Lyrica Cocktail
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 11:10 am
I started Lyrica four weeks ago as an afterthought phone prescription because the Neupro that my neurologist prescribed cost $800 a month out of pocket. I can't even remember Lyrica ever coming up with my GPs or neurologists and had a fear of the drug from the side effects listed in their ads.
This has been the best four weeks for my rls in decades. No daytime rls, only a little an hour before bedtime and fairly minimal side effects. I did get three all day low grade headaches, a week apart the first three weeks that lots of Advil could not alleviate. My PLMS that the neurologist thinks causes pain in my thighs is greatly reduced and the pain almost disappeared in days. Jury is still out on the neuropathy in my feet but it had been slowly getting better over the last year.
I'm on a cocktail of 2 mg clonazepam, 800 mg gabapentin and 1 mg Lyrica that together cost about $15 a month. I'm hoping I can reduce or eliminate one of these, probably the gabapentin because I know what stopping clonazepam is like. Been there.
I would not recommend this cocktail to anyone, it may be taking years off my life but I just hope it continues to work for me. It's been a long road.
I did not have much faith in the neurologist and think the Lyrica prescription was a hail Mary pass, but living without rls and pain is awesome. I've been on just about everything else except opioids and Neupro. I see him in a few days and I will be interested in his feedback.
Is anyone else out there fighting this disease with Lyrica? Can you tell me the good, bad and ugly. Thx, Rick
This has been the best four weeks for my rls in decades. No daytime rls, only a little an hour before bedtime and fairly minimal side effects. I did get three all day low grade headaches, a week apart the first three weeks that lots of Advil could not alleviate. My PLMS that the neurologist thinks causes pain in my thighs is greatly reduced and the pain almost disappeared in days. Jury is still out on the neuropathy in my feet but it had been slowly getting better over the last year.
I'm on a cocktail of 2 mg clonazepam, 800 mg gabapentin and 1 mg Lyrica that together cost about $15 a month. I'm hoping I can reduce or eliminate one of these, probably the gabapentin because I know what stopping clonazepam is like. Been there.
I would not recommend this cocktail to anyone, it may be taking years off my life but I just hope it continues to work for me. It's been a long road.
I did not have much faith in the neurologist and think the Lyrica prescription was a hail Mary pass, but living without rls and pain is awesome. I've been on just about everything else except opioids and Neupro. I see him in a few days and I will be interested in his feedback.
Is anyone else out there fighting this disease with Lyrica? Can you tell me the good, bad and ugly. Thx, Rick