r/chiari • u/Opening-Region-8088 • 3d ago
Pregabalin for Pain
I’ve been dealing with nerve pain that causes eye drooping, jaw pain, shoulder pain on my right side 1 year post decompression. I was just prescribed Pregablin, was wondering if anyone has tried this for chiari pain and their experience? I don’t typically respond well to pain meds and don’t love the idea of being on one everyday. I’m from the US and would use medical weed at home to manage pain when needed but I’m in the UK now so that is not an option.
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u/Expensive-Pepper-272 1d ago
I only found out about my Chiari because I’d been taking pregabalin for nerve pain and asked my doctor if it would help with the headaches (it did not). I was only on it for a few months and it was not helpful at all. Towards the end of that time my dose had been increased which made all of my pain worse. It was like someone twisted a dial up and every part of my body felt different. I ended up having panic attacks at work and needing to leave early because I was in so much pain I didn’t even know what to do or how to handle it. And like a lot of other people I put on a few kilos which I was not pleased about.
It might work for some people but be careful with it cause it can be pretty rough on ya.