Lyrica - Pregabalin - Dosage - Side Effects - Interactions - Warnings

Lyrica (pregabalin) has been approved for the treatment of fibromyalgia. Several million patients have taken Lyrica worldwide, including those who were prescribed the drug for other indications. Here are 10 things you should know about Lyrica, including safety warnings.

Lyrica (pregabalin capsules CV) was approved June 21, 2007 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of fibromyalgia. The approval of Lyrica was long-awaited because it is the first medicine that is FDA-approved to treat fibromyalgia.

Pregabalin (brand name Lyrica) significantly improves pain in fibromyalgia patients according to a study of 745 fibromyalgia patients who were treated with pregabalin for 14 weeks.

Lyrica, generic name pregabalin, has shown to provide significant pain relief in a 6-month study of fibromyalgia patients.

Study results promising for Lyrica as a treatment for fibromyalgia.

Patient education for Lyrica / pregabalin capsules. Lyrica is used to help relieve certain types of nerve pain or seizures. Pregabalin is useful for treatment of nerve pain due to diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia and for helping to control seizures in epilepsy. Pregabalin may be prescribed by your health care provider for other uses.

There are no medications approved by the FDA for treating fibromyalgia, although a few such drugs are in development. Doctors treat fibromyalgia with a variety of medications developed and approved for other purposes.

Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose. Combinations of symptoms can occur which overlap with other autoimmune diseases. There are symptoms which are considered "defining" of fibromyalgia. There are also symptoms considered "non-defining" but they often occur as part of fibromyalgia syndrome.

Fibromyalgia is often regarded as a medical enigma. Symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome can overlap with other conditions making it difficult to diagnose. How much do you know about fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by body aches, pain, sleep problems, extreme fatigue, depression and anxiety, in combination with tenderness of specific areas (muscles and tender points) on the body. Learn more about fibromyalgia by signing up for our free newsletter e-course.

Patient information for Lyrica (Pregabalin), from Lyrica.com

Lyrica (pregabalin) is a modulator of voltage-gated calcium channels, designed to affect neurological transmission in multiple systems, from CenterWatch.