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Pregablin - I'm all over the place!!!

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Ohchristmastree65 · 29/11/2025 15:25

Hi all. Started pregablin, its my 15th day on it today. 20 year history of dysthmia, chronic depression, generalised anxiety disorder and now have CPTSD. Pregablin was started to help with crippling anxiety.
Its making me feel so wavy and all over the place. I feel like I dont know whether I'm coming or going, I feel quite disorientated. I feel quite distant at points like spacey. Does this settle? Does anyone else have experience on it?

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forgotactually · 29/11/2025 15:30

My GP put me on it for about a month for nerve pain.
Hated it, was dizzy, unsteady on my feet, tired all the time.
This lasted a month until I stopped taking it.

HeBeaverandSheBeaver · 29/11/2025 15:30

No experience but maybe decrease the dose slightly.

With MH drugs. I always go in low and slow with my dd

What ever the doctor prescribed half it if you can And only titrate up very slowely as long as no significant side effects.

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Ohchristmastree65 · 29/11/2025 15:54

HeBeaverandSheBeaver · 29/11/2025 15:30

No experience but maybe decrease the dose slightly.

With MH drugs. I always go in low and slow with my dd

What ever the doctor prescribed half it if you can And only titrate up very slowely as long as no significant side effects.

I'm already on the lowest dose so lowering isnt an option unfortunately

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HeBeaverandSheBeaver · 29/11/2025 17:14

Are they capsules or tablets

If tablets you can get pill cutters online and make them less mgs.

Iwasneverafan · 29/11/2025 17:24

My mum has dementia.
I have POA for her and have asked for all medical info and requests to come through me.
I was contacted by the nurse practitioner at her surgery this week to discuss my Mum’s pregabalin.
Apparently it has recently been classed as a controlled drug and they wanted to take it off anyone on it that doesn’t need to be as it can make dementia worse.
We don’t know why she’s even on it.
Her dose has been halved for a month then she’ll go to every other day then stop.
It’s obviously a hard core drug - definitely query it if you’re feeling spaced out on it.

matchingtiles · 29/11/2025 17:26

I was on this for nerve pain and it took time to get used to but was v effective once I was used to it c.6 weeks after starting it

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Ohchristmastree65 · 29/11/2025 19:40

HeBeaverandSheBeaver · 29/11/2025 17:14

Are they capsules or tablets

If tablets you can get pill cutters online and make them less mgs.

No theyre capsules

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Ohchristmastree65 · 29/11/2025 19:41

Iwasneverafan · 29/11/2025 17:24

My mum has dementia.
I have POA for her and have asked for all medical info and requests to come through me.
I was contacted by the nurse practitioner at her surgery this week to discuss my Mum’s pregabalin.
Apparently it has recently been classed as a controlled drug and they wanted to take it off anyone on it that doesn’t need to be as it can make dementia worse.
We don’t know why she’s even on it.
Her dose has been halved for a month then she’ll go to every other day then stop.
It’s obviously a hard core drug - definitely query it if you’re feeling spaced out on it.

Yeah they are strong medications. I just feel like I probably need to give them longer than 2 weeks but I feel horrendous right now.

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MarmadukeM · 29/11/2025 23:44

I got put on it 15years ago for anxiety and now they are taking me off it because they are saying it makes anxiety worse - so go figure that one out!

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