Pregabalin dependence: Experiences from liaison psychiatric settings in Kashmir, North India: A case series
Pregabalin, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analog, is a new-generation antiepileptic that is approved for the treatment of neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, partial seizures, and generalized anxiety disorder. There is a rising concern regarding its abuse potential, and a handful of case reports have...
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| author | Aaliya Khanam Rajnish Raj Zaid A. Wani Yasir H. Rather Iqra Arshad |
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| description | Pregabalin, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analog, is a new-generation antiepileptic that is approved for the treatment of neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, partial seizures, and generalized anxiety disorder. There is a rising concern regarding its abuse potential, and a handful of case reports have highlighted the same. We present a case series on pregabalin dependence. In contrast to previous case reports, which focused on patients with a history of illicit drug abuse, we present cases of drug-naïve individuals for whom pregabalin was the first substance of abuse. The highlight of the study is that we describe cases of pregabalin intoxication and a rare case of pregabalin withdrawal, which presented as a lethal suicidal attempt to liaison psychiatric settings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c751e8ffe2f44b62a9691f8fcb3e9bca2025-08-20T02:11:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndustrial Psychiatry Journal0972-67480976-27952025-01-0134111411610.4103/ipj.ipj_474_24Pregabalin dependence: Experiences from liaison psychiatric settings in Kashmir, North India: A case seriesAaliya KhanamRajnish RajZaid A. WaniYasir H. RatherIqra ArshadPregabalin, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analog, is a new-generation antiepileptic that is approved for the treatment of neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, partial seizures, and generalized anxiety disorder. There is a rising concern regarding its abuse potential, and a handful of case reports have highlighted the same. We present a case series on pregabalin dependence. In contrast to previous case reports, which focused on patients with a history of illicit drug abuse, we present cases of drug-naïve individuals for whom pregabalin was the first substance of abuse. The highlight of the study is that we describe cases of pregabalin intoxication and a rare case of pregabalin withdrawal, which presented as a lethal suicidal attempt to liaison psychiatric settings.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ipj.ipj_474_24intoxicationpregabalinpregabalin dependencesuicidewithdrawal |
| spellingShingle | Aaliya Khanam Rajnish Raj Zaid A. Wani Yasir H. Rather Iqra Arshad Pregabalin dependence: Experiences from liaison psychiatric settings in Kashmir, North India: A case series Industrial Psychiatry Journal intoxication pregabalin pregabalin dependence suicide withdrawal |
| title | Pregabalin dependence: Experiences from liaison psychiatric settings in Kashmir, North India: A case series |
| title_full | Pregabalin dependence: Experiences from liaison psychiatric settings in Kashmir, North India: A case series |
| title_fullStr | Pregabalin dependence: Experiences from liaison psychiatric settings in Kashmir, North India: A case series |
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| title_short | Pregabalin dependence: Experiences from liaison psychiatric settings in Kashmir, North India: A case series |
| title_sort | pregabalin dependence experiences from liaison psychiatric settings in kashmir north india a case series |
| topic | intoxication pregabalin pregabalin dependence suicide withdrawal |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ipj.ipj_474_24 |
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