Pregabalin

Pregabalin is also sold in the market under the brand name Lyrica. This is an anticonvulsant and anxiolytic medication commonly used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, shivering leg syndrome and anxiety disorder. Though physicians prescribe this medication in severe health condition for the treatment of neuropathic and other such ailment, Pregabalin, if administered for long, carries some side effects such as blurred vision, dizziness, fatigue, headache, ataxia, constipation, amnesia, confusion, speech disturbance, diplopia, drowsiness, peripheral edema, tremor, weight gain, accidental injury, and xerostomia.

Pregabalin tablets and capsules are extended-release or long-acting medicines that are administered to relieve neuropathic pain in arms, fingers, hands, feet, legs, or toes if the persons are diabetics or they feel burning, or stabbing pain or aches that lasts for a long period of time. It can also be given to treat muscle stiffness and tiredness and if there is difficulty in sleep. Along with other medicines, Pregabalin capsules are used to treat some types of seizures in adults.