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It is important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits, especially for the first few months you take pregabalin. This is necessary to allow dose adjustments and to reduce any unwanted effects .
Stop using this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have swelling of the face, eyes, lips, gums, or tongue, or problems with swallowing or breathing. Also tell your doctor if you have hives or skin rash, redness, or blisters while you are using this medicine. You may be having a severe allergic reaction or a condition called angioedema .
This medicine will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants (medicines that make you drowsy or less alert). Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or medicine for hay fever, other allergies, or colds; sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping medicine; prescription pain medicine or narcotics; barbiturates; other medicines for seizures; muscle relaxants; or anesthetics, including some dental anesthetics. Check with your medical doctor or dentist before taking any of the above while you are taking pregabalin .
Pregabalin may cause blurred vision, double vision, clumsiness, unsteadiness, dizziness, drowsiness, or trouble in thinking. Make sure you know how you react to this medicine before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert, well-coordinated, or able to think or see well. If these reactions are especially bothersome, check with your doctor .
This medicine may cause you to keep extra fluid in your body or cause you to gain weight. If this side effect is bothersome, check with your doctor .
Do not suddenly stop taking your pregabalin. If you have been instructed to stop taking pregabalin, ask your healthcare professional how to slowly decrease the dose. This is to decrease the chance of having discontinuation symptoms such as dizziness, diarrhea, nausea, headache, vomiting, irritability, trouble sleeping, nightmares, prickling or tingling feelings .
Report any unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness particularly if accompanied by a fever. For patients with diabetes, check with your doctor if you notice changes to your skin or skin sores while taking pregabalin .
Notify your doctor if you become pregnant, if you plan to become pregnant, or if you father a child while taking pregabalin .
