(Alex Matthews-King/ The Independent) — People taking a widely used class of medication prescribed for anxiety, nerve pain or epilepsy are up to 26 per cent more likely to die by suicide, a study has warned.
British researchers, led by Oxford University, have called for a review on the use of gabapentinoid drugs in treating young people after finding risks were particularly high among 15- to 24-year-olds.
In addition to suicidal behaviours, rates of being involved in a car crash or traffic offence, of sustaining a physical injury and of accidental overdose were all raised when people were being treated with gabapentinoids, the study found. (…)