256 patient evaluations for Pregabalin

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Apr 18, 2009 (Started Apr 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Don't know)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (blurry vision, problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: at first it makes you really lupy like drugged within two days the massive side effects go away.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: blurry vision, problems concentrating

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 13, 2009 (Started Aug 05, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (blurry vision, vision problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: I love this product. In the beginning, it worked wonders. However, as my body has adjusted to it, and I need a higher dosage, I am unable to increase it due to the side effects.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: blurry vision, vision problems

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Apr 2, 2009 (Started Mar 21, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (daytime sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: helps with pain
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: daytime sleepiness

  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 1, 2008 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (blurry vision, tiredness, daytime sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Advice & Tips: I have to take 6 Lyrica tablets a day for my fibromyalgia..it really help but I am wary of its side-effects..it does wonder for the achy pain but I still need to have pain pills to control my nerve pains...(shooting pains). So you can say that I have multiple pains..Achy feelings and Shooting pain feelings are 2 different things.
Side effects: tiredness, daytime sleepiness, blurry vision

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Mar 18, 2009 (Started Aug 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (dry mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 225 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth

Feb 1, 2009 (Started Aug 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Side effects: dry mouth

  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 15, 2009 (Started Feb 10, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (weight gain, headaches, problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It's not the miracle drug it is advertised as.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: brain fog, weight gain, headaches, problems concentrating

  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 1, 2009 (Started Feb 04, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dizziness, weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It cuts the pain at least in half! Its a God send! I don't think I could go without.
Side effects: weight gain, dizziness

  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 22, 2009 (Started Feb 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (tiredness, daytime sleepiness, spacing out)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: i am so happy with this drug and it's pain relief.
Side effects: spacing out, tiredness, daytime sleepiness

Feb 18, 2009 (Started Feb 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (daytime sleepiness, spacing out)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: make sure you give it some time. i took a week for me to start feeling the pain relief.
Side effects: spacing out, tiredness, daytime sleepiness

  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 16, 2009 (Started Jan 06, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (blurry vision, tiredness, daytime sleepiness, slow to wake in morning)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: i am weening myself off of these to see if it is really any help
Side effects: slow to wake in morning, tiredness, daytime sleepiness, brain fog, blurry vision

Dec 6, 2008 (Started Jan 06, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (blurry vision, tiredness, daytime sleepiness, slow to wake in morning)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: it has helped to take the edge off the pain
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: slow to wake in morning, tiredness, daytime sleepiness, brain fog, blurry vision

  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 5, 2009 (Started Jan 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (brain fog, spacing out, slow to wake in morning)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: slow to wake in morning, brain fog, spacing out

  • 0 helpful marks
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