I know I'm posting in AIBU but I was hoping I might get more responses from here. I fell pregnant after thinking it would never happen, we've done ivf which ended in miscarriage and I ended up getting pregnant naturally after being off birth control for 7 years, we'd given up 'trying' years ago. I've been on pregabalin for neuropathic pain for 4 years and was on the highest dose when I got pregnant (600mg), my GP knew very little about this drug and pregnancy (I'm assuming, as I had to tell him I needed my dose of folic acid upped after reading about it on nhs website) and the EPU told me to speak to my GP who told me I didn't have to come off it, I told him I wanted to so he recommended tapering. It took me til I was 16.5 wks pregnant to be off it completely, it has been difficult as as not only does it control pain it helps with anxiety and I'm very anxious in this pregnancy as its taken so long to get here and also because of the meds. I've had my 20 week scan and everything looked OK but I'm still worried and feeling guilty. Im finding that I'm even more anxious now these past few weeks and feeling very emotionally fragile, and I've had to take 25mgs here and there when things have got bad and of course this then makes me feel even more guilt, shame and fear. The midwives I've spoken to know nothing about pregabalin, one didn't even know what it was or what it was taken for and the other had no info on it during pregnancy. Bumps website says it appears to be safe in pregnancy but not a lot of studies and others say its got a higher chance of birth defects. I already feel that I'll beat myself up about this and feel terrible guilt whenever I look at my child. Does anyone have experience of pregabalin during pregnancy or know of anyone who has been on it? There is very little online. Thanks to anyone who replies.