Posted by rina on September 17, 2007, at 15:30:26
In reply to To Rina, posted by deniseuk190466 on September 17, 2007, at 14:44:29
Hi Denise,
The concern is just from one babbler to the next. This medicine can be very tricky and effects everyone differently. For instance, Lyrica is an anti-convulsant drug approved for neuropathic pain management and of course other things. Yet, it's also classified as a controlled substance like narcotics.
Things go on with our body all the time that we have symptoms for but don't generally think signify anything of concern but sometimes there may be a need for alarm. Case in point, after lyrica is taken, it's absorbed through the blood so it can move through the body.
Many other medicines are metabolized by the liver but lyrica isn't.The body removes Lyrica through the kidneys, so people with kidney disorders need to be careful. To prevent too much Lyrica from building up in the body, they usually need to take less Lyrica and take it less often.
So say something like a common side effect of dizziness or headache or swelling of the hands or ankles occur. Those symptoms would be shunned because they are common but during each dosage increase and depending on how fast you increase it not that it could be fatal because there hasn't been any reports of that. There are potential bad reactions or unforseen side effects.
That's why I was saying it's best to be under a doctor's care with this medicine because determining what dosage is best is really hard to gauge on our own and yes your right on the other point you made about antidepressants....lol well said denise. Good luck and please be safe
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