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Does Pregabalin help with anxiety?

Often, yes. 76% of 33 people who reported on Pregabalin for anxiety say it improved. 18% noticed no change and 6% say it got worse. That is below the typical result for anxiety (85% across 95 options).

Anxiety: what users report
76%better33 reports · medium confidence
25 better6 no change2 worse

Ranked #70 of 95 for anxiety.

What people say about Pregabalin and anxiety

“Pregabaline helps but I think my dose is too low I take between 200-300 and I’m waiting for my appointment and see if it will get increased.”
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“Best results I got with pregabalin, phenibut and sometimes some benzos...Pregabalin makes you feel a little stupid (hard to recall words, you feel like you're slurring your speech) at a dose where it's actually working for motivation and anxiolytic effects (~100-150mg in my case)”
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“PRN: Pregabalin 50mg 3x/day (can make me sad/tired/loopy, worsening EF and thus worsening anxiety).”
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“I got a prescription for pregabalin and used it for a few days, and it really seems to be helping me not focus so much on myself in social interactions. However, I know it's addictive”
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What the research says

AResearch: Strong387 meta-analyses · 599 trials on PubMed
Lancet · 2019
Pharmacological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the largest contemporary review of pharmacological agents for the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder by use of network analysis. There are several effective treatment choices for generalised anxiety disorder across classes of medication. The failure of initial pharmacological therapy might not be a reason to abandon a pharmacological treatment strategy.

Side effects people mention

dependence 7cognitive impairment 6brain fog 5withdrawal 5fatigue 4

What else is Pregabalin used for?

Focus 38%of 8Mood 43%of 7Sleep 100%of 5

Information only — not medical advice. How we count

Does Pregabalin help with anxiety? 76% of 33 users say yes — PlainPill