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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 10 |
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2 | |||
| Pain | 7 |
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2 | ||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 2 | 0 | |||||
| numbness arms and hand | 1 | 0 | |||||
| tremor, hand | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 67% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 67% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- dede
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: severe
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- dede
- since Nov 03, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
Severe
- Advice/Tips It helps the pain. but you have to go to bed. See full evaluation
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- wormy72
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- wormy72
- 50 mg daily
- since Feb 05, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
See all 4 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.