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Suggest Treatment For Adverse Effects Of Overdosed Lyrica

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Posted on Fri, 26 Sep 2014
Question: i think I have been prescribed Lyrica at overdose proportions. I am taking 1200 mg per day. I have all the side effects listed by The company which makes the drug what should I do. I cannot reach him on this holiday weekend.
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
It is overdosed

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.

I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.

At 1200mg, lyrica is definately overdosed. For most of the indications 300mg lyrica is sufficient but only in certain cases 600mg of lyrica may be required. But 1200mg is nit an option. There could be some writing/typing error. If you have side effects then ot would be wise to reduce the dosage until you get hold of your treatinh doctor. You may reduce it to 900mg and if required further to 600mg and then contact your doctor ones he is contactable.

Hope I am able to answer your concerns.

If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.

If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.

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Wish you good health,

Kind regards

Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Suggest Treatment For Adverse Effects Of Overdosed Lyrica

Brief Answer: It is overdosed Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. At 1200mg, lyrica is definately overdosed. For most of the indications 300mg lyrica is sufficient but only in certain cases 600mg of lyrica may be required. But 1200mg is nit an option. There could be some writing/typing error. If you have side effects then ot would be wise to reduce the dosage until you get hold of your treatinh doctor. You may reduce it to 900mg and if required further to 600mg and then contact your doctor ones he is contactable. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.