hi all, first time asking a question. Does anyone know of if we can travel to US with pregabalin? I have RLS and have a prescription for it
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pregabalin travel to USA
Yes
RLS can be worse when you are on a flight. Book your flight for early in the day and book an aisle seat so you can get up and walk around and preferably an emergency exit or bulkhead. Pack activities that serve as distractions. If you belong to the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, download the Restless Legs Syndrome Special Accommodations Card to give to the flight attendant. You can join for $40 even if you don't live in the US and it is well worth it. RLS-UK also has a medical alert card available to members for things like flights. Otherwise be sure to talk to the flight attendant and explain that you will be walking a lot. It also helps to take an extra amount of your pregabalin for the flight.
thanks Sue but my question was whether pregabalin is a controlled substance in the US and if so whether it is prohibited to carry it into the country
I have been going back & forth to the US with many RLS prescription drugs & never had a problem.Just come through US customs with gabapentin galore & oxycodone.
But as Sue says always take your doctor's prescription as a "just in case".
whenever I travel, I always take with me a letter from my doctor outlining which meds I am on
I would think it would be fine as long as you have a prescription. Plenty of people in US take it.
probably you can if you have it in the prescription bottle it came in. Pharmacists receive the prescription and put the necessary info on the label and that makes it legal. It is legal in America and it is a controlled substance in America