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  • November 6, 2013 at 6:52 pm #75100
    Pregabalin

    Hello again peeps

    Now had the neuro review to address why im hitting a brick wall at present. Yes im progressing more quickly now….there is something I hadnt worked out yet….NOT!

    Neuro keen that I avoid continuing to your non steroidals or codeine so im being prescribed the above at a starting dose of 50mgs at night for first 2 weeks. I am keen to know others who use this and how there dose was titrated up? We are aiming for 200mgs twice a day but been warned it has a sedative effect so I may not cope with that much. Not keen only increasing the dose so slowly as it will take me about 3 months or so to get to the planned dose at that rate.

    Seeing GP on Friday so going to see if we can move the goalposts a little with the titration.

    Cheers
    Gill

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    November 13, 2013 at 10:11 pm #92005
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    Hi Gill,

    I take 50mg pregabalin 3x day, along with tramadol and celebrex (an anti-inflammatory) for my pain. I find pregabalin really helpful for the nerve pain, I get much less tingling, pins and needles and shooting pain than I used to. I don’t remember really getting drowsy from it, but it did drastically increase my appetite for the first few weeks (good for me since I am classed as underweight!), but it has lessened with time.

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    November 14, 2013 at 6:18 pm #92006
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    I started Pregabalin (after gabapentin and amytripoline dint agree) and worked up to 100mg 3 to 4 times a day for really bad lower back and siatic nerve pain. this was back up with dicofenaic. it did take the 3 months to gradually increase dose. once pain was under control with the help of injection into tail bone (after about 9 months) I gradually reduced them and now take either 75mg or 100mg once to twice a day depending on activity level.

    munchies. be very carefull on what you eat. I ended up with a cadbury choc roll habit and have put on alot of weight. and the added weight has made getting around harder. just watch what you eat

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    November 14, 2013 at 11:17 pm #92007
    Re: Pregabalin

    I definitely agree with what Cat’s said; I was craving junk food when I first went on pregabalin. I wanted crisps, chocolate, biscuits and cake mainly!

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    December 3, 2015 at 1:04 pm #119072
    Reply To: Pregabalin

    Hi friends,
    I’ve just found these posts and would like to thank you for sharing your experiences of pain and pain relief. I am having a lot of pain and take daily Pregabalin which I think does help. But it’s hard – coping with the pain is so difficult and it’s good to know I’m not alone. That’s why this forum is so important. Keep sharing! :ty:
    best wishes,
    Sybylla

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    December 15, 2015 at 5:43 pm #119475
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    hi Sybylla

    your never alone

    hope your pain is on a good day. just remember if you need a cake for each hand the pregabalin made you do it ;)

    from very a bored Cat in scotland

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