TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Depression and attempted suicide under pregabalin therapy JO - Annals of general psychiatry A1 - Kustermann, Andreas A1 - Möbius, Cornelia A1 - Oberstein, Timo A1 - Müller, Helge H. A1 - Kornhuber, Johannes SP - 37 EP - 37 VL - 13 IS - 1 N2 - Originally developed for the treatment of epilepsy, pregabalin has become a compound with a wide spectrum of indications comprising anxiety disorders and chronic pain and is therefore largely prescribed. Thus, it is important for clinicians to be aware of rare, but serious adverse effects. The following report illustrates the case of a 20-year-old male with a severe depressive syndrome following pregabalin medication which even led to a suicide attempt.

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