Off-label use of gabapentin and pregabalin for anxiety

An excerpt from  Understanding Medicines for Anxiety. In addition to medicines with FDA indications for anxiety, such as benzodiazepines and some antidepressants, a number of drugs are frequently prescribed off-label. Among these are gabapentin and the related compound pregabalin, collectively known as gabapentino ids.  Their popularity is remarkable: gabapentin has been the tenth most commonly prescribed medicine […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 31, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/wallace-b-mendelson" rel="tag" > Wallace B. Mendelson, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Meds Psychiatry Source Type: blogs