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Pregabalin is an anticonvulsant drug used for neuropathic pain, as an adjunct therapy for partial seizures, and in generalized anxiety disorder. It was designed as a more potent successor to gabapentin. Pregabalin is marketed by Pfizer under the trade name Lyrica. more at Wikipedia

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| Condition | Members | Success |
| Fibromyalgia | 1657 |
63% |
| Chronic Pain | 818 |
55% |
| Reflex Sympathetic Dyst... | 83 |
63% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 42 |
83% |
| Back Pain | 32 |
78% |
Overall, 63% (2891
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Lyrica Reviews
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Eh didn't really work...
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I think it works pretty well. No major side effects.
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Helps relieve pain, and for some reason, it helps me with concentration, especially when I'm reading and knitting.
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good rx
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This really does help with the neuropathic pain with the sjogrens fibro and the spinal stenosis. I really never had any side effects with it.
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Helped fatigue and pain, but made me "stupid", so after a year of feeling like a dope I switched to Cymbalta.
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Made my vision blurry so I couldn't take it
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I was diagnosed in 1997 and had to quit working in 2004 due to my illness. I am on disability.
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On Lyrica for a year before Savella. Did little to nothing for me. Gaba/Neurontin still the best for me.
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makes drowsy. did not wk at low dosage but does curb next days pain now at 200mg @bedtime
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I will be honest, WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM GOING TO ADMIT THIS, that stuff is horrid and wicked. My pain doc had me on it and I would take it about 30... [More] -
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Hi Sherry, I tried Lyrica and it didn't work for me. It increased my pain levels, caused me to sleep too much (10-12hrs at a time), and affected my ... [More] -
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I am so sad that this med was approved. lyrica gave me a bad headache, i couldnt take it. however now since its the only fda approved med for fibro my... [More] -
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well, i had to stop the Lyrica. it took all the pain away but i was so depressed and lightheaded that i couldn't function! also, i gained 6 pounds in ... [More]





