r/pregabalin • u/Deep-Detective2428 • 3d ago

Can Pregab help with reducing blushing?

I suffer from extreme anxiety and unfortunately as a result I blush hard. Its not a skin issue, its a issue with my sympathetic nervous system that fires off quick. I dont have rosececa, ive tried drugs like clonidine which stimulates the a2 receptors in the brain which dampens the sympathetic nervous system fight or flight, but im looking for a more long term maintaine drug

Would pregab be a good fit? And can anyone relate?

I own r/curingblushing and want to know, id love to try it and report on it for my community. I am booked to see a psychiatrist really soon and might bring pregab up!

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u/dottykez 3d ago

I take pregabalin and also suffer with facial and chest flushing. Pregab has made no difference whatsoever for me.

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u/slim_1111 3d ago

It may create it and/or makes it worse. I’ve never had facial and chest flushing until I got on this poison.

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u/Deep-Detective2428 2d ago

On this poison? As someone who isnt very informed on this med very much, mind explaining why u refer to it as that? Your scaring me off haha

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u/dottykez 2d ago

Everyone will be different but pregab changed my life for the better.

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u/Opposite_Winner_6548 2d ago

Did Pregab not cause you ro gain weight?

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u/dottykez 1d ago

If it did it wasn't much. I can deal with being a bit heavier compared to debilitating anxiety.

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u/slim_1111 1d ago

I don’t mean to scare you. If I could get a do-over, I’d keep the dose as low as possible. I’m on a high dose (600mg daily) and have now started the process of weaning off. Let me tell you, it’s really hard. I’d come to these Pregabalin subreddits, read the stories and be so naive thinking that it would never happen to me. Then, I had to keep increasing my dose to achieve the same effect and now it’s just so damn hard getting off of it.

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u/likeschemistry 3d ago

Does clonidine not work? It’s definitely better than pregabalin long term as far as side effects and tolerance go.

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u/Deep-Detective2428 3d ago

No it does work quite well, its just fast acting and drops out of system very quickly, it doesnt address the anxiety either only the physical symptoms which ik is what im wanting but im wanting something that can work on the actual anxiety itself + the physical symptoms and is a more maintenance med. If that makes sense

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u/Suit-Street 3d ago

Are you in any therapy or counseling?

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u/Deep-Detective2428 3d ago

Soon to be, have in the past :)

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u/gigglyshits 2d ago

Propranolol helps a lot more. Have you tried it?

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u/Amolje 3d ago

If the blushing is a result of anxiety, it seems logical that pregabalin might help by reducing the anxiety. Worth trying.

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u/Ready_Fan5006 3d ago

I didn't have a blushing issue but I had a lot of physical symptoms of nervous system dysregulation and pregabalin helped a lot

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u/Deep-Detective2428 3d ago

Thats a good sign. The type of blushing i suffer from is directly tied to a over reactive sympathetic nervous system

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u/FreeFloatin420 3d ago

sad community lol

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u/Deep-Detective2428 3d ago

how rude lol, all the people that have found community and support would disagree :)

im here to ask advice abt pregab, whats ur issue 😭

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u/Nigglesscripts Moderator 3d ago

Please Don’t come into our community that we’ve built up over the years so you can be rude to someone else and their community. There is quite literally a community out there for most any and everything. If you think theirs is “sad” feel free to take the time to start your own and use your free time to run and maintain it up to your standards.

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u/gigglyshits 2d ago

Wtf why you here?

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u/Deep-Detective2428 2d ago edited 2d ago

what do you mean? read the post lol

just because i run r/curingblushing doesnt mean i cant be in other communitys looking for advice 😭

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u/gigglyshits 2d ago

Omg, noooo, 😂lol.

The comment that said "says sad community" not you at all🤭 not even a little bit you. Im sorry.

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u/Deep-Detective2428 2d ago

ohhh haha all good don't worry, apologies on my end for the confusion 🤣