Fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes muscle pain and fatigue (feeling tired). People with fibromyalgia have "tender points" on the body. Tender points are specific places on the neck, shoulders, back, hips, arms, and legs. These points hurt when pressure is put on them. Other fibromyalgia symptoms may include:

 

Lyrica is approved to treat fibromyalgia and is especially useful for relieving fibromyalgia pain.

 

About one million people develop shingles each year, and a number of them experience a complication called postherpetic neuralgia. Postherpetic neuralgia is pain that is present in the affected area for months, or even years, after the shingles rash has healed. The most bothersome of postherpetic neuralgia symptoms is pain. The pain with postherpetic neuralgia may be described as agonizing, excruciating, burning, sharp, electric-like jabs, burning, throbbing, or aching. This pain can result in an inability to perform daily tasks of living.

 

Postherpetic neuralgia treatment usually involves medication. Pregabalin is one of the medications approved to treat the pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia.

 

How Does Pregabalin Work?

It is not known exactly how pregabalin works to prevent partial seizures in people with epilepsy. Additionally, it is not known exactly how pregabalin works for nerve pain or fibromyalgia. It is known that pregabalin binds to certain parts of calcium channels in the central nervous system, and this may be how pregabalin works for seizures, nerve pain, and anxiety. Although pregabalin is not approved for anxiety treatment, it has anti-anxiety properties and may be an effective anxiety medication.