Experiences of Pregabalin?

[release-me]

Has anyone been on Pregabalin? It is being prescribed to me alongside my regular antidepressant to raise mood and lower anxiety.

Did you have any unwanted side effects?
I've read a lot about weight gain and this is terrifyig me.

[random.swirls]

I felt very strange when I first weren't in it but this stopped fairly quickly and I've found it fab! I don't think it made me gain any weight but even if it had I think I'd still take it within reason

[Albus Dumbledore]

Hey,
I'm on pregabalin for anxiety too alongside several other meds, I have had some weight gain, but I'm not certain that it is the pregabalin or another med that I was put on at the same time. I've not experienced any other side effects, and it really does help with my anxiety.
Hope this helps,
Ella

[Epicene]

I get on very well with it, no unwanted side effects at all. I had been on benzodiazepines beforehand and found that pregabalin helps more because the anxiolytic effect doesn't wear off.

[release-me]

Oh good sounds like some positive experiences. Thank you.

[Fire Fly]

I get on amazingly with it. I'm taking it for anxiety and as a mood stabiliser. Im on a huge dose though however it is brilliant. At first I did feel weird but before I was ok it I would avoid going out when there would be too many people I.e. Tubes at 5pm etc I would have panic attack but with pregablin that kind of went away.

[sherlock holmes]

I've been on pregabalin since the summer and it felt like it changed my life! I was put on it for anxiety and to try and stabilise my moods. My anxiety reduced a huge amount straight away- pregabalin is like taking diazepam in it's effectiveness.

For the first few weeks I felt quite sedated and dizzy but now I'm used to the medication I don't get that any more.

Just make sure you don't ever miss any doses- I feel like hell if I miss a dose and my anxiety comes back really fast.

And it might be worth trying different doses at different times until you get a schedule that works great for you. I find it the best to split my pregabalin into 3 doses- morning, 4pm and 10pm as on 2 doses I was still getting anxious late afternoon.

[release-me]

Oh I am really encouraged by all these messages. I feel so overwhelmed by everything at the moment especially anything that involves interaction or being seen out in public so it sounds like this might help.

Yea I am just on 25mg twice daily been upped next week and the week there after too. Fingers crossed.

[sherlock holmes]

My dose is 75mg 3x daily if that helps at all

[Fire Fly]

mine was 300mg twice a day but it gave me tacacardia so now 150mg twice a day and still quite effective x