Brand name: Lyrica (Generic: Pregabalin) Lyrica (pronounced LEER-i-kah) is an anti-convulsant (seizure) medicine and considered by many to be a pain relief medication. It is indicated for treatment of four specific conditions, and though it is not indicated or FDA approved for use to treat pain, it is prescribed (off label) by doctors to treat certain types of chronic pain.
neurocardiogenic syncope, a particularly serious type of vasovagal attack, the cause of which is unknown. A syncope with a psychogenic substrate and predisposition to bradycardia, hypotension and peripheral vasodilation.
Syncope is defined as a transient, self-limited loss of consciousnesswith an inability to maintain postural tone that is followed by spontaneous recovery. The term syncope excludes seizures, coma, shock, or other states of altered consciousness.