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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
8 10%
Moderate
23 29%
Mild
21 27%
None
26 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Weight gain
28 36%
Brain fog
17 22%
Daytime sleepiness
15 19%
tiredness
15 19%
lack of concentration
15 19%
Blurred Vision
12 15%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Pregabalin. See all 32 dosages ►

  150 mg all the time (24/7) 1mg as needed 225 mg all the time (24/7) 3 50mg as needed 50mg as needed 600 mg all the time (24/7) 75mg as needed as needed daily 1 mg daily 75 mg weekly 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 225 mg daily 250 mg daily 275 mg daily 300 mg daily 375 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 525 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 39 Number of Patients: 39 34 Number of Patients: 34 2 Number of Patients: 2 74 Number of Patients: 74 30 Number of Patients: 30 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 78 Number of Patients: 78 3 Number of Patients: 3 15 Number of Patients: 15 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 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
Side effects too severe
49 36% Side effects too severe: 36%
Did not seem to work
44 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense
21 16% Expense: 16%
Other
21 16% Other: 16%
Doctor's advice
20 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Personal research
5 4% Personal research: 4%
Course of treatment ended
5 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Not indicated
2 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 129 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
3
13
21
50
60
46

Stopped Taking Pregabalin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
24
29
27
28
13
10

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
59 76%
Usually
13 17%
Sometimes
6 8%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
7 9%
Somewhat
12 15%
A little
20 26%
Not at all
39 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
6 8%
$50-99
8 10%
$25-49
19 24%
< $25
25 32%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.