Have any of you guys taken Lyrica before? I'm on it right now - 100mg
right before bed time, so I supposedly sleep through the side effects.
It REALLY makes me drowsy. I am sleeping really deeply at night
(unusual for me lately) because of it. The problem is, when I wake up
in the morning and I am still super drowsy and feel like I need a nap.
This drowsiness continues thru-out most of the day, and I really don't
like feeling like that. My mind feels "slower" and everything too when
I am drowsy like this, and I think that is part of what is so
frustrating & annoying. I think the Lyrica is helping, so I don't
really want to stop it, but I hate the severe sleepy side effects. My
doc sees me every morning, and he insists that it should only last a
few days, and then my body will be used to the medication. I've been
on this now for over a week though and am still feeling slow and
sleepy. He offered to lower the dosage for me, but I wanted to give it
a few more days first to see what happens.
So has anyone here been on Lyrica before? Did you get the slow &
sleepy side effects from it? How high & how often was your dose? Did
you feel that it helped you?
Thanks for any input!
Rebecca