Is it time to give up on this mad?

[SarahH]

Sorry you guys have not benefitted from pregabalin as I have. I hope you all find a way through.

Sarah

[hanshan]

Hi Dazza, Keggsy, Avasmummy,

Pregabalin isn't for everyone. Best luck next time.

[Dazza123]

Strangely, it seems that for some of us it did work out for a while in the beginning, and then stopped doing so.

I wonder if we either started on too high a dose, or increased dosage to quickly once we had started to take it?

[SarahH]

Dazza, did you go up to the full 600mgs?

Sarah

[Dazza123]

No Sarah, just 450mg (3x150mg)

When I was on them a year or so ago, I started off on 75mg x 3 daily and that seemed ok, they made me extremely irritable to the point of me being quite rude, but apart from that I think it was ok as far as I can remember.

[Avasmummy_x]

I'm still on 400mg my doctor told me to taper down if I feel it's not my med but she's given me no advice on how much to go down at at a time? Useless.

I feel really not me on them I feel massively drugged up and just not here it's really wierd to describe. I'm not dizzy but my eyes almost feel it and tired and then just spaced out. A similar effect to diazepam but atleast with them it wears off.

That's the main reason I want to come off them I shouldn't still have these side effects 4months on. X

[keggsy]

Will prob stay on them till I see gp in 2 weeks time.
Might just go up to 450 per day until then to give one last throw of the dice.
Am worried about withdrawal coming off them!

[Dazza123]

As long as you taper them mate you'll be ok, I did cold turkey as I said and it was bad but for only like 3 days, then I was fine. Tapering will make it a lot easier if you decide to come off them. Always worth another shot though so good luck with it

[Avasmummy_x]

I'm worried about withdrawal also.

One of the main reasons im still on them.

[hanshan]

Hi Avasmummy,

Tapering should stop or greatly reduce any withdrawal effects. You can devise your own program and go as slow or as fast as you like. The positive will be the loss of current side effects, as you say pregabalin doesn't seem to be working for you.

My own feeling is that if you can't see or are uncertain of any positive value after almost three months, it's unlikely to suddenly have any positive effects, and there is no need to go on torturing yourself.