As your body gets used to pregabalin, these side effects should wear off.

feeling sleepy, tired or dizzy вЂ“ do not drive, cycle or use machinery until you feel better.

Talk to your doctor if they last longer than a week or are severe. Headaches should usually go away after the first week of taking pregabalin. Ask your pharmacist to recommend a painkiller.

headaches вЂ“ make sure you rest and drink plenty of fluids.

In rare cases, it's possible to have a serious allergic reaction ( anaphylaxis) to pregabalin.

problems going to the toilet, including blood in your pee, needing to pee more often, or constipation.

hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not real).

thoughts of harming or killing yourself вЂ“ a small number of people taking pregabalin have had suicidal thoughts, sometimes after only a week of treatment.

Call a doctor or contact 111 straight away if you get: Very few people taking pregabalin have serious problems. Talk to your doctor or diabetes nurse if you want more advice on what to do. Monitor your blood sugar more often for the first few weeks of treatment with pregabalin and adjust your diabetes treatment if you need to. If you have diabetes, pregabalin can upset your blood sugar control.

weight gain вЂ“ because pregabalin can make you feel hungry.

Keep taking the medicine but tell your doctor if these side effects bother you or do not go away: They are usually mild and go away by themselves. These common side effects may happen in more than 1 in 100 people.

Like all medicines, pregabalin can cause side effects although not everyone gets them. Taking too much pregabalin may cause unpleasant side effects.

You could also ask your pharmacist for advice on other ways to help you remember to take your medicine. If you often forget doses, it may help to set an alarm to remind you. If you have epilepsy, it's important to take this medicine regularly. Never take an extra dose to make up for a forgotten one. If it's within 2 hours of your next dose, skip the missed dose and take your next dose at the usual time. If you forget a dose, take it as soon as you remember. Once you find a dose that suits you, it will usually then stay the same. To prevent side effects, your doctor will prescribe a low dose to start with and then increase it over a few days. If you're taking pregabalin for nerve pain or anxiety it's likely that once your symptoms have gone you will continue to take it for several months to stop them coming back.

If you have epilepsy, it's likely that once your condition is under control you will continue to take pregabalin for many years. Do not use a kitchen teaspoon as it will not measure the right amount.

If you do not have a measuring spoon or syringe, ask your pharmacist for one. If you are taking pregabalin as a liquid, it will come with a syringe or spoon to measure your dose. Swallow pregabalin tablets or capsules whole with a drink of water or juice. Try to space your doses evenly through the day. You can take pregabalin with or without food, but it's best to take it in the same way each day. If you are taking pregabalin as a liquid, 2.5ml is usually the same as taking a single 50mg capsule. The usual dose of pregabalin is between 150mg and 600mg a day, split into 2 or 3 separate doses. It's important to take it as instructed by your doctor.

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