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a question about lyrica

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15 years 1 month ago #13555 by CindyL
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I'm just wondering if anyone is/has been on Lyrica. A friend of mine was on it, not sure for how long. He went in for a minor operation a couple of weeks ago, but when they did his pre-surgery bloods, his platelets were low, so the op was canceled. Even as of this past Thursday, they were 68. Is there a correlation between the two? He goes to see the same hema dr. I do, but not until April. I'm just curious.

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15 years 1 month ago #13558 by Sandi
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Oh yes, I was on Lyrica. It was a nightmare. It didn't affect my platelets that I am aware of.

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15 years 1 month ago #13559 by Melinda
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This is a drug my neurologist could prescribe for neuropathy - it is a drug I told him I would never take and he told me it is one he would never prescribe for me.

If you do a google search and put in lyrica and platelets you will come up with a number of sites that talk about Lyrica causing low platelets.

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15 years 1 month ago #13561 by CindyL
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Thanks, Sandi and Melinda! So with any luck, now that he's off it, his platelets should return to normal.

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15 years 1 month ago #13582 by Melinda
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Cindy let us know how your friend does - if his count bounces back since he is off Lyrica. I hope it does and he isn't bothered again!

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15 years 1 month ago #13600 by CindyL
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Ok, I will.

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