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I have been on Lyrica for insomnia (I don't have muscle pain) for maybe a couple of years now, at 75mg. It has certainly improved my sleep, although my sleep still isn't perfect (often wake in the night but not as often as before; don't wake early now without being able to get to sleep; sleep onset not delayed as much; sleep still unrefreshing). I'm pleased with it.
I tried several sleep meds before settling on Lyrica. I seem to remember that I titrated the dose up from 25mg over a couple of weeks, found 100mg too much (very dopey and stunned the next day) and dropped back to 75mg, where I've stayed. No side-effects, no habituation that I'm aware of.
Hi GG - I tried a ton of stuff at the time - one drug after another (Trazadone, Amitryptiline, other stuff) and each for about a couple of weeks to give initial side-effects a chance to die down (which is necessary for these kinds of drugs) and it was a pretty unpleasant experience. I was so relieved to find something that worked that I stopped at Lyrica. At the mo I'm trying additional treatments (including MAF) and don't want to change other variables so that I can see if these other things are working but maybe I should consider some new sleep meds further down the line if there's no improvement, as you suggest.Hmm, I wonder if you should try something else? I found an anti-depressant a coupl of years ago, was on Trazadone, tried Remeron, did not work at all, now on Mirtazapine, and I wake up feeling much better!
GG
Hmm, I wonder if you should try something else? I found an anti-depressant a coupl of years ago, was on Trazadone, tried Remeron, did not work at all, now on Mirtazapine, and I wake up feeling much better!
GG