Understanding Pregabalin (Lyrica)

Uses

Epilepsy patients experience seizures because of abnormal electrical activity flooding the brain. However, this medication slows this flood of pulses down. It makes them much less likely to trigger seizures! Fibromyalgia causes chronic fatigue and pain. Thankfully, pregabalin treats it. In fact, it is one of the only medications that have been specifically approved for this condition!

This medication has been approved to treat nerve damage from herpes zoster and nerve pain from diabetes. It will even get rid of pain from a healing or old spinal cord injury. Reports indicate that this medication also treats partial-onset seizures! 'Off-label' uses include anxiety and nerve damage stemming from other conditions.

Get the details on the side effects next.