The FDA has belatedly added serious new warnings to gabapentinoids like gabapentin (Neurontin) & pregabalin (Lyrica): Withdrawal may cause suicidal thoughts, agitation, confusion, insomnia, psychosis. These symptoms match akathisia and can lead to self-harm, violence, or suicide. Tragically, akathisia is often missed, mistreated or misdiagnosed as anxiety or mental illness. Read more at http://The FDA has belatedly added serious new warnings to gabapentinoids like gabapentin (Neurontin) & pregabalin (Lyrica): Withdrawal may cause suicidal thoughts, agitation, confusion, insomnia, psychosis. These symptoms match akathisia and can lead to self-harm, violence, or suicide. Tragically, akathisia is often missed, mistreated or misdiagnosed as anxiety or mental illness.