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"I'm trying to think - there's a few different groups of drugs for sfn....  Pregabalin, gabapentin, SNRI's, SSRI's, topical lidocaine, tricyclic antidepressants etc.... there is great variablility in their mechanism of action - also other anti-epileptics are used... I know that abrupt withdrawl symptoms can occur with stopping Lyrica cold turkey - that's easy to google on the internet - but what I'd do is phone the doc that ordered the abrupt withdrawl and tell him what the cardiologist is saying - review what he is saying and then explain your experience in following orders.  Tell the doctor that cold turkey is truly making you miserable. No doctor wants his patient to be uncomfortable with withdrawl symptoms - but if it's a 'must' as in your health is at risk if you don't stop the drug immediately - then I think you definitely need to make sure both caregivers understand clearly your discomfort in this process - and get new orders as to what to do about it.  If they want you to just 'deal' - well better to hear that clearly so there is no misunderstanding - if after further exploration - in your specific case a taper is necessary for discontinuing the med - then by all means do the taper. You have to always stick up for yourself - don't get too scared reading about withdrawls - just know it's not in your head - the withdrawl symptoms are real. Feel better soon! "
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