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Suffering From Lower Leg Pain. Prescribed Lyrica. Will There Be Any Side Effects For Lyrica?
I have been having lower outer leg pain for at least a month. My doctor thinks that I may have a pinched nerve and suggested that I take 1- 50mg Lyrica, once a day (evening) to see if this would help. If pain continues after starting this pill, he would then suggest xrays..I am a little concerned about the possible side effects. I do not take any other medications other than +50 vitamin, calcium, and PreserVision, and eyedrops for Glaucoma. Am I right to be concerned about starting the Lyrica?
Mon, 1 Jul 2013
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Thanks for posting on HCM,
I think lyrica (pregabalin) is totally safe except of course you present with side effects (just like in any other medication). Lyrica does not have any interactions with the other medications you mentioned.
The side effects that you can encounter while taking lyrica are: dizziness (21% of patients taking lyrica), somnolence (12%), peripheral edema (9%), xerostomia (8%), asthenia (5%), pain (5%), constipation (5%), weight gain (4%), accidental injury (4%), ataxia (3%), abnormal thinking (2%), confusion (2%), euphoria, incoordination, tremors and you may also experience headache, nausea, diarrhea.
I do not feel you should be worried the least about taking lyrica. You need to know for sure that all medications come with side effects but it is not a must that you can experience them or even if you experience they would be worst than your present illness. So just start it as prescribed by your doctor and see if you experience any of the above and if you do, do call your doctor.
Hope this helps
Thanks for posting on HCM,
I think lyrica (pregabalin) is totally safe except of course you present with side effects (just like in any other medication). Lyrica does not have any interactions with the other medications you mentioned.
The side effects that you can encounter while taking lyrica are: dizziness (21% of patients taking lyrica), somnolence (12%), peripheral edema (9%), xerostomia (8%), asthenia (5%), pain (5%), constipation (5%), weight gain (4%), accidental injury (4%), ataxia (3%), abnormal thinking (2%), confusion (2%), euphoria, incoordination, tremors and you may also experience headache, nausea, diarrhea.
I do not feel you should be worried the least about taking lyrica. You need to know for sure that all medications come with side effects but it is not a must that you can experience them or even if you experience they would be worst than your present illness. So just start it as prescribed by your doctor and see if you experience any of the above and if you do, do call your doctor.
Hope this helps
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Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
The drug Lyrica (Pregabalin) is used for treating pains of neuropathic origin. But as you have mentioned in the description that you are having Glaucoma, I am a bit concerned and warn you to be careful. This is because "Visual disturbances" in the form of blurring of vision may occur with pregabalin therapy.
Consult an opthalmologist and follow the advice accordingly.
Hope this helps
The drug Lyrica (Pregabalin) is used for treating pains of neuropathic origin. But as you have mentioned in the description that you are having Glaucoma, I am a bit concerned and warn you to be careful. This is because "Visual disturbances" in the form of blurring of vision may occur with pregabalin therapy.
Consult an opthalmologist and follow the advice accordingly.
Hope this helps
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