Select a community
Devic's
Find out more about the PatientsLikeMe
Devic's Community
Home > Community Treatment Reports > Pregabalin Treatment Report
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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Nerve pain 5 0
Numbness and tingling with pins and needles (paresthesia) 2 0
Pain 2 1
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy) 1 1
Other 1 0

See all 11 patients currently taking Pregabalin

Mouse over the table for more information

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 50%
Moderate
1 50%
Mild
0 0%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Daytime sleepiness
1 50%
Brain fog
1 50%
Lack of concentration
1 50%
Increased fatigue
1 50%
edema in hands and feet
1 50%
Tiredness
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  75 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 225 mg daily 300 mg daily 600 mg daily 900 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pregabalin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Side effects too severe
1 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Course of treatment ended
1 33% Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Pregabalin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Pregabalin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Pregabalin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 50%
Not at all
1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 50%
< $25
1 50%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 21, 2010.