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pregablin for GAD

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claire53364
claire53364

can anyone tell me id this drug  helped in  any  way   please

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  • rosemary62797
    rosemary62797 claire53364

    Posted

    I have bad reaction to this drug 28x 25mg caps  over 21 days,  and addicted, has done nothing good for me, amd with drawing very slowly, side effects horrendous, withdrawal as bad, feel so ill. psyctrist did home visit today says it is not addictive,  wish she could see me when a dose is due,   thid drug is used to help heroin addicts withdraw thats how powerful it is, wish Id never listened to her, her  attitude is   get on with life do it your way, you wont know your addct until you stop it, please,please be very careful.I feel desperate, having awful thoughts..rosie. 
    • claire53364
      claire53364 rosemary62797

      Posted

      i have just gone from  75mg  3 x a day  to 300 mg  twice day   if it  doesnt work on this dose i will be coming off it    and trying something  else .
  • mark90863
    mark90863 claire53364

    Posted

    Hi Claire, 

    I started it on Tuesday and I begged my psych for it after reading glowing reviews online. I was prescribed 75mg twice a day.   Unfortunately it has made me feel worse.  I was as dizzy as hell after the first few doses.  The room was spinning as if I was drunk too.  Had to sleep with a bucket beside my bed in case I was sick.  Felt terribly depressed too.  I think everyone is different but I am starting to doubt the glowing reviews of this drug and also I don't think I will take it again.  I would rather feel anxious but feel like myself than how I felt after only 2 days on this drug.  Not sure if this helps?

    Best wishes

    Mark  

    • jaynerat
      jaynerat mark90863

      Posted

      Hi Mark may be the dose it a little high for you at the moment, I did feel dizzy and drowsy for the first two weeks and I started on 25mg, it is recommended that you start at a lower dose so your body gets used to it and then increase slowly, may be it is worth speaking to you doc again. Even though I wasnt prescribed this drug for depression I do on occassions have anxiety and this has helped with that. I would be happy to stay on this drug if it wasnt for the upset stomach I get at the higher dose. My bladder pain as gone now anyway (thats what I was on them for) so I am now weening off them slowly. (if you have read my previous thread I was told to come off straight away which was the wrong advise and I have servere withdrawal so back on them now and weening off correctly.
  • dinky_dee
    dinky_dee claire53364

    Posted

    Hi Claire,

    I've been prescribed this too. Only found out about it after coming on this forum. I asked my GP about it as I had an allergic reaction to mirtazipine..he just prescribed it straight away. Spoke to my pharmasist yesterday to ask his advise & he'd never heard of it being used for GAD until he read the leaflet!! That was a bit worrying but they have so many drugs to know about don't they so they can't know everything. The list of side effects scare me but I took my first pill tonight. Ive got a trapped nerve in my neck, been causing ailments for a few months so i'm hoping it will help with that too. I've been seeing an Ostiopath for that.

    Have been on several SSRI in the past & they only worked for a short while. They made my IBS much worse & I came off my last meds & felt loads better, was thinking straight, sleeping better etc. but because of prolongued stress last year & SAD my anxiety coupled with moderate depression has come back with a vengence so now trying this. 

    It's annoying having to try new drugs, I feel like a guinea pig so hit & miss, wish I could just get better without all this hassle. How long have you been on it?

     

    • claire53364
      claire53364 dinky_dee

      Posted

      Hiya  well im take  150 mg   a day   i tried doubling  it  like my gp  said and my anxiety  went through the roof so  as well as  prgablin  im on  lorazapam  and trazodone  finfers crossed its the right   mix  im tired of trying new one .

      I have only   been  on pregablin for 3 weels ish   now

    • dinky_dee
      dinky_dee claire53364

      Posted

      Wow that's a lot to take. I'm only taking this drug now at 25mg & it is helping so far. On day 7 don't seem to be having many side effects. Got a bit of indegestion. Reading a really good book by Dr Claire Weekes - essential help for your nerves only a few chapters in but it's all making sense to help with anxiety. 
    • Dawn1208
      Dawn1208 claire53364

      Posted

      Hi Claire I was prescribed this for anxiety I am taking 75mg x2 a day has this helped you any I am on citalopram 20mg and felt I was getting better then bam major anxiety over the weekend. I feel really weird and have a headache after only 2 doses😔
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