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I hope the pregabalin works out for you. It did not for me. It caused considerable swelling in my feet and a general overall feeling of fatigue, more so even than gabapentin. So, after less than 10 days I stopped taking pregabalin and returned to gabapentin.
But as this forum illustrates, every person is different in the reaction to medications. A treasure? Trash? Sometimes neither, sometimes both!
All the best to you.
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Exactly. Each person is different and what works for one may not for another. You won't know until you try it. Some get terrible SEs with the first dose. Maybe titrate up on the PreGabalin starting with 25mg. Make sure that your doc prescribes enough capsules so that you can titrate to an effective but tolerable or titrate back down. I'm on 75mg 3X per day; upon waking, late afternoon and bedtime. I find that if I miss the afternoon dose I don't feel much effect. It got rid of some diabetic neuropathic chest pain and some infernal itching. At 77 YO, I'm on it until my last breath regardless of any effects it may have. The itching would be intolerable should I ever get off.
Best of luck to those who try it.
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@cleveland26 thank you for letting me know what happened to you.
I don’t want swollen feet.
I had spinal surgery almost 2 years ago. Electrical pain through out the legs to the toes. Extreme pain. Feet swollen. Surgery stopped that but nerve damage is a real battle I hope one day just goes away. I don’t think so cause it’s getting worse.
Good luck to you too