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gabapentin and Anxiety

gabapentin has been researched along with Anxiety in 34 studies

Gabapentin: A cyclohexane-gamma-aminobutyric acid derivative that is used for the treatment of PARTIAL SEIZURES; NEURALGIA; and RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME.
gabapentin : A gamma-amino acid that is cyclohexane substituted at position 1 by aminomethyl and carboxymethyl groups. Used for treatment of neuropathic pain and restless legs syndrome.

Anxiety: Feelings or emotions of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"To determine the effectiveness of preoperative administration of gabapentin in reduction of acute postoperative pain, morphine consumption and preoperative anxiety and sedation in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy."9.30The Effect of Gabapentin on Postoperative Pain, Morphine Sparing Effect and Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Going for Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgical Procedure. ( Aqil, M; Bamehriz, FY; Dammas, FA; Fadin, A; Khan, MU; Khokhar, RS, 2019)
"undergoing ophthalmic surgery as well as opioid consumption between groups."9.27Gabapentine 300 mg vs. 450 mg as anesthetic premedication for reactive hypertension, anxiety and analgesia ( Arguelles-Uribe, GD; Carrillo-Torres, O; Corral-Urdapilleta, NP; Guzmán-Sánchez, JA; Rascón-Martínez, DM; Soto-Palma, G; Velázquez-Loeza, J, 2018)
"Gabapentin is increasingly being used for the treatment of postoperative pain and a variety of psychiatric diseases, including chronic anxiety disorders."9.17Gabapentin reduces preoperative anxiety and pain catastrophizing in highly anxious patients prior to major surgery: a blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial. ( Clarke, H; Katz, J; Katznelson, R; Kirkham, KR; Ko, R; Ma, M; Mitsakakis, N; Orser, BA; Snyman, A, 2013)
"Gabapentin is used for the treatment of hot flashes and neuropathic pain in breast cancer survivors, and is commonly used off-label for the treatment of anxiety."9.16A randomized, controlled, double-blinded clinical trial of gabapentin 300 versus 900 mg versus placebo for anxiety symptoms in breast cancer survivors. ( Amos, E; Heckler, C; Jacobs, A; Kirshner, JJ; Lavigne, JE; Lord, R; Mathews, JL; Morrow, GR; Mustian, K; Palesh, O, 2012)
"Gabapentin is an anti-epileptic drug which is also used for the treatment of postoperative pain and a variety of psychiatric diseases including chronic anxiety disorders."9.14Gabapentin does not reduce preoperative anxiety when given prior to total hip arthroplasty. ( Clarke, H; Gollish, J; Katz, J; Kay, J; Mitsakakis, N; Orser, BA, 2010)
"The effects of gabapentin, 400 mg and 800 mg, on anxiety induced by simulated public speaking (SPS) were investigated."9.10Effects of gabapentin on anxiety induced by simulated public speaking. ( Barichello, T; Busnello, JV; de-Paris, F; Izquierdo, I; Kapczinski, F; Quevedo, J; Sant'Anna, MK; Vianna, MR, 2003)
" Gabapentin is a relatively new anticonvulsant being investigated for potential use in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD), anxiety disorders, behavioral dyscontrol, and substance use disorders."8.80Gabapentin: a review of published experience in the treatment of bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions. ( Letterman, L; Markowitz, JS, 1999)
" Pregabalin is currently recommended by NICE for the treatment of anxiety."8.02Should gabapentinoids be prescribed long-term for anxiety and other mental health conditions? ( Horowitz, MA; Kelleher, M; Taylor, D, 2021)
" The anticonvulsant gabapentin, which is widely used as an analgesic agent, also reduces anxiety."7.77The effects of gabapentin in two animal models of co-morbid anxiety and visceral hypersensitivity. ( Coelho, AM; Cryan, JF; Dinan, TG; Fitzgerald, P; Lee, K; O' Mahony, SM; Winchester, W, 2011)
"The GABA amides of the antidepressants nortriptyline and fluoxetine, 1 and 2, were compared to their respective parent compounds in rodent models of pain."7.75Gamma-aminobutyric acid amides of nortriptyline and fluoxetine display improved pain suppressing activity. ( Aharoni, A; Geffen, Y; Gil-Ad, I; Halbfinger, E; Nisemblat, Y; Nudelman, A; Rephaeli, A; Tarasenko, I; Tarasenko, N; Weizman, A, 2009)
"The purpose of this article was to report a case of chorea that developed in an elderly man being treated with gabapentin for severe anxiety."7.75Chorea associated with gabapentin use in an elderly man. ( Attupurath, R; Aziz, R; Muralee, S; Tampi, RR; Wollman, D, 2009)
"Gabapentin has antihyperalgesic and potential anxiolytic effects."6.77Effects of a single 1200-mg preoperative dose of gabapentin on anxiety and memory. ( Adam, F; Bordenave, L; Chauvin, M; Sessler, DI, 2012)
"Gabapentin has antihyperalgesic and anxiolytic properties."6.71Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery. ( Adam, F; Chauvin, M; Guignard, B; Ménigaux, C; Sessler, DI, 2005)
"Gabapentin is a commonly prescribed antiepileptic agent for seizures, which is also used for pain and addiction management."5.91Effect of Gabapentin-Fluoxetine Derivative GBP1F in a Murine Model of Depression, Anxiety and Cognition. ( Ali, G; Alkahramaan, YMSA; Arif, M; Gohar, A; Khan, MS; Rashid, U; Rauf, K; Sewell, RDE, 2023)
"Diazepam demonstrated a statistically significant, sustained reduction in anxiety levels compared with placebo ( p = ."5.69Efficacy and Safety of Anxiolytics in Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial. ( Guo, D; Kossintseva, I; Zloty, DM, 2023)
"Gabapentin was used to provide an anxiolytic effect on drug-free days."5.38Evaluation of anxiolytic effect and withdrawal anxiety in chronic intermittent diazepam treatment in rats. ( Açikmeşe, B; Enginar, N; Hatipoğlu, I; Haznedar, S, 2012)
"In both neuropathic pain models, rats exhibited mechanical hypersensitivity, whereas a significant increase in anxiety-like behaviour was observed only in CCI rats (time spent in open arms decreased significantly from 99+/-15."5.35Anxiety-like behaviour in rats with mononeuropathy is reduced by the analgesic drugs morphine and gabapentin. ( Arndt, K; Ceci, A; Doods, H; Roeska, K; Treede, RD, 2008)
"Neuropathic pain is commonly associated with affective disorders such as anxiety and depression."5.35Anxiety-like behaviour is attenuated by gabapentin, morphine and diazepam in a rodent model of HIV anti-retroviral-associated neuropathic pain. ( Blackbeard, J; Pheby, T; Rice, AS; Segerdahl, AR; Wallace, VC, 2008)
"To determine the effectiveness of preoperative administration of gabapentin in reduction of acute postoperative pain, morphine consumption and preoperative anxiety and sedation in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy."5.30The Effect of Gabapentin on Postoperative Pain, Morphine Sparing Effect and Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Going for Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgical Procedure. ( Aqil, M; Bamehriz, FY; Dammas, FA; Fadin, A; Khan, MU; Khokhar, RS, 2019)
"undergoing ophthalmic surgery as well as opioid consumption between groups."5.27Gabapentine 300 mg vs. 450 mg as anesthetic premedication for reactive hypertension, anxiety and analgesia ( Arguelles-Uribe, GD; Carrillo-Torres, O; Corral-Urdapilleta, NP; Guzmán-Sánchez, JA; Rascón-Martínez, DM; Soto-Palma, G; Velázquez-Loeza, J, 2018)
"Gabapentin is increasingly being used for the treatment of postoperative pain and a variety of psychiatric diseases, including chronic anxiety disorders."5.17Gabapentin reduces preoperative anxiety and pain catastrophizing in highly anxious patients prior to major surgery: a blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial. ( Clarke, H; Katz, J; Katznelson, R; Kirkham, KR; Ko, R; Ma, M; Mitsakakis, N; Orser, BA; Snyman, A, 2013)
"Gabapentin is used for the treatment of hot flashes and neuropathic pain in breast cancer survivors, and is commonly used off-label for the treatment of anxiety."5.16A randomized, controlled, double-blinded clinical trial of gabapentin 300 versus 900 mg versus placebo for anxiety symptoms in breast cancer survivors. ( Amos, E; Heckler, C; Jacobs, A; Kirshner, JJ; Lavigne, JE; Lord, R; Mathews, JL; Morrow, GR; Mustian, K; Palesh, O, 2012)
"Gabapentin is an anti-epileptic drug which is also used for the treatment of postoperative pain and a variety of psychiatric diseases including chronic anxiety disorders."5.14Gabapentin does not reduce preoperative anxiety when given prior to total hip arthroplasty. ( Clarke, H; Gollish, J; Katz, J; Kay, J; Mitsakakis, N; Orser, BA, 2010)
"Gabapentin reduces anxiety in psychiatric patients."5.14Gabapentin premedication: assessment of preoperative anxiolysis and postoperative patient satisfaction. ( Bernard, JC; Debaene, B; Foucan, L; Frasca, D; Lebrun, T; Sandefo, I; Tirault, M; Van Elstraete, AC, 2010)
"The effects of gabapentin, 400 mg and 800 mg, on anxiety induced by simulated public speaking (SPS) were investigated."5.10Effects of gabapentin on anxiety induced by simulated public speaking. ( Barichello, T; Busnello, JV; de-Paris, F; Izquierdo, I; Kapczinski, F; Quevedo, J; Sant'Anna, MK; Vianna, MR, 2003)
" Gabapentin is a relatively new anticonvulsant being investigated for potential use in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD), anxiety disorders, behavioral dyscontrol, and substance use disorders."4.80Gabapentin: a review of published experience in the treatment of bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions. ( Letterman, L; Markowitz, JS, 1999)
" Pregabalin is currently recommended by NICE for the treatment of anxiety."4.02Should gabapentinoids be prescribed long-term for anxiety and other mental health conditions? ( Horowitz, MA; Kelleher, M; Taylor, D, 2021)
" The anticonvulsant gabapentin, which is widely used as an analgesic agent, also reduces anxiety."3.77The effects of gabapentin in two animal models of co-morbid anxiety and visceral hypersensitivity. ( Coelho, AM; Cryan, JF; Dinan, TG; Fitzgerald, P; Lee, K; O' Mahony, SM; Winchester, W, 2011)
"The purpose of this article was to report a case of chorea that developed in an elderly man being treated with gabapentin for severe anxiety."3.75Chorea associated with gabapentin use in an elderly man. ( Attupurath, R; Aziz, R; Muralee, S; Tampi, RR; Wollman, D, 2009)
"The GABA amides of the antidepressants nortriptyline and fluoxetine, 1 and 2, were compared to their respective parent compounds in rodent models of pain."3.75Gamma-aminobutyric acid amides of nortriptyline and fluoxetine display improved pain suppressing activity. ( Aharoni, A; Geffen, Y; Gil-Ad, I; Halbfinger, E; Nisemblat, Y; Nudelman, A; Rephaeli, A; Tarasenko, I; Tarasenko, N; Weizman, A, 2009)
"Gabapentin has antihyperalgesic and potential anxiolytic effects."2.77Effects of a single 1200-mg preoperative dose of gabapentin on anxiety and memory. ( Adam, F; Bordenave, L; Chauvin, M; Sessler, DI, 2012)
"Gabapentin has antihyperalgesic and anxiolytic properties."2.71Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery. ( Adam, F; Chauvin, M; Guignard, B; Ménigaux, C; Sessler, DI, 2005)
"Gabapentin was originally designed as an anti-convulsant gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) mimetic capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier."2.42Cellular and molecular action of the putative GABA-mimetic, gabapentin. ( Chung, FZ; Gonzalez, MI; Lee, K; Maneuf, YP; Pinnock, RD; Sutton, KS, 2003)
"Gabapentin is a commonly prescribed antiepileptic agent for seizures, which is also used for pain and addiction management."1.91Effect of Gabapentin-Fluoxetine Derivative GBP1F in a Murine Model of Depression, Anxiety and Cognition. ( Ali, G; Alkahramaan, YMSA; Arif, M; Gohar, A; Khan, MS; Rashid, U; Rauf, K; Sewell, RDE, 2023)
"Musculoskeletal pain is a widespread complex regional pain syndrome associated with altered emotional and cognitive functioning along with heightened physical disability that has become a global health concern."1.62Involvement of Oxidative Stress and Nerve Growth Factor in Behavioral and Biochemical Deficits of Experimentally Induced Musculoskeletal Pain in Mice: Ameliorative Effects of Heraclin. ( Bhatti, R; Garg, S; Kaur, A; Kaur, H; Singh, L; Singh, N, 2021)
" Results of the study indicate that 1) Early SIS could be considered as an animal model of psychosocial stress to investigate the psychiatric comorbidities in seizure disorders, 2) Chronic administration of low dose GBP prevented the shaping of behavioral abnormalities in adulthood, 3) Chronic administration of low dose GBP produced no negative behavioral effects in socially conditioned mice suggesting the safety of the drug, 4) Gabapentin at low doses may be considered as an agent for management of epilepsy in individuals with psychiatric comorbidities."1.46Protective effects of gabapentin against the seizure susceptibility and comorbid behavioral abnormalities in the early socially isolated mice. ( Amini-Khoei, H; Amiri, S; Ghazi-Khansari, M; Haj-Mirzaian, A; Mohsenzadeh, A; Olson, CO; Rahimi-Balaei, M; Rastegar, M; Razmi, A; Shirzadian, A; Zarrindast, MR, 2017)
"Gabapentin was used to provide an anxiolytic effect on drug-free days."1.38Evaluation of anxiolytic effect and withdrawal anxiety in chronic intermittent diazepam treatment in rats. ( Açikmeşe, B; Enginar, N; Hatipoğlu, I; Haznedar, S, 2012)
"Neuropathic pain is commonly associated with affective disorders such as anxiety and depression."1.35Anxiety-like behaviour is attenuated by gabapentin, morphine and diazepam in a rodent model of HIV anti-retroviral-associated neuropathic pain. ( Blackbeard, J; Pheby, T; Rice, AS; Segerdahl, AR; Wallace, VC, 2008)
"In both neuropathic pain models, rats exhibited mechanical hypersensitivity, whereas a significant increase in anxiety-like behaviour was observed only in CCI rats (time spent in open arms decreased significantly from 99+/-15."1.35Anxiety-like behaviour in rats with mononeuropathy is reduced by the analgesic drugs morphine and gabapentin. ( Arndt, K; Ceci, A; Doods, H; Roeska, K; Treede, RD, 2008)
"In contrast, analgesia, sedation and catalepsy were not observed in this dose range, but were apparent at 100 mg/kg."1.33Pharmacological and pharmacokinetic characterization of the cannabinoid receptor 2 agonist, GW405833, utilizing rodent models of acute and chronic pain, anxiety, ataxia and catalepsy. ( Boulet, JM; Chaffer, SM; Elsemore, DA; Gottshall, SL; Harrison, JE; Koetzner, L; Lee, G; Mark, L; Miller, W; Pearson, MS; Rabadi, L; Rotshteyn, Y; Shan, S; Tafesse, L; Toth, M; Turchin, PI; Valenzano, KJ; Whiteside, GT, 2005)

Research

Studies (34)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (2.94)18.2507
2000's10 (29.41)29.6817
2010's15 (44.12)24.3611
2020's8 (23.53)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Rephaeli, A1
Gil-Ad, I1
Aharoni, A1
Tarasenko, I1
Tarasenko, N1
Geffen, Y1
Halbfinger, E1
Nisemblat, Y1
Weizman, A1
Nudelman, A1
Erickson, A1
Harbin, K1
MacPherson, J1
Rundle, K1
Overall, KL1
Hong, JSW1
Atkinson, LZ1
Al-Juffali, N1
Awad, A1
Geddes, JR1
Tunbridge, EM1
Harrison, PJ1
Cipriani, A1
Mocanu, V1
Wood, E1
Barela, M1
Wong, A1
Chamberlain, R1
Gohar, A1
Ali, G1
Rashid, U1
Rauf, K1
Arif, M1
Khan, MS1
Alkahramaan, YMSA1
Sewell, RDE1
Guo, D1
Zloty, DM1
Kossintseva, I1
Kaur, A1
Singh, L1
Garg, S1
Kaur, H1
Singh, N1
Bhatti, R1
Horowitz, MA1
Kelleher, M1
Taylor, D1
van Haaften, KA1
Forsythe, LRE1
Stelow, EA1
Bain, MJ1
Rascón-Martínez, DM1
Guzmán-Sánchez, JA1
Corral-Urdapilleta, NP1
Arguelles-Uribe, GD1
Velázquez-Loeza, J1
Soto-Palma, G1
Carrillo-Torres, O1
Till, SR1
As-Sanie, S1
Schrepf, A1
Khan, MU1
Bamehriz, FY1
Aqil, M1
Dammas, FA1
Fadin, A1
Khokhar, RS1
Zhang, MM1
Liu, SB1
Chen, T1
Koga, K1
Zhang, T1
Li, YQ1
Zhuo, M1
Mehta, S1
McIntyre, A1
Dijkers, M1
Loh, E1
Teasell, RW1
Kilic, FS1
Ismailoglu, S1
Kaygisiz, B1
Oner, S1
Amiri, S1
Haj-Mirzaian, A1
Amini-Khoei, H1
Razmi, A1
Shirzadian, A1
Rahimi-Balaei, M1
Olson, CO1
Mohsenzadeh, A1
Rastegar, M1
Zarrindast, MR1
Ghazi-Khansari, M1
Roeska, K1
Doods, H1
Arndt, K1
Treede, RD1
Ceci, A1
Wallace, VC1
Segerdahl, AR1
Blackbeard, J1
Pheby, T1
Rice, AS1
Attupurath, R1
Aziz, R1
Wollman, D1
Muralee, S1
Tampi, RR1
Clarke, H2
Kay, J1
Orser, BA2
Gollish, J1
Mitsakakis, N2
Katz, J2
Tirault, M1
Foucan, L1
Debaene, B1
Frasca, D1
Lebrun, T1
Bernard, JC1
Sandefo, I1
Van Elstraete, AC1
O' Mahony, SM1
Coelho, AM1
Fitzgerald, P1
Lee, K2
Winchester, W1
Dinan, TG1
Cryan, JF1
Açikmeşe, B1
Haznedar, S1
Hatipoğlu, I1
Enginar, N1
Adam, F2
Bordenave, L1
Sessler, DI2
Chauvin, M2
Lavigne, JE1
Heckler, C1
Mathews, JL1
Palesh, O1
Kirshner, JJ1
Lord, R1
Jacobs, A1
Amos, E1
Morrow, GR1
Mustian, K1
Kirkham, KR1
Katznelson, R1
Ko, R1
Snyman, A1
Ma, M1
Maneuf, YP1
Gonzalez, MI1
Sutton, KS1
Chung, FZ1
Pinnock, RD1
de-Paris, F1
Sant'Anna, MK1
Vianna, MR1
Barichello, T1
Busnello, JV1
Kapczinski, F1
Quevedo, J1
Izquierdo, I1
Valenzano, KJ1
Tafesse, L1
Lee, G1
Harrison, JE1
Boulet, JM1
Gottshall, SL1
Mark, L1
Pearson, MS1
Miller, W1
Shan, S1
Rabadi, L1
Rotshteyn, Y1
Chaffer, SM1
Turchin, PI1
Elsemore, DA1
Toth, M1
Koetzner, L1
Whiteside, GT1
Ménigaux, C1
Guignard, B1
Rejas, J1
Ribera, MV1
Ruiz, M1
Masrramón, X1
Letterman, L1
Markowitz, JS1
Weizman, R1
Paz, L1
Peter, Y1
Toren, P1
Pick, CG1

Clinical Trials (5)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
The Effect of Preoperative Anxiety Level to Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Consumption in Patients Who Had Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy[NCT04432558]42 participants (Actual)Observational [Patient Registry]2017-04-12Completed
Effect of Preoperative Pregabalin on Propofol Induction Dose[NCT01158859]Phase 450 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2010-04-30Completed
Comparison of Oral Gabapentin and Pregabalin in Postoperative Pain Control After Photorefractive Keratectomy: a Prospective, Randomized Study.[NCT00954187]8 participants (Actual)Interventional2009-11-30Terminated (stopped due to PI left institution)
Gabapentin Regimens and Their Effects on Opioid Consumption[NCT03334903]Phase 477 participants (Actual)Interventional2018-05-15Completed
Analgetic and Anxiolytic Effect of Preoperative Pregabalin in Patients Undergoing Surgery of the Vertebral Columna[NCT00353704]Phase 450 participants (Actual)Interventional2005-11-30Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

"VAS Score 1: How Much Pain do You Feel in Your Operative Site When Resting?"

Surgical site pain. Scale 0-10, with 0 best and 10 worst (NCT03334903)
Timeframe: 2-3 months after surgery (at 2nd postoperative appointment)

Interventionscore on 10-point scale (Mean)
Standard of Care2.26
Postoperative Gabapentin Regimen2.46

"VAS Score 2: How Much Pain do You Feel in Your Operative Site When Moving?"

Surgical site pain. Scale 0-10, with 0 best and 10 worst. (NCT03334903)
Timeframe: 2-3 months following surgery (measured at second postoperative appointment).

Interventionscore on a 10-point scale (Mean)
Standard of Care3.84
Postoperative Gabapentin Regimen3.54

"VAS Score 3: How Well Are You Sleeping?"

Sleep quality. Scale 0-10 with 0 worst and 10 best. (NCT03334903)
Timeframe: 2-3 months following surgery (measured at second postoperative appointment).

Interventionscore on a 10-point scale (Mean)
Standard of Care5.73
Postoperative Gabapentin Regimen6.38

"VAS Score 4: How Bad is Your Nausea?"

Nausea. Scale 0-10, with 0 best and 10 worst. (NCT03334903)
Timeframe: 2-3 months following surgery (measured at second postoperative appointment).

Interventionscore on a 10-point scale (Mean)
Standard of Care0.36
Postoperative Gabapentin Regimen0.17

"VAS Score 5: How Satisfied Are You With Your Pain Management?"

Satisfaction. Scale 0-10 with 0 worst and 10 best. (NCT03334903)
Timeframe: 2-3 months following surgery (measured at second postoperative appointment).

Interventionscore on a 10-point scale (Mean)
Standard of Care7.83
Postoperative Gabapentin Regimen8.48

Days Taking Opioids

Number of days until patients are finished consuming opioid medications after discharge. (NCT03334903)
Timeframe: 2-3 months following surgery (measured at second postoperative appointment).

Interventiondays (Mean)
Standard of Care14.8
Postoperative Gabapentin Regimen18.7

Opioid Consumption

Mean opioid consumption, measured in mg of morphine equivalents. (NCT03334903)
Timeframe: 2-3 months following surgery (total amount measured at second postoperative appointment; means assessed afterwards).

Interventionmorphine equivalents (Mean)
Standard of Care287.0
Postoperative Gabapentin Regimen281.1

Mean VAS Pain (Visual Analogue Scale)at Rest (0-100 mm)

The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used for registration of the pain intensity at rest. The score ranges from 0-100, where 0 means no pain and 100 means maximal pain. Higher values represent a worse outcome. (NCT00353704)
Timeframe: 120 minutes after surgery

InterventionUnits on a scale (Mean)
Pregabalin11.7
Placebo22.5

Morphine (Opioid) Consumption Cumulated

"Patients were equipped with a morphine PCA (patient controlled analgesia) for 24 hours after surgery. So they could administrate morphine intravenously by pressing a button. The sum of morphine was registered as cumulated opioid consumption (milligram)" (NCT00353704)
Timeframe: 240 minutes

Interventionmg (Mean)
Pregabalin7.3
Placebo16.0

Reviews

8 reviews available for gabapentin and Anxiety

ArticleYear
A review of pre-appointment medications to reduce fear and anxiety in dogs and cats at veterinary visits.
    The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2021, Volume: 62, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Anxiety; Cat Diseases; Cats; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Fear; Gabapentin

2021
Gabapentin and pregabalin in bipolar disorder, anxiety states, and insomnia: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and rationale.
    Molecular psychiatry, 2022, Volume: 27, Issue:3

    Topics: Amines; Anxiety; Bipolar Disorder; Calcium Channels; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Gabapentin; gamma-

2022
Alcohol use disorder with comorbid anxiety disorder: a case report and focused literature review.
    Addiction science & clinical practice, 2022, 11-08, Volume: 17, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcoholism; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Comorbidity; Gabapentin; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Randomiz

2022
Concussion and Psychological Effects: A Review of Recent Literature.
    Current sports medicine reports, 2023, Jan-01, Volume: 22, Issue:1

    Topics: Anxiety; Athletic Injuries; Brain Concussion; Gabapentin; Humans; Risk Factors; Sports

2023
Psychology of Chronic Pelvic Pain: Prevalence, Neurobiological Vulnerabilities, and Treatment.
    Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2019, Volume: 62, Issue:1

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Catastrophization; Chronic Pain; Cognitive Behavioral The

2019
Gabapentinoids are effective in decreasing neuropathic pain and other secondary outcomes after spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis.
    Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2014, Volume: 95, Issue:11

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics; Anxiety; Clinical Trials as Topic; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Depression; Gaba

2014
Cellular and molecular action of the putative GABA-mimetic, gabapentin.
    Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2003, Volume: 60, Issue:4

    Topics: Acetates; Amines; Analgesics; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Anxiety; Brain; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids;

2003
Gabapentin: a review of published experience in the treatment of bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions.
    Pharmacotherapy, 1999, Volume: 19, Issue:5

    Topics: Acetates; Amines; Anticonvulsants; Anxiety; Bipolar Disorder; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Gabapenti

1999

Trials

12 trials available for gabapentin and Anxiety

ArticleYear
Efficacy and Safety of Anxiolytics in Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
    Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], 2023, 11-01, Volume: 49, Issue:11

    Topics: Alprazolam; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Diazepam; Double-Blind Method; Gabapentin; Humans; Lorazep

2023
Effects of a single preappointment dose of gabapentin on signs of stress in cats during transportation and veterinary examination.
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2017, Nov-15, Volume: 251, Issue:10

    Topics: Amines; Animal Welfare; Animals; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Cats; Cross-Over Studies; Cyclohexanecar

2017
Gabapentine 300 mg vs. 450 mg as anesthetic premedication for reactive hypertension, anxiety and analgesia
    Gaceta medica de Mexico, 2018, Volume: 154, Issue:1

    Topics: Amines; Analgesia; Analgesics; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Double-Bli

2018
The Effect of Gabapentin on Postoperative Pain, Morphine Sparing Effect and Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Going for Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgical Procedure.
    Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, 2019, Volume: 29, Issue:8

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Analgesics; Analgesics, Opioid; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Double-Blind Method

2019
Gabapentin does not reduce preoperative anxiety when given prior to total hip arthroplasty.
    Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2010, Volume: 11, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Ac

2010
Gabapentin premedication: assessment of preoperative anxiolysis and postoperative patient satisfaction.
    Acta anaesthesiologica Belgica, 2010, Volume: 61, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Double-Blind Method; Femal

2010
Effects of a single 1200-mg preoperative dose of gabapentin on anxiety and memory.
    Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation, 2012, Volume: 31, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amines; Analgesics; Anesthesia, General; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarbo

2012
A randomized, controlled, double-blinded clinical trial of gabapentin 300 versus 900 mg versus placebo for anxiety symptoms in breast cancer survivors.
    Breast cancer research and treatment, 2012, Volume: 136, Issue:2

    Topics: Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Breast Neoplasms; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapen

2012
Gabapentin reduces preoperative anxiety and pain catastrophizing in highly anxious patients prior to major surgery: a blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial.
    Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie, 2013, Volume: 60, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Analysis of Variance; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Catastrophization; Cyclohexanecar

2013
Effects of gabapentin on anxiety induced by simulated public speaking.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2003, Volume: 17, Issue:2

    Topics: Acetates; Adolescent; Adult; Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Blood Pressure; Cyclohexanecarbox

2003
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Preoperative gabapentin decreases anxiety and improves early functional recovery from knee surgery.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2005, Volume: 100, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin;

2005
Psychometric properties of the MOS (Medical Outcomes Study) Sleep Scale in patients with neuropathic pain.
    European journal of pain (London, England), 2007, Volume: 11, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amines; Analgesics; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Depression; Disability Evalua

2007

Other Studies

14 other studies available for gabapentin and Anxiety

ArticleYear
Gamma-aminobutyric acid amides of nortriptyline and fluoxetine display improved pain suppressing activity.
    Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2009, May-14, Volume: 52, Issue:9

    Topics: Analgesics; Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Fluoxetine; Formaldehyde; gam

2009
Effect of Gabapentin-Fluoxetine Derivative GBP1F in a Murine Model of Depression, Anxiety and Cognition.
    Drug design, development and therapy, 2023, Volume: 17

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents; Anxiety; Ascorbic Acid; Behavior, Animal; Cogni

2023
Involvement of Oxidative Stress and Nerve Growth Factor in Behavioral and Biochemical Deficits of Experimentally Induced Musculoskeletal Pain in Mice: Ameliorative Effects of Heraclin.
    Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2021, Volume: 71, Issue:2

    Topics: Analgesics; Animals; Anxiety; Brain Chemistry; Cognition Disorders; Cytokines; Drug Evaluation, Prec

2021
Should gabapentinoids be prescribed long-term for anxiety and other mental health conditions?
    Addictive behaviors, 2021, Volume: 119

    Topics: Anxiety; England; Gabapentin; Humans; Mental Health; Pregabalin

2021
Effects of NB001 and gabapentin on irritable bowel syndrome-induced behavioral anxiety and spontaneous pain.
    Molecular brain, 2014, Jun-16, Volume: 7

    Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Amines; Animals; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Gab

2014
Effects of single and combined gabapentin use in elevated plus maze and forced swimming tests.
    Acta neuropsychiatrica, 2014, Volume: 26, Issue:5

    Topics: Amines; Amitriptyline; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Depression; D

2014
Protective effects of gabapentin against the seizure susceptibility and comorbid behavioral abnormalities in the early socially isolated mice.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2017, Feb-15, Volume: 797

    Topics: Aggression; Amines; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Comorbidity; Cyclohexanecar

2017
Anxiety-like behaviour in rats with mononeuropathy is reduced by the analgesic drugs morphine and gabapentin.
    Pain, 2008, Oct-15, Volume: 139, Issue:2

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics; Animals; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Disease Models, Animal; Gabapenti

2008
Anxiety-like behaviour is attenuated by gabapentin, morphine and diazepam in a rodent model of HIV anti-retroviral-associated neuropathic pain.
    Neuroscience letters, 2008, Dec-19, Volume: 448, Issue:1

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics; Animal Diseases; Animals; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids

2008
Chorea associated with gabapentin use in an elderly man.
    The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy, 2009, Volume: 7, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Amines; Analgesics; Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; Anxiety; Chorea; Cognition Disorders; Cyclohexanec

2009
The effects of gabapentin in two animal models of co-morbid anxiety and visceral hypersensitivity.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2011, Sep-30, Volume: 667, Issue:1-3

    Topics: Amines; Animals; Anxiety; Comorbidity; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Disease Models, Animal; Female;

2011
Evaluation of anxiolytic effect and withdrawal anxiety in chronic intermittent diazepam treatment in rats.
    Behavioural pharmacology, 2012, Volume: 23, Issue:2

    Topics: Amines; Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Diazepam; Disease Models

2012
Pharmacological and pharmacokinetic characterization of the cannabinoid receptor 2 agonist, GW405833, utilizing rodent models of acute and chronic pain, anxiety, ataxia and catalepsy.
    Neuropharmacology, 2005, Volume: 48, Issue:5

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics; Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Anxiety; Ataxia; Behavior, Ani

2005
Behavioral effects of agents active at the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor complex in the staircase paradigm.
    Brain research, 2001, May-18, Volume: 901, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Acetates; Adjuvants, Immunologic; Amines; Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Azabicyclo Compound

2001