• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (dizziness, brain fog, weight gain, tiredness, daytime sleepiness)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 50 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: I have recently tried to get off Lyrica and it coincided with a terrible relapse of pain, weakness and total exhaustion. (we won't mention the worst job stress I've every had, which is better now thank God). Lyrica reduces the numbness/tingling/pins & needles feelings in hands, arms & feet, so that's a good thing. slightly difficult to concentrate sometimes, and loose my balance a bit.

Cost: $50-99 monthly

Side effects: tiredness, daytime sleepiness, dizziness, weight gain, brain fog

• Effectiveness

  None (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Severe (for Overall) (blurry vision)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 450 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: It at the onset was wonderful. But the effect waned over time and I gained about 35 pounds and my vision became very blurry. Upon stopping I quickly lost the weight but my vision has remained terribly blurry

Cost: $200+ monthly

Side effects: blurry vision

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for whole body ache)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (nerve pain (neuralgia), moodiness)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 600 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: Prior to the Lyrica, I was taking Gabapentin. I felt the Gabapentin was making me as miserable as the MS. My doc switched me to Lyrica and what a difference! I didn't realize just how sick the Gabapentin was making me feel. The Lyrica helped with the cold burning sensation the Lhirmeets symptom, and the tingling in my hands. I started to feel human again and had energy back! I am now on the 600mg which is the highest dose my doc prefers to prescribe. I am having more break through recently, but I am also in the midst of a relapse. Lets see how it does when and if we get this relapse under control. Even with the slight break through I don't know what I would do without my Lyrica!!!

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: moodiness, nerve pain (neuralgia)

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for whole body ache)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (moodiness)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 300 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: I was originally taking gabapentin for the burning/pain in my right leg, and right hand. I did not like the way gabapentin made me feel, and I didn't like the side effects, that were supposed to wear off, but I didn't feel like it did. I started on Lyrica at the 50mg. 2x's a day, am and pm. I did start to notice a slight difference, but after a short time I upped my dose, (doc's permission to experiment) to 100 mg 2x's a day. I definitely noticed a difference! The only side effect I really noticed was it was affecting my moods. I was going through some stressful events and it made me more edgy and easier to anger. That seems to have passed. I feel more energetic and it has also helped with my spacisity. I love taking Lyrica, it has made such a difference for me!

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: moodiness, nerve pain (neuralgia)

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
• Effectiveness

  Slight (for whole body ache)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 300 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: I began taking Lyrica to replace the treatment of gabapentin. I am not on a full dose yet, am starting out low to adjust my body to it to avoid side effects, so I have only noticed a slight difference so far.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: moodiness, nerve pain (neuralgia)

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain, blurry vision)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: Lyrica helped a lot with pain until i started taking LDN, now that most of my pain in under control, the weight gain side effect and loopy, slow blrain side effect is just too much to handle.

Cost: $25-49 monthly

Side effects: increased appetite, blurry vision, weight gain

• Effectiveness

  Major (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Cost: $25-49 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: This is an incredibly useful treatment for me.

Cost: $25-49 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for fibromyalgia)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for pain)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for fibro relapse)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Advice & Tips: Lyrica was the best med I took for my Fibro

Cost: $200+ monthly

Side effects: blurry vision, daytime sleepiness, slow to wake in morning, fatigue

• Effectiveness

  Major (for fibromyalgia)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for pain)
• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for fibro relapse)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (blurry vision, daytime sleepiness, slow to wake in morning, fatigue)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 50 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: When I first started taking this medication and also when the dosage was increased I suffered from Blurred Vision. This went away after a couple of days. I find it has increased my fatigue significantly. I am able to do more in my daily life than I have in the past 2 years. I still have pain every day, but it is pain that I can live and work with. I just have to work on the fatigue now.

Cost: $25-49 monthly

Side effects: blurry vision, daytime sleepiness, slow to wake in morning, fatigue

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
• Side effects

  Severe (for Overall) (feels like i am suffocating, dizziness, weight gain, hot flashes, tremor in legs, heart palpitations, stiffness in neck, excessive thirst (polydipsia), gagging (throat spasm), sweet cravings, craving carbs, heavy sensation in head)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 400 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: I am unsure about the efficiency of this medication. I was originally prescribed Olanzapine but then had side effects so Pregabalin was added to counter the side effects of Olanzapine. I no longer take Olanzapine, just Pregabalin. I have had so many side effects with this medication including notable weight gain, palpitations, hot flashes, leg tremor, the feeling that I am being strangled, among others. Maybe this is just my GAD but the side effects seem to coincide with the dates that I started taking Pregabalin

Side effects: craving carbs, excessive thirst (polydipsia), heart palpitations, heavy sensation in head, gagging (throat spasm), sweet cravings, dizziness, stiffness in neck, tremor in legs, weight gain, hot flashes, feels like i am suffocating

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for pain)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 25 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: Keep taking it at least once a day, even if pain subsides - it is harder to get the pain and tension to go away once pain starts. This was the first pain reliever EVER to help significantly without narcotic effects.

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (difficulty falling asleep, drowsiness, migraine headaches, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: i would be very careful going too high on doseage, i was ok on 75mg x 3 times a day, but when i went up to 100 mg x 3 daily, i actually felt worse than before i started.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: i would advice people to give lyrica a try because i haven't had any side effects so far, and have been on it a couple of months now. since the dr upped my dose to 175mg a day i am not having naps during the day either

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Severe (for Overall) (difficulty falling asleep, drowsiness, migraine headaches, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: it is not having a great impact on my life at the moment with all the headaches and the drowsiness during the day

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (difficulty falling asleep, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: it seemed to be going well but the last week have been in more pain, this may be because i have been under an awful lot of stress in the last two weeks

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: the first couple of nights i had problems getting to sleep, till 5am but now it it about 1am which is a lot better and i not drowsy during the day like i was with gabapentin. so that is a good thing. and my hip pain is a lot better than it was.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking

• Effectiveness

  None (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (difficulty falling asleep)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 75 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: i am only taking lyrica at night so far, as the dr told me to do it gradually. the only thing i have found is i have having a lot of trouble sleeping at night, not getting to sleep till about 5am. which is worse than i was before but i am trying to stick with it.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: difficulty falling asleep, blurry vision, repeating myself without realizing it in a converation, migraine headaches, drowsiness, sore top of foot for 3 days having trouble walking

• Effectiveness

  Major (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (temperature dysregulation, weight gain)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 100 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: I've tried being on this medicine & also being off the medicine.....I didn't realize the impact Lyrica did help with my Fibromyalgia. I had less flare-ups & did help with some of the pain~I could manage on my regular "pain meds" routine rather than feeling like I needed to increase my pain medicine or up the mg. The WORST side effect has been weight gain!! Unlike the Dr stated that there could be maybe a 10lb gain...try 30lbs!! Each month it has increased{especially with the increased dosages!-Figure that out?!} I understand some weight being gained by lack of movement but I had such rapid weight gain for 3-4 mo, too much to be naturally gained. I also do not eat that much or have a terrible diet. I'm an ex-dancer so I had always been in pretty good shape & stayed at a reasonable weight. This weight gain is almost as bad as my illnesses to me!{It's just as foreign to me.} But I live with my heavy weight because Lyrica does help with my Fibromyalgia & lowers my pain levels. I have talked with many others whom have had the same problem.

Cost: $25-49 monthly

Side effects: weight gain, temperature dysregulation