[jazpoppy]

Butterfly;

I am so sorry to have to tell you a not-so-good story about Lyrica. Please don't go by my experience. Everyone is different and you may respond very well to it. Yes it does work for pain, but with me, it also had side effects that I could not live with, such as blurry vision at night, and severely swollen hands, feet and legs (all the way up to my thighs) with redness and a hard warm feeling where my swelling was. It did, however, help with my sciatica, and hip pain. It didn't help with the mechanical back pain caused by my osteoarthrits and spinal stenosis. It helped with my carpel tunnel pain though. So I had to stop taking it because of the severe side effects, but if I didn't have those side effects, I would still be on it. I was hoping it would be my miracle medication and that I would only have to take that, but not for me. You should definately try it and see what it does for you. I wish you the best and hope it does work well for you! I would be very happy to hear that its all you need to help you severe pain. It is no fun to be in severe pain and even worse when you are trying to recover from opiate addiction! I wish you the best!

Love

Jaz

PS - The warning label and the commercial for Lyrica does state that it can have addictive qualities. I didn't see how, as it didn't cause euphoria or any good or bad feelings, besides swelling and blurred vision, but everyone is different so please talk to you doctor about the addiction warning first as I am NOT a pharmacist or doctor so I cannot be 100% sure of anything.