Question About Side Affects of Lyrica

[BrokenBladder]

Okay well I stared the Lyrica last night. The doctor is slowly bringing my dose up so for the first week I just take one 75mg pill before bed. Week 2 I take two 75mg pills per day and week 3 I take three 75mg pills per day.
So here's what happened to me. I took the pill about an hour before bed last night and then I STILL woke up after sleeping for about 2 hours. I'm used to that so no big deal, but then after going back to bed I was dreaming and woke up my DH asking him to please unlock the back door!! Needless to say he was stunned that I was talking to him in my sleep. I never do that.
Does anyone know if this is a side effect of this mediation? I'm just concerned about it. Please let me know any experiences that you guys have gone through. My fear is that I might actually do something really stupid.

[BrokenBladder]

I'm bumping this up in hopes that someone can answer what happened to them, if anything. Thanks guys!!

[barnbum]

I tried Lyrica too....I took it for about a month and then quit because the side effects weren't worth it. I only took the lowest dose. Anyway--I gained weight remarkably fast without any increase in my eating. I would say 12 pounds in one month. I was wacked out all of the time. Foggy--sleepy--and yes I did halucinate (sp?) some...I couldn't remember things either. This medication is scary. I know several others who were put on it at the same time--all by the same Doc--and none of them stayed on it. The Doctor said that it would get better as my body got used to it---but mine never did. Please be careful!

[Spiney]

I have been taking it successfully for about ten months now. There has been no weight gain and in fact I have been slowly losing.........intentionally. Initially, I had a real problem with severe droziness. I was taking 50 mg twice a day. I had to take it at bedtime and in the early afternoon when I could take a nap or I was holding on to the walls when I would try to walk. I was also so dizzy that I could not read or use the computer. This side effect lasted about three months. I now take 50 mg three times a day with no side effects and it has really helped in pulling down the neuropathic pain. Good luck.

[BrokenBladder]

Thank you Barnbum and Spiney!! Wow it really sounds like it affected both of you alot differently!! Well I'm on day 3 now and I haven't done anything else stupid. I do notice that when I take it I'm very sleepy, but that's not a bad thing for me.
As with any other medication I will monitor my side effects and see if this works for me.
Thanks so much for responding......I was beginning to think no one had taken this stuff!!