Lyrica And Seizures

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I was on 300 MG of lyrica for 5 weeks for nerve pain from my MS. It did work but 2 weeks ago I had 5 days of 4-5 seizures a day and was admitted to the hospital. After EEG. And video monitoring I was found to not have epileptic seizures The dr said it was from Lyrica and the seizures stopped after 2 days of being off of Lyrica. Have you heard of this? I would like to restart it ad it helped but am a bit hesitant. The whole episode put me into an MS flare up also do am recovering from that too. Thanks

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Hello, JJ56! How are you?

There are two possibilities as to the cause…

Lyrica is actually an anticonvulsant, which means that conversely, it can sometimes cause seizures in some people that take it. The second possibility is that you accidentally missed one or more doses, because a sudden withdrawal of it can also cause seizures.

Restarting it wouldn't likely be a good idea, just in case you didn't miss any doses and it was just due to the drug itself.

However, there are other similar medications on the market, such as Neurontin, which contains the active ingredient Gabapentin. It is also an anticonvulsant that can help with nerve pain. Side effects to it may include nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, mood swings and weight changes.

Thus, you may want to ask your doctor what they think about your trying it.

Have you had any more seizures, since?

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I am on pregabalin but want to come off it. Was rushed into hospital with suspected stroke as couldn't speak or move, blood pressure extremely high. movement and speech came back. M.R.I showed no stroke, but then had spasms low blood sugar then high blood sugar then normal. Have been told possibly epileptic vacancy episode, under investigation (Taking it for pain) diabetic being investigated. Ankles swelling, hand swelling. Could this all be caused by this medication, also have dryness on face red patch on forhead. Sore in mouth.

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Wow, Sylvie! I'm so sorry about what happened to you.

It could possibly be related to the medication, but only the test results will let you know for sure.

You could try coming off of it to see if these symptoms go away, but be sure to follow your doctor's instructions to taper off of it slowly, to prevent rebound seizures.

What dosage are you taking?

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was on 150mg twice daily went down to 125mg twice daily as couldn't function on higher dose. Have agreed with doctor today to reduce to 50mg 2xdaily for few days then lower again see how it goes. Can't wait to be off them will suffer pain I originally had from spinal cord trapped nerve until able to get operation. will also hope weight gain that came with it will disappear also

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