267 patient evaluations for Pregabalin
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Dec 9, 2008 (Started May 08, 2008)
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EffectivenessModerate (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenVery hard to take
Dosage:
150 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Start out at a low dose and work your way up. Try to stay on the lowest dose possible that will help control your pain. If you need to use during the day, use a low dose (25 to 50mg).
Cost:
$50-99 monthly
- 19 helpful marks
Aug 25, 2008 (Started Jun 09, 2008)
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EffectivenessMajor (for muscle twitching (fasciculations))
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Side effectsModerate (weight gain, tiredness)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
450 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
increase in appetite
Cost:
$100-199 monthly
Side effects:
tiredness, weight gain
- 2 helpful marks
Jun 21, 2010 (Started Mar 05, 2010)
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EffectivenessSlight (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsMild (difficulty falling asleep, drowsiness, migraine headaches, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking)
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenSomewhat hard to take
Dosage:
150 mg
Daily
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
Side effects:
difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking
May 16, 2010 (Started Mar 05, 2010)
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EffectivenessModerate (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenA little hard to take
Dosage:
150 mg
Daily
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
Side effects:
difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking
Apr 25, 2010 (Started Mar 05, 2010)
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EffectivenessModerate (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsSevere (difficulty falling asleep, drowsiness, migraine headaches, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking)
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenSomewhat hard to take
Dosage:
150 mg
Daily
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
Side effects:
difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking
Apr 8, 2010 (Started Mar 05, 2010)
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EffectivenessModerate (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsMild (difficulty falling asleep, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking)
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenA little hard to take
Dosage:
150 mg
Daily
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
Side effects:
difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking
Mar 10, 2010 (Started Mar 05, 2010)
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EffectivenessSlight (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenA little hard to take
Dosage:
150 mg
Daily
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
Side effects:
difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking
Mar 7, 2010 (Started Mar 05, 2010)
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EffectivenessNone (for fibromyalgia)
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Side effectsMild (difficulty falling asleep)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenA little hard to take
Dosage:
75 mg
Daily
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
Side effects:
difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking
- 2 helpful marks
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