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Adam Kaye

Adam Kaye

May 19, 2026

20:31
Do you have, like, numbers or percentages of the association with, um, suicidal ideation?
20:38
Yeah.
20:38
Um, British Medical Journal and Lancet, they've done a lot of studies where they've identified preexisting, um, mood and suicidal ideation risks, and we know that people that use gabapentin, for example, they also might have comorbidities, including anxiety, depression, insomnia, chronic pain, and all of those contribute to lots of suicides and lots of self-harm.
21:14
So I think the statistics absolutely show a higher risk in people that use gabapentin, and I think that it's absolutely, uh, necessary for pharmacists and prescribers to suggest to patients that they read these med guides and they think about it.
21:38
"Is my mood, you know, getting bad? Am I being, uh, mean to my spouse and my kids and my coworkers?" So w- we, uh, absolutely should keep in our mind that gabapentin is associated with self-harm, and we should monitor the patients closely because of this.
22:10
Could I have a worsening mood?" The answer is you could, you know, basically on this, and especially if, if you're already, you know, predispositioned to, you know, depression, that kind of stuff, that could potentially make it worse.
22:22
Correct.
22:23
Absolutely.

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