I was on 3600mg per day gabapentin. Still had some nerve pain in shoulder. Doctor weaned me off this onto pregabalin. Having some awful symptoms now, even though I'm on 250mg x2 per day and told to increase by 50mg every 2 weeks upto max of 300 x2 per day. She says if pregabalin doesn't work then she'll wind me back slowly to restart gabapentin. All seems trial and error. But I'm struggling with it. Does anyone know of alternatives. I have thalamic pain syndrome. Thanks
Doctor weaned me off gabapentin onto pregabalin. Having awful symptoms?
Question posted by Phil R on 19 May 2023
Last updated on 19 May 2023 by WildcatVet
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Hi, Phil!
Ouch! It is all trial and error... there's no way to predict how a person will respond to any medication. How long have you been taking the Pregabalin and did you start at 250mg or 25mg? Side effects like this generally resolve within days to about 10 days.
You should probably let your doctor know that you're having these problems and get their advice on where to go from here. Maybe reducing your dose temporarily might reduce the chance of side effects until your system has adjusted to the drug.
Best regards and I hope you get to feeling better soon
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