First Drug for Fibromyalgia pain in Canada

Relief in sight for Canadians suffering from a common chronic
widespread pain condition

KIRKLAND, QC, May 12 /CNW/ – Pfizer Canada Inc. announced today that LYRICA(R) (pregabalin) is now indicated for the management of pain associated with fibromyalgia, giving the approximately one million Canadians who suffer from this debilitating condition a key component towards managing their disease.

This new indication announcement, made on International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, represents positive news for fibromyalgia sufferers since pain associated with the condition previously had no approved treatment options in Canada. Read full article

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8 Comments on “First Drug for Fibromyalgia pain in Canada”

roentarre
May 20, 2009

Lyrica is already being used in Austalia for indication of neuropathy pain. It is not yet sponsored by medicare but it is not as effective as it was claimed to be.

The drug costs quite a bit and has been traditionally considered as an ineffective anti-epileptic medication for some years.
- timethief
  August 12, 2009
  
  @roenetarre
  I gave up on experimental drugs years ago. I refuse to the kind of life where I’m constantly looking for yet another new drug that will have side effects and won’t be effective.
Rory
June 16, 2009

My niece has fibromyalgia … don’t know whether she knows of this news. Will send her the link to your site.

Thanks! Rory.
- timethief
  August 12, 2009
  
  @Rory
  Thanks for sending her the link. Please tell her to actually read the results of the clinical trials carefully before she gets her hopes up.
WagerWitch
August 10, 2009

I can’t take Lyrica or other Neuro drugs like this (or serotonin reuptakes) they make me feel like I’m sideways on the world – AND they make me yawn continuously. Sigh.

So far the only thing that is working is Opiod or Opiod like drugs which do not make me “high” – (for some reason the pain knocks out that part of them) – and the doctors here are very VERY Harsh on prescribing them.

Unfortunately there have been too many who have abused them.

It makes it very difficult for people who have real issues like FM to actually get help.
- timethief
  August 12, 2009
  
  @wagerwitch
  Sigh what can I say? None have worked for me. Most are contraindicated from the get go and all of them have ugly side effects. As I said to roentarre (he’s a doctor) above I got to a place where I could no longer live my life constantly looking for yet another new drug that will have side effects and won’t be effective. I threw in the towel and went drug free. {{HUG}}
Jinny
March 1, 2011

I am yet to find any medication to take away the effects of fibro and would like to warn others about something that happened to me. A long time ago when first diagnosed I was given anti inflamatory meds to help wich appeared to be working However I now suffer from cronic kidney disease due to these tablets not nice in deed the good news is when i stopped taking these tablets my kidney function has improved please be carefull with these meds
- timethief
  March 3, 2011
  
  Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I don’t take any meds but I’m aware many do.