Pregabalin for Postherpetic Neuralgia User Reviews (Page 2)

Brand names: Lyrica, Lyrica CR

Pregabalin has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 30 reviews for the treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia. 57% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 20% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Pregabalin

Elle
Taken for less than 1 month
December 16, 2021

Lyrica (pregabalin) "I've been taking 75mg twice a day for 2+ weeks with absolutely no improvement or change in my pain. All they are doing is giving me a really dry mouth, constipation and I pretty much feel like a zombie all day. Not happy at all as I was really hoping for some relief from this pain."

1 / 10

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Maggles
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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Mel
March 29, 2022

"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!"

9 / 10

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Lfg
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
November 30, 2022

"I am taking 50mg of Lyrica. In Jan. 2022, I had Shingles to 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. Do not like side effects of mental sluggishness, but nothing is perfect. I am 76 yrs old."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
April 19, 2008

Lyrica (pregabalin) "I was prescribed Lyrica for shingles and consider it a miracle drug as all my old age joint pain (not arthritus) went away."

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Taken for less than 1 month
February 8, 2024

Lyrica (pregabalin) "Lyrica is definitely a welcome relief from my pain from shingles. I would say it reduces pain by 60% for 12 hours."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
June 3, 2009

Lyrica (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. Have had some instances of irritability."

3 / 10

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Sissy
Taken for less than 1 month
July 13, 2021

Lyrica (pregabalin) "Lyrica started relieving my post herpetic nerve pain in 2 hours after 1st dose."

10 / 10

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