Am waiting for an LP to confirm diagnosis but in the meantime last Friday my Neuro cons prescribed me Pregabalin. It is 75mg twice a day. It is quite strong stuff (to me).
I feel very spaced out on it, in fact i’ve only taken it one day the two doses; the rest of the time i’ve just taken it at night. I couldn’t imagine driving on it. It really helps with the pain but it is also very sedating and i’m not at all sure how I will work on it (physical job). I’ve been given 2 months supply.
Can anybody tell me if it is a cumulative effect of pain relief or it can also be effective in one off doses rather than twice a day? Primarily this is for the awful pains in my legs and feet.
Hello, are you still taking Pregabalin? I was given 75mg at night and it helped my pain in few days. I stopped after 1 months as I started experience swelling in my legs. But not sure if it’s due to Pregabalin, maybe MS itself l, rare symptom or who knows. But after taking 1 month I stopped and have not had any nerve pain since. So the verdict is, it helped, I wasn’t feeling dizzy or spaced out on 75mg a day. Maybe lower your dose?
I’m nearly at the end of my box and have pretty much stopped using it as the pains in my legs are so much better now. I didn’t really get any swelling of any kind, though actually come to think of it my face is a bit swollen some days.
I’m still waiting for my lumbar puncture to be booked and the only symptoms I have right now is occassional pins and needles in my hand. So I seem to be a lot better.
I’ve got a very open mind about pregabalin. I think it would be incredibly easy to become reliant on it for the anti-anxiety effect it has, on top of the neuropathic pain killer. Unsure if I will go for a repeat prescription just at the moment.
