What are the side effects of Pregalin?
Patient: Hello DR My mother is 82yrs .Last fifteen days she is feeling acute pain in her left leg from thie to toe .From friday 4th July Dr has prescribed PREGALIN X 75 twice a day with Anaflan.Taking PREGALIN she is feeling drowsiness and uneasyness.Is this medicine effect? I also want to know this side effects.I also want to know for what purpose thi medicine used? Doctor: Hello,Welcome, and thanks for sharing your concern I went through your query, and I feel, you should know that this medication is used for neural category of pain, and it has a side effect of being a sedative. Other side effects areIrritability, feeling numbness,increase appetite, constipation etc but sedation is most common. if you are having trouble taking medication, its not worth the trouble, stop itI hope my advice would have been useful, in decision making regarding your treatment, still if you have any clarifications or doubts feel free to contact back.Thanks.