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Coming off a prescribed painkiller was a struggle

Some years ago I was prescribed the painkiller pregabalin. I had neuropathic pain from a slipped disc, and the drug, marketed as Lyrica, is approved for use for this type of pain. It worked well, although it was accompanied by a certain “muzziness” in my head, which, truth be known, didn’t bother me as long as the tablet was successfully hitting the pain.

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Source: Muiris Houston, The Irish Times, 25/10/16 

Posted by drugs.ie on 10/25 at 09:28 AM in
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