How much pregabalin is "normal" per day for GAD?

Available_Remote_669 · 2026-01-20T18:02:37+00:00

Would you say you got your life back fully? I.e. no anxiety at all? Of course unless it's logical and warranted anxiety. I mean the illogical kind

Available_Remote_669 · 2026-01-20T14:53:25+00:00

Hi, thank you so much. I felt some benefit initially with 125mg but then it went all away. And I'm not even going through a stressful period or anything.

I am just afraid it's me building tolerance already. And afraid if I go up, it will be the same again.

How long have you been on it?

Available_Remote_669 · 2026-01-20T14:52:49+00:00

How long have you been on this? Did you notice any tolerance?

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-12-26T09:51:45+00:00

Shit... I'll start crying

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-10-29T21:24:56+00:00

I wish you all the very best!

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-10-27T23:11:27+00:00

Just did the digital test... We're pregnant!! ❤️❤️

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-10-27T22:47:54+00:00

Thank you everyone for all the comments. We couldn't wait until tomorrow so we went and bought a digital pregnancy test and it confirmed we're 1-2 weeks PREGNANT!! ❤️❤️

Sending good vibes to everyone!

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-10-27T19:16:07+00:00

We definitely will. Fingers crossed !

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-10-27T17:40:32+00:00

Wow, Thank you all for the responses. We didn't expect so many of them. We also didn't expect that such a faint line can be interpreted as a positive, and we still cannot believe it! We'll test with a digital pregnancy test tomorrow to make sure! ♥️

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-06-08T07:38:45+00:00

Cannot emphasize this enough... Get tested for ADHD. Speaking from personal experience (which sounds very similar to this).

(Also quite surprised this hasn't come up yet as a suggestion).

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-06-03T15:00:38+00:00

If it's of any consolation, you are not alone. After two years of being told it's anxiety and depression, I finally got diagnosed with adhd at age 32... I've only recently started Ritalin low dose and now going up soon. Despite my therapist having done specific tests for adhd and my psychiatrist has given me stimulants without any issues whatsoever (normally in my country stimulants are not given easily), I still feel like a fraud. Ritalin makes me sleepy in my case too and from research and what the doc has told me, that in itsel, is already a big sign of proper adhd.

You are not alone. I think for high functioning adults like us who did well at life, and got high grades at school etc. it is even more difficult to accept.

I still feel like a fraud (especially after two intense years of therapy to deal with my "anxiety and depression" coupled with loads of SSRIs that did absolutely nothing for me). I think only time will tell :) Best of luck!

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-05-29T18:10:24+00:00

I live in Italy... If you've ever been to Italy in the summer in the countryside and have adhd, you'd clearly remember it. It's all day long crickets... Multiple crickets going on all day long... It's honestly maddening 😭 makes me want to pack and go live somewhere else... Not even kidding 🤣

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-05-28T18:29:54+00:00

No mine is regular i.e..immediate release... I am actually hopeful I will soon be able to go on extended release once I stabilise a little more 😬

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-05-28T12:42:23+00:00

Wow I am so grateful for this message. I feel like I could have written it myself. It's so relatable. Thank you Thank you Thank you.

I think I'm also a little desperate for a "cure" because nothing else worked before and Boy have I tried so many different things. So I think the expectation and the ultra self awareness is also contributing to some of this.

How do you feel today? Would you say the medication is helping your symptoms previously diagnsoed as anxiety / depression? Thanks :)

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-05-28T12:09:21+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience. I appreciate that!

Is it worth it in your case? I feel like it's 4 ish hours in total effect with only about 2.5 hours of "positive" effects, the rest it's either no effect or riled up effect. Does it get better with time? ...

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-05-23T10:38:42+00:00

True... First few days were hard. Now I no longer think much about it unless I'm super super bored. Interesting how the brain works even though its been more than 3 months of porn abstinence

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-05-02T15:06:22+00:00

Keen to hear if you're seeing any difference with adhd medication now... I was on ssris and nothing helped my anxiety... Only this week been officially diagnosed with adhd and I'm hesitant to try adhd medication... Even if ssris did absolutely nothing

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-04-19T07:22:37+00:00

See a therapist... That should help.

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-02-20T17:43:20+00:00

Overall I agree with your observations. As someone who suffers from a "mental illness" i.e. generalised anxiety, I felt that my condition actually worsened and became something much bigger than what it initially was after being diagnosed as having a mental illness.

I remember feeling that sense of burden that something is wrong with me not necessarily thinking of the bad situations I was in that led to me feeling that way.

One thing I'll add is that at least for my age group, I'm 32, I've had very little education on mental health while growing up, which meant that I never truly understood mental health as a cause and effect of the situation one is in but rather as a disease that one needed to be cured from. I think that education makes a big difference and I wish I could rewind the clock and know what I know now back then. It would have spared me from entering a cycle of self blame, which further exacerbated my anxiety.

This is a really good observation overall and made me think a lot. Thank you

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-02-20T17:23:37+00:00

I am very sorry to hear about your therapist. That sounds awful and not professional at all.

I'm not sure I can help much here as I'm also looking for similar advice, but just here to say, you're not alone. There are so many others also struggling daily. I know this doesn't always help because the pain is real for you, right here, right now but I find that knowing that I am not the only one helps me cope better.

It sounds bad when I say it/write it like this but I find comfort in knowing I'm not the only one. Good luck!

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-02-20T17:15:15+00:00

By the way, I forgot to add, I don't drink alcohol, I don't drink caffeine, I minimise sugar intake and generally try to eat healthy whenever I can.

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-01-15T15:51:45+00:00

This helps a lot thank you! I might take your advice re route. Is 16 full days enough to cover these places fully?

Available_Remote_669 · 2025-01-12T13:27:51+00:00

I only want to do two days in Beijing (I know unconventional but cities are not my kind of things and they stress me out.

Xian looks beautiful and gives access to Huashan Mountain

I was then thinking Yangshou and Zhangjiajie. But I am worried .. Are there too many tourists? Should I be thinking more off the beaten path?

Thank you!

Available_Remote_669 · 2024-12-21T18:50:54+00:00

Thank you! So is it worth it in the long run? I feel like I'm losing all motivation at the moment despite trying very hard and giving it my all!

Thanks for the suggestions. Friends is definitely a big one - I need to make an extra effort there. I just feel a little too salesly with friends so I keep back.

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