GP won't prescribe me pregabalin.

[panic_down_under]

I don’t understand as why it is difficult for a script when studies show it’s not addictive..

Some of the early studies did claim this, but experience and more recent data suggests otherwise.

It can trigger dependency to about the same extent as the benzodiazepines (BZDs), and it will induce euphoria at high doses which is why it (and gabapentin) are now classified as a Class C controlled substance in the UK together with BZDs, stimulants and some opioids and a Schedule V controlled substance in the U.S. (Australia has yet to act, but it's only a matter of time). Unfortunately, it has become a drug of abuse and some are dying as a result.

The only advantage pregabalin has over the BZDs is that it doesn't seem to inhibit hippocampal neurogenesis and may enhance it.