Description

Pregabalin is commonly used to treat nerve pain that may be associated with diabetes, herpes zoster (shingles), or injury to the spinal cord. It is also used to treat pain from fibromyalgia. 

Pregabalin is also used in people with epilepsy to treat and prevent seizures, sometimes called convulsions.

Pregabalin may be used for other conditions as determined by your healthcare provider.

Pregabalin works in the central nervous system, or CNS, which includes the brain and spinal cord. Pregabalin may reduce the release of certain chemicals in the CNS that signal for pain.

It is believed that pregabalin also blocks abnormal electrical activity in the brain that causes seizures, which slows down the spread of seizures.