An interesting article on the cost of pregabalin and effect on prescribing -

http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/nice-ret...e#.VLMK2yuUeSo

Any doctor can write a private prescription. They just don't use their NHS prescription forms, or cross out the NHS bit.

I found a price of around 80 GBP for 56 x 300 mg Lyrica, If you took one per day (single dose per day not recommended, but would save money), it would cost about 1.43 GBP per day. (The following is for information purposes only - not to be taken as a recommendation or endorsement).

http://www.assetchemist.co.uk/search..._300MG_56_Caps

Nevertheless, since pregabalin is NHS licensed for anxiety, your doctor would almost certainly be duty-bound to write out an NHS prescription.