Hi everyone.. this is for the people on lyrica. How much do you take each day? My RD told me to take 150mg 2xs a day night and morning? Is this the usual dosage?http://www.pfizer.com/files/products/uspi_lyrica.pdf
This site will give you starting doses of Lyrica. My RD started me off at 75 mg. once in the morning and once in the evening. 150 mg. is the recommended start dose. There are side effects and starting at the recommended dose might alleviate these effects. I've had great relief from 150 mg. daily and in the last 8 months I haven't had to increase the dosage. Hope it helps. LindyIf you're just starting, it would be better to start lower. Lyrica is a great med but is often difficult at first with side effects (sleepiness and dizziness). It took me a couple of weeks to get used to it. I'm currently on 150 mg 2x day, but I've been on it a long time now. Even my pain mgmt doc said that is a lot. Starting with 75 mg 2x day, or even just 75 mg at night (minimizing daytime sleepiness and dizziness) would be best. I would call your doctor and ask him about that. Good luck!Hi, I started at 75mgs at night and then went to 75mgs twice a day and now I take 100mgs 3 times a day and that seems to be the dose I will stay at, at least for now. I have heard of some people who take 450mgs a day but that seems like a whopper of a dose. Personally, I liked starting slow and working my way up because it did help ease the side effects quite a bit. I have been on it for about 9 months now and I am beginning to really see a difference on a day to day basis. Before I was having a balance of bad and good days and now most days are what I would consider good days under the circumstances. Hope it works for you. take care.
jamie
I tried 150 mg and I actuality felt like I was on a hallucinagen for 12 hours. I could not lay down as I would get chest pains. Now I have gotten up to 75 mg. twice a day. I have no idea if it is helping me but I will take anything that might be helping.