67 patient evaluations for Pregabalin with a side effects rating of Severe

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Aug 20, 2010 (Started Feb 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain, numbness and tingling, skin crawling)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for diabetic neuropathy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (weight gain, swelling of extremities)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: weight gain, swelling of extremities

  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 18, 2010 (Started Aug 10, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (walking problems, somnolence, trouble holding things in left hand, balance problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 225 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: walking problems, somnolence, balance problems, trouble holding things in left hand

Aug 14, 2010 (Started Aug 10, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (walking problems, somnolence)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: walking problems, somnolence, balance problems, trouble holding things in left hand

  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 10, 2010 (Started May 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (weight gain, stabbing pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: weight gain, stabbing pain

Jun 8, 2010 (Started May 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: weight gain, stabbing pain

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 23, 2010 (Started Mar 16, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in shoulder(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for neck pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 225 mg Daily
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Cost: $100-199 monthly

Jul 1, 2010 (Started Mar 16, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in shoulder(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for neck pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
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Cost: $100-199 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 10, 2010 (Started Jul 10, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 5, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (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
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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

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2010 (Started Jul 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Side effects
    Severe (mania, impulsivity)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2010 (Started May 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (swelling in lower extremities)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Jun 13, 2010 (Started May 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (swelling in lower extremities)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

May 22, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (memory problems, balance problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Side effects: memory problems, balance problems

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 11, 2010 (Started Apr 02, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
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Apr 2, 2010 (Started Apr 02, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily

  • 1 helpful mark
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