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s p e c if ic a lly to t r e a t t h e s h o o t in g , s t a b b in g , b u r n i n g s e n s a t io n s o f d ia b e t ic
n e r v e p a in . L y r ic a is b e lie v e d to h e lp c a lm t h e d a m a g e d n e r v e s '
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t h is p a in - s o a n im p o r t a n t m o m e n t c a n b e c o m e a w o n d e r f u l m e m o r y .
A s k y o u r d o c to r if L y r ic a c a n h elp y o u .
* Diagram is illustrative of diabetic nerve pain.
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Exact mechanism of action and relevance to humans are unknow n as studies w ere conducted on animal models.
P r e s c r ip t io n L y r ic a is n o t f o r e v e r y o n e . T e ll y o u r d o c t o r r ig h t a w a y a b o u t a n y s e r io u s a lle r g ic r e a c t io n t h a t c a u s e s
s w e llin g o f th e fa c e , m o u t h , lip s , g u m s , to n g u e o r n e c k o r a n y t r o u b le b r e a t h in g o r t h a t a ffe c ts y o u r s k in . L y r ic a m a y
c a u s e s u ic id a l t h o u g h t s o r a c t io n s in a v e r y s m a ll n u m b e r o f p e o p le . C a ll y o u r d o c t o r r ig h t a w a y if y o u h a v e n e w o r
w o r s e n in g d e p r e s s io n , s u ic id a l t h o u g h t s o r a c t io n s , o r u n u s u a l c h a n g e s in m o o d o r b e h a v io r .
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o f y o u r h a n d s , le g s a n d fe e t. S o m e o f th e m o s t c o m m o n s id e e ffe c ts o f L y r ic a a r e d iz z in e s s a n d s le e p in e s s . D o n o t d r iv e
o r w o r k w it h m a c h in e s u n t il y o u k n o w h o w L y r ic a a ffe c ts y o u . O t h e r c o m m o n s id e e ffe c ts a re b lu r r y v is io n , w e ig h t
g a in , t r o u b le c o n c e n t r a t in g , d r y m o u t h , a n d f e e lin g “ h ig h .” A ls o , t e ll y o u r d o c t o r r ig h t a w a y a b o u t m u s c le p a in a lo n g
w it h f e e lin g s ic k a n d f e v e r is h , o r a n y c h a n g e s in y o u r e y e s ig h t in c lu d in g b lu r r y v is io n o r a n y s k in s o re s if y o u h a v e
d ia b e t e s . Y o u m a y h a v e a h ig h e r c h a n c e o f s w e llin g , h iv e s o r g a in in g w e ig h t if y o u a re a ls o t a k in g c e r t a in d ia b e t e s o r
h ig h b lo o d p r e s s u r e m e d ic in e s . D o n o t d r in k a lc o h o l w h ile t a k in g L y r ic a . Y o u m a y h a v e m o r e d iz z in e s s a n d s le e p in e s s
if y o u t a k e L y r ic a w it h a lc o h o l, n a r c o t ic p a in m e d ic in e s , o r m e d ic in e s fo r a n x ie t y . If y o u h a v e h a d a d r u g o r a lc o h o l
p r o b le m , y o u m a y b e m o r e lik e ly to m is u s e L y r ic a . T e ll y o u r d o c t o r if y o u a re p la n n in g to fa th e r a c h ild . T a lk w it h y o u r
d o c t o r b e fo re y o u s to p t a k in g L y r ic a o r a n y o t h e r p r e s c r ip t io n m e d ic a t io n .
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