Conclusion: Our results support a revision of the NeuPSIG recommendations for the pharmacotherapy of neuropathic pain. Inadequate response to drug treatments constitutes a substantial unmet need in patients with neuropathic pain. Modest efficacy, large placebo responses, heterogeneous diagnostic criteria, and poor phenotypic profiling probably account for moderate trial outcomes and should be taken into account in future studies.
PubMed 25575710 ↗Pregabalin
People mainly take Pregabalin for anxiety, mood, memory. Based on 24 first-hand reports and 387 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #796 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 24% are positive.
What Pregabalin does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
5 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Pure overdoses of gabapentinoids appeared to be relative safe but can become lethal (pregabalin > gabapentin) in mixture with other psychoactive drugs, especially opioids again and sedatives. Based upon these results, we compared the addiction risks of gabapentin and pregabalin with those of traditional psychoactive substances and recommend that in patients with a history of SUD, gabapentinoids should be avoided or if indispensable, administered with caution by using a strict therapeutic and prescription monitoring.
PubMed 28988943 ↗Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the largest contemporary review of pharmacological agents for the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder by use of network analysis. There are several effective treatment choices for generalised anxiety disorder across classes of medication. The failure of initial pharmacological therapy might not be a reason to abandon a pharmacological treatment strategy.
PubMed 30712879 ↗Conclusion: Pregabalin supplementation benefits to pain control after septorhinoplasty.
PubMed 36048296 ↗Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Have you tried Pregabalin? Baclofen?”
“clinical patient outcomes data for it and pregablin are horrendous with most people ending up worse”
“They work right away but lose effectiveness with repeated use.”
“If you could get your hands on gabapentin or pregabalin, that will ward off acute withdrawals through a different mechanism.”
“Lyrica is not meant to be mixed with benzodiazepines, a drug class that phenibut is similar to in many ways.”
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