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Pregabalin - Insomnia

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ian72355
ian72355

Hi, I started Pregabalin 10 weeks ago for "GAD" after 20 years of medications... the GP said I'd been on everything... so he started me on this.   Since then I have had both zero anxiety and zero depression.   Wonderdrug smile.   Apart from recently (2 weeks now) it seems to have destroyed my normal sleep patterns.   I rarely get more than 2 hours sleep, then I'm wide awake for 2-4 hours before I get tired again... 2 more hours sleep, etc etc.    I'm on 200mg 3 x daily after titrating up to this level over 6 weeks which I finally felt was "therapeutic" for me.   Has anyone else experienced this and does it go away?   Other than this the drug is the best I have ever found for my GAD and also depression!

Thanks,

Jack.

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  • sonniej
    sonniej ian72355

    Posted

    Hi,

    I've been on Pregabilin 75mg x2 daily for about a month now and it still hasn't taken my anxiety away. To be honest, it's made it worse! How long did it take to kick in with you?

    I'm also having problems sleeping, it's very frustrating!

    • Alwaysalone
      Alwaysalone sonniej

      Posted

      Pregabalin worsens anxiety issues and interferes with a lot of things other than sleep.
  • ian72355
    ian72355

    Posted

    I started on 50mg x 3 and it removed my anxiety within 30 minutes.   After 4 days I felt it coming back so my doc upped it to 100 x 3.   This was okay until abt 5 weeks in, so my doc upped it to 200 x 3.   To me it is God's gift to anxiety, but we all react differently to drugs.

    • Alwaysalone
      Alwaysalone ian72355

      Posted

      Be careful on this medication. It does more damage than good.

      I wish you luck.

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