256 patient evaluations for Pregabalin

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Jan 3, 2011 (Started Mar 19, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly

May 12, 2010 (Started Mar 19, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 9, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, numbness in legs, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: memory problems and word finiding difficulties were starting again on 150 mg and because of that dr choi told me to stop taking them completely
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Apr 12, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, numbness in legs, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: it helps me sleep
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Apr 3, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: i have gone back on lyrica for the third time because the minute i came off the last 75mg tablet i had a lot of trouble sleeping. so i am trying it just for the sleep benefits for a month
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Mar 1, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, numbness in legs, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 225 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: neurologist said that all my problems with memory and brain fog and word finding difficulties and balance problems are all down to side affects of lyrica so i should come off it immediately but slowly.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Feb 20, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, numbness in legs, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Feb 14, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, numbness in legs, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Feb 6, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, numbness in legs, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: helps me get to sleep at nite
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Jan 23, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, numbness in legs, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: the numbness in my left leg has finally gone and i have had 3 good days this week which is a bonus
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Jan 16, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, numbness in legs, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Jan 9, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, numbness in legs, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: i have had numbness in left leg from hip right down to my toes so much so that i couldn't even feel when i was being tickled. it was really bad for a week, but has tailed off a bit now, even though it is still there the intensity is not as bad. i have tingling in the toes too.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Jan 2, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Dec 19, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: since i have been taking 100mg in the morning and 200mg at night i have not had the headaches.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Dec 12, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, constant brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: have started taking 100mg during the day and 200mg at night and it has stopped the headaches
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Dec 5, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, word finding difficulty, headaches which last for 5 days at a time)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: pain relief has been good
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Nov 28, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), difficulty falling asleep, fibro fog, word finding difficulty)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: some nights i am getting to sleep straight away and other nights i am still awake at 2am but it isn't as bad as 5am i suppose. helps with the pain, and haven't noticed any other side affects yet.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Nov 22, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), fibro fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Nov 21, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), fibro fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Nov 14, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), fibro fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Oct 31, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), fibro fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Oct 23, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), fibro fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog

Oct 12, 2010 (Started Oct 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (balance problems, brain fog, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), fibro fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: sleeping better at night and not that drowsy during the day
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: numbness in legs, balance problems, word finding difficulty, brain fog, difficulty falling asleep, diarrhea, headaches which last for 5 days at a time, feeling of lump in throat (globus sensation), constant brain fog, fibro fog
  • 2 helpful marks

Apr 22, 2011 (Started Aug 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Maybe, because of increasing muscle weakness, it is hard to evauluate effectivness acurately
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 16, 2010 (Started Sep 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (weight gain, blurry vision, dry mouth, dry throat)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain, brain fog, blurry vision, dry mouth, dry throat

Dec 19, 2008 (Started Sep 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain, blurry vision, dry mouth, dry throat)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: take your dose at the same time each day
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain, brain fog, blurry vision, dry mouth, dry throat
  • 1 helpful mark

Mar 11, 2011 (Started Aug 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 25, 2011 (Started Oct 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I began taking Lyrica for my fibromyalgia but I have to tell you it has also virtually taken away my migraines and restless leg syndrome. Really happy about that. I get a lot of samples from my doctor as my co-pay for this medication is $40 and I can't usually afford that. Because of this, I take lower than the prescribed dose so I can make the samples last longer. My prescribed dosage is 300 mg a day, but I only take anywhere from 100 to 200 mg daily.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: dizziness

Nov 8, 2009 (Started Oct 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dizziness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: dizziness
  • 1 helpful mark

Jul 1, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (swelling in legs, feet and ankles)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I had a LOT a swelling with this med and weight gain.
Side effects: swelling in legs, feet and ankles
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 23, 2011 (Started Feb 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have learned to write alot of things down immediately because lyrica affects your memory and ability to think clearly throughout the day. However, the side effects are BETTER than the extreme pain and fatigue that wreaks my body without Lyrica. I have made it a point to let everyone know about my condition/disease and it has helped my family to understand and assist me with daily activities such as important dates to remember. I highly recommend that anyone taking lyrica DO NOT go cold turkey, it has the effect of brain swelling and seizures if you go cold turkey. DEFINITELY decrease dose gradually by 2 week intervals to give your body time to clear it out.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: brain fog
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 6, 2010 (Started Oct 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Took it in the past for about a year. Stopped it then due to problems getting it covered by insurance. It was not worth me taking it as in the results and problems I had getting it filled at the pharmacy. I tried it again and had no relief and decided with my doctor to go on oxycontin. I believe it didnt help because I have a bulging disc for 4 years and was misdiagnosed all those times. It is not reccomended to take Lyrica for a bulging disc that could have been easily taken care of if it was found in the beginning. Because of my misdiagnosis my pain turned into all of these conditions I now have.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 4, 2009 (Started Feb 07, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: very very tired
  • 0 helpful marks
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