Testimonial

magalloway

As some of you might remember, a couple of weeks back, I asked if anyone had experience with Lyrica. I began taking the stuff last Tuesday and was practically reborn after eighteen months of pure hell. I fell on my driveway during an ice storm in January, 2014, bruising my spinal cord, and have (really still am) spent that time dealing with the VA, trying to get relief. My neurologist (a gnome of a German lady who is the only bright spot in this whole affair, both funny and helpful) finally "Bullied' the prescription through the system and got it to me. Lyrica is still under patent, and the cheap bustards don't want to prescribe it because it costs more than Gabapenten, which is worthless.

Anyway, I spent the morning putting up the air conditioners for the summer, something I couldn't have imagined two weeks ago, and I'm looking forward to going fishing this weekend. I realize the stuff is limited in its uses and probably costs like hell if you're buying it across the drugstore counter, but for me, it's been a godsend.

Incidentally, although the television commercials and magazine ads have side-effect warnings that make the stuff sound like Monster in Capsule Form, I've yet to take out a MacDonalds, then come home to hang myself with the contents of my wife's lingerie drawer.


Jim

seppala

Glad you're feeling better.

But definitely let us know if you do crazy/cool **** like in your last paragraph.

fishingcomic

So it doesn't make you feel dopey? Good to know. They gave my mom some muscle relaxers a while back that had her see monsters come out of the television set.

magalloway

The only thing I've noticed is a very small decrease in my balance, but I really suspect that it's caused by the fact that the drug calms the nerve pain but does nothing (as intended) for any nerve damage that would affect my balance. I've been a little sloppy in my gait ever since the fall, so it may be a continuation of this. As far as hallucinations go, they only mention seeing things if you quit suddenly.

Jim

Shawn C.

Have fun fishing over the weekend. Glad you are getting some relief. Don't stop at McDonalds on the way to the river.