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A member asked:
I am on lyrica (pregabalin) 75mg twice a day for occipital neuralgia, i am finding i get headaches after taking the med. is this likely to go away?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Yes: Yes it is likely the headache will go away but your doctor might want to lower the dose as you're getting used to it or consider switching to another medicine that works well for this like tegrtol. Good health.
Answered 4/16/2016
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Please see below: Lyrica (pregabalin) usually doe not cause headaches but sometime blurry vision. If you keep getting headaches, you may want to see your doctor who prescribed it.
Answered 4/16/2016
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