Pregabalin for Postherpetic Neuralgia User Reviews (Page 2)
Brand names: Lyrica, Lyrica CR
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 19, 2024
"I had shingles on my left side of the trunk. After a lot of pain, my doctor prescribed pregabalin. It reduced the pain by a lot, not completely. Side effects were sleepiness and constipation. I had been taking it for about 3 weeks. I decided to skip a couple of doses, but the pain returned immediately. I started the pregabalin again, and the pain subsided a lot. I haven't had fog brain like other reviewers. I hope I can get off this medicine in a couple of weeks."
- Mag...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 10, 2020
"I experienced severe foot cramps after 2 days of using it - 1 capsule a night for 2 nights. When I read the side effects, I was surprised my doctor prescribed it as I am on Tegretol, Zoloft, and opioid pain relievers."
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- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- November 30, 2022
"I am taking 50 mg of Lyrica. In Jan. 2022, I had shingles on my left upper face, including my eye. It was horrific. I have slowly decreased this medicine and hope to get off it. It has been a lifesaver for the flare-ups and pain in my eye, which continue after ten months. I take it as needed, one to two times a day. It hurts before it helps, and then you gradually get relief in about an hour. I do not like the side effects of mental sluggishness, but nothing is perfect. I am 76 yrs old."
- Anonymous
- April 19, 2008
Pregabalin "I was prescribed Lyrica for shingles and consider it a miracle drug, as all my old age joint pain (not arthritis) went away."
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- June 3, 2009
Pregabalin "I have not experienced any decrease in pain, and I have had trouble sleeping, feeling constantly drowsy, and find it difficult to concentrate at work. I have had some instances of irritability."
- Pat...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 8, 2024
Pregabalin "Lyrica is definitely a welcome relief from my pain from shingles. I would say it reduces pain by 60% for 12 hours."
- Sis...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 13, 2021
Pregabalin "Lyrica started relieving my post-herpetic nerve pain in 2 hours after 1st dose."
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"I have been on pregabalin for 3 weeks now. I started with 75 mg taken at night, then 75 mg am and pm, and am now at 150 mg am and pm. When I first started on the low dose, I crashed. I went from a very active person to sleeping 24/7. I gave up after 2 days as I could not stand that side effect. However, faced with little options as I was not able to deal with the side effects of the antidepressant, and in Canada at least, it is very difficult to receive pain medications for very long, I decided to give pregabalin another try. I must admit I was concerned about the side effect of weight gain, but the pain was so bad I decided that was worse than that side effect. So after about a week, maybe less, I was surprised to find that my body was able to get used to the med and I no longer feel the exhaustion or constant groggy feeling experienced at first. It really works for the pain. I am grateful for that. So far, no weight gain. However, I am early in on this med. But so far so good!"