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Posted 2/19/2014 11:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

I've been taking Pregabalin with Sertraline for major depressive order and generalised anxiety disorder. Having a bit of 'hit and miss' experience with the Pregabalin- things are looking up in terms of tolerating the meds at the minute. Also on low dose Diazepam and Propranolol for anxiety. Inject Methotrexate weekly for Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Anyone have experiences of Pregabalin to share? Psychiatrist says if this isn't successful next step low dose anti-psychotic and I really don't want to go there.

Have been on SSRIs for 29 years.

Tiggy
Posted 2/19/2014 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
The strange thing to me is that the pregabalin is basically for fibromyalgia. Do you have that too?

I am just confused. I have to look up the other one. I know the one actually as lyrica. Which is a lot like neurontin and that is for nerve pain.

Don't mind me, I am kind of thinking out loud. I will post more...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 2/20/2014 12:00 AM (GMT 0)
I see the other is what I call zoloft. That is for depression. Are the meds something you recently started?

I hope that they work for you and that you don't have side effects...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 2/23/2014 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Jessie, welcome to the forum.

I was on lyrica for a year when it came out, for nerve pain in my head. I went up to 600mg a day. I started have side effects and the most disturbing was the appearence of moles on my body.

The drug did not work well enough to justify the se so I stopped it and eventually found a good combo that works to control my pain, propananol being one of the drugs. Cymbalta being another, I am on 200mg of that am/pm for pain and depression.

I hope this information helps you.

Peace
Trina
Posted 2/23/2014 11:23 PM (GMT 0)
Everyone is very different in how they react to medications. Cymbalta was a disaster for me. Did nothing for pain, and really sent my depression into a nosedive. I was dealing so-so before Cymbalta; After I started the drug, I was mad and angry and mean.

Never tried Lyrica for fibro.
Posted 2/25/2014 10:08 PM (GMT 0)
Thsnks for the replies. The Pregabalin is for anxiety but hopefully will also help with arthritis pain. Have been on sertraline for at least 18 years.

J
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