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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 234595"><p>So, I just read the info on rxlist.com about Lyrica. </p><p></p><p>Oh, Hell no. Have they lost their freaking minds??? "Use with caution with patients with heart conditions." Potential for abuse is similar to Valium (remember they don't want me taking vicodin for too long even though they said they knew I wasn't abusing it). Weight gain and swelling bad for heart conditions. Cocommitant use with an ACE Inhibitor increases the risk of swelling which is bad for heart and blood pressure. May cause depersonalization and psychotic depression (rare), among other things. </p><p></p><p>Umm...Hello??? Heart patient. Check. ACE Inhibitor. Check. Depersonalization on a medication. Check. Psychotic depression on a medication. Check.</p><p></p><p>No. Not doing it. </p><p></p><p>I have HAD it with doctors throwing medications at me and not even considering my heart. Doesn't matter how effective the medication is at controlling pain if I'm DEAD. </p><p></p><p>Cardiologists don't want me on NSAID's. All I have been offered until now are NSAID's. These medications say to use with caution in heart patients. We've discussed these medications, but no one has mentioned the caution with heart patients. </p><p></p><p>That's it. I'm done. I quit. I've had it. I'm going to raise all kinds of hell with my doctor on Monday. If she fires me as a patient so be it. I'm not getting anywhere anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 234595"] So, I just read the info on rxlist.com about Lyrica. Oh, Hell no. Have they lost their freaking minds??? "Use with caution with patients with heart conditions." Potential for abuse is similar to Valium (remember they don't want me taking vicodin for too long even though they said they knew I wasn't abusing it). Weight gain and swelling bad for heart conditions. Cocommitant use with an ACE Inhibitor increases the risk of swelling which is bad for heart and blood pressure. May cause depersonalization and psychotic depression (rare), among other things. Umm...Hello??? Heart patient. Check. ACE Inhibitor. Check. Depersonalization on a medication. Check. Psychotic depression on a medication. Check. No. Not doing it. I have HAD it with doctors throwing medications at me and not even considering my heart. Doesn't matter how effective the medication is at controlling pain if I'm DEAD. Cardiologists don't want me on NSAID's. All I have been offered until now are NSAID's. These medications say to use with caution in heart patients. We've discussed these medications, but no one has mentioned the caution with heart patients. That's it. I'm done. I quit. I've had it. I'm going to raise all kinds of hell with my doctor on Monday. If she fires me as a patient so be it. I'm not getting anywhere anyway. [/QUOTE]
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