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This is about my experience with Lyrica. My pain mgt. dr. from 3 yrs. ago had me one this and within 1 month I had gained about 15 lbs.
When I quit taking it and the other antidepressant drugs later on I was able to lose a lot of weight. I am only 5 ft. and had gone from 116 to 178 lbs. I had never weighed that much in my entire life!
Currently I take only 10 mgs. of lexapro and my pain meds for chronic pain. I think that I might quit the lexapro in a few months because it has caused me to gain weight as far as I can tell.
Has anyone else taken Lyrica and gained a lot of weight?
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I don't have any friends that call me and the people that I do know rarely call or come by to see if I am OK. That disappoints me quite a lot.
I used to do volunteer work and enjoyed that very much. Even at that time I had horrific headaches that were unbearable.
At this time I have not been able to work for many, many years and I do miss the interaction between other people. I am married and my husband does most of the trips to the grocery store and the pharmacy.
I am very thankful that I have been able to have a very nice lady that cleans my house once a week. She has been working for me for about 4 yrs. now. I trust her completely. I got her name from a lady that used to take me to my dr., appts.
I guess that I deal with my pain the best that I can, but wish that I had more social activity. It is so difficult to be social when you are in pain though.
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