Pregalin 50 mg Capsule: (Pregabalin)
- Brand: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- Model: Pregalin 50 mg Capsule
- SKU: PRG50
- Active Ingredient: Pregabalin
- Treatment: Neuropathic Pain
- Availability: In Stock
Pregalin 50mg Capsule (“Pregabalin”) is used to treat neuropathic pain, Epilepsy, anxiety, and Fibromyalgia. It is also used to treat certain types of seizures (Partial Onset Seizures).
Pregalin 50 mg Overview:
Brand Name: | Pregalin 50 mg, Pregabalin 50mg |
Active Ingredient: | Pregabalin |
Manufacturer: | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
Drug Class: | Anticonvulsant |
Dosage: | 50mg |
Form: | Capsule |
Packaging: | 10 Capsules in 1 Strip |
Use: | Treat Neuropathic pain, Fibromyalgia, Epilepsy, anxiety, and certain types of seizures. Also Prescribed for spinal cord injury, restless leg syndrome, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). |
Price: | $49 to $239 |
Delivery Time: | 10 to 12 days |
What is Pregalin 50 mg?
Pregalin 50mg is a medication used to treat “neuropathic pain” (pain caused by nerve injury) and “fibromyalgia” (severe muscle pain and tenderness). It is prescribed for “diabetic nerve pain”, “epilepsy”, “spinal cord injury”, “restless leg syndrome”, and “generalized anxiety disorder.
“Pregabalin 50mg” is an “anticonvulsant” medication used to treat certain types of epilepsy in adults. It is believed to function by delaying nerve impulses in the brain that trigger seizures. It helps with symptoms like confusion, jerking movements that you can't stop, not being aware of what's going on, and fear or anxiety.
What is Neuropathic pain?
“Neuropathic Pain” is caused by damage or injury to the nerves that carry information from the skin, muscles, and other body components to the brain and spinal cord. The pain is typically described as burning, stabbing, or shooting.
The patient may describe the sensation as "pins and needles." Muscle discomfort is caused by tearing and stretching of the muscles or tendons. It is distinguished by symptoms such as muscle soreness, joint pain, and restricted motion.
What is the Use of Pregalin 50 mg (Pregabalin)?
“Pregalin 50 capsule” is used to relieve “chronic pain caused by nerve damage caused by diabetes”, shingles, or spinal cord injury. It alleviates pain and related symptoms, such as mood swings, sleep issues, and fatigue. It is thought to work by “messing up the pain signals that hurt nerves send to the brain”.
Taking Pregabalin 50mg on a daily basis will improve your physical and social functioning, as well as your general quality of life. It takes a few weeks to work, so take it regularly, even if you don't think it’s helping. You should keep taking medicine until your doctor tells you to stop, even if your symptoms have gone away.
It will give you greater confidence in your daily activities. It may allow you to undertake things you would otherwise be forbidden or terrified to accomplish (such as swimming and driving). It may take many weeks for this medication to take effect, and you may still experience seizures. Even if you feel fine, do not stop taking this medication until your doctor tells you to. Missed dosages may result in a seizure.
“Pregalin 50mg capsule” may potentially be used to relieve “fibromyalgia discomfort”. It alleviates pain and mood swings, sleep issues, and weariness that can accompany it. It disrupts pain messages as they go through the brain. Continue taking the medication until your doctor tells you to stop.
How should Pregalin 50 mg be taken?
“Pregalin 50 mg” can be taken with or without food, but it is vital to take it at the same time every day to obtain the maximum effect. The precise dose and duration of treatment will be determined by your illness and how you react to it. Your doctor will likely start you on a low dose and gradually increase it. It may take a few weeks for the medication to take effect.
Follow your doctor's instructions and continue taking it regularly until your doctor tells you to stop. If you skip a dose, your condition may deteriorate.
How does pregabalin 50mg work in body?
“Pregabalin 50 mg Capsule” is a medicine used to treat epilepsy. When used to treat epilepsy, it is thought to function by lowering aberrant electrical activity in the brain, so preventing seizures. It also treats nerve and muscular pain by interfering with pain signals that go through injured nerves and the brain.
Adverse consequences: the side effects of this medication are usually minor and resolve on their own.
Breathing problems include tightness in the chest, swelling of the face, lips, eyelids, and tongue swelling, unusual tiredness and weakness, drowsiness, dry mouth, headache, coordination problems, trouble sleeping, and problems controlling the bladder. Arm and foot tingling, burning, and numbness. Nausea.
Pregalin 50mg Capsule Dosage:
Missed Dose instructions:
As soon as you remember, take the missed dose. The missed dose can be avoided if the next scheduled dose is approaching.
Overdose instructions:
If you suspect an overdose, call your doctor right away. Overdose can cause anxiety, mental disorientation, and excessive sleepiness.
Other medication interactions:
When taken together, the Pregalin can influence the way other medicines work, and other drugs may impact how the Pregalin capsule works. To avoid any potential interactions, inform your doctor about the medications, vitamins, and herbals you are taking or plan to take.
Especially if you are taking medications for brain diseases or brain calmness, it might cause sleepiness or dizziness. When taken alone, medicines like oxycodone, which is used to treat severe pain, can cause memory loss and make it hard to move normally.
Pregabalin 50 mg storage:
Pregabalin 50mg should be “stored below 30 °C”, away from light and moisture. Keep it out of children's and pets' reach.
Pregabalin 50 mg Capsule Side effects:
- Headache
- Coordination failure
- Sleeping problems
- bladder control problems
- Arm and foot tingling, burning, and numbness
- Nausea
- Gaining weight
- Confusion
- Breathing difficulties
- Tightness in the chest
- Unusual fatigue and weakness
- Vision impairment
- Drowsiness
- Mouth dryness
Precautions
If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to become pregnant, you should inform your doctor before taking the medication. Be cautious when driving because tiredness, dizziness, and blurred vision may have adverse effects. It would be best if you didn't drink alcohol while taking this medicine because it could make you feel tired and dizzy.
If you are allergic do not take Pregalin 50 mg. If you have kidney or heart problems, tell your doctor. It is not suggested for use in children under the age of 18 because no safety and efficacy studies have been established. Before taking Pregalin you should talk to your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1) What is the purpose of pregalin (pregabalin 50 mg Capsule) ?
Ans: “Pregalin 50 mg” is a pain reliever used to treat neuropathic pain caused by diabetes, shingles (herpes zoster infection), spinal cord injury, or other diseases. It also treats fibromyalgia patients' broad muscle pain and stiffness.
Q2) Is pregabalin 50mg safe to take before going to bed?
Ans: Treatment with Pregalin (Pregabalin 50mg) has been linked to improvements in all types of insomnia. Better sleep has been linked to less functional impairment and better quality of life as measured by subjective global assessments.
Q3) How should pregabalin 50mg be taken for nerve pain?
Ans: Pregabalin 50mg for nerve pain is often started at a modest dose of 25 to 75 mg, taken daily at bedtime. Side effects such as daytime sleepiness are less likely to occur at low doses.
Q4) How long can pregalin 50mg be taken?
Ans: Pregabalin 50mg (Pregalin) will need to be used for as long as you require nerve pain alleviation. Every 6–12 months, it should be evaluated. If someone takes Pregabalin 50mg for a long time, it may no longer work or be necessary.
Q5) Is Pregabalin 50 mg effective for anxiety?
Ans: Randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses have shown that Pregabalin is “effective for both short-term treatment and preventing relapses in GAD”. There are some signs that it works quickly and reduces the severity of both mental and physical anxiety symptoms.
Q6) What effect does Pregabalin 50 mg have on the nerves?
Ans: Pregabalin belongs to the “anticonvulsant drug class”. It reduces the number of pain impulses sent out by the body's injured nerves.
Q7) When is the best time to take Pregabalin 50mg at night?
Ans: If you forget to take the Pregabalin after dinner, take it before bed with a snack. If you forget to take it before bedtime, take it after breakfast. If you do not take the dose the following day, take it after your evening meal at your usual time.
Q8) Is it OK to drink alcohol when taking Pregabalin?
Ans: Because alcohol intensifies the sedative effects of Pregabalin, it is advised not to consume it when you first start taking it. Once you've found a steady dose, you can drink alcohol in moderation, but it may make you sleepier than usual.
Q9) Is pregabalin 50mg an antidepressant?
Ans: Pregabalin 50 mg had a “mood-stabilizing”, “antidepressant”, or “antimanic impact on the acute responders”. Most acute trials of Pregabalin (79%) failed because the side effects were too harmful to handle.
Q10) Is Pregabalin effective for restless legs?
Ans: Recently, Pregabalin has been demonstrated to be beneficial in treating RLS.
Q11) Does Pregabalin raise serotonin levels?
Ans: Pregabalin does not inhibit dopamine, serotonin, or noradrenaline reuptake and does not affect serotonin or dopamine receptors. It does not affect sodium channels, opiate receptors, or the activity of the cyclooxygenase enzyme.
Q12) Pregabalin can cause psychosis.
Ans: Adverse responses are more common at higher doses, particularly when titrated rapidly. Pregabalin has been linked to psychosis, hallucinations, and other neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Q13) Does Pregabalin assist with bipolar disorder?
Ans: An open-label observational trial also showed that Pregabalin is helpful in the adjunctive treatment of acute mania, depression, and the maintenance of resistant bipolar disorder. “Pregabalin” was originally developed to have a comparable molecular structure to the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Q14) Is Pregalin 50 mg prescribed for OCD?
Ans: The pregabalin group was well tolerated and safe. Pregalin 50mg was found to be more efficacious than a placebo in treating patients with resistant OCD as an enhancing medicine.
Q15) How does Pregalin 50 mg influence vision?
Ans: Pregalin 50mg (Pregabalin) might induce blurred vision, double vision, clumsiness, unsteadiness, dizziness, drowsiness, or thinking difficulties. Do not drive or do anything else risky until you know how this medication affects you. Consult your doctor if these side effects are troubling.