I was prescribed this “anti-anxiety” pill by my psychiatrist about four years ago, while suffering from severe insomnia caused by my marriage ­breakdown. “Pregabalin is prescribed for anxiety despite the NHS knowing about the harmful effects it has had in the US,” he says. Last April, about two-and-a-half years after I started taking ­pregabalin, it was reclassified as a Class C controlled substance in the UK (others include the strong opioid painkiller tramadol). In fact, I would prefer to take Valium, it’s easier to get off.”However, despite this strong ­statement from such an eminent psychiatrist, pregabalin prescriptions are still being written. “As soon as I started taking it, I felt better,” she says.

Source: Daily Mirror March 09, 2020 21:22 UTC