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Pregablin 50mg at night

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janet74449
janet74449

Husband is on this drug for anxiety.  What is the best time to take it night ?

Any help appreiciated . Thanks

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  • Alwaysalone
    Alwaysalone janet74449

    Posted

    Hi Janet.

    I suggest your husband not taking it at all and find something else.

    This is a dangerous drug that, although can be useful, does irreversible damage to your body.

    The doctors tell you it has "few" side effects like dry mouth, headache, dizziness etc, but what they don't tell you is how it effects other parts of your body or the damage it can, and does do.

    Research it thoroughly before deciding to take it.

    Regards

  • Inmate88
    Inmate88 janet74449

    Posted

    Hi Janet. I'm on 600mg and I take it at night. I find it really helps me sleep aswell which is great, as I have other chronic mental health conditions aswell which make sleep near impossible.

    This way when I wake up and the drug is in effect, so I am able (most days) to face going to work.

    Sometimes during the day if I'm having a particularly intense moment, I'll take one of my 200mg pills to help with that moment. I find it quite fast acting.

  • Inmate88
    Inmate88 janet74449

    Posted

    Janet I should have also added, I started on 50mg and worked my way up through the dose milestones over a number of weeks. It's only now on the max dose I find it effective. So I wouldnt reccomend going straight to 600 if your husband finds his current dose inaffective. I found it took about 2 weeks for my current dose to really kick in

    • janet74449
      janet74449 Inmate88

      Posted

      Hi  Thanks for the info - he'll be going up to 75mg both morning and night as of Friday.  What time do you find its best to take it at night ?  He's taking it at 9pm but thinking its a bit early

    • Inmate88
      Inmate88 janet74449

      Posted

      Hi Janet. No problem, I'm happy to help in any way I can. I also take mine at 9pm, and I find at about 10:30pm I start to get sleepy and fall a sleep. Becuase I have a high dose and I need to get up at a certain time, I need to take it then in order to be able to leave home and drive on time.. if that makes sense.

      Maybe if your husband doesnt get sleepy from it and isnt wanting to sleep earlier, then he could try taking it a little later? That way it is still more active in his system when he gets up in the morning and waiting for his morning dose to kick in?

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