1st Lyrica Update - Feeling Very bad

May 12, 2026··

taper update

Feeling very bad. Been having bouts of nausea, insomnia, headache, anxiety, irritability, crying spells, fatigue, gi upset, flu-like symptoms, and sweating.

HangInThere’s taper progress

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Dose (mg)

Mood (/10)

Psych Meds:
Lyrica 600mg 2023-2026 tapered to 200mg.
Buspar 60 mg 2019-2026 tapered to 10mg
Zoloft 150mg 2019-2026 tapered to 100mg
Trazadone 150mg 2019-2026 tapered to 50mg
Prestiq 100mg 2023-2026
Geodon 40mg 2024-2026 no taper yet
Vyvanse 70mg 2024-2026 ( plan was to stop this completely 2 weeks ago and switch to only Adderall (60mg) but I did not do that yet due to the Lyrica withdrawal symptoms.
Adderall 30mg 2025-2026-switching to Adderall 60mg ASAP & stop VyVanse completely

Other Meds:
Prevacid ( not sure mg) 2023-2026
Pepcid 40mg 2023-2026
Cevimeline (dry mouth) 90mg 2024-2026 tapered to 60mg
Hiprex 1 GM ( Interstitial Cystitis)
Suboxone (chronic pain) 16mg 2020-2026- tapered to 8-12mg depending on pain that day. I started tapering 6months ago.
Zepbound 10 pen weekly 2025-2026
Cosentyx 150 pen X 2 monthly
Vitamin D3

As needed meds-
Nurtec 75mg (migraines) guanfacine 1mg (anxiety/panic attacks) ,, dicyclomine 10mg (stomach pain) , zofran ( nausea), Pyridium 200mg(bladder pain)

BOTOX every 3 months for migraines
TRIGGER PT INJECTIONS ( bupivicaine) every 3 months for neck, back, hip & butt pain
EUFLEXXA knee injections every 6 months
STEROID INJECTIONS in hips and knees.
Weekly bladder installations
Already have done 9 months P. T and 12 months pelvic physiotherapy

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CatinaStaff3mo ago

Community AnchorEffexor

Hi @HangInThere, and welcome. I like your username. 🩷 I'm really sorry you're having such a difficult time right now. When you get a chance, we'd love to hear more about your history and background. And if you can create a Signature for yourself, that would be appreciated. You can do this by clicking here and scrolling down to Add Drug History: https://taper.community/settings Is this your first reduction of Lyrica? What percentage did you reduce by? The Learn section on the left has lots of helpful information about Hyperbolic tapering and withdrawal. Here is some clinical info about Lyrica: https://taper.community/drugs/lyrica I'm sorry you're having so many symptoms at once...that's tough. Your body is trying very hard to adjust to a lower dose of the drug. Things won't alway be this bad, so as your username says...Hang in There! Here is some helpful information about each symptom you're having and how you can cope: Nausea: https://taper.community/thread/230a8c26-1cbb-41b8-806f-da294f25ed11 Insomnia: https://taper.community/thread/fad854f7-f9a4-421d-b60f-bf11aa13a251 Headaches: https://taper.community/thread/1addcf07-ac37-4443-8d0d-33685f5747f3 Anxiety: https://taper.community/thread/3613d8b1-99e9-4991-8c0d-ec96ba7534ad Irritability: https://taper.community/thread/6c9e7576-fde9-40d0-ac32-d5d5f755c390 Crying Spells: https://taper.community/thread/6b89abda-daba-44c8-a68f-f09790637183 Fatigue: https://taper.community/thread/16345bac-e9dc-417d-9bd3-a6e2a4cece42 GI Upset: https://taper.community/thread/c16f5e67-65ba-41f4-91e3-01ec6a6fc03d Flu-Like Symptoms: https://taper.community/thread/e8560e38-cda2-480b-a526-f1fe6fe33082 Sweating: https://taper.community/thread/59b6f333-6159-4616-8286-c7c14fb40172 If it were me, I would hold my current dose for a while until things settled down a bit. When things feel unmanageable, then it's a sign we're tapering too fast or reducing by too large an amount. Slower is faster when it comes to tapering. I hope things resolve for you soon! Catina 💜

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

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Based PsychiatristStaff3mo ago

Community AnchorEffexor

Hey Hanginthere, thanks for joining us. Hoping your wave of symptoms subsides soon. If theres anything we cand o to help you in the meantime let us know!

Creator of Taper Community, here to help you.

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SteveStaff3mo ago

Community AnchorEffexor · active

Hey, please tell more about the dosage, how long you took it. Lyrica longtime is not as easy to taper as it‘s been marketed and i heard comparisons with benzo withdrawl. I used it short time and know it has strong effects. I would suggest to you, taper slowly and update us on your progress. If it gets unbearable, up the dose a little and give yourself time. I‘m curious for your update. All the best!

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