PatientsLikeMe : Pregabalin Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Pregabalin
12 Patients currently take Pregabalin
0 Patients stopped taking Pregabalin
ukwildcat Mental Symptoms: moderate Physical Symptoms: moderate Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe 674 VL 102 See profile ukwildcat Lyrica, 150mg daily since Oct 22, 2008
brookerbeach Mental Symptoms: moderate Physical Symptoms: mild Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe 0 VL < 50 See profile brookerbeach Lyrica, 300mg daily since Dec 05, 2005
AllanT Mental Symptoms: unreported Physical Symptoms: unreported Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: unreported 550 VL < 50 See profile AllanT Lyrica, 150mg daily since Jan 01, 2007

Brand Names: Lyrica
Generic Name: Pregabalin

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.

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Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

12 patients in the community are taking or have taken Pregabalin.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	7	58%
Support another treatment	1	8%
Aches and pains	1	8%
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy)	1	8%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Pregabalin.

0 mg day	0 mg none	75 mg day	100 mg day	150 mg day	180 mg day	225 mg day	300 mg day
1	1	2	1	2	1	1	3

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Pregabalin or how long patients were taking Pregabalin before stopping.

Currently taking Pregabalin

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

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	100%	1

Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	100%	1
Mild	0%	0
None	0%	0

Top reported side-effects include: daytime sleepinesss, Weight gain, Brain fog

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

ukwildcat

Mental Symptoms: moderate

Physical Symptoms: moderate

Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe

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VL 102

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by ukwildcat
Oct 29, 2008