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poshbird

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Some

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F49y
CFS:?y Dx
FM:3y Dx
by poshbird
See poshbird's full Pregabalin history

**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Mar 05, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 21, 2010	150 mg Daily	Slight	Mild	Usually	Somewhat
May 16, 2010	150 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Usually	A little
Apr 25, 2010	150 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Usually	Somewhat
Apr 08, 2010	150 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Usually	A little
Mar 10, 2010	150 mg Daily	Slight	None	Usually	A little
Mar 07, 2010	75 mg Daily	None	Mild	Always	A little

Side effects:: Blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, Migraine headaches, Drowsiness, not getting asleep until 5am in the morning, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking

Date: Jun 21, 2010
Advice & Tips: i would be very careful going too high on doseage, i was ok on 75mg x 3 times a day, but when i went up to 100 mg x 3 daily, i actually felt worse than before i started.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: May 16, 2010
Advice & Tips: i would advice people to give lyrica a try because i haven't had any side effects so far, and have been on it a couple of months now. since the dr upped my dose to 175mg a day i am not having naps during the day either
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Apr 25, 2010
Advice & Tips: it is not having a great impact on my life at the moment with all the headaches and the drowsiness during the day
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Apr 08, 2010
Advice & Tips: it seemed to be going well but the last week have been in more pain, this may be because i have been under an awful lot of stress in the last two weeks
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Mar 10, 2010
Advice & Tips: the first couple of nights i had problems getting to sleep, till 5am but now it it about 1am which is a lot better and i not drowsy during the day like i was with gabapentin. so that is a good thing. and my hip pain is a lot better than it was.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Mar 07, 2010
Advice & Tips: i am only taking lyrica at night so far, as the dr told me to do it gradually. the only thing i have found is i have having a lot of trouble sleeping at night, not getting to sleep till about 5am. which is worse than i was before but i am trying to stick with it.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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