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Hard to get Lyrica?

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Was given a 75mg X 2 day dose of Lyrica in samples--enough for about a week. They really helped, and I'm not currently taking any other meds (just stopped Soma)--but now that I've reported back to the Dr., he doesn't want to prescribe them...says it's nothing to do with me, just is learning about it's negative sides. For Pete's sake! I looked up the side effects on Google by myself before taking, why would he just give me samples, then change his mind? I live in a small area, so there isn't anyone else to go to. I've even looked online, and it is super hard to find, expensive and takes FORever to deliver, apparently.
Anyone else have a hard time getting Lyrica?
 
This is very very close to breaking our rules. We don't allow discussion of how to acquire drugs from a doctor. The best thing I can tell you is to be honest with your doctor. You always have the option of going to a new doctor if your current one isn't treating you up to your standards.
 
I was just going to say the same thing as NT. We don't allow discussion of how to get prescribed meds or how to purchase them illicitly.

As to why this could happen, I would hazard a guess that your doctor may have been given a bunch of free samples by Pfizer, told their one-sided pitch about how great it is, gave them out, then decided to do his own research into it and determined it was not something he wanted to give his patients. A couple years ago, Pfizer pleaded guilty to misbranding Lyrica "with the intent to defraud or mislead", and paid a $2.3 billion settlement . Lyrica is dependence-causing and causes severe withdrawal symptoms upon cessation. An estimated 1 in 10 patients experience serious side effects (and I think that's just what Pfizer admits to, in reality it could be much higher), and more than that experience minor side effects. Lyrica has been proven to cause suicidal thoughts and suicide. Doctors have been convicted of falsifying the studies on Lyrica. There are class action lawsuits going on on behalf of many people who experienced severe side effects including death and suicide from taking Lyrica. If I were a doctor I wouldn't be prescribing this stuff either.

(Please let me know if you would like sources for any of the above info).

My recommendation would be to only consider a drug like this as an absolute last resort and only if you thoroughly research it and fully feel the potential consequences are worth the perceived benefits to you.

I don't know what your condition is but if you would like more help or advice about options, I may have some relevant experience as I have many of the symptoms Lyrica is used to treat. If this thread gets closed feel free to send me a PM and/or start a new thread (as long as it's within our guidelines, which can be found in my signature).

Not sure what else we can say other than talk to your doctor more about it, why he isn't prescribing it to you and what your other options are.
 
So sorry, just mainly wondering why a week ago my Dr was all excited about it, now 180 degrees in the other direction....oh, well. Thanks and again, sorry for any inappropriateness!
 
Lyrica is an excellent drug if you are suffering from neuropathic pain or fibromyalgia. That's my opinion based on first hand experience. However, it can cause a range of potentially serious side effects in some people. That doesn't necessarily mean that it'll happen to you, however I think your doctor might have prescribed it to another patient, who had a severe adverse reaction to it (and now he's worried that if he prescribes it to another patient, the same thing will happen again). Just a theory. That being said, if you've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, CFS or experience never-related pain (especially in the limbs) due to - possibly - type 2 diabetes; again, it's a very effective analgesic, I find. It's the only one that worked for me (I apparently have fibromyalgia). Too bad it's so expensive. I had to switch to Neurontin (which only works half of the time) because my insurance doesn't cover it.
 
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