've written about it here in TDS. A couple years on, I've no thought whatsoever for junk, and experienced no PAWS or random cravings.

Also, I got very high with it. It felt consistently like an ritalin-infused mushroom trip. The downsides are weird random brain-zaps, or a strong arm-spasm that'll hurl whatever I was holding across the room. And there's the lyrica-stagger/stumble, thank you; walls, fences, and surprised friends.

Tolerance is built fast on large or rapidly repeated doses, and it takes only a week or two while the lyrica-stumble gets worse. breaks are vital for it to hold any recreational value. Regardless, it maintained its effectiveness at blocking nerve-pain, even past that peak tolerance.

I only kept the habit up for a couple months, at which point I quit lyrica with a short taper. I felt down and a bit fatigued, but that came nowhere near the brutality of junk sickness.
 
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Oh I love Lyrica!!! I have heard it has bad withdrawel as well though...I am rx'ed 900mg's a day but I tryy to not take it but once a week because of the tolorance issue...but if I was withdrawing from anything I would take it in a heartbeat!! I take 90mg's a day of methadone and have never run out and gone into withdrawel but it's nice to know if I did i have a huge stash of Lyrica laying around!!
 
Alright, seems I may have picked the right drug to kick the opiate habit with then. I'll go read Ix's thread tonight. I only got a few packs of 75mg's for now, so I think I'll dose according to my own needs rather than the prescribed 300mg's per day, use the last strips to taper down and hope to some arbitrary deity my WD's are gone by then. Right now I'm feeling them every waking moment except when on Lyricas. Even Tenox refuses to knock me out at all. The system in my country prevents you from doing more medication than you are prescribed so the faster I take them, the longer I'll have to go without. That's fine, the last thing I need is another habit right now. I just need to somehow manage through the next 4 weeks and I'll finally be clean and free of everything. =)
 
This thread has convinced me to pop 200mg, very weird and unique pharmaceutical.... I like it after a stressed day on occasion but not daily .... does any feel extremely dissociated from even small doses?

Some times I would like that...but not everyday especially during school.
 
yteek said:
This thread has convinced me to pop 200mg, very weird and unique pharmaceutical.... I like it after a stressed day on occasion but not daily .... does any feel extremely dissociated from even small doses?

Some times I would like that...but not everyday especially during school.
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Exactly.....I find if I take it everyday I get use to the buzz it gives..especailly like after day 3. I am suppose to take 900 mgs/day and if I skip say 5 days 900 mg's has me running into walls. By day 4 it does nothing....well except for helping my nerve pain...
 
It does help with opiate withdrawal... I used to use it after I ran out of my script for the month and I got by pretty well.

Unfortunately, if I use it for a week or more... it loses its effectiveness.

I just got it scripted again and same thing happening again.
 
DexterMeth said:
It's called tolerance, and this stuff is one of the last things I would ever want to get addicted to, and that says a lot comming from me.
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Its not horribly addictive, from my understanding it is but in comparison to benzos its a walk in the park.
Why would you want to get addicted to anything in the first place?
What is it you don't like about it though?
 
I think its one of them drugs some love or hate, I used to like a lot but I'm kinda neutral on it now.
 
I hate that it costs so much...I don't have insurance and when I went to pharmacy when My dr first Rx'ed it to me My jaw hit the floor when they told me the price...Luckily my dr told me the makers of it(phizer) offers it free if you proove you can't afford it...so I get 3 months of it at a time free. Like I said I don't use it every day but I am stock pilling it for the day my Dr Retires or moves and I can't get 90 mg's of methadone per day!!! I hear that around here where I live Dr's don't rx it very much!!!
 
It ended up doing the job pretty great for me. Got out of the house to interact with people for the first time in 2 years, got laid and been having a lot of fun in general. The effects do diminish after a few days, I barely get any effect anymore. But it kickstarted me socializing again and I'd say that's well worth whatever the medication costs. It destroys many pointless inhibitions.

I just dropped acid about an hour ago. Got some 1000mg+ of pregabalin in my system, it will be interesting to see how that affects the trip.
 
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