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What is Pregabalin?

Pregabalin is an analgesic and anti-convulsant drug that is used to manage pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, postherpetic (shingles) neuralgia, as an adjunctive treatment for partial-onset seizure disorder in adults and for the management of fibromyalgia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Fibromyalgia	2377	776
Pain	602	191
Nerve pain (neuralgia)	399	133
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	265	47
Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles	95	32
Other	94	18

See all 193 reasons taken ▼

See all 2877 patients currently taking Pregabalin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	340
Moderate	349
Mild	269
None	222

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Pregabalin

See all 390 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Weight gain	274	274
Dizziness	133	133
Brain fog	129	129
Daytime sleepiness	107	107
Blurry vision	106	106
Lack of concentration	94	94
Tiredness	87	87
Slow to wake in morning	77	77
Increased fatigue	77	77
Headaches	52	52
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	27	27
Drowsiness	25	25
Fatigue	23	23
Swelling in legs, feet and ankles	21	21
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	20	20
Memory problems	18	18
Nausea	17	17
Swelling in hands	16	16
Constipation	12	12
Swelling in feet	12	12
Hospitalization	9	9
Problems concentrating	9	9
Spaced out	9	9
Edema (fluid retention)	9	9
Sleepiness	8	8
Dizziness (vertigo)	8	8
Depressed mood	8	8
Dry throat	8	8
Balance problems	8	8
Anxious mood	8	8
Swelling in ankles	7	7
Increased appetite	6	6
High feeling	6	6
Hallucinations	6	6
Lightheadedness	5	5
Rashes (redness, swelling)	5	5
Fluid retention weight gain	5	5
Sweating excessive	5	5
Depression with suicidal thoughts	5	5
Rapid weight gain	5	5
Irritability	5	5
Insomnia	5	5
Vertigo	5	5
Edema in lower extremities	5	5
Migraine headaches	5	5
dizziness like jet lag, vagueness in my head with increasing intensity.	4	4
Drunk feeling	4	4
Itching (pruritus)	4	4
Memory and cognition problems	4	4
Slurred speech	4	4
Muscle spasms	4	4
Loss of short term memory	4	4
Pain in legs	4	4
Abdominal bloating	4	4
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	4	4
Swelling in legs	4	4
Facial swelling	4	4
Sexual dysfunction	4	4
Dry eyes	3	3
Mood swings	3	3
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)	3	3
Walking problems	3	3
Vision difficulty	3	3
Hot flashes	3	3
Memory lapses (brain blinks)	3	3
Cognitive Confusion	3	3
Hair loss (alopecia)	3	3
Double vision (diplopia)	3	3
Stomach pain	3	3
Heart palpitations	3	3
Visual disturbance	3	3
Hands Tingling	3	3
Increased Hunger	3	3
Groggy in morning	3	3
Poor Concentration	3	3
Forgetfulness	3	3
Spinning dizziness (vertigo)	3	3
Excessive thirst (polydipsia)	3	3
Water retention	3	3
Swelling Generalized	3	3
Craving sweets sugar	3	3
Pressure headaches	3	3
Feel dopey	3	3
Drowsy in a.m.	3	3
Craving carbs	3	3
Off Balance	3	3
Swollen tongue	2	2
Word finding difficulty	2	2
Gas	2	2
Numbness in hands	2	2
Mentally dull	2	2
Bump into things-walk like a drunk	2	2
Tremor	2	2
In the beginning more so a off balance,drunk feeling,if awoke during the night and had to get up.	2	2
Suicidal thoughts or urges	2	2
Mental confusion	2	2
Sedation	2	2
Dizziness and feeling faint	2	2
Hives (urticaria)	2	2
Pain and swelling on top of feet and toes	2	2
Pain	2	2
Emotional numbness or flatness	2	2
Swelling in fingers	2	2
Fibro fog	2	2
Anxiety attacks	2	2
Edema in hands	2	2
Exhaustion	2	2
Racing heart feeling	2	2
Allergic reaction	2	2
Sex drive (libido) decreased	2	2
Dryness	2	2
Numbness in legs	2	2
Hearing problems	2	2
Excessive sleeping (hypersomnia)	2	2
Mania	2	2
Edema in feet	2	2
Loss of balance	2	2
Nausea and vomiting	2	2
Imbalance when walking	2	2
Skin rash	2	2
Feeling of disconnection	2	2
Numbness in tongue	2	2
Primary Insomnia	2	2
Heart rate increased	2	2
Light sensitivity (photophobia)	2	2
Mood changes	2	2
Withdrawal effects	2	2
Nausea sometimes	2	2
Intermittent swelling of hands	2	2
Slowed thinking and comprehension	2	2
Difficulty urinating (dysuria)	2	2
Memory Loss	2	2
Paresthesia	2	2
Tired eyes	2	2
Drunk feeling when I increase dosage	2	2
Muscle and joint pain	2	2
Dizziness with nausea	2	2
Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles	2	2
Pain in back of head	2	2
Tremor in hands	2	2
Vision loss	2	2
Clumsiness	2	2
Chills/fever	2	2
Urinary retention	2	2
Decreased appetite	2	2
Nerve pain (neuralgia)	2	2
Tongue Tingling	2	2
Mean, Rude, Crazy, and Stubborn	2	2
Sleep problems	2	2
Speech problems	2	2
weight gain,swelling in spinal area ,hands and feet	2	2
Vision Abnormalities (Halos/Floaters/Snow)	2	2
Anxiety and frustration	2	2
Daytime tiredness	2	2
Lightheadedness from upper back into head	2	2
Diarrhea	1	1
Edema of extremities	1	1
Coordination problems with use	1	1
slowed reaction time	1	1
Slowed thinking	1	1
Stiffness in neck	1	1
Urinary problems	1	1
Personality change	1	1
Dry hair	1	1
Druggy buzz	1	1
Incontinence	1	1
Abnormal thoughts	1	1
Awkward taste in food	1	1
Allergies	1	1
Weight loss	1	1
Loss of appetite	1	1
Cognitive impairment	1	1
Vaginal dryness	1	1
Temperature dysregulation	1	1
Numbness in fingers	1	1
Acid reflux	1	1
Bloating	1	1
Stabbing pain	1	1
Feeling out of body	1	1
Jerky movements (dyskinesia)	1	1
Unrefreshing or poor sleep	1	1
Slowness	1	1
Problems with coordination	1	1
Emotional lability	1	1
Bowel problems	1	1
got lost while driving	1	1
Withdrawal effects with missed dose	1	1
Auditory Processing Deficit	1	1
Vitamin D deficiency	1	1
Major Depressive Disorder	1	1
magnified symptoms	1	1
Sluggishness	1	1
Low blood pressure	1	1
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	1	1
RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome)	1	1
Seizures (absence or petit mal)	1	1
Aggression	1	1
Irregular menstrual periods	1	1
Feeling sick	1	1
Hard to get out of bed	1	1
Math Skills	1	1
Balance worsened	1	1
mild to moderate	1	1
Unsteadiness	1	1
Weird or strange dreams	1	1
Morning sleepiness	1	1
It made me lethargic (before I started the provigil)	1	1
GI problems	1	1
Loss of focus	1	1
Dizziness upon moving	1	1
Numbness in lower extremities	1	1
Loopy feeling	1	1
Suicidal thoughts (free floating)	1	1
Jerky movements of arms	1	1
Gagging (throat spasm)	1	1
Intermittent urinary incontinence	1	1
Obesity	1	1
doesnt help anything	1	1
Weakness in legs	1	1
Skin Sensitivity	1	1
Jerky movements of hands	1	1
Neurological Symptoms	1	1
Swelling of right foot	1	1
Water retention in hands and feet	1	1
Kidney stone	1	1
Complete exhaustion	1	1
INCREASE ABDOMINAL GIRTH	1	1
Depression with anxiety	1	1
Sleep attacks (daytime)	1	1
hard stools, gas	1	1
Zombification	1	1
suffocation	1	1
It feels like I'm wearing heavy socks and not wearing any.	1	1
Stumbling over words	1	1
Numbness in arms	1	1
Catastrophic thinking	1	1
Bradycardia	1	1
Loss of motor function	1	1
repeating myself without realizing it in a converation	1	1
Nerve pain in arm	1	1
Increased or worsened depression	1	1
Difficulty speaking (dysarthria)	1	1
Bone Pain	1	1
Swollen lips	1	1
Constant extreme anger	1	1
Reactive Depression	1	1
Rash on face	1	1
Problems with focusing eyes	1	1
Occasional euphoria	1	1
Fuzzy thinking	1	1
Feeling intoxicated	1	1
Eye pressure	1	1
Listlessness	1	1
Frankenstein-like walk	1	1
Nighttime headache	1	1
Blisters	1	1
Fingers Tingling	1	1
Pitting edema	1	1
Migraine with aura	1	1
Large fluid filled blisters on face	1	1
Feel like a zombie	1	1
Falls with injury	1	1
Ringing in ears (tinnitus)	1	1
Arms Tingling	1	1
Dizziness with disorientation	1	1
itching arms and all over upper torso	1	1
Legs Tingling worse when walking	1	1
Stupidity or "stupids" effect	1	1
Chronic Idiopathic Back Pain	1	1
Heavy sensation in head	1	1
Pain in back of neck and shoulders	1	1
Extreme flu like malaise	1	1
Headaches with eye discomfort	1	1
always groggy, little energy. coordination problems, swolllen sore hands, very often disorientated, forgetful. dizzy	1	1
Bitter taste	1	1
Bladder irregularity	1	1
Occasional constipation	1	1
Chronic constipation	1	1
Swollen feet	1	1
drop foot and cramping/clubbing	1	1
Feeling better	1	1
Headaches which last for 5 days at a time	1	1
not getting asleep until 5am in the morning	1	1
Tired legs	1	1
sleepy-loopy	1	1
Body Hair Loss	1	1
Fluid retention under the eyes	1	1
Altered state of consciousness	1	1
sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking	1	1
Swelling of the mouth	1	1
Swelling in the abdominal region	1	1
Head feels disconnected from rest of body	1	1
Increased pain	1	1
Bed wetting	1	1
Breathing difficulty	1	1
Numbness	1	1
Swelling in wrists	1	1
Stoned feeling	1	1
Blood Pressure Increased With Severe Pain	1	1
Excessive dry mouth	1	1
Feeling strange	1	1
Jerky movements of feet	1	1
Constant vomiting	1	1
Loss of bladder control	1	1
Pain in upper chest	1	1
Trouble holding things in left hand	1	1
Hangover effect in morning	1	1
Elevated CPK enzymes	1	1
Constant brain fog	1	1
Mouth sores (ulcers)	1	1
Urinary Tract Infection UTI	1	1
Restless feeling in legs	1	1
Elevated blood pressure	1	1
Vivid dreams	1	1
Pins and needles	1	1
Aching throbbing body	1	1
Increased sensitivity sole of foot	1	1
Numbness in feet	1	1
Numbness in face	1	1
Shaky hands	1	1
Elevated liver enzymes	1	1
Myoclonus	1	1
Muscle weakness	1	1
Aching burning throbbing body pain	1	1
Kidney Failure	1	1
Panic attacks	1	1
Burning sensation in soles of feet	1	1
Tremor in legs	1	1
Neurological fatigue	1	1
Inability to concentrate	1	1
Feet Tingling	1	1
Auditory hallucinations	1	1
Eye Twitching	1	1
Stiffness	1	1
Spasms in jaw	1	1
Difficulty falling asleep	1	1
Muscle fatigue	1	1
Tightness in throat and neck area	1	1
Lips Tingling	1	1
Amnesia	1	1
Stumbling	1	1
Acne	1	1
Dry skin	1	1
Confusion	1	1
Muscle cramps	1	1
Short term memory problems	1	1
Vomiting	1	1
Motion sickness	1	1
Tremulousness	1	1
Deteriorating mental ability (dementia)	1	1
Personality changes due to medication	1	1
Tachycardia (fast heart rate)	1	1
Fainting	1	1
Dreams exhausting	1	1
An overall crappy feeling all the time	1	1
Eye pain	1	1
Feeling of lump in throat	1	1
Dehydration	1	1
Pessimism or negative attitude	1	1
Pain in hands	1	1
Difficulty with orgasm	1	1
Night sweats	1	1
Disoriented sense of time	1	1
Poor working memory	1	1
Rash or skin problems	1	1
Feelings of isolation	1	1
Throat tightening	1	1
Shakiness	1	1
Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia)	1	1
Somnolence	1	1
Hangover effect	1	1
Jittery feeling	1	1
Weakness in thigh muscles	1	1
Chills	1	1
Feeling bad	1	1
Mood elevated or improved	1	1
Dizzy spells	1	1
Appetite change	1	1
Flu like symptoms	1	1
Loss of sex drive (libido)	1	1
Head pressure	1	1
Stomach upset	1	1
Dropping things	1	1
Laziness	1	1
Sickness	1	1
Moodiness	1	1
Crying spells	1	1
Unsteady gait	1	1
Tightness in hands	1	1
Difficulty thinking	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Pregabalin. See all 78 dosages ►

25 mg daily	50 mg daily	75 mg daily	100 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	225 mg daily	300 mg daily	450 mg daily	600 mg daily
97	217	233	240	634	201	164	634	225	157

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pregabalin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	894
Did not seem to work	629
Expense	206
Doctor's advice	200
Other	132
Personal research	57
Change in health plan coverage	56
Course of treatment ended	30
Not indicated	27

See all 1495 patients who’ve stopped taking Pregabalin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Reported Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Pregabalin

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
13	28	51	122	201	700

Stopped Taking Pregabalin

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
292	336	227	275	192	130

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pregabalin

Always	925	78%
Usually	162	14%
Sometimes	36	3%
Never	57	5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pregabalin

Very	105	9%
Somewhat	164	14%
A little	177	15%
Not at all	734	62%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pregabalin

$200+	23	3%
$100-199	71	9%
$50-99	143	18%
$25-49	229	29%
< $25	325	41%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 1180 patient evaluations

Brensui

Sex: F

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all
Description:F43y
FM:4y Dx
Brensui

150 mg daily

since Dec 09, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Fibromyalgia
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips Start out at a low dose and work your way up. Try to stay on the lowest dose possible that will help control your pain. If you need to use during the day, us... See full evaluation

envyjoy

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Most

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all
Description:F25y
FM:4y Dx
envyjoy

150 mg daily

since Jun 01, 2010
Efficacy Major for Fibromyalgia
Side Effects Mild
See full evaluation

poshbird

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F48y
CFS:?y Dx
FM:3y Dx
poshbird

150 mg daily

since Jun 21, 2010
Efficacy Slight for Fibromyalgia
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips i would be very careful going too high on doseage, i was ok on 75mg x 3 times a day, but when i went up to 100 mg x 3 daily, i actually felt worse than befor... See full evaluation

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Report created on February 08, 2012.

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