What Is Pregabalin (Lyrica)?

Potential Uses And Benefits

Epilepsy patients seem to experience seizures when abnormal electrical activity floods their brain. This medication may be able to slow these pulses down. It may reduce the number of seizures that these patients experience as a result. This medication may also be useful for treating fibromyalgia. It appears to be one of only a select few drugs specifically approved for this condition. Thus, it should reduce pain and fatigue that patients deal with when they have this disease.

This medication also appears to be approved for diabetic nerve pain and pain from spinal cord injuries. It may be used to treat nerve damage triggered by herpes zoster as well. Some patients with partial-onset seizures may also benefit from it. 'Off-label' uses may include treating nerve damage from other conditions and anxiety.

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