PREGABALIN

(pre GAB a lin) Brand: Lyrica

What is the most significant information I must know about pregabalin?

• You may have thoughts about suicide while taking this medicine. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.

• Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, depression, anxiety, insomnia, or if you feel agitated, hostile, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.

• If you are taking pregabalin to prevent seizures, hold taking the medicine even if you feel beautiful.

• Do not stop using pregabalin without first talking to your doctor, even if you feel beautiful. You may have heighten seizures or withdrawal symptoms such as headache, sleep problems, nausea, and diarrhea. Ask your doctor how to avoid withdrawal symptoms when you stop using pregabalin.

• Do not change your doze of pregabalin without your doctor's advice. Speak your doctor if the medicine does not seem to work as well in treating your condition.

• Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you take pregabalin. Any medical care provider who treats you must know that you take seizure medication.

What is pregabalin?

• Pregabalin is an anti-epileptic drug, also called an anticonvulsant. It works by slowing down impulses in the brain that reason seizures. Pregabalin also affects chemicals in the brain that send pain signals across the nervous system.

• Pregabalin is used to control seizures and to treat fibromyalgia. It is also used to treat pain caused by nerve hurt in people with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy), herpes zoster (post-herpetic neuralgia), or spinal cord injury.

• Pregabalin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till taking pregabalin?

• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to pregabalin.

• To create certain you can safely take pregabalin, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:

· congestive heart failure;

· diabetes (unless you are taking pregabalin to treat diabetic neuropathy);

· kidney malady (or if you are on dialysis);

· a bleeding disorder;

· low levels of platelets in your blood;

· a history of depression or suicidal thoughts;

· a history of drug or alcohol addiction; or

· if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction.

• You may have thoughts about suicide while taking this medicine. Speak your doctor if you have new or worsening depression or suicidal thoughts during the first different months of treatment, or whenever your doze is changed.

• Your family or another caregivers must also be alert to changes in your mood or symptoms. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.

• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether pregabalin will harm an unborn child, but having a seizure during pregnancy could harm both mother and child. Speak your doctor right away if you become pregnant while taking pregabalin for seizures. Do not start or stop taking pregabalin during pregnancy without your doctor's advice.

• If you become pregnant, your name may be listed on a pregnancy registry. This is to track the outcome of the pregnancy and to estimate any effects of pregabalin on the baby.

• It is not known whether pregabalin passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while you are using pregabalin.

• If a man fathers a baby while using this medicine, the child may have birth defects. Use a condom to prevent pregnancy during your treatment.

• Do not give this medicine to a baby younger than 18 years old.

How must I take pregabalin?

• Take exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not take in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• You may take pregabalin with or without food.

• Measure liquid medication with a particular dose-measuring spoon or medication cup, not with a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

• Do not change your doze of pregabalin without your doctor's advice. Speak your doctor if the medicine does not seem to work as well in treating your condition.

• Call your doctor if you have any problems with your vision while taking pregabalin.

• If you are taking pregabalin to prevent seizures, hold taking it even if you feel beautiful. You may have an magnify in seizures if you stop taking pregabalin. Follow your doctor's instructions.

• Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you take pregabalin. Any medical care provider who treats you must know that you take seizure medication.

• Store at room temperature away from moisture, easy, and heat.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

What must I avoid while taking pregabalin?

• Drinking alcohol can magnify determined side effects of pregabalin.

• Pregabalin may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.

What are the possible side effects of pregabalin?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Message any new or worsening symptoms to your doctor, such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.

• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

· muscle pain, weakness, or tenderness (especially if you also have a fever and feel tired);

· vision problems;

· light bruising or bleeding; or

· swelling in your hands or foots, rapid weight gain.

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· dizziness, drowsiness;

· loss of balance or coordination;

· problems with memory or concentration;

· breast swelling;

· tremors; or

· dry mouth, constipation.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect pregabalin?

• Cool or allergy medication, sedatives, narcotic pain medication, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medication for depression or anxiety can add to dizziness or sleepiness caused by pregabalin. Speak your doctor if you regularly use any of these medicines, or any another seizure medication.

• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:

· rosiglitazone (Avandia, Avandamet, Avandaryl); or

· heart or blood pressure medicine such as benazepril (Lotensin), enalapril (Vasotec), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), quinapril (Accupril), ramipril (Altace), and others.

• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with pregabalin. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about pregabalin.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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