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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	2384	778
Pain	603	191
Nerve pain (neuralgia)	399	133
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	270	47
Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles	95	32
Other	94	18

See all 194 reasons taken ▼

See all 2883 patients currently taking Pregabalin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	341
Moderate	351
Mild	268
None	222

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

See all 391 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Weight gain	274	274
Dizziness	133	133
Brain fog	129	129
Blurry vision	107	107
Daytime sleepiness	107	107
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
weight gain,swelling in spinal area ,hands and feet	2	2
Daytime tiredness	2	2
Heart rate increased	2	2
Paresthesia	2	2
Pain in back of head	2	2
Clumsiness	2	2
Swollen tongue	2	2
Word finding difficulty	2	2
Chills/fever	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
Sleep problems	2	2
Mentally dull	2	2
Urinary retention	2	2
Gas	2	2
Lightheadedness from upper back into head	2	2
Mental confusion	2	2
Pain	2	2
Numbness in hands	2	2
Bump into things-walk like a drunk	2	2
Suicidal thoughts or urges	2	2
Diarrhea	2	2
Swelling in fingers	2	2
Sedation	2	2
Anxiety attacks	2	2
Fibro fog	2	2
Dizziness and feeling faint	2	2
Hives (urticaria)	2	2
Racing heart feeling	2	2
Pain and swelling on top of feet and toes	2	2
Emotional numbness or flatness	2	2
Allergic reaction	2	2
Numbness in legs	2	2
Excessive sleeping (hypersomnia)	2	2
Edema in hands	2	2
Exhaustion	2	2
Loss of balance	2	2
Hearing problems	2	2
Sex drive (libido) decreased	2	2
Edema in feet	2	2
Dryness	2	2
Mania	2	2
Primary Insomnia	2	2
Nausea and vomiting	2	2
Dizzy spells	2	2
Mood changes	2	2
Skin rash	2	2
Imbalance when walking	2	2
Light sensitivity (photophobia)	2	2
Slowed thinking and comprehension	2	2
Tired eyes	2	2
Difficulty urinating (dysuria)	2	2
Feeling of disconnection	2	2
Fuzzy thinking	2	2
Intermittent swelling of hands	2	2
Numbness in tongue	2	2
Memory Loss	2	2
Drunk feeling when I increase dosage	2	2
Withdrawal effects	2	2
Dizziness with nausea	2	2
Muscle and joint pain	2	2
Decreased appetite	2	2
Nerve pain (neuralgia)	2	2
Tongue Tingling	2	2
Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles	2	2
Nausea sometimes	2	2
Speech problems	2	2
Tremor in hands	2	2
Vision Abnormalities (Halos/Floaters/Snow)	2	2
Anxiety and frustration	2	2
Mean, Rude, Crazy, and Stubborn	2	2
Vision loss	2	2
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
Calming	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
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
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
Edema of extremities	1	1
Coordination problems with use	1	1
slowed reaction time	1	1
Slowed 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	219	234	241	633	201	164	636	226	159

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pregabalin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	896
Did not seem to work	631
Expense	207
Doctor's advice	201
Other	131
Personal research	57
Change in health plan coverage	56
Course of treatment ended	30
Not indicated	27

See all 1496 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
15	30	50	121	200	699

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	338	227	275	192	129

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pregabalin

Always	926	78%
Usually	163	14%
Sometimes	36	3%
Never	57	5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pregabalin

Very	105	9%
Somewhat	165	14%
A little	177	15%
Not at all	735	62%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pregabalin

$200+	23	3%
$100-199	71	9%
$50-99	143	18%
$25-49	231	29%
< $25	325	41%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 1182 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

See all 1182 patient evaluations

Report created on February 11, 2012.

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