Hi everyone, 

I have persmission to post. This mom is nursing a baby now 11 months old. 
She has MS (multiple sclerosis) and feels she has coped as long as she can 
with her pain. Her physician has prescribed 2 medications for her and told her 
she should wean, but she really wants to keep breastfeeding. (Her oldest is 21 
and she's sure this is her last baby.) I found information on the first drug, 
medrol (methylprednisolone), a steroid. She be taking 48 mg. once a day in 
the morning. The second is a pain-killer which, according to the mother, 
targets specifically nerve pain. It's also an anti-seizure med. It's apparently 
new and I couldn't find it on LACTMED, the LACTNET archives or my 2002 
Hale. (I apologize if it's in the 2006 edition - mine was stolen out of my car a 
few days ago grrr.) It's called Lyrica (pregabalin.) She'd be taking 50 mg. 
2x/day. Could anyone out there tell me anything more about this drug? Are 
there closely-related drugs to this one? She'll be asking her doctor about 
alternatives also. Any information you have would be much appreciated. 
TIA, (thanks in advance)

Marcia McCoy,IBCLC 
Hennepin County WIC Peer Breastfeeding Support Program

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