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Brand Names:
Lyrica
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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Reasons Taken
341 patients in the community are taking or have taken Pregabalin.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 173 | 50% |
| Other | 54 | 15% |
| Neuropathic pain | 21 | 6% |
| Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) | 18 | 5% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 13 | 3% |
| disease-related symptoms | 8 | 2% |
| General health | 4 | 1% |
| Don't know | 4 | 1% |
| Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain | 4 | 1% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | <1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 2 | <1% |
| Sensation | 2 | <1% |
| Muscle twitching (fasciculations) | 2 | <1% |
| Leg stiffness and cramping, bilateral | 2 | <1% |
| Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) | 1 | <1% |
| nerve pain | 1 | <1% |
| Awakening due to pain | 1 | <1% |
| Bladder problems | 1 | <1% |
| Numbness | 1 | <1% |
| Glossopharyngeal neuralgia | 1 | <1% |
| electric shock pain in left eye | 1 | <1% |
| Fatigue | 1 | <1% |
| Neuralgia | 1 | <1% |
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Pregabalin or how long patients were taking Pregabalin before stopping.
Currently taking Pregabalin
Stopped taking Pregabalin
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 32 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 60% | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 5 |
| Slight | 5% | 1 |
| None | 5% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 5% | 1 |
Pain
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 9% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 28% | 9 |
| Mild | 31% | 10 |
| None | 31% | 10 |
Top reported side-effects include: Brain fog, daytime sleepinesss, tiredness
Summary results are based on 32 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 32)
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- mbgm14
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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by mbgm14
Aug 21, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsModerate
- Pain
- Advice/Tips
- that it can (and does) cause weight gain, but it really helps the neuropathic pain - I tried 4 days back on Tramadex and ibuprofen and ended up in severe pain. I've decided that I'll deal with any wt gain that I have, but I'll definitely stay on the Lyrica.
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- bgord
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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by bgord
Aug 25, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsModerate
- Muscle twitching (fasciculations)
- Advice/Tips
- increase in appetite
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