My Neuro said to expect weight gain from Lyrica and when asked why he said due to increased appetite. Being a little stubborn sometimes, I decided to beat the munchies and lost twelve pounds. Rob is right - don't buy them - don't have them in the house. Show some ATTITUDE! (most of the time)
Patti - Michigan ---- Robert Pall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeanne: > I agree that Lyrica gives you the munchies....however after putting > on some weight I quickly lost it...my secret....keep nothing you like to > eat in your house and try not to go out to eat. Lyrica has been a help > but it feels like the other med is acting like a booster > shot....hopefully a long term booster shot...when you start to feel > better, it is much worse to start feeling bad again. > > Thanks! > Rob > > > ________________________________ > > From: jrushton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 2:28 PM > To: Robert Pall; tmic > Subject: Re: [TMIC] New Medication > > > Hi, Rob, > Sounds really good! What are the side effects of the med? I found > (here we go again! > that the Lyrica starts working in about 20 minutes and the worse side > effect I found is weight gain and other than that, it works pretty well, > also. It's going to be interesting to see how the Zanaflex works!! > > Jeanne in Dayton > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Robert Pall <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 4/23/2008 3:04:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TMIC] New Medication > > > I just started a new drug to help relieve banding. The drugs > name is Tizanidine or Zanaflex. Do any of you take it or have you > previously taken it. I have just started and am not up to the normal > dose yet...however I am finding a noticable improvement in the banding. > It is interesting that when I first started taking Lyrica I also noticed > an improvement that has since not been so pronounced! > > Thanks! > > Rob in New Jersey > > >
