I've been really struggling for the past couple of weeks... my anxiety is much worse than usual, I'm constantly agitated and keep getting panic attacks and I keep feeling like its not safe to leave my room. I think it's due to a combination of things happening at the same time that I'm not really coping with- my mum's ill, my uncle has incurable rare cancer, my art workshop I go to has lost funding + is closing down, I'm finishing at college and I have my final appointment with my Uni counsellor (who I've seen for 4 years) next Friday. It's all a bit much to cope with.
My cpn is on holiday for three weeks (brilliant timing!) so I went to see my GP this morning. Managed to explain a bit about the overwhelming anxiety and she said she wants me to take an anti-anxiety medication called Pregabalin. Apparently it's used for general anxiety disorder. I've never heard of it so I'm wondering if anyone else has any experience of taking it?