Change in medication fo anxiety and ocd
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Could someone please help me over the last few months I have been really stugling with my anxiety I have been on fluxatine 60 mg for about 3 year over the last six months I have been given diazipan 2mg 2 when required I get 42 a month. Coz my anxiety got really bad I was sent to see a psychiatric nurse and doctor today they reviewed my medication I have to stay on the fluxatine and diazipan but he has add a new tablet prgobolin 25 mg twice a day for 4 weeks. I have seen this on the news a lot and it has got really bad press i raised my cobcerns with the doctor but he said they are safe is any one else on it and has it helped I dont really want to take it xxx
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Lina1961 deborah60133
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Hi Deborah what is your new medication is it Pregablin if that is right I'm on this for nerve pain but is also given for genral anxiety disorder please try it if it is it cam help but you are on alot of meds are you not out of it during the day Pregablin cam also make you feel like a spaced out my gp won't give me alot if this I'm on 50mg in the morning and 150mg at night plus 25mg of amitripyline
Lina xx
vikki85100 Lina1961
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Hi Lina,
My boyfriend is on 450 mgs Pregabalin for anxiety and he swears by it but as you say there's been a lot of bad press about it.
Additionally, I was prescribed 25mgs Pregabalin last year for anxiety but never took it. I had some hospital tests (currently am hooked up to a 24 hour ECG monitor) this morning and was in such a desperate panic and my heart beating so fast that I thought it was going to pop out if my chest! I phoned my GP and asked if it was ok to take a Pregabalin today which she agreed too. Within a couple of hours I felt so chilled out. I will probably take one this evening to chill me out tonight before the monitor goes back tomorrow.
I guess you could give it a try.
Good luck.
Lina1961 vikki85100
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My anxiety is all over at the moment trapped nerve in neck and back radiating down into my left arm I got dxd with ms in 2014 and I am losing alot if weight lots of investigation going on I was in so much pain while walking this morning to the shops and felt breathless waiting to see a neuro surgeon for my trapped nerve and also having ti deal with a rash on my neck but could be related to CT scan with idone injectes and my liver not getting enough nutrients but just carrying on as usual instead of resting but it was Deborah that was posted the question
Lina
deborah60133 vikki85100
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deborah60133 Lina1961
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I haven't taken it im suppose to take 25mg in morning and the same at night but I'm to frightened to take it. No I take fluxatine 60mg every day but only use the diazipan when I'm really really bad x
vikki85100 deborah60133
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Hi Deborah, Pregabalin works well for my boyfriend. I tried it yesterday for one day only to help me through a stressful situation and it really helped but will not be taking it everyday. I'm already on Citalopram 40mgs and Mirtazapine 11.25mgs and really don't want to add in another medication. I guess you could try it and if you don't like it stop taking it. Or how about taking it on an as and when required basis?