Pregabalin is a prescription drug used to treat epilepsy, chronic pain and anxiety.
It’s regarded by the authorities as an effective treatment, but it can also cause dependency, addiction, and puts people at higher risk of overdosing on other substances – the reasons why it became more tightly regulated in 2019.
Yet figures obtained by Channel 4 News show that, since then, the number of patients being prescribed Pregabalin has risen significantly in England, and so too has the number of fatalities it’s linked to.
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Should be prescribed for people who want to slurr words and slivver
Meditation,exercise,fasting,and cold water theraphy should be the way to depression as these activities release your body own natural endorphins,serotonins,but these like benzos do block out trauma but running and exercise,pray faith, can creates new neural pathways in the brain,(you can think your way in to depression but also think your way out of it to,im not saying its easy but its a good avenue to try,ive been on and off these drugs and these things really helped when i got on my feet and stayed consistent,best of luck to all that are suffering❤GOD bless you all
It’s a big problem forms dependency , respiratory depressants and highly misused , prescribing it is restricted in the U.K. too
I have used Pregabalin for two years at 300mg twice a day for neuropathy. I left my scrip home by accident during travels. I noticed NO withdrawl at all. I am on a high dose also. That being said, I am a recovering alcoholic (which caused liver damage and neuropathy) that almost killed me two years ago. Goes to show, some people are just wired a touch different. I have friends that can drink responsibly…I can't. It is odd how these fake news sources push an agenda while our borders are wide open with fentanill killing our children and those in pain that have been shut off by their doctor…..due to programs such as this.
This drug has given me my life back after a 10-12 year downward spriral of weird symptoms together with inner waves of tiredness and horribel nervpains. 150mg two times a day. I have no side effects. I have, without any considerable problems, been able to come off all other meds, that did litte or nothing for me. Life is good❤️!
Yea this is biased
just legalise everything, done
Been on the poison 10 years and after beating opiate addiction 3 months ago it’s time I come off this stuff.. I know it’s much worse then advertised it is effective but it’s very habit forming you build a tolerance and a physical dependence… it should be marketed as only take when needed not an everyday medication.. but incase you have wet brain the medical industry doesn’t care about you they are the biggest dealers going
Took it once via prescription for nerve pain, never again. It made me anxious!
Pregab works.
All these anxiety and other drugs for depressant should only be prescribed if a person is sectioned not given out by doctors
Iam 73 and one year on pregabelin.Without i couldnt imagine to live on
I had this drug prescribed in 2019 for nerve pain. The neurologist said: "research it and if you don't think it's for you just don't take it". I researched it and never filled the prescription.
These are all patients' fault😂
Losers and idiots with way to high mg. Not hard to come off either. What their not talking about is how it's along with opiodes.
I'm on pregabalin for a month. I have been given to me to help me with coming of Moklabemidon. I have AdHD and pannic attacks. All good so far, I'm on small dose and no panick attacks plus I finally sleep ( I suffer from insomnia due to my Adhd ).
I get pregabs on s script and I buy it illegally.. I tried to stop taking it felt awful.
Filipino americans at it again. I'm on a permanent strike from the pharmacy practice job.
Id taken Lyrica before i got on MMT and it seemed to make my anxiety worse..since ive been on "the green handcuffs" its a completely different buzz…euphoria, the lot. Id love to know was Methadone involved in some of these deaths…ive never been prescribed it just bought a few here and there…i couldn't believe the change in the effectiveness of the lilys (it used to be trippy to me) whatever mixes between that and the juice really is a sweet spot. Buuuut…i was only taking it once a week (about 1400mg) and if i cant get it for a week or now 2 im getting some serious bad feelings where if i didnt know what a cluck from benzos was like (worse than heron imo) and what it could do to your thoughts…id be worried. Haven't taken it the last 2 weeks..i hope it stays that way. For anyone that managed to read this novel,i applaud you! And trust me folks..not to be trifled with.
As a person that suffers from CRPS, this drug is like a gift from God.😉
its safe if u take it as prescribed i take it for nerve pain…..but im sure if u stop taking any pain meds u will have withdrawals duhh
Pregab is the oxy of England
I recently reviewed the research on using this drug for chronic pain and it is essentially worthless.
That’s weird. Because I take it and have a bunch of it sitting on my medicine cabinet with not much use, because it doesn’t have much effect on me. I take 75mg twice a day.
How dare they say Lyrica is as bad as Heroin🤦♂️
Pregablin saved my life and transformed it for the better
Pregabalin ODs? you can ODs cigarettes, sugar, or coffeine if you stupid enough.
It was licensed by Pfizer, that says it all.
I took this medication for nerve pain. It is the worst medication I have ever taken. After surgery, my pain got better, so I stopped taking it. Rather than weening off, I just stopped and by nightfall, I wanted to jump off my balcony. My mind grew unbearably dark. I suspected it may have been due to abruptly stopping the drug…so I took one and felt better. I decided to ween off slowly. It is a scary drug.
Bad doctors will describe anything to get commissions from labs. EVIL.
Ridiculous and irresponsible reporting by C4. This therapy has given me my life back. I have severe advanced arthritis. I couldn’t get out of bed. I couldn’t sleep because of the agony. I am 95% pain free. Thank you for this wonderful medication and god bless the amazing specialist physician who gave responsibility prescribed Pregabalin to me.
Put it this way iv bin adicted to opits and its much eseir to get off than opit meds iv bin on 600mg a day years for nerve pain du to a tbi stroke in my erly 30s
Miracle drug for fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, trigeminal neuralgia, chronic fatigue syndrome. My life was transformed. Sadly my a twit of a gp iis taking it away from.me. I am devastated. It was fantastic.
I don’t see how it’s addictive .i take it perfectly fine when i need to. There is no high effects or sleepiness .
As someone prescribed this medication for anxiety, it's an absolute miracle drug, for calming panic attacks and severe generalized anxiety. That doesn't mean this drug isn't extremely addictive, I've been very addicted before as well as combining it with opioids, and it's very dangerous.
Don't mix it with opiates, and you will be ok. Its safe.
I was on 75 mg to 300 mg for 8 years I just decided I would stop and see how I would do,I stopped over night no weaning off no problems
Yet they won’t legalise cannabis for medical use. And it works
The withdrawal is worse than heroin withdrawal 😢
I know of someone who has been on this for years, they’ve been told it’s damaging their kidneys but saying you need to taper it off and then stop the drug isn’t an easy thing to do, the withdrawal effects sound horrendous
The drug is awful. One pill makes me feel like im drunk, I was all over the place, I was prescribed it for siatica pain.
Shite
If you have diabetic neuropathy you need anything that stops the pain. Lots of people mix medication with booze and other drugs. If you are that stupid you deserve what comes to you.
I had a traumatic accident 4 years ago and they put me on pregabalin and Oxycodone; I have trouble getting pregnant, I’ve had miscarriages after etopic pregnancy and excessive sweating and terrible sleep problems, I wish I could stop taking this but I’m in constant pain and even if I’m 30 minutes late for taking my dose I start to have terrible withdrawal.
I used pregablin to beat hard withdrawals from a deadly fentanyl and benzodiapine addiction. Along with subpoxone it helped save my life. If taken properly and tapered off slowly and safely, it is an amazing drug.
Lyrica and the light one, gabapentin, are horrendous to get off.
I cut it cold turkey, 7 months of accute panicattacks, deadly anxiety 24/7/365 NOT A SECONDS SLEEP FOR SEVEN MONTHS, I’d microfaint, no way of sleeping and every waking moment seemed like 1 second was like ten slow, exhausting hours.
I kid U not.
Stay clear unless U want to die. Using it.
It took me over a year and U cannot take even one tablet/capsules, acctually.
It is often used for opiateaddicts to whean themselves off of opiates, comes to find out the problem becomes doubled as it is said to heighten the high of the opiates, duh,..
Do not EVER TRY EITHER OF THESE TWO POISONS, aswell as Subutex, Suboxone, Buprenofen, temgesic, methadone, buvidal.
U cannot get off these so called medications without risking life.
Definetely 6-9-12 month prolonged pains, sleepless nights, nausea diarrhea, anxiety, panicattacks, deathwish aso.
Benzodiazepines are much the same but lasts only 3-6 months, not at all as hard to get off.
Why prescribe temporarily when U KNOW FULL WELL THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO HELP THESE PEPLE OUT OF THEIR ADDICTIONS IF NOT GIVING IT TO THEM FOR LIFE!?
And what life?!
They are definitely addictive. I get head pains and mood swings if I dont have 600mg. Wish i never started taking them. Only been on them a couple weeks
Was prescribed pregabalin 8 years ago for the chronic pain from fibromyalgia. Was on up to 600mg of it for many years but finally brought it down to 150mg recently. I can’t go any lower, no matter how hard I try. It makes every minute feel excruciatingly long. Seen other comments mention it causing issues with memory too, which got so bad for me I had to see a psychiatrist. It was diagnosed as dissociative amnesia, but now I’m wondering if the pregabalin could be the cause.
Scary stuff. Stay strong everyone. I imagine most of us here have been affected by it one way or another.
Im on carbmarzephine gaberpentin and dyhdrecodien and im so ill n depressed and no1 will help me