Can anyone tell me if they have used an alternative to pregabalin

[dunkysmrs]

I have been on this for a while and have put on so much weight that I can hardly move Is there an alternative that anyone can suggest

[angelontheroad7]

Hiya, I use gabapentin and refused to change it to pregabalin bcos of the weight problem a lot of pple complained off. Just got d dose increased and its been fine with my nerve pain

[efilwol]

I went through the usual progression of neuropathic pain txs - amitriptyline, gabapentin, pregabalin, IV lidocaine infusion & then drew the line at duloxetine (Cymbalta) ... none of them worked for me.

Pregabalin is meant to be more bioavailable than gabapentin, so lower dosages/easier titration/fewer side effects (allegedly) than gabapentin, but I had an awful time getting the therapeutic dose with both pregabalin & gabapentin and both made me very dopey as well.

[teadrinker]

I found gabapentin easier to live with than pregabalin. I think they like to prescribe pregabalin first, but, as a pharmacist asked me, "if the side-effects of a drug out-weigh the benefits, why are you taking it?"

[Hidden]

Yes, Oxcarbazepine, Topiramate, morphine sulphate, Tramadol or combinations thereof are all options. They work for me, keeping doses below the level of side effects kicking in.

[She1]

Yes carbamazepine . I got fewer side effects.