title: Depression and attempted suicide under pregabalin therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kustermann
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Möbius
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oberstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Helge H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kornhuber
keywords: Anticonvulsants; Depression; Pregabalin; Suicide