Tag: painkillers

"In very simple terms, I'm going to say 'No.'" A man who claims taking a prescription painkiller turned him gay was given a dose of reality by a doctor on TV. Scott Purdy claimed he was attracted to women and had “quite a few” girlfriends before an accident forced him to take Lyrica. That’s when his heterosexuality allegedly vanished and his interest in men developed. While a loss of libido is a possible side effects of Lyrica, the commercial name for Pregabalin,...

"I noticed my libido for women had gone and I was wanting male attention." Scott Purdy was once a lady-loving heterosexual until he broke his foot. The 23-year-old Brit began taking the painkiller Lyrica while recovering from an accident. That’s when Purdy claims he quickly lost interest in women and developed an attraction to men. “I noticed my libido for women had gone and I was wanting male attention,” he told The Daily Mail. “I was with a girlfriend I had...