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Posted by rina on March 9, 2007, at 19:58:53
Is 25mg of Lyrica the usual dose? I just switched from Neurontin to Lyrica the other day due to the side effects and the lyrica seems to be doing diddly squat!! Is it because the dosage is too low? I was taking 300mg of the neurontin and it kicked in pronto. This Lyrica is like an imaginary friend in my system. Does anyone know what the usual dosage is?
Posted by Phillipa on March 9, 2007, at 21:22:23
In reply to Is 25mg of Lyrica The Usual Dose?, posted by rina on March 9, 2007, at 19:58:53
It was posted here that low doses are good for sleep and high doses energy. What are you aiming to do? Love Phillipa
Posted by yxibow on March 10, 2007, at 2:34:26
In reply to Is 25mg of Lyrica The Usual Dose?, posted by rina on March 9, 2007, at 19:58:53
> Is 25mg of Lyrica the usual dose? I just switched from Neurontin to Lyrica the other day due to the side effects and the lyrica seems to be doing diddly squat!! Is it because the dosage is too low? I was taking 300mg of the neurontin and it kicked in pronto. This Lyrica is like an imaginary friend in my system. Does anyone know what the usual dosage is?
No, 25-50mg is a starting dose to see if your body can tolerate it and if any noticeable side effects (such as blurry vision) occur. I believe doctors have kicked it as high as 600 from what I remember a post on here, but certainly higher than that dose.-- tidings
Posted by Crazy Horse on March 10, 2007, at 11:50:48
In reply to Is 25mg of Lyrica The Usual Dose?, posted by rina on March 9, 2007, at 19:58:53
> Is 25mg of Lyrica the usual dose? I just switched from Neurontin to Lyrica the other day due to the side effects and the lyrica seems to be doing diddly squat!! Is it because the dosage is too low? I was taking 300mg of the neurontin and it kicked in pronto. This Lyrica is like an imaginary friend in my system. Does anyone know what the usual dosage is?
Yes 25 mgs. of Lyrica is a very low dose. Most docs start with 50 mgs. tid (3 times a day). Stick w/it, it is twice as powerful as neurontin.
-Monte
Posted by rina on March 10, 2007, at 16:05:48
In reply to Re: Is 25mg of Lyrica The Usual Dose? » rina, posted by Phillipa on March 9, 2007, at 21:22:23
> It was posted here that low doses are good for sleep and high doses energy. What are you aiming to do? Love Phillipa
Neither...lol it's supposedly to help with anxiety for me.
Posted by rina on March 10, 2007, at 16:07:10
In reply to Re: Is 25mg of Lyrica The Usual Dose? » rina, posted by yxibow on March 10, 2007, at 2:34:26
> > Is 25mg of Lyrica the usual dose? I just switched from Neurontin to Lyrica the other day due to the side effects and the lyrica seems to be doing diddly squat!! Is it because the dosage is too low? I was taking 300mg of the neurontin and it kicked in pronto. This Lyrica is like an imaginary friend in my system. Does anyone know what the usual dosage is?
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> No, 25-50mg is a starting dose to see if your body can tolerate it and if any noticeable side effects (such as blurry vision) occur. I believe doctors have kicked it as high as 600 from what I remember a post on here, but certainly higher than that dose.
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> -- tidingsOh okay because I've taken up to 100mg and nothing has even begun to calm me yet!!
Posted by rina on March 10, 2007, at 16:07:28
In reply to Re: Is 25mg of Lyrica The Usual Dose? » rina, posted by yxibow on March 10, 2007, at 2:34:26
> > Is 25mg of Lyrica the usual dose? I just switched from Neurontin to Lyrica the other day due to the side effects and the lyrica seems to be doing diddly squat!! Is it because the dosage is too low? I was taking 300mg of the neurontin and it kicked in pronto. This Lyrica is like an imaginary friend in my system. Does anyone know what the usual dosage is?
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> No, 25-50mg is a starting dose to see if your body can tolerate it and if any noticeable side effects (such as blurry vision) occur. I believe doctors have kicked it as high as 600 from what I remember a post on here, but certainly higher than that dose.
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> -- tidingsOh okay because I've taken up to 100mg and nothing has even begun to calm me yet!!
Posted by Crazy Horse on March 11, 2007, at 11:05:31
In reply to Re: Is 25mg of Lyrica The Usual Dose?, posted by rina on March 10, 2007, at 16:07:28
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> > No, 25-50mg is a starting dose to see if your body can tolerate it and if any noticeable side effects (such as blurry vision) occur. I believe doctors have kicked it as high as 600 from what I remember a post on here, but certainly higher than that dose.
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> > -- tidings
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> Oh okay because I've taken up to 100mg and nothing has even begun to calm me yet!!
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> You may need to go as high as 250-300 mgs., but any higher than this is activating. I am the person that was on 600 mgs. a day in divided doses, and it worked great for my depression because it energised me, in the 300 and below range it was sedating like a benzo. Good luck and don't give up on it, it takes at least 2 weeks to kick in.-Monte
Posted by rina on March 11, 2007, at 19:45:32
In reply to Re: Is 25mg of Lyrica The Usual Dose? » rina, posted by Crazy Horse on March 11, 2007, at 11:05:31
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> > > No, 25-50mg is a starting dose to see if your body can tolerate it and if any noticeable side effects (such as blurry vision) occur. I believe doctors have kicked it as high as 600 from what I remember a post on here, but certainly higher than that dose.
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> > > -- tidings
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> > Oh okay because I've taken up to 100mg and nothing has even begun to calm me yet!!
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> > You may need to go as high as 250-300 mgs., but any higher than this is activating. I am the person that was on 600 mgs. a day in divided doses, and it worked great for my depression because it energised me, in the 300 and below range it was sedating like a benzo. Good luck and don't give up on it, it takes at least 2 weeks to kick in.
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> -MonteThanks a million for the iformation. I thought i'd hit a road block once again. I'm going to discuss increasing the dose with my pdoc tomorrow.
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