Lyrica Side Effects - Sweating

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Hi everyone! Hope you're all having okay days. :)

I've been taking Lyrica (200 mg/day) for about 2.5 months. Now that it's gotten hot outside I've found that I sweat ALL THE TIME, even when I'm not hot. I sweat when I get out of the shower. It's crazy and it's really starting to become a problem. I work outside and I'm very often talking to the public doing PR type stuff while I have sweat pouring down my face. Today I almost had to speak on camera for a local news segment and I was so relieved when someone else did it instead. I have some other side effects too, but they've been manageable so far.

So I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if you have any advice. Should I stick it out and see if it gets better? Or is this something that's probably never going to go away? I'm in a fairly significant amount of pain every day, but it's not as bad as it was without the Lyrica. I'm not sure if it's worth staying on it or not. Definitely going to give my doctor a call on Monday but it would be great to hear from anyone else who has dealt with this.

Thanks in advance for any help you have to offer!

Meg

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Hi Meg
Though I take Savella, I had the same terrible side effect. It took about 5-6 months for it to settle down… I would say if it’s helping in other ways try to stick it out but definitely let your doctor know. I almost gave up but glad I didn’t. Hope you get relief soon:)
Dyana

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Thanks, Dyana! I'm glad to hear that it eventually settled down for you. If we weren't going into the summer I probably wouldn't even question trying to stick it out. It's just really bad timing! But maybe worth it if I can manage.

Really appreciate the response. :)