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Posted by qbsbrown on March 13, 2008, at 11:42:54
Being the genius that I am, i decided to go off of Lyrica 600mg cold turkey. Needless to say, my week has been a major flu, serious anxiety, insomnia, depression, and irritability issues.
None of which I had even when I wasn't on Lyrica, but I could tell Lyrica was helping some things.
That said, it's almost been a week off, and I couldn't feel worse. How long do I decide to remain off to get a benchmark, or decide to go back on?
I was just trying to be on as few pharmecuticals as possible.
Regards,
Brian
Posted by 4WD on March 13, 2008, at 17:23:39
In reply to Lyrica cold turkey, how long does this last???, posted by qbsbrown on March 13, 2008, at 11:42:54
First off, why did you decide to do it cold turkey? That sounds like a bad idea to me (not just for Lyrica but for any med). Maybe you could go back on Lyrica but at a lesser dose. You've been through some serious withdrawal time and I'd be willing to bet that a smaller dose would make a big difference in how you are feeling. Maybe 2/3 of what you were taking and then taper from there?
Marsha
> Being the genius that I am, i decided to go off of Lyrica 600mg cold turkey. Needless to say, my week has been a major flu, serious anxiety, insomnia, depression, and irritability issues.
>
> None of which I had even when I wasn't on Lyrica, but I could tell Lyrica was helping some things.
>
> That said, it's almost been a week off, and I couldn't feel worse. How long do I decide to remain off to get a benchmark, or decide to go back on?
>
> I was just trying to be on as few pharmecuticals as possible.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian
Posted by yxibow on March 20, 2008, at 0:46:02
In reply to Lyrica cold turkey, how long does this last???, posted by qbsbrown on March 13, 2008, at 11:42:54
> Being the genius that I am, i decided to go off of Lyrica 600mg cold turkey. Needless to say, my week has been a major flu, serious anxiety, insomnia, depression, and irritability issues.
>
> None of which I had even when I wasn't on Lyrica, but I could tell Lyrica was helping some things.
>
> That said, it's almost been a week off, and I couldn't feel worse. How long do I decide to remain off to get a benchmark, or decide to go back on?
>
> I was just trying to be on as few pharmecuticals as possible.
Sounds like a hybrid of what would happen if you dropped a drug cold that was a neuroleptic and/or a benzodiazepine. Any particular reason why you would want to go off the Lyrica -- was it helping your anxiety, was it causing intolerable side effects, beyond the ones that seemed to have crept in now that your brain is reeling from a sort of withdrawal (Its C-V, considered the lowest form of potential habituation.)I would be forthright with your doctor and return to the original dose and if you really don't want to take it, it seems that you're going to have to follow instructions on how to discontinue it, that is if it seems to the both of you, or him especially from observing you, that it hasn't had any major benefit.
As for how long it will last -- who knows, especially if you have other things on board. The brain doesn't particularly like severe interruption and psychotropic time lags behind any discontinuation or increase, harsh (!) or targeted. It could be many weeks at that dose, reducing your functionality, which personally though I don't advocate having 15 medications on board if they're not needed, if they are needed, why create a self-flagellating situation.
-- hope you feel better
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