Posted by CareBear04 on April 13, 2008, at 21:28:37
In reply to Lyrica/Neurontin: Oh Oh ......................., posted by MARTY on April 12, 2008, at 10:36:25
hi marty-- i've been on lyrica up to 150mg three times a day. i also take 1mg of xanax or klonopin 3-4x a day. as far as withdrawal-type symptoms go, i would say that it was hard to separate out what was caused by lyrica and what was caused by the benzos. for the most part, even with the doses i take, i don't really feel the anxiety meds working. by about the second day on lyrica, i stopped getting that nice floaty feeling i got for the first few doses. i do feel lots of anxiety and tension when i don't take them, though. i stopped taking pretty much all my meds for 3-4 days recently when i had stomach flu symptoms. i didn't even really realize that med withdrawal could be making me feel worse, which might have been disastrous. by the time i next saw my pdoc for an appointment, i was shaking really bad, was dizzy and nauseated, and was sensing bright flashes all around me. he made me take a xanax right away to avoid a seizure. i should have made the connection, but i didn't. it does make sense, though, since lyrica is an anticonvulsant and since benzo withdrawal can cause seizures. i'm not saying that you should be particularly worried, but that's all the more reason to taper off the lyrica and/or benzos slowly.
good luck!
cb
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