Pregablin - experiences
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Pregablin - experiences
I have just been put on these to sort out some nerve pain issues / sciatica .
One day in - they have got ride of the lower back pain so i can sleep.
But they have made me sleep most of the day , i have no energy walking the dog, my spatial awareness is bollocked.
And i am either hot as fuck or freeing cold.
Does anyone have any real world experience ? Obviously it’s back to the Dr tomorrow but would like some input
One day in - they have got ride of the lower back pain so i can sleep.
But they have made me sleep most of the day , i have no energy walking the dog, my spatial awareness is bollocked.
And i am either hot as fuck or freeing cold.
Does anyone have any real world experience ? Obviously it’s back to the Dr tomorrow but would like some input
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Re: Pregablin - experiences
I'm on it as well at the moment for a trapped ulnar nerve.
Tbh, at first i didn't think it was doing much, but as the weeks have passed i think i is helping. I'm on a daily celocexib (or something) as well. My arm is hell in the hour or so right before i take the evening pair.
Haven't noticed any sensory deprivations.
I might be a bit more bloody minded at the moment, but i think that's just life....
Tbh, at first i didn't think it was doing much, but as the weeks have passed i think i is helping. I'm on a daily celocexib (or something) as well. My arm is hell in the hour or so right before i take the evening pair.
Haven't noticed any sensory deprivations.
I might be a bit more bloody minded at the moment, but i think that's just life....
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Re: Pregablin - experiences
My wife was on this medication and couldn't cope with feeling like a space cadet. I tried to get her to stay on them for a little longer but she went back to diclofenic and they're not so good either. I'll share this topic with her. It'd be great to get her pain under some control.
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Re: Pregablin - experiences
"The new valium". That sounds like what you described
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66579996
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66579996
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Re: Pregablin - experiences
Diclofenac? I thought 'that looks familiar'.
Sure enuff it's what the gel is that they prescribe to treat sun damaged skin/actinic keratosis. I think it's a more potent brew than the likes of Voltarol. Haven't a clue why it would work on damaged skin though.
Sure enuff it's what the gel is that they prescribe to treat sun damaged skin/actinic keratosis. I think it's a more potent brew than the likes of Voltarol. Haven't a clue why it would work on damaged skin though.
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Re: Pregablin - experiences
Anti inflammatory, pain relief and I suspect, acidic, like salicylic acid.Count Steer wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 8:22 am Diclofenac? I thought 'that looks familiar'.
Sure enuff it's what the gel is that they prescribe to treat sun damaged skin/actinic keratosis. I think it's a more potent brew than the likes of Voltarol. Haven't a clue why it would work on damaged skin though.
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Re: Pregablin - experiences
I cannot believe anyone taking it has a normal life. I have had morphine in the past, and this was significantly worseMussels wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 10:14 pm "The new valium". That sounds like what you described
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66579996
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I just googled it and as well as the above it actually kills precancerous cells but not healthy ones and limits the blood supply the ill-disciplined ones need...but it's a slow job. 3 months+. It's also dichlofenac sodium which may be a tad different.Buckaroo wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 9:55 amAnti inflammatory, pain relief and I suspect, acidic, like salicylic acid.Count Steer wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 8:22 am Diclofenac? I thought 'that looks familiar'.
Sure enuff it's what the gel is that they prescribe to treat sun damaged skin/actinic keratosis. I think it's a more potent brew than the likes of Voltarol. Haven't a clue why it would work on damaged skin though.
The prescription gel stuff is stronger than Voltarol - it's 3% and may also contain hyaluronic acid.
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Does volterol still people commit suicide?Count Steer wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 4:32 pmI just googled it and as well as the above it actually kills precancerous cells but not healthy ones and limits the blood supply the ill-disciplined ones need...but it's a slow job. 3 months+. It's also dichlofenac sodium which may be a tad different.Buckaroo wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 9:55 amAnti inflammatory, pain relief and I suspect, acidic, like salicylic acid.Count Steer wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 8:22 am Diclofenac? I thought 'that looks familiar'.
Sure enuff it's what the gel is that they prescribe to treat sun damaged skin/actinic keratosis. I think it's a more potent brew than the likes of Voltarol. Haven't a clue why it would work on damaged skin though.
The prescription gel stuff is stronger than Voltarol - it's 3% and may also contain hyaluronic acid.
Re: Pregablin - experiences
I've been on it for a long while, for nearly 15 years, as an anti-anxiety, 75mg morning and evening.
I had problems when I accidentally doubled my dose because the GP changed pill size without warning me, noticing when I was driving in Basingstoke and all of a sudden I had no idea where I was, despite going there most weekends.
Other than that, no problems at all. On my dose I've never been spaced out.
I had problems when I accidentally doubled my dose because the GP changed pill size without warning me, noticing when I was driving in Basingstoke and all of a sudden I had no idea where I was, despite going there most weekends.
Other than that, no problems at all. On my dose I've never been spaced out.
Re: Pregablin - experiences
So how did it go with the docs?Mr Moofo wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 6:41 pm I have just been put on these to sort out some nerve pain issues / sciatica .
One day in - they have got ride of the lower back pain so i can sleep.
But they have made me sleep most of the day , i have no energy walking the dog, my spatial awareness is bollocked.
And i am either hot as fuck or freeing cold.
Does anyone have any real world experience ? Obviously it’s back to the Dr tomorrow but would like some input
sounds like you have unwanted side effects, so try something else. Good Luck.
