Allergic to pregabalin

[lightstar1]

Hi everyone thanks for your support allergic to pregablin.been give in loratadine.thankyou again. Watch for swelling g round or under your eyes .itching.headace

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Omg!!was that what the drunk feeling was?

[lightstar1 in reply to Hidden]

No it's swelling and itching and thew other things.x

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Good thing you phoned up to get it checked out then.hope you're feeling better soon.🙈🙊

[lightstar1 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks x

[rach1402 in reply to Hidden]

That might be a side effect of it, that happens to me so I don't take it regularly, only when I really have to. I've fallen over a few times after taking it 🤪 I try to take it before bed if I have to take it. I sleep better with it but if it's still in my system when I get up in the morning that's when I tend to lose my balance. As it's a nerve blocker it must be blocking the signals we do need as well as the pain signals we can do without!

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Oh my goodness rach ,wee lady I used to work for was always falling over that's what she took,pensioners shouldn't risk it I'd say then.

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Be alert to any other meds you take or any new ones you’re given. I’ve experienced the side effects to most but luckily only had the full blown allergic reaction ( swelling, itching, elevated heart rate, trouble breathing) to 2. And ALWAYS check your prescription. Despite a big red label on my medical notes a GP still wrote a prescription for a medication that had almost killed me.

[lightstar1 in reply to Hidden]

That's terrible.thanksx

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I don't want to alarm anyone with the possibility of allergic reactions to meds but I think once you've had a reaction to one, it's possible to have a reaction to another as the ingredients often overlap but they go by different brand names.

You can check all ingredients online on the British National Formulary (BNF) website. I couldn't believe a GP I saw, who had a card folder in front of him with a huge red allergy sticker on it, with the name of the medication and he wrote me a prescription for it. Luckily I read the prescription, pointed to the red sticker, pointed to what he'd written and handed him back the prescription.

BTW on the BNF website you can report your reaction to the medication. They encourage patients to report reactions as it helps to make meds safer. It's often called the yellow card report

[lightstar1 in reply to Hidden]

Thankyoux

[rach1402 in reply to Hidden]

That's shocking. He might be negligent, did you report him?

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No, it was about 20 years ago. I learned to always check any meds I was given though.

[lightstar1 in reply to rach1402]

Yes at hospital when I was left with no pain killers.hospitL doctors got on to them .

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I tried pregab 4 years ago ,I looked. Like I had burnt my face all over,,needless to say they didn't suit..have you tried normal pain Relief

[lightstar1 in reply to Hidden]

I was put morthpinex by speclist .he wanted me to try pregabalin .for fibo.etc.hospital have give me some till I see doctor was 3rd attempt.at trying them was put on to high a dose to start them last time.its first thing that rely help by burning and pain.i don't know what tablet there try nowx