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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Withdrawal symptoms.These can include:feeling agitated or anxiouspanic attacksfeeling your heart beat (palpitations)difficulty sleepingshakingsweatingbody achesfeeling restlessTalk to your doctor if you:are worried about addictionneed help with addictionwant to stop taking pregabalin Do I need to take the same brand of pregabalin? Most people do not have to stay on the same brand of pregabalin as there is very little difference between brands. Talk to your doctor if you have been asked to switch to a different brand and you're worried about it.If your epilepsy has been hard to control in the past and the brand you are now taking is working well for you, your doctor may recommend you stay on the same one. What happens when I stop taking pregabalin? Do not stop taking pregabalin suddenly, even if you feel fine. Stopping suddenly can cause serious problems.If you have epilepsy, stopping pregabalin suddenly can cause seizures that will not stop.If you are taking it for any reason and stop suddenly, you may have severe withdrawal syndrome. This can have unpleasant symptoms, including:anxietydifficulty sleepingfeeling sickpainsweatingIt's possible to prevent withdrawal seizures and other symptoms by gradually reducing the dose of pregabalin.Do not stop taking pregabalin without talking to your doctor. Can I get epilepsy medicines for free? If you have epilepsy, you're entitled to free prescriptions for all of your medicines, not just your epilepsy ones.To claim your free prescriptions you'll need to have a medical exemption certificate. The application form for the medical exemption certificate is called FP92A. You can get this from your doctor's surgery.You will need to fill in the form, then your doctor will sign it and send it off. Are there similar medicines to pregabalin? Gabapentin (also called Neurontin) is a medicine that works in a similar way to pregabalin. Like pregabalin, it can be taken to treat epilepsy and nerve pain. It can also be taken for migraines.However, there are other differences between pregabalin and gabapentin. Gabapentin is taken in different doses to pregabalin.If you need to change to gabapentin treatment, your doctor will explain how to safely swap from pregabalin. Is pregabalin a controlled medicine? Pregabalin is a controlled medicine. This means there are strict rules about how it's prescribed and dispensed to make sure it's not given to the wrong person or misused.When you collect pregabalin your pharmacist will ask for proof of identity such as your passport or driving licence. You'll also be
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